Check out http://maps.google.com when you get a chance. The service is still in beta, but it gives you a glimpse at how well designed web applications should work. I put this app on par with the fine work that Thomas and Wolfgang did with the Domino ...

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Friday, February 25th, 2005 | Comments (2) | Google it!

If you are interested in joining the Vancouver, Washington Microsoft .NET Users Group you can sign-up ...

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Friday, February 25th, 2005 | Comments (0) | Google it!

I just got a call on my cell phone from a vendor that works with Pillar To Post in Clark County, Washington trying to sell me their products. ...

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Friday, February 25th, 2005 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Last night Gayle and I had a very nice dinner at Roots Restaurant and Bar. My first dinner experience at Roots back in December of 2003 wasn't the greatest, however, it looks like Brad Root and his team have managed to overcome some of my initial ...

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Friday, February 25th, 2005 | Comments (0) | Google it!

New features in R1.1 include: Allow users to automatically login (if administrator allowed it) Allow users to better edit and delete their post (if administrator allows it, if post has response or not) LDAP Support via directory assistance (correctly get ...

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Friday, February 25th, 2005 | Comments (2) | Google it!

Dan Bricklin announced a new product on his blog a couple of weeks ago. No it's not software but, a training video tentatively entitled "Copyright, Open Source, and Why a Lawyer is a Developer's Friend". This is one video that I have been waiting for. As ...

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Thursday, February 24th, 2005 | Comments (0) | Google it!

I happened to notice that Google ads for InsideDomino, DominoFiles and Mayflower software were being displayed on the OpenNTF pages. As you know these companies owned and operated by Jack Robinson and Frank Paolino use unethical business practices to help ...

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Thursday, February 24th, 2005 | Comments (8) | Google it!

Feb 23 - 4:00 pm EST TiVo Inc. shares jumped more than 17 percent on Wednesday, fueled by speculation that Apple might make a try to buy the digital video recorder maker, Reuters is reporting. "What we hear on the street is that Apple is interested in their ...

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Thursday, February 24th, 2005 | Comments (1) | Google it!

Dear Dani, As I pack up the things you had in your room I wanted to let you to know that you are always in my heart and on my mind. I also wanted to tell you that I have given your toys to local charities and to friends. I am confident that they will ...

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Here's a list of the latest project releases since Lotusphere 2005. As you can see there has been quite a bit of activity with existing projects as well as the addition of some new ones. Kudos to all of the project chefs and "developers". User ...

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 | Comments (0) | Google it!

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 | Comments (4) | Google it!

Last week I sold my house and I am in the process of packing up and getting ready to move in with Gayle. Hopefully Gayle and I will be able to find a new home soon. We had an offer on a house however, we decided that it wasn't "the one". I also learned ...

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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005 | Comments (14) | Google it!

Today was Domino's first dog show at the Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club dog show. We found out the results of the show just a few minutes ago. Drum roll please........We proudly announce that Domino placed 2nd in Open Class and Reserved Winner in the ...

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Sunday, February 20th, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

For some reason the Workplace Services Express software on my server no longer wants to start. It's complaining about the admin password not being correct. I didn't change the password nor did Mr. Bourak who has been assisting me with the WSE configuration. ...

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Sunday, February 20th, 2005 | Comments (2) | Google it!

Looks like Google may locate a facility in The Dalles, Oregon. Internet search engine giant Google has agreed to pay $1.87 million for 30 acres of industrial-zoned land in The Dalles, in a deal that is expected to bring up to 100 new jobs to the Wasco ...

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Friday, February 18th, 2005 | Comments (1) | Google it!

197 of you have registered on my Workplace Services Express Server. What are your impressions of the product so ...

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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005 | Comments (10) | Google it!

As I get older I find myself thinking about things that I have taken for granted with my drumming throughout my life. One such thing is how I hold my drumsticks. In the past I have simply picked up the sticks and started playing. Now I am closely examining ...

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Monday, February 14th, 2005 | Comments (3) | Google it!

Last night Gayle and I were watching the Grammy's and during the Lynyrd Skynyrd jam she turned to ask me "which one of the guys is Lynyrd Skynyrd?". I shook my head in disbelief. It must have been the msg from the chinese food we had for dinner ...

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Monday, February 14th, 2005 | Comments (22) | Google it!

Ed had a recent blog entry regarding mailbox quotas. I thought I would share with you some examples of displaying mailbox quota information to end users. The first example is part of the OpenNTF Mail Template. The user has the option of having their ...

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Saturday, February 12th, 2005 | Comments (13) | Google it!

I do realize that I may have to punt on the nice image backgrounds however, Mr. Bourak encouraged me to make the feature look top notch :-). Michael it looks like I have to revert back to the yellow squares ...

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Friday, February 11th, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Please welcome Gary Roberts to the Notes/Domino ...

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 | Comments (2) | Google it!

From the homepage of the phpBB site: At present www.phpbb.com is offline due to a group of politically motivated hackers wishing to use an opensource project to push their agenda ... shame on them. We have some possible further details of the events ...

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Tonight I spent 30 minutes, yes only 30 minutes installing the IBM Workplace Services Express software that we received at Lotusphere. I setup the software on a PC with 2GB of RAM, a 2.8GHZ AMD 64 bit processor and a fast 80gb IDE hard drive. If you ...

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Monday, February 7th, 2005 | Comments (35) | Google it!

Today I received a request to equip one of our remote offices with a new electronic whiteboard. In the past we have purchased electronic whiteboards that had a printer that sat beneath the whiteboard and was capable of printing out the contents of the ...

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Monday, February 7th, 2005 | Comments (6) | Google it!

Please welcome my good friend Vince Schuurman of OpenNTF fame to the ...

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Monday, February 7th, 2005 | Comments (9) | Google it!

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Friday, February 4th, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

Now that I am back from Lotusphere I have been thinking about all of the news, buzz, other bloggers posts etc. and for some reason the kool aid didn't have the same affect on me. Please don't beat up on me for not promoting the party line, but maybe you can ...

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Thursday, February 3rd, 2005 | Comments (44) | Google it!

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Thursday, February 3rd, 2005 | Comments (5) | Google it!

At the Lotusphere 2005 Meet the Developers session someone asked whether the developers ever considered adding color coding to calendar entries by category. I am happy to report (as I did during the session) that the soon to be released OpenNTF Mail Template ...

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Tuesday, February 1st, 2005 | Comments (9) | Google it!