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, [...]

I use Lotus Sametime 7.5 (and soon 7.5.1) for instant messaging at work. the memory usage is a bit tough to swallow but some of the integrated features more than make up for it.
One thing has bothered me. From the start, I tried to create some informative status messages so people could better decide how [...]

I just got the latest beta of Lotus Notes 8. This is the first installation of the email / application / instant messaging / composite application / eclipse offering.
I had a few hiccups but they were my own doing - I had a very customized mail template. A little “relinquishing of control” and all [...]

We use Lotus Notes for our business email. I started using the new Lotus Notes 8 starting with their public betas. I really like the integrated email, instant messaging, news reader, and activities. I also had a chance to try out a few other Eclipse plug-ins integrated and extending the total experience.I really liked [...]

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 [...]

I’ve become one of those recent “converts” - not to one of the coveted MacBooks but to using Linux on my personal and work laptops. I will admit, the Mac is better for a couple of reasons which mostly boil down to “its easer to develop to a small set of variables than to a [...]

I wrote about using Lotus Notes “basic” as a way to conserve resources when you are not taking advantage of the extra features the Eclipse framework (aka Lotus Expeditor) provides. Well, I recently needed to switch over the full Notes “standard”. I got a shock when I lost my nice, tuned, custom frameset (seen [...]

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 [...]

There is a thread running around for “Yellow Day” pictures. Here is mine …