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Hope you got everything you need from them because they are down until 8 PM EDT Sunday.

Now, my question is, ummm really, considering all the patching that will be going on this weekend, is this such a hot idea?

It seems as though the good prof is now Tweeting with the rest of us!

Rushing to Finish Your ND7 Cert Upgrade? You now have more time!!!

So, I noticed I haven’t written anything in a while except the odd response or tweet here and there. Life’s been crazy good of late … A new CIO who gets and supports Notes, digs my vision and put me to work implementing that vision within 5 minutes of her getting the job!! Thanks Sharon!

Then there is finding the woman that could be the love of my life. We do have one slight glitch though. No, it isn’t that she’s an Exchange admin. She actually uses Notes and has for years. See, her company is STILL on ND7 and her BlackBerry is at 4.2. I mean … ewwww to all of that! I mean … how could I be with someone who is still working with 7? I feel dirty just thinking about it! :o) Seriously, if I don’t marry this woman, there is something wrong with me.

The nutshell is, The Good Lord has blessed me on so many levels. So, I suppose on Good Friday, I will thank The Lord not only for dying for all of our sins but also all of the blessings.

As a result of all the blessing rained down upon me, in addition to not writing much, my PS3 and DVR have become a tad bit dusty. Well, I had some time tonight … er morning and just got done 2 of the best hours of TV I have watched in a long time.

The Chris Isaak Hour on the Biography Channel, Thursday @ 10: Music related TV does not get any better than this. http://www.biography.com/chris-isaak-hour/ (Sorry for the poor coding there, it’s late and buttons don’t work)

Anyway, I just watched his interviews with Stevie Nicks and Glen Campbell. I have got to say Stevie Nicks at 60 is still hot as anyone half her age. Glen Campbell, I had no idea how amazing he is.

Isaak does such a great job interviewing his guests. It isn’t the typical host celebrity interviewing another celebrity where the host turns it back on themselves. Isaak has done his research and asks really interesting questions. They even manage to work in a few tunes.

For example, I’m not the biggest country fan in the world and I am as cynical as the next Gen-Xer. But, Isaak made it interesting. I actually enjoyed hearing Campbell’s stories. I’d really like to see the raw footage of that one. The two of them just sitting around with guitars talking about Campbell’s career. I had no idea how many artists and records he did as a session guy: Sinatra, Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Dean Martin and he was part of Phil Spector’s infamous “Wall of Sound".

The upshot is, Chris Isaak does a great interview and there is something for everyone. In addition to the aforementioned, he has so far interviewed: Chicago, The Smashing Pumpkins, Michael Buble’, Trisha Yearwood, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) and next week, Jewel. Check out the website. Previous episodes are there.

OK enough already … it’s 3 am!!

Happy Easter!! Zizen Pesach!!

OK, it is a generally accepted principle in the IT world that Notes/Domino people are pretty much the smartest people in IT. Ed did a comparison that showed Domino does something like what 25 different Microsoft products do, thus making “do more with less” a reality.

I just started a book to which a gent who claims to be some sort of Exchange guru contributed. I’m on page 11 as I write this. So, here’s the thing …

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, I DON’T CARE WHAT DIALECT OR LOCALIZATION YOU USE, IS THE USE OF “BEING THAT", “BEINGS THAT” OR “AS” EVER ACCEPTABLE FOR THE WORDS “BECAUSE” OR “SINCE"!

I mean, if you want to look like a moron, go right ahead. But, you must understand, that you will look like a complete idiot and your message will be lost no matter how relevant or important it is.