Ben Langhinrichs is basking in the glow of a Zen-like error message that declares, "Unknown found, Unknown expected". He just isn’t sure what triggered it.

Mary Beth Raven highlights the changes to Widgets and the My Widgets sidebar panel for Notes 8.5.1. She has posted a number of screen shots to show you all the new options.

In among all the hoopla over the Notes and Domino 8.5.1 launch, you may well have noticed that Domino Designer is now available for download without apparent charge.

Read this DominoPower article.

Christopher Byrne has posted instructions, with lots of screen shots, on how to create hyperlinks and hotspots in Notes 8.5.1. While the items are different, creating and editing them uses some of the same menu boxes.

Scott Hooks likes the idea of Smart Upgrade but, with a 458 MB client package, there are a couple of snags you might run into. He’s written up his findings, in an effort to keep you out of trouble.

Marie L Scott found a new setting in Notes.ini that helps her figure out where users were when they had problems with a Notes connection (but waited several days to tell her about).

Michael Brown found a nice feature in Domino Designer 8.5.1, error trapping. When you code something, you can save it, even if it has errors, and DDE is kind enough to give you hints on where to find them.

Jesper Kiaer experienced one of those moments of panic. It worked under 8.5 but not under 8.5.1! When he looked closer, he noticed a tiny difference in how some code was handled. Jesper posted the code so you can test your own powers of deduction.

Don Naro has posted information and links about IBM’s new Government to Business template for WebSphere Portal.

Mary Beth Raven wants to remind those of you with Activities sidebar integration to check the Replicator page when you want to go offline.