Archives for March 2008
Notes with Internet Explorer
I had a frustrating problem this week.
I converted a Lotus Notes application to a Domino/Web application. Testing went well for a while but then I had an interesting complaint.
The user was using Microsoft Internet Explorer within their Notes client. Granted… I’ve always thought that a browser “inside” of your email client was a [...]
Lotus RSS Advertising
I just about fell of my chair. A Lotus Domino ad. A real Lotus Notes/Domino ad… in Boing Boing’s RSS Feed.
I like it. I am not sure that Boing Boing is an appropriate feed to place ads. They tend to have some NSFW content. But hey… I hope it works.
Busy vs Productive
Brad Bollenbach at 30Sleeps has written a great comparison of busy people vs productive people.
A few of my favorites:
Busy
Productive
Rolls their own
Uses someone else’s
Sees the toolchain as a competitive advantage
Sees the user-kickassness as a competitive advantage
Writes a detailed specification
Implements a prototype
Prevent Excel from Manipulating Exported Numbers
I ran into a small frustration exporting number data to Microsoft Excel using HTML. My Account Numbers were being translated into exponential numbers. I needed these numbers to show as text (without formatting).
This site gave a great tip on how to format those numbers to show correctly. In my instance… I set the style [...]
Know thy Enemy
I have seen it in three different Lotus Notes shops in my area. Microsoft walks into the company and convinces them to give .NET a try.
Unify is one of the companies that does Lotus Notes to .NET conversions. They will be hosting a webinar called “Successfully Migrate Lotus Notes Apps to .NET” on Wednesday, [...]
Answer this: Is IE better than Firefox for buying event tickets?
I just spent 40 minutes trying to buy Cubs/Brewers tickets on February 23rd. I launched two different browsers: Firefox and Internet Explorer. MLB.com has a new feature this year called the Virtual Waiting Room while you wait during the peak periods.
Twice, I was able to log into MLB.com, go through the “virtual waiting room” [...]