Anything that's going on, and sometimes Lotus Noteshttp://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/en-usFri, 4 Jul 2008 07:07:06 AM -0700 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:07:06 AM -0700 Giulio Woot! A Lotus Collaboration Conference... if you can afford it.
But given that they haven't even said what venue tells me they are going to set the venue once they get some firm numbers. And I doubt it's gonna be Darling Harbour.]]>
But given that they haven't even said what venue tells me they are going to set the venue once they get some firm numbers. And I doubt it's gonna be Darling Harbour.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/07032008042153PMBLOVE8.htm?opendocument&comments#07042008070706AMBLOJKH.htm Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:57:00 AM -0700 Martin Woot! A Lotus Collaboration Conference... if you can afford it.
Or maybe they just have a fix amount of money the conference costs and as they count there wouldn't be that much people in Australia it has to be more expensive.

Anyway, it is really expensive and 5+1 doesn't make any sense for me, maybe 2+1?]]>
Or maybe they just have a fix amount of money the conference costs and as they count there wouldn't be that much people in Australia it has to be more expensive.

Anyway, it is really expensive and 5+1 doesn't make any sense for me, maybe 2+1?]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/07032008042153PMBLOVE8.htm?opendocument&comments#04.07.2008005700BLOBC7.htm Tue, 3 Jun 2008 06:03:50 AM -0700 Giulio We now resume your normal programme...
If I wasn't so busy, I would have a go at it myself from home as I have a static IP address. Actually, is there any good (ie simple) guides on setting up a personal server from a SOHO location with a static IP address ?]]>
If I wasn't so busy, I would have a go at it myself from home as I have a static IP address. Actually, is there any good (ie simple) guides on setting up a personal server from a SOHO location with a static IP address ?]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071008165614BLOW3Q.htm?opendocument&comments#06032008060350AMBLOHBX.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 02:35:56 PM -0700 Pepa We now resume your normal programme... http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071008165614BLOW3Q.htm?opendocument&comments#30.05.2008143556BLOTBZ.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:13:12 PM -0700 Giulio Pitfalls of freeware
Point taken. I know it's not that long since the release of 8.1. I appreciate that you have taken the time to respond to my blog and provide first-hand info.

It's not uncommon for lag time between vendors of inter-related products.

I wanted to point out the potential "rock and a hard place" you can find yourself if you start to depend on freeware solutions, which is why I said testing is critical in this case if the s/w is going to be part of your business solution.

Specifically, in an early release of Quickr I was able to crash the Quickr server simply by trying to delete a document in a place as a regular user. Nothing to do with the SNAPPs templates though.

So, if a patch is released to fix that, but also breaks the freeware, then you got a problem. Quickr is also a little special simply because of the rate of hot-fixes coming out.

It's evident that IBM is driven by date-oriented deadlines, and are bringing up the rear, post-release.]]>
Point taken. I know it's not that long since the release of 8.1. I appreciate that you have taken the time to respond to my blog and provide first-hand info.

It's not uncommon for lag time between vendors of inter-related products.

I wanted to point out the potential "rock and a hard place" you can find yourself if you start to depend on freeware solutions, which is why I said testing is critical in this case if the s/w is going to be part of your business solution.

Specifically, in an early release of Quickr I was able to crash the Quickr server simply by trying to delete a document in a place as a regular user. Nothing to do with the SNAPPs templates though.

So, if a patch is released to fix that, but also breaks the freeware, then you got a problem. Quickr is also a little special simply because of the rate of hot-fixes coming out.

It's evident that IBM is driven by date-oriented deadlines, and are bringing up the rear, post-release.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/04152008075140PMBLO5DD.htm?opendocument&comments#24042008211312BLO6YB.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:22:50 AM -0700 Rob Novak Pitfalls of freeware
Here is where I point out that Quickr 8.1 has been released for 19 business days, and was released with a bad upload control (very necessary for customization) that has only been stable for a couple days now.

We do have a close relationship with IBM and early code, but even with that in mind -- well your last sentence above sums it up for me! The Quickr 8.1 beta program was very short this time.

So - unofficially - we are now down to a matter of days not weeks, whittling away at it. The reason there is no official statement is that working on the free software has to be put aside from time to time for client support and project delivery, to pay the bills. That in mind, for 11 applications, isn't a month or even six weeks reasonable? If a company had 10+ custom Notes or Domino applications, wouldn't there be the same expectation of a post-release delay?

Stay tuned.]]>
Here is where I point out that Quickr 8.1 has been released for 19 business days, and was released with a bad upload control (very necessary for customization) that has only been stable for a couple days now.

We do have a close relationship with IBM and early code, but even with that in mind -- well your last sentence above sums it up for me! The Quickr 8.1 beta program was very short this time.

So - unofficially - we are now down to a matter of days not weeks, whittling away at it. The reason there is no official statement is that working on the free software has to be put aside from time to time for client support and project delivery, to pay the bills. That in mind, for 11 applications, isn't a month or even six weeks reasonable? If a company had 10+ custom Notes or Domino applications, wouldn't there be the same expectation of a post-release delay?

Stay tuned.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/04152008075140PMBLO5DD.htm?opendocument&comments#04242008032250AMBLOE7B.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:30:12 -0700 Jason Reid Power of Blogging: Amplify your incompetence. http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071025181307BLO3FS.htm?opendocument&comments#13112007133012BLOT8H.htm Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:42:48 -0700 Giulio Energizers wrap up
I just saw the announcement for beta 2.

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It's obvious that this can be a huge threat to MS-Office licensing as it only takes one release to the 120M users to shake things up. I think this approach is better positioned than the Google's "Google docs". So although I am a bit critical, I just want to see Symphony dish out some serious competition to MS.]]>
I just saw the announcement for beta 2.

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It's obvious that this can be a huge threat to MS-Office licensing as it only takes one release to the 120M users to shake things up. I think this approach is better positioned than the Google's "Google docs". So although I am a bit critical, I just want to see Symphony dish out some serious competition to MS.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071105170506BLO3AR.htm?opendocument&comments#06112007184248BLO57T.htm Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:24:07 -0700 Gavin Bollard Energizers wrap up
Strange that with 35 developers, there was no commitment to a time frame for upgrading to a later codebase.]]>
Strange that with 35 developers, there was no commitment to a time frame for upgrading to a later codebase.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071105170506BLO3AR.htm?opendocument&comments#11052007052407PMBLO3NM.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:33:11 -0700 Giulio Power of Blogging: Amplify your incompetence. http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071025181307BLO3FS.htm?opendocument&comments#25102007213311BLO7CS.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:46:40 -0700 Gavin Bollard Power of Blogging: Amplify your incompetence.
On one post I was replying to a high-profile online journal and was talking about IBM and Microsoft. I meant to remind people that Ray Ozzie was the man behind Lotus Notes and I accidentally typed Bill Gates and hit submit...

I've since seen my comment crop up in more than a couple of searches and I'm embarrassed every time.]]>
On one post I was replying to a high-profile online journal and was talking about IBM and Microsoft. I meant to remind people that Ray Ozzie was the man behind Lotus Notes and I accidentally typed Bill Gates and hit submit...

I've since seen my comment crop up in more than a couple of searches and I'm embarrassed every time.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071025181307BLO3FS.htm?opendocument&comments#10252007084640PMBLO6FQ.htm Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:33:15 -0700 Giulio More on Symphony... Where’s save as .wks ? http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071018165454BLOW2V.htm?opendocument&comments#21102007173315BLO2NU.htm Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:07:42 -0700 Kevin Pettitt More on Symphony... Where’s save as .wks ? Link }

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:-)]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071018165454BLOW2V.htm?opendocument&comments#10192007100742AMBLON4D.htm Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:18:38 -0700 Giulio Productivity tools ? Well.. sorta...
But it looks like we've reverted to MS-Office for the time-being. Producing documentation though in a "native" format is something I am still quite interested in though regardless. Being able to produce doco easily on a server/client without an MS-office install is liberating.

I have tested out iText and it's quite good for pdf construction through java, but it's a little tedious.]]>
But it looks like we've reverted to MS-Office for the time-being. Producing documentation though in a "native" format is something I am still quite interested in though regardless. Being able to produce doco easily on a server/client without an MS-office install is liberating.

I have tested out iText and it's quite good for pdf construction through java, but it's a little tedious.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/09182007052649PMBLO2JT.htm?opendocument&comments#18102007161838BLOVC7.htm Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:23:11 -0700 Gavin Bollard Productivity tools ? Well.. sorta...
It's a pity because I rather preferred the integrated approach. Hopefully they'll update the client code quickly without us having to wait for regular Notes Client fix packs.]]>
It's a pity because I rather preferred the integrated approach. Hopefully they'll update the client code quickly without us having to wait for regular Notes Client fix packs.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/09182007052649PMBLO2JT.htm?opendocument&comments#10172007072311PMBLO4TJ.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:02:46 -0700 Giulio Bloatware makes grumpy old men...
A futile a commment this may be, but if you release an O/S, is it not unreasonable that it should run better than than the previous version ? It's almost like paying for pre-installed spam that just clutters your h/w and productivity !?!?

I wonder if execs in the Dell's, Lenovo's, HP's etc, actually get a "special" build that avoids all the bloat ?

H/W is virtually the same across all the major brands, so they pack on those utilities to "distinguish" themselves. But if they stop trying so hard to promote their brand through their builds via these useless and debilitating utilities, they might actually sell more h/w, as word would get around, (via reviews or otherwise), that their builds are best for IT departments. After all it's all about volume as far as they're concerned.]]>
A futile a commment this may be, but if you release an O/S, is it not unreasonable that it should run better than than the previous version ? It's almost like paying for pre-installed spam that just clutters your h/w and productivity !?!?

I wonder if execs in the Dell's, Lenovo's, HP's etc, actually get a "special" build that avoids all the bloat ?

H/W is virtually the same across all the major brands, so they pack on those utilities to "distinguish" themselves. But if they stop trying so hard to promote their brand through their builds via these useless and debilitating utilities, they might actually sell more h/w, as word would get around, (via reviews or otherwise), that their builds are best for IT departments. After all it's all about volume as far as they're concerned.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071011175430BLO345.htm?opendocument&comments#15102007060246BLOHBA.htm Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:35:15 -0700 Gavin Bollard Bloatware makes grumpy old men...
Also, I think you're being a mite unfair in comparing Vista to a well-established system like XP :-)]]>
Also, I think you're being a mite unfair in comparing Vista to a well-established system like XP :-)]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/20071011175430BLO345.htm?opendocument&comments#10112007113515PMBLO9R4.htm Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:01:22 PM -0700 Giulio The worst software in the universre, MS-Word Bullet Points and Numbering. http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/07092007105107PMBLO8VH.htm?opendocument&comments#07112007070122PMBLO4DW.htm Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:48:45 PM -0700 Richard Schwartz The worst software in the universre, MS-Word Bullet Points and Numbering. http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/07092007105107PMBLO8VH.htm?opendocument&comments#07102007074845PMBLO5BJ.htm Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:17:56 PM -0700 Ray Green Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated....
..on 2nd thought, I think I'll stay at home.]]>
..on 2nd thought, I think I'll stay at home.]]> http://giuliocc.dominodeveloper.net/dx/11142006084910PMBLO7NS.htm?opendocument&comments#03182007061756PMBLO3JR.htm