The Jagular - Category : None Tue, 4 Dec 2007 23:11:42 -0400 http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-79L6XCNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-79L6XChttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-79L6XCOne reason I haven't posted in while is the trip my wife and I recently took to the Galapagos islands and to Machu Picchu.  In addition to all the travel and trip preparations,  I managed to get access to a photographic device for taking large panoramic images that's not yet on the market.  It's called a Gigapan (short for gigapixel panoramic), and it can make some amazing photos that contain a wealth of detail.

You can see the results below the fold.
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Supported Functions:

abs,acos,acosh,acot,actoh,acsc,acsch,asec,asech,asin,asinh,atan,atanh,ceil,cos,cosh,cot,coth,csc,csch,exp,floor,ln,sec,sech,sqrt,sin,sinh,tan,tanh

Coming soon:

fact, gamma, erf]]>Thu, 17 May 2007 22:21:52 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=8F0A9C79A64DA7D6852572DF000CFCFFhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=8F0A9C79A64DA7D6852572DF000CFCFFhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6ZHTKWNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6ZHTKWhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6ZHTKW
IEEE obituary]]>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:48:33 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=6D1925939F217107852572A50077CD2Chttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=6D1925939F217107852572A50077CD2Chttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6Y4QN8Nonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6Y4QN8http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6Y4QN8
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Whether this is the most efficient way to go probably depends on whether you've got one or more of these lists on hand already from previous processing.  I should also mention that in this case, determining whether something was scanned or not wasn't as simple as getting a document and checking a field.

Also, I'm pretty sure there would be a very succinct way to do this in formula, but this isn't taking place in location where formula would help. ]]>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:17:15 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=231091001CA2B9F2852571C90074EFE6http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=231091001CA2B9F2852571C90074EFE6http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6RS3WZNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6RS3WZhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6RS3WZ
Vince DiMascio's blog]]>Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:37:31 -04001http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=3E3EF4BC9133B760852571AE0008EDD9http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=3E3EF4BC9133B760852571AE0008EDD9http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6R34KBNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6R34KBhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6R34KB
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Nope, Lego Turing machines have already been done.

(found via Wild Bill Buchan's blog)]]>Wed, 8 Feb 2006 13:04:34 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=0FEB2B406B7F0D808525710F00634BBFhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=0FEB2B406B7F0D808525710F00634BBFhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6LMP9PNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6LMP9Phttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6LMP9P
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"A very senior Microsoft developer who moved to Google told me that Google works and thinks at a higher level of abstraction than Microsoft. "Google uses Bayesian filtering the way Microsoft uses the if statement," he said. That's true. Google also uses full-text-search-of-the-entire-Internet the way Microsoft uses little tables that list what error IDs correspond to which help text. Look at how Google does spell checking: it's not based on dictionaries; it's based on word usage statistics of the entire Internet, which is why Google knows how to correct my name, misspelled, and Microsoft Word doesn't. "

What's your level of abstraction? Joel on Software has interesting essays on software developement and active discussion groups: here]]>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:40:37 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=E2365EF16E5372D58525709F000EB48Ehttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=E2365EF16E5372D58525709F000EB48Ehttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6FKLXTNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6FKLXThttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6FKLXTsee them here]]>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:09:12 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=1911DEC042432368852570670058BBB8http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=1911DEC042432368852570670058BBB8http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6DS4V6Nonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6DS4V6http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6DS4V6
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My notes for the talk are neither prose nor Powerpoint bullet points. Though I tried, I just don't seem to think in bullet points. It's sort of like an outline with paragraphs and sentences stuck in here and there. I won't paste them in here, but if someone really wants them, get in touch.

Below are the resources I used in preparing the talk.]]>Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=6742ADF3AABCA62E8525701C0016CA82http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=6742ADF3AABCA62E8525701C0016CA82http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6CWQSVNonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6CWQSVhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6CWQSV
First, the properties referenced by the DXLExporter are those that belong to the design document (2nd tab in the design document dialog box), not the document properties of individual document that you're working with. That's probably obvious to anyone who's used Lotusscript to access design documents before, but it confused me for a bit.

Next, when using the DXLImporter, be sure to set the .DocumentImportOption property. The default is to do nothing. Very perplexing for a first time user, expecially when at least some of the examples don't show the property being set. For example, the DXLImporter example doesn't show this option being used. The example for .DocumentImportOption does, so at least once you know that you need it, you'll know what to do.

Once I learned about this property, DXLIMPORTOPTION_REPLACE_ELSE_IGNORE was just what I wanted.

Now for a philosophical question. What's the best way to handle a situation like this where there's a function that could be used in a variety of different ways?

Do you provide one function with many parameters (and accept null/empty for those not used)? Do you provide one parameter that ORs together a number options that aren't mutually exclusive? Or do you make the parameters into properties of an object? Is one of these choices more obvious than another? Does it depend on your background (OO vs. non OO, for example)? Or is it a question of providing documentation that shows the user what to do?

I've recorded my thoughts below. What do you think?

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Introduction to the IBM Workplace Client Technology

Day 3 was the Introduction to the IBM Workplace Client Technology session. Till now, we'd been looking at apps (portlets) that run in the browser. Now we switched to examining the Workplace Managed Client, the Workplace equivalent of the Notes Client. Like Notes, the WCM provides a rich user experience and the possibility of disconnected use (and synchronization too)

Synchronization in Workplace seems simpler than in Notes, but the same issue comes up in either case. Users have to know what to expect when operating disconnected. One of the labs, unintentionally or not, highlighted this for me. Part of the lab is to send an email from one account to another. When it doesn't arrive, you wait until you remember that a synch is needed or one happens on schedule. Working solely in the browser is simpler, but you miss out on all the bells and whistles available in the client. For those who can't be trusted with sharp tools, perhaps the browser is the best choice.

I won't say much about the features available in the client. They're what you'd expect. I'll save the detail for info of interest to developers. It's worth noting that IM (and presence awareness) are available and there's a Quickplace/Teamspace style application available as well.

Workplace has something called provisioning which seems to be how you get the applications that the admin signs you up for. I think it's also how you get updates to those applications]]>Wed, 25 May 2005 23:52:07 -04000http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=899BFD4BC655B1D78525700D0015403Fhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=899BFD4BC655B1D78525700D0015403Fhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6C9Q39Nonebruceperryhttp://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6C9Q39http://d.dominodeveloper.net/bruceperry/thejagular.nsf/d6plinks/BRUY-6C9Q39
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