06/02/2010
05/02/2010
04/02/2010
Magic Prefs for the magic mouse
Category Mac
Jason Hook recommended Magic Prefsby Apple.
If you have a magic mouse, install it. It makes it much more
functional.
Jason Hook recommended Magic Prefs
03/02/2010
The shitey mouse is gone. Trying magic for a change
Category LS10
With the year that is in it, I am keeping gadget spending to a total (read:zero) minimum. I have been dubious about my "mighty mouse" from apple for quite a while. The right click works fine, but the scroll wheel sticks way too often. I was just tired of cleaning the bloody thing out. Well today, the mouse just froze, forcing me to close a shit load of apps and vms, links and remote sessions to reboot. I had enough. To the Apple store.
I didn't want to waste money on a mouse, and the magic mouse has less functionality then the mighty one. Aside from that, I'm old fashioned and did not want wireless tools. But now I own one. It feels, and works nice. No expose button but I will live. Apparently it is very addictive so time will tell.
With the year that is in it, I am keeping gadget spending to a total (read:zero) minimum. I have been dubious about my "mighty mouse" from apple for quite a while. The right click works fine, but the scroll wheel sticks way too often. I was just tired of cleaning the bloody thing out. Well today, the mouse just froze, forcing me to close a shit load of apps and vms, links and remote sessions to reboot. I had enough. To the Apple store.
I didn't want to waste money on a mouse, and the magic mouse has less functionality then the mighty one. Aside from that, I'm old fashioned and did not want wireless tools. But now I own one. It feels, and works nice. No expose button but I will live. Apparently it is very addictive so time will tell.
02/02/2010
02/02/2010
The Bluewavegroup webinar series begins
Category Lotusnotes
The Bluewave season of webinars kicks off soon, starting with a Lotusphere 2010 review webcast on the 24th February, hosted by yours truly. The list of sessions to be held over the coming months (all free) and details on registration can be found here. Both Warren and I will present these sessions, along with some other speakers.
The Bluewave season of webinars kicks off soon, starting with a Lotusphere 2010 review webcast on the 24th February, hosted by yours truly. The list of sessions to be held over the coming months (all free) and details on registration can be found here. Both Warren and I will present these sessions, along with some other speakers.
29/01/2010
The "guest" speech at meet the grumpies session
Category LS10
Steve McDonagh, very unusual, strange, odd (but brilliant and hilarious) was good enough to give the first comments to myself and Bob Balaban during our "meet the grumpies" session at Lotusphere. He did this from Israel, where he was working at the time. Upon a few requests, here is the transcript of what he said.
"Greetings and Felicitations!
I would like to thank Bob and Paul for inviting me here
today from frilly edge of Europe
.. i would like to thank them but to be honest I am that
peeved about being 3000 miles away
and missing all the fun and free beer i am not going to. I
hope you all get horrible hangovers
and loose your berocca!
So what is Grumpy and why do i revel in it?
Most of you would say it surly or ill-tempered;
discontentedly irritable; grouchy.
and it has to be said none of those immediately come across
as being worth while things to be
However i would disagree!
Being nice all the time, lulls your users into a sense of
security, security in the knowledge
that they can get away with the 4:50pm on a Friday urgent
change request that just has to be
done that evening whilst they sip their first martini in the
bar. Beingt surly and ill tempered
some of the time goes a long way to disaude such chavileier
and downright un acceptable behaviour
Once in a while be the Abominable "No"man it keeps them on
their toes.
Being content is never an environment for creativity, being
content is slippers and a pipe by
the fire whilst the world goes to hell in a handbasket as
you let things slide more and more.
Irritation is a sign that there is something doing the
irritating, the more irritated you are the
bigger the something responsible and more likely it is to be
important. Ignoring the irritation
and letting is sublimate is not a good thing. Let it out in
inventive creative ways accompanied
by a goodly amount of face pulling.. "tscaaahhs" and sharp
intakes of breath.
Embrace your inner curmudgeon today!!!! Be positive when
possible, be grumpy when necessary!
Now over to your presenters."
Steve McDonagh, very unusual, strange, odd (but brilliant and hilarious) was good enough to give the first comments to myself and Bob Balaban during our "meet the grumpies" session at Lotusphere. He did this from Israel, where he was working at the time. Upon a few requests, here is the transcript of what he said.
"Greetings and Felicitations!
I would like to thank Bob and Paul for inviting me here
today from frilly edge of Europe
.. i would like to thank them but to be honest I am that
peeved about being 3000 miles away
and missing all the fun and free beer i am not going to. I
hope you all get horrible hangovers
and loose your berocca!
So what is Grumpy and why do i revel in it?
Most of you would say it surly or ill-tempered;
discontentedly irritable; grouchy.
and it has to be said none of those immediately come across
as being worth while things to be
However i would disagree!
Being nice all the time, lulls your users into a sense of
security, security in the knowledge
that they can get away with the 4:50pm on a Friday urgent
change request that just has to be
done that evening whilst they sip their first martini in the
bar. Beingt surly and ill tempered
some of the time goes a long way to disaude such chavileier
and downright un acceptable behaviour
Once in a while be the Abominable "No"man it keeps them on
their toes.
Being content is never an environment for creativity, being
content is slippers and a pipe by
the fire whilst the world goes to hell in a handbasket as
you let things slide more and more.
Irritation is a sign that there is something doing the
irritating, the more irritated you are the
bigger the something responsible and more likely it is to be
important. Ignoring the irritation
and letting is sublimate is not a good thing. Let it out in
inventive creative ways accompanied
by a goodly amount of face pulling.. "tscaaahhs" and sharp
intakes of breath.
Embrace your inner curmudgeon today!!!! Be positive when
possible, be grumpy when necessary!
Now over to your presenters."
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