Archive for the 'Notes 8' Category

Lotus Notes 8 splash screen … or _NOT_

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, [...]

My kingdom for a “Lotus Notes 8 Theme Generator” !

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 [...]

Lotus Notes 8 "old school"

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 [...]

Sometimes 330,000 employees makes life easier !

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 [...]

Mac OS-X makes a great Linux

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 [...]