Monthly Archives: July 2009

Stopping Copy and Paste, in Lotus Notes, selectivity in Views

By Ian | July 30, 2009

Previously, I showed how to globally Stop Copy and Paste, in Lotus Notes using formula language, at the database event level. I also mentioned how to allow some documents to be pasted in. (in the Notes Client)
What if you wish to just shut down copy and paste in a few views but not all? [...]

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Found Words: “Ramen Profitable” also “Sirloin Profitable” and “Ferrari Profitable”

By Ian | July 29, 2009

Paul Graham has a excellent writeup on the term “Ramen Profitable” : “just enough to pay the founders’ living expenses”.
Which leads us to “Sirloin Profitable” and “Ferrari Profitable” as additional milestones in a business, who’s definition should be self evident.
or maybe that should be “Sushi/Lexus Profitable” or “Toro/GT-R Profitable”, to keep it [...]

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FireFox extensions that make a web developers life easier.

By Ian | July 16, 2009

This is why FireFox rocks! (the only downside is one can never stop at one) Starting with the Basic must have extensions. These are the first ones for me to install on new machines, and evangelize to clients.

Firebug: a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, [...]

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One Year to Go on the IE 6 Deathwatch.

By Ian | July 14, 2009

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 was released on August 27, 2001,

It’s reach end Life: IE 6 is being end life’d (no longer supported or service patched) on 13 July 2010 or approximately 24 months after the last service pack which was Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 in June 2008, and generally [...]

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Dufflet takes the cake at U.S. food show, Ian takes the Photo

By Ian | July 7, 2009

Toronto Life has a piece on Dufflet Pasteries winning a gold for best confection at the 2009 Sofi Awards in New York (Dufflet takes the cake at U.S. food show).
I became aware of this because they used (part of) a photo (with Attribution) I had taken of their Beach location (1917 Queen St. East) [...]

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Toronto’s Junction in New York Times

By Ian | July 5, 2009

My jaw literally did drop when I realized that my home neighbourhood, west end Toronto’s Junction City, was the topic of a article in the NYT’s travel section in Skid Row to Hip in Toronto , not just as part of a 36 Hours in Toronto but on its own! (we are not yet [...]

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