The Domino Chick

A slight distraction

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Those of you who know me know that I'm a MINI enthusiast. I decided to get a new one - well, new to me, but it's only a few months old - and today, the dealer brought it over. It's a Cooper S with the JCW kit, with lots of good stuff like a bike rack so that my partner and I can take weekend trips upstate and he can go cycling while I lounge with my feet up, sipping a spiked cup of hot cocoa.

Here it is:



Now here's the fun part! I haven't named it yet, and that's where you guys come in. I don't care about gender - some prefer to name their cars with a woman's name, and I have named all past cars with a woman's name, but these little cars break tradition in many ways, so that one can be broken as well. I was leaning towards naming the car with some sort of sci-fi, comic book, or pop culture related reference. However, all suggestions will be considered equally. The winning suggestion gets a ride in the car if they're ever in NYC, or an adult beverage of your choice (or dessert, for non-drinkers or those with a sweet tooth) at the next conference we both attend. So suggest away in the comments!

Oh, and Jess, maybe I'll see you at a MINI rally!

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Posted by: Kathleen McGivney at: 05:10:07 PM
Location: New York, NY

A solution to those DST woes

Friday, February 16th, 2007

I, along with a number of my colleagues (including the eternally patient and awesomely knowledgeable Susan Bulloch) have been working on educating customers about the upcoming DST changes for a while now. A few of us have come up with some novel solutions to help make the DST changes as painless as possible.

1. Ban all meetings for the period between March 11 and April 2, and October 28 and November 4. Productivity will go through the roof.
2. Remember those things we used to hang on our walls that had dates on them? Say it with me - pa-per ca-len-dars.
3. IT people should all plan to be on planes to various destinations for at least a three week vacation no later than March 10. Since Hawaii and Puerto Rico do not observe DST, I strongly suggest packing up your swimsuit and heading to either destination.

Or, you can take this fellow's approach.

Any other suggestions are welcome!

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Posted by: Kathleen McGivney at: 08:14:58 AM
Location: New York, NY

Daylight Savings: What you need to know

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

As many people are now becoming aware, the Daylight Savings Time changes coming up next month are going to affect pretty much every piece of software in your organization, including Notes/Domino. Within IBM Lotus, there is a development, test, and documentation team that's been hard at work creating and revising corrective agents and documenting what needs to be done to address the changes in your environment. Susan Bulloch has been working on the DST documentation and helping to educate customers and IBMers about what needs to be done about the changes, and has written a number of blog posts on the subject; the latest one has direct links to the DST agents, instructions, and communications guides to help you test, deploy, and communicate what's going on to your users. Go check 'em out!

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Posted by: Kathleen McGivney at: 03:29:51 PM
Location: New York, NY