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For those who have just discovered HATS and are getting started with it, I thought I’d share some tips. These are my top 10 rules of thumb with HATS, and in no way is this all the tips I have. Be a lazy developer. Don’t try to transform every screen. Rather, use global rules and … Read more
This is a post I had made on the HATS newsgroups a couple of years ago. I’ve had to go back and search for it a couple of time recently, so I though I’d put it where I can most easily find it… on my own blog. HATS 7 does the field exit for you … Read more
Great news from IBM. They are opening up the Jazz.net site to all, whereas it was only available to IBMers and key partners. I’ve seen this at the JavaOne conference the past two years, and both times I saw it, I was awed. Jazz is a project invented by IBM Rational that is similar to … Read more
I’ve just set up an account with Remember The Milk. This is a free web site that helps you organize your to-do list, share with friends and family, and integrate with other services. RTM publishes your to-do list in an iCalendar format, which means you can integrate with Google Calendar, Outlook, and yes Lotus Notes. … Read more
And you just updated to 7.0.0.1. Yep, another fixpack. No new features, but a long list of bug fixes, most of which appear to be related to i18n or integration objects, or RCP. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
I got an email this week from IBM letting me know that IBM is hosting an open beta for Rational Application Developer v7.5. You’ll need an IBM id to download it. Finally, we have support for JEE5 and EJB 3.0!! From the email, this version includes: Increased support for iterative development for JEE5 applications that … Read more
I missed this update from IBM last month, but anyone using Portlet factory can and should update to this fix pack. The fix pack was available for download on Nov. 13. From the article: What’s new in WebSphere Portlet Factory V6.0.2 software: Support for deploying applications to Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Notes® environments, enabling developers … Read more
I was recently asked what Firefox plugins I use. Here is my list: AdBlock Plus – Block embedded HTML which pulls ads from other sites and slows your PC down.ColorZilla – An eye dropper tool that allows you to get RGB or HEX values for any color on a web site.CSSViewer – See the applied … Read more
Saw this come across the IBM support wire. Great information if you are considering using the Rich Client Platform for your HATS applications. For those of you not familiar with Java Web Start (or JWS), it is a Java feature that allows users to install an application dynamically with one click from within their browser. … Read more
Ed Brill did a pre-announcement of Lotus Sametime version 8 on his blog.http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/sametime/getthebuzz/ While I have not seen the product yet, it should be available for partners and customers for download via Partnerworld and Passport Advantage on November 29. ©2016 Strongback Consulting