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Saturday September 19, 2009

How to disable Lotus Notes 8.5 client instant spell check

Whilst the spelling check in the Lotus Note client may be useful for some people, it is more of an annoyance to me especially when writing about people, places, projects, or anything else that the built-in spell-checker does not recognize.

So here's how to turn off/disable the instant spell check in the Lotus Notes 8.5 client when sending emails :

1. Go to File, Preferences, Spell Check
2. Uncheck "Enable Instant Spell checking"

Also, while you are reading your emails in the Mail/Inbox tab :

1. From the Action Bar, click Tools, Preferences, go to Mail tab
2. Under "Spell Checking", uncheck "Automatically check mail messages for misspellings before sending"

And you're done.

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-19 17:17:17 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Friday September 18, 2009

2009/2010 Transformers Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro at Compass Point Singapore

I spotted a Transformers Bumblebee look-alike of the 2009/2010 Chevrolet Camaro at Compass Point Mall (Singapore) today after work. It is of the concept model from the first Transformers movie, as can be seen from the bumper design. So the first thing I did on seeing that was to go back home and change into my TF.sg Autobot T-shirt, get the kids and my Canon SX1IS camera to take some photos. See the entire album here.

(2009-09-18 20:46:09 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Friday September 11, 2009

How to set Lotus Notes 8.5 client proxy server settings to view images in emails

via smokey.rhs.com :

The default Lotus Notes installation may not have had the proxy settings set. To set the proxy server settings for your Lotus Notes 8.5 client to enable displaying of images in emails, particularly if you are behind a corporate firewall :

1. Go to File, Preferences, Locations
2. Select Office (Network) which is probably the default, and click Edit
3. Under the Basics tab, click on the "propellor head" icon to go to the Proxy Configuration page
4. Enter <your proxy server address> for proxy address
5. Enter <your proxy server port> for port
6. Check "Use same proxy for all the above"

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-11 20:18:31 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

How to minimize Lotus Notes 8.5 client to the system tray

The Lotus Notes client, whether 8.0, 8.5 or other versions, usually sits on the taskbar taking up valuable screen real estate. Surprisingly, despite years of development and a wholesale re-write and port over to the Java-based Eclipse platform, there is still no option to minimize to the Windows (XP or other) system tray, a feature missing since the days of the old 6.5 client.

To minimize your Lotus Notes 8.5 client (or other version) to the system tray :

1. Download and install the TrayIt! utility (alternative link) which enables you to minimize any application to system tray.

2. Put the Lotus notes client in the system tray by keeping down the button when minimizing the window.

3. To always keep the window in the system tray when minimized, right-click on the system tray icon and check "Place in System Tray".

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-11 14:37:57 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Thursday September 10, 2009

How to disable/remove Lotus Notes client 8.5 Sametime icon from the system tray

via lotus.com :

To remove the Sametime icon from the system tray when your Lotus Notes 8.5 client is launched :

1. Edit the plugin_customization.ini file in Notes :
at c:\Program Files\lotus\notes\framework\rcp\plugin_customization.ini
or c:\notes\framework\rcp\plugin_customization.ini

2. Add the following line:
com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.application/useSystemTray=false

Other tech tips as follows :

1. How to insert currency exchange rates into Google Spreadsheets
2. How to insert images/pictures/photos into Gmail

(2009-09-10 13:32:26 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

Thursday August 13, 2009

V-KOOL solar film specifications updated

There have been some updates for 2008/2009 onward to the V-KOOL solar film specifications since my earlier Mar 2007 post. The J83 film remains the same for the front sides, while the front windscreen is now using the X75 film, and the rear sides and rear windscreen are now using the V-KOOL 70 film. The V-KOOL 70 package (upgraded from the basic Eurospec) that I took for my current Honda Civic Hybrid now consists of the following :

Front windscreen : X75 (updated)
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 77%
Infra-Red (IR/Heat) Rejection - 77%
Ultra-Violet (UV) Rejection - 99%
Total solar energy rejection - 46%

Front sides : J83 (same)
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 83%
Infra-Red (IR/Heat) Rejection - 57%
Ultra-Violet (UV) Rejection - 99.5%
Total solar energy rejection - 31%

Rear sides and rear windscreen : V-KOOL 70 (updated)
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 73%
Infra-Red (IR/Heat) Rejection - 94%
Ultra-Violet (UV) Rejection - 99%
Total solar energy rejection - 55%

- Pretty good numbers, especially with the X75 film for the front windscreen a bump up from the earlier specs and the V-KOOL 70 for the rear windscreen on par with the earlier Mystique package specs but with much better light transmission, and more acceptable to users like myself who prefer the "all-round clear" look.

(2009-08-13 21:10:37 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

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