Duffbert's Random Musings

1 - I don't know. You reprint a lot of those Lotus Technotes...


Nah, I'm just kidding.

2 - It's your blog. Say whatever you want to. I have moved on and have advised my friends and coworkers to avoid Mayflower Software like the plague. I have tried on numerious attempts to contact with no results. They are scum and I have heard from many a Lotus Business Partner that I am not the only one thinks so. Let's move on.

Let's hear about more Rich Text Stuff Ben!

3 - True... but I *always* say "from the KnowledgeBase". And I don't make it look as if they wrote the article specifically for my blog.

To be truthful, I *have* wondered about that at times, though.

Also, to be completely open about my book reviews (although I think I've mentioned this before)... The publishers send me the books at my request (and sometimes without me asking) at no cost, and they expect a review in return. The review is to be posted on Amazon. Fortunately I have yet to run into a real stinker of a book in the tech area. I've done a few 3 stars with the rest being 4 or 5. People could make the case I'm being "bought off" with the free book. But I know that the publishers are open to my negative reviews so long as there are reasons. Just saying "this book is awful" wouldn't be acceptable in my view. I also keep in mind the target audience of the book. While I might find a book like Designing Cool Web Sites covers a lot of stuff I already know, I wouldn't blame the author for that. The book is for a different audience, and it meets the needs of that group well.

If I had to review *every* book that came out from a publisher, I'm sure I'd run into more books I didn't like. Being I can pick and choose my subjects, the odds are in my favor that I'm getting the best of the bunch.