About Me...

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I'm Kathy Brown and I've been an application developer in Lotus Notes/Domino since 2005.

Prior to working in IT, I've had numerous careers including an Investment Analyst and even an Actress (long ago and far away).

And I (try to) love running!

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kathy (at) runningnotes (dot) net

On Twitter, kjbrown13

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This is my personal blog. None of the opinions shown here represent those of my employer. In fact, forget I even have an employer. Any examples given here are strictly fictional and hypothetical and it is pure coincidence if they in any way seem like anything in real life.

11/18/2009

I'll be speaking at Lotusphere

Category Lotusphere
I am thrilled beyond belief to say that I will be speaking at Lotusphere in January! I have the pleasure of speaking with Tom Duff in a Jumpstart session (Eek! Two hours!):

The Top Things All New Notes Domino Developers Need To Know

Are you a newbie developer? Are you just getting started in the world of Notes and Domino? Do you wish you had someone to tell you the top mistakes to avoid? What about the top tips you need to know to create successful applications? Join Kathy and Tom as they show you the important things all beginning developers need to know. They'll explain what they are and why you need to know them. They'll also share some stories of their past pain and mistakes and how they learned these tips the hard way, so you don't have to!

11/18/2009

Couldn't Preview in Web Browser

Category Lotus Notes Web Browser
This falls into the case of, I am blogging this in case I forget, but the other day I was playing with XPages and the "Preview in Web Browser" wasn't working. I didn't get an error of any kind, the page just loaded a blank page and said it was done. After way too much time spent trying to figure out WHY, it was discovered that on my Windows XP workstation, I could not have Skype open and still Preview in Web Browser. Blah blah, port 80, blah blah.

11/16/2009

Wanna Run?

Category Running Lotusphere
Just noticed on the calendar that Lotusphere is a tiny bit under 9 weeks away. At IAMLUG, some of us ran together in the mornings. If you want to run at Lotusphere, you've still got time even if you don't run now!

I (and several others that I know) got started with the Couch to 5K program. The program as written takes 9 weeks to complete. Go for it and go for a run at Lotusphere!

11/10/2009

Oops - An Update

Category Blog Personal
Oops. It occurred to me today that tomorrow will mark three weeks without a blog post. Hmm, where has the time gone? Will anyone notice? :)

I've been busy, with life and work and stuff. I also seem to be stuck in the mode of "Is this topic article-worthy or blog-worthy?", which has led me to do nothing. And I went away on vacation. We took the family to Disney World. Which isn't exactly relaxing. Fun, but exhausting. A few days ago, I passed the 160th day of daily running. Yes, I ran at Disney World. Crazy, I know.

A side note (well, really, this whole post is a side note, but whatever), it always amuses me to be at Disney World. Jan 08 and Jan 09, I was at Disney World for Lotusphere, which is a VERY different experience from when I was there Feb 06, Feb 08 and just a couple of weeks ago with my family. It is a strange feeling to be in the same place with such different scenarios.

Anyway, just wanted to give a quick update and say (commit) I will be posting something of value soon!