Ed Brill posted the new splash screen for Lotus Notes 8 over on his Flickr page. I like it but it doesn’t fit my “black background” requirement for my laptop. For grins and giggles, I did a little photo finishing …

Of course, you could easily have just the Lotus logo, the IBM logo, [...]

Carl Tyler of Epilio recently wrote, “How big is small?” referring to the definition of small and medium businesses (SMB).
This is an interesting question given that large established companies often have very different definitions. Microsoft, who makes the bulk of its revenue from consumers, markets SMB as 25-500 computer seats. Whereas IBM, who makes the [...]

I have settled on using Ubuntu as my primary operating system on both my personal laptop and my work machine(s). There were two three four driving forces behind the change.
First, I needed a non-Windows solution for my parents. Windows is just too susceptible to viruses, malware00% , spyware, adware, and Internet gunk. A Mac was [...]

The company I work for is HUGE and has more business segments than I will ever know. Being a company this big means there is, more often than not, has its fare share of of bureaucracy and red tape. Sometimes the easiest things in life become major accomplishments. So, I figured I was in [...]

Back in the 1990’s there was this idea of “network computers” - computers that did nothing without their connection to the network. The idea fizzled. Now we are on the verge of the “web computer”. Same idea but with better timing.
The emergence of Amazon S2 & AWS , Force.com, Facebook, and Google Apps & [...]

In a word - “Yes”.
It turns out it only takes a mild obsession to figure out how to get IBM’s Mobility Connect client (aka Lotus Mobile Connect) to run on an OLPC XO. the steps - as best as I can remember are:

copy all of the IBMwc*.rpm files to a USB stick
insert the stick in [...]

Today, Sun announced its intent to acquire MySQL AB. This is a very interested announcement for a number of reasons.
I’ve been curious when MySQL would be acquired. I have read a number of accounts that it would not happen and MySQL AB would rather go public. I bought most of the arguments in favor of [...]

Looks like WordPress is flexing its open source code base to good use …
BuddyPress - A Wordpress MU Based Social Network Platform - will transform a vanilla installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform, something that represents more of a community building tool, or niche social network.
BuddyPress removes the main focus of WordPress [...]

I’ve been playing around with Lotus Sametime 8.0.1 a bit. I’ve installed both a temporary Meeting Room Server and the client. However, I still need Sametime 8.0 client for my office work. The solution has been to run two Sametime clients *at the same time* (nice pun, huh?)
Here is what my desktop looks [...]

I’ve been told that in the broadcast media, there are contract clauses that stipulate what ads can run side by side. For instance, if you are Honda, you probably don’t want the TV network running a Toyota Prius ad right next to your Civic Hybrid spot.
I’m guessing the same rules do not apply to web [...]