David Leedy has posted the latest in his series of podcasts on programming in XPages. This is an "Extended Edition" covering the basics for those new to XPages.

Jesper Kiaer says, while it’s nice to be able to compare design elements using Domino Designer, there are some things that don’t work as well as he’d like.

The Lotusphere Blog is back on line for Lotusphere 2012. The dates are set, January 15-19, 2012, and the countdown has begun.

Tom Steenbergen started working on these functions a couple of months ago. He thinks they may finally be finished, so he’s posted the code for you.

On October 4th Consultant In Your Pocket will host a webcast featuring a panel of IBM business partners discussing the new features of Notes/Domino 8.5.3. Registration is now open.

Eugen Tarnow would like to hear your opinion on whether or not a Notes client should be developed for the iPad. Is the device sufficiently popular in your company to need a client?

Gabriella Davis wants to remind you – if you’re interested in speaking at Lotusphere 2012 – now is the time to start getting ready. She’s posted some tips on creating an interesting session.

Chris Connor has been dreaming – about the possibility of adding capabilities to XPages. He’d like to hear from you as to what direction IBM should take with XPages.

Ed Brill announced the official launch date for Notes/Domino 8.5.3 family as Tuesday, 4 October 2011. Stay tuned for updates.

Julia Brown explains how to set up your Notes client to automatically turn URLs into links. She’s posted a screen shot to help you get it set up.