Notes Nerd Random thoughts from a Lotus Notes Administrator. http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/ en-us Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:43:12 -0400 Twitter, what it is to me. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:43:12 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/twitter-what-it-is-to-me..htm Rants Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/twitter-what-it-is-to-me..htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/twitter-what-it-is-to-me..htm http://www.linkedin.com/, but I don't use it that often.  http://twitter.com/ is a site that I just have no use for and here's my take on the usefulness of the site:
Image:Twitter, what it is to me.
Perhaps I'm just getting old... I never was one of the cool kids either, so I just don't get it. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/twitter-what-it-is-to-me..htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/twitter-what-it-is-to-me..htm?opendocument&comments How Nerdy Am I? Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:46:13 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/how-nerdy-am-i.htm Goofing Off Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/how-nerdy-am-i.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/how-nerdy-am-i.htm http://www.lotusgeek.com/SapphireOak/LotusGeekBlog.nsf/d6plinks/ROLR-75G67Y" target="_blank>Rock's</a>" title="<a href="http://www.lotusgeek.com/SapphireOak/LotusGeekBlog.nsf/d6plinks/ROLR-75G67Y" target="_blank>Rock's</a>"> blog and had to take it. I'm a bit surprised by my score, but that's not really a bad thing now, is it? <a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/nq_ref.html"> <img src="</a> blog and had to take it. I'm a bit surprised by my score, but that's not really a bad thing now, is it? <a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/nq_ref.html"> <img src="http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/ee2598a3c8a48c03.gif" alt="I am nerdier than 80% of all people. Are you a nerd? Click here to find out!"></a>

Saw this on <a href="http://www.lotusgeek.com/SapphireOak/LotusGeekBlog.nsf/d6plinks/ROLR-75G67Y" title="http://www.lotusgeek.com/SapphireOak/LotusGeekBlog.nsf/d6plinks/ROLR-75G67Y">Rock's </a> blog and had to take it. I'm a bit surprised by my score, but that's not really a bad thing now, is it? ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/how-nerdy-am-i.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/how-nerdy-am-i.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Quarter - Motion Art Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:21:51 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-quarter-06-15-2007.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-quarter-06-15-2007.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-quarter-06-15-2007.htm
Tim Knowles is an artist.  He specializes in capturing the motion of objects that we would otherwise consider stationary.  There are pictures of the reflections of full moons in water, very cool.  He's attached pens to the branches of trees and put up the resulting work, very cool indeed.  Having an art background (my mother has taught me art since I was 5 and I was originally an art major at Penn State) I find the work sparse, lacking in composition, color and the work looks incomplete.  In contrast to that, I find it very intriguing.  Knowing a tree 'drew' this artwork is very interesting.  I find it freeing, immensely interesting and amazingly complex considering what created it.  Feel free to browse around the site; I think you'll find it more absorbing than you think.

EDIT: I was told that the previous link wasn't working, apparently when this is rendering the link it's adding a lot of other stuff.  I'll have to check it out.  Manually copy and past the link below to see it.
Link: http://www.timknowles.co.uk/Work/TreeDrawings/CircularWeepingWillow/tabid/266/Default.aspx

I'm interested to see what a drawing made in the midst of an earthquake would look like.  More emotion that I expected is displayed in these pieces and I bet an earthquake would be very volatile. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-quarter-06-15-2007.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-quarter-06-15-2007.htm?opendocument&comments Vista is an acronym Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:47:20 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/vista-is-an-acronym.htm Rants Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/vista-is-an-acronym.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/vista-is-an-acronym.htm Disclaimer... I have not used Vista before today.
Well, I'm not switching to Apple and I'm not saying that Vista is a total piece of crap, yet, but I am going to say that my experience with it today left a nasty taste in my mouth.
I'm setting up the new sales guy's new laptop and it came with Vista on it.  Now I didn't have time to do a proper wipe and install of XP (like the rest of the company) and da boss said to just leave it there...
The OS is so different that it took me 5 minutes to figure out where 'My Computer' is (and it's not called My Computer anymore).  
Trying to make Windows Explorer display in a folder view took 2 people to figure out.  
Every stinkin time I did anything I was asked "Is this allowed?" by the wonderful new security scheme.  Annoying prompts does not true security make...boy the Apple commercials were right on.  
I went to install the 'Vista and Office 2007' CRM 3.0 addin for Outlook and it would not even run correctly.  
I went to modify the hosts file and it said that I did not have access... oh did I fail to mention that I'm a Domain Administrator AND listed in the local Admin group?  How much more access do I need to have?  There isn't a higher level of access on a Windows Domain!  The real kicker was when I moved the hosts file to my desktop, edited it and moved it back to the System32 folder... looks like the security guy in dark glasses missed that one.  
Oh, and the 'Documents and Settings' folder (where all the user data is stored) is now called "Users".  I wonder how many programs are going to break because of that 'little' change.  I remember when they changed it to 'Documents and Settings'... geesh.  They should have left that one alone.
Dealing with Vista took what is a simple task (setting up some programs on a laptop for a salesman to use) and made it an ordeal.  It looks fantastic, but my productivity fell through the floor when trying to get anything done on it.
"You are coming to a sad realization, cancel or allow?... Allow." ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/vista-is-an-acronym.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/vista-is-an-acronym.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Nailed Jell-O Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-03-05-2007.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-03-05-2007.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-03-05-2007.htm
Link: Nailed Jell-O

Just one thing to say about this.... Duuuuuude.  Like man, that was like...wwwhooaaa ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-03-05-2007.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-03-05-2007.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Matrix Dancing Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:43:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-02-26-2007.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-02-26-2007.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-02-26-2007.htm
Check em out: Dancers In Mid-Flight

My favorite: "Dude, watch me sping around with my head on this pole!" ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-02-26-2007.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-02-26-2007.htm?opendocument&comments Messin with my head Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:03:20 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/messin-with-my-head.htm Lotus / Domino Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/messin-with-my-head.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/messin-with-my-head.htm Database>Properties" it's now "File>Applications>Properties" and replication is now "(Right Click) Replicate Selected Application".  It literally took me a few minutes to find what I was looking for.  "Holy confusion Batman!"
My early impression... very nice.  I'd prefer a more 'snappy' interface and a smaller install footprint but then again this is still beta software.  Lotus will get there before it's Gold. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/messin-with-my-head.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/messin-with-my-head.htm?opendocument&comments 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:38:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/5-things-you-dont-know-about-me.htm Goofing Off Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/5-things-you-dont-know-about-me.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/5-things-you-dont-know-about-me.htm Phil  tagged me for this ( a LONG time ago) , so I figured I'd give it a whirl.

1. I have amblyopia and therefore I only use one eye to see.  I have vision in the other eye, but it's very blurry.  My depth perception suffers because of this, which I think is why I can't seem to hit a baseball that's thrown at more than 65 mph, but because of the fact that I don't know what it's like to see normally I really don't notice the difference.
2. I am a very distant relative of Edward Longshanks and Richard Nixon .  While this does not affect me personally, I still think it's cool, if not a little disturbing at times.
3. When I graduated high school I owned an 85 Camaro Berlinetta .  A year later I was traveling on the Ohio turnpike at about 85mph and hit a deer.  Yeah, it was pretty bad (and you should have seen the deer too).  Well, I knew a body man and I was able to have him repaint the whole car as well as put a picture of Marvin the Martian on it.  That was a cool car... IMHO.  Here are pictures of my old Camaro.
4. Pretty much my whole IT career has been self-taught.  I was sent to a Lotus Administration class for R5 that was really good, but honestly how much can you cover in 4 days?  I went to Penn State for Hotel and Restaurant Management.... what the heck was I thinking?!
5. I love a good pun.  Like my father before me, I tell bad jokes and even worse puns.  While he's still the master, I strive for more obscure and unexpected puns everyday. I am currently working on corrupting instructing my children on the use and appreciation of puns (and Star Wars-the original trilogy). ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/5-things-you-dont-know-about-me.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/5-things-you-dont-know-about-me.htm?opendocument&comments This Blog and Me Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:53:09 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/this-blog-and-me.htm This Blog Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/this-blog-and-me.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/this-blog-and-me.htm One of the major reasons that I've taken a break from blogging is my lack of using Notes anymore.  Literally the only reason that I have right now to open up Lotus Notes is to blog.  I left my position of almost 6 years as a Notes Admin/Developer to be a consultant for an IT services company this past August.  My new company focuses on networking and IP telephony... not Lotus Notes.  I've been feeling like I have left the team and not really had much to say that would interest the Notes community.  I still listen to the Taking Notes Podcast  on my iPod and I still read the RSS feeds in my reader when I have the chance but I almost fell like an outsider looking in.  So feeling this way... I stopped blogging.
It came to me about 2 or 3 weeks ago as I was sitting in lovely Atlanta rush-hour traffic that I started blogging in the first place because I thought I had something of value to say to the Notes community but quickly realized that it was more than that.  I like blogging.  Despite the fact that I'm a bit narcissistic (aren't all bloggers a little bit?) and like to see how many web hits I have but I like to brag on my WONDERFUL family, my SMOKIN Pittsburgh Penguins and my head for picking up new technology I really do get some kind of release from blogging.  So why have I stopped again?
Hence the decision was made.  I'm not going to retire this blog.  I'm going to keep on blogging and writing about the things that I'm going through, find funny or just want to write about.  Warning content will still be techie, random and contain crude fart jokes.  The techie part will not always be about Lotus Notes.  I may start to write about my revelations about the world of networking and IP telephony, it amazing stuff that I find fascinating.
If I'm the outsider looking in at the party of Notes Techies... so be it.  This blog is about me and it really always has been.

I'm baaaaack.... and I'd still like some suggestions for links of the week.

P.S.
I want to give this thing a facelift too.  I'm tired of the 3 column black theme. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/this-blog-and-me.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/this-blog-and-me.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Return of the Links Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:26:18 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-2-19-2007.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-2-19-2007.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-2-19-2007.htm
Wow... if you are like us, your first question will be "How did they do that?!" This has to be one of the most exciting new developments in fun hair color products in years.
 Actually my first thought was "Why in the hell would someone want to do that?"  Then I realized that this site is selling Rave products, which explains a lot.  Drug use, hypnotic music, staying up for days at a time...yeah, and you all thought I was weird.

Anyway, check out this link's week... I mean this Week's Link (wow I'm out of practice).

Linkage: Hair Gel ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-2-19-2007.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-2-19-2007.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Tesla Down Under Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:23:17 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-01-08-2007.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-01-08-2007.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-01-08-2007.htm hair band in the 80's is NOT touring in Australia... although I find it disturbing to see that they are, in fact, still touring.

This week's link has some great pictures and some geeky info on electricity and physics.  Who says Aussies don't have a lot of free time.....

Check it out: Tesla Down Under ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-01-08-2007.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-01-08-2007.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Spudgun Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:08:02 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-18-2006.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-18-2006.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-18-2006.htm great stocking stuffer.  For guys like me who like gadets and BSU (Blowing Stuff Up) then this is the ultimate.
Enter the Spudgun.

As a bonus link, here is a website for ya with plans, material lists and some advice on fuel and ignition types... OH YEAH!!

Now where is that neighborhood dog that won't stop barking..... ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-12-18-2006.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-18-2006.htm?opendocument&comments Kalani’s Dance Recital Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:44:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/kalanis-dance-recital.htm Family Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/kalanis-dance-recital.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/kalanis-dance-recital.htm I uploaded the pictures to Flickr and you can see them here.
I also created a video based on the recording that I did with our camera.  The light is bad and the memory stick filled up halfway through it but I managed to swap it out fairly quickly.  You can see the video here.

I must say that I have the best kids on the planet and the best wife in the universe.  I am a blessed man. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/kalanis-dance-recital.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/kalanis-dance-recital.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Secret Wall Tatoos Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:40:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-11-2006.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-11-2006.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-11-2006.htm  I'm thinking that this could be a great diversion for Ed Brill since he seems to travel all the time.  Perhaps he can bring along some yellow and black markers and draw out some Domino-related wall tatoos.... or not.  ( I'll never tell on you, Ed.)  Bruce and Julian can make some of these for OpenNTF while they are at Lotusphere.  Of course, if there is artwork generated at Lotusphere I would hope that we all post some pictures!  Too bad I'm not going... again.  >:-(
Da Link: Secret Wall Tatoos ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-12-11-2006.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-11-2006.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Lego Flamethrower Mon, 4 Dec 2006 06:24:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-4-2006.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-4-2006.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-4-2006.htm Mark Puustinen has constructed a flamethrower entirely out of legos besides the pull string and the butane container.

I thought I was a nerd, this guy... geesh.

Link: Lego Flamethrower ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-12-4-2006.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-12-4-2006.htm?opendocument&comments My New Internet Connection Fri, 1 Dec 2006 14:36:33 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/my-new-internet-connection.htm Goofing Off Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/my-new-internet-connection.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/my-new-internet-connection.htm Speak Easy Speed Test I received THIS result.  Yep, that's 92024 kpbs... which translates into 89.87 Mbps.  No, I didn't Photoshop that either.  Having a nice FAT pipe now I decided to download the DVD iso of Fedora Core 5 from the GA Tech ftp server.  That took all of 15 Minutes.  Saweeeeeet.
Seriously though, think that's fast enough?  For those of you who aren't versed in the lingo of nerd (Mom) that download speed very nearly reaches the capacity of my computer, which NO residential internet connection will reach.
I'm not at home (I wish), I'm in a data center in Atlanta, Internap.  I do believe the connection that I'm using right now is 2 Gigabits.  Perhaps I should just move in...  ;-) ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/my-new-internet-connection.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/my-new-internet-connection.htm?opendocument&comments Filed In ’Coolest Palm Application Ever’ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:47:56 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/filed-in-coolest-palm-application-ever.htm Technology Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/filed-in-coolest-palm-application-ever.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/filed-in-coolest-palm-application-ever.htm CorData beamed me the coolest, most useful Palm application that I have seen to date.  I've been using Palm pilots in one form or another since 1999 and I have yet to see something that works this well and has the usefulness of this app.  What is it?  Google Maps for the Treo 650/700P.  They also have versions that will work on other phones but I don't have those other phones.  Matt showed me the program on his phone which is using the Verizon high-speed network and it was FAST.  I'm using the Cingular network which isn't as fast but even so, this program works just fine.  So, when I'm heading to a client site I can punch in the address of where I am and where I'm going and have directions on my phone...turn by turn.  Oh, and did I mention that it's free?  Booyah!
Check it out here: Treo Version
and here: Web Version ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/filed-in-coolest-palm-application-ever.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/filed-in-coolest-palm-application-ever.htm?opendocument&comments Sorry Bruno Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:22:38 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/sorry-bruno.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/sorry-bruno.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/sorry-bruno.htm iText fame saw my post about his new book coming out and wouldn't-you-know-it I typed his name wrong.  DOH!  Sorry Bruno.  You'd think my wife, as an English teacher, would be able to teach me better proofreading skills..alas I must be a lost cause. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/sorry-bruno.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/sorry-bruno.htm?opendocument&comments Link of the Week - Rubik’s Cubin Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:15:00 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-11-20-2006.htm Link of the Week Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-11-20-2006.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-11-20-2006.htm Well, this week's link is right up my alley.  I can now help my kids solve their Rubik's Cube when they come running in and ask.... of course I'll need an internet connection and computer to solve a $6 toy puzzle.  
Here's the link: Rubik's Cube Solver ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/link-of-the-week-11-20-2006.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/link-of-the-week-11-20-2006.htm?opendocument&comments iText In Action is Out! Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:17:13 -0400 http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/itext-in-action-is-out.htm Lotus / Domino Jamie http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/itext-in-action-is-out.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/itext-in-action-is-out.htm Anyway, I was shocked to see a comment to my Headers in iText post.... by Bruce Lowagie.  For those of you who don't know who he is, he is one of the lead creators of the java library that I've been using and the author of the book I just referenced.  COOL!  I don't know if I should be excited or scared that he read that post and decided to respond...scared as in "What a simple question...".
Anyway, I think I'm coming up on some time to work on the Lotus to PDF sample database that I've had on my plate for a while now.  We'll see how this week goes.  Perhaps I'll post code snippets as I finish a section, kind of like a teaser for an upcoming good movie. ]]> http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dxcomments/itext-in-action-is-out.htm http://www.notesnerd.com/notesnerd.nsf/dx/itext-in-action-is-out.htm?opendocument&comments