Month: January 2009
Lotusphere ’09 round-up
Firstly, let me say thanks to my brother Steve, his wife Zoe and the kids Tom and Melissa for putting me up (or putting up with me) for a couple of days. The Chunky Monkey was already in the freezer …
Job cuts at Microsoft
A number of people have forwarded various links to me today on the subject of announced job cuts at Microsoft… many accompanied by comments to the effect of “enjoy”, “good news” and “this will make you smile”.
Actually it doesn’t …
I’m a Bold user again
Back in November last year I was disappointed when I had a BlackBerry Bold for a week but then had to return it to my friends at RIM (it was a loan device for a joint customer event).Anyway, if you …
New Notes info – it’s there if you look for it
One of the strange things about this Lotusphere is that there’s no big Notes / Domino announcements. I suppose it’s all about timing – Notes / Domino 8.5 have just shipped, and it’s too early to feature Notes 9. That’s …
Live from the Lotusphere opening general session
It’s like being at a rock concert, although I haven’t been stripped of £8 for a tour program. You can feel the heat from seven thousand people fuelled by caffeine and the lights are blinding. I’m hoping this is going …
Press coverage on IBM Lotus Notes / Domino 8.5
Ed Brill has provided some links to items of press coverage on the now-released Notes / Domino 8.5, namely from Forbes and the Financial Times. Not to be outdone, I’ve been talking to the press too… not about affairs with …
Genes Reunited – Hot Matches
As part of the quest to track down long-dead relatives… sorry, connect with my past… I have subscribed to a couple of web sites. Genes Reunited was one of them. Now, before I have a pop at Genes Reunited, as …
Bad timing
A few years ago, when various people met round a table to discuss ambitious plans to put Camberley on the map, they couldn’t have foreseen that the completion of said plans would coincide with the worst time for the retail …