Lotusphere isn’t just for those who can make it to Orlando. IBM is planning a variety of on-line events that you can join.

Mark Polly says the latest fixpack for WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.2 includes Theme Optimization. He explains what this means and provides a link to documentation.

LotusUserGroup.org has posted a list of things you need to do before you reach Lotusphere. Among their suggestions are: enter a contest to guess the Guest Speaker, plan which exhibits to see in the Solution Showcase, and register for Connect 2012.

An Interim Fix for Traveler 8.5.3.1 has been released. Steven Vaughan has posted a list of the fixes included and a link to the Technote.

Jake Howlett has a database of Domino error messages he’s collected. The database is available to help you figure out what went wrong with your code. Jake has now "bootstrapped" the database to make it easier to use.

Bodek Frak discovered, after upgrading to Notes 8.5.3, the Screen Capture tool in the Contacts pane is no longer available to you if you use Sametime Entry.

Karl-Henry Martinsson has posted some code to help explain how you can use the Windows Clipboard from inside a Notes application.

Keith Brooks has discovered, in Connections 2.5 and 3.0, if you don’t have a last name, you can’t be set up as a user. He’s posted links to documentation.

Paul Withers says if you have an idea for a "Birds of a Feather" session for Lotusphere, you still have a couple of days to submit it.

If you’d like to play Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course after the Lotusphere closing session, you can now register for the 2012 Blogger Open.