Mark Lawson
Mark Lawson is MD of Electric Memo Ltd., who specialize in Lotus Notes solutions. He can be reached at markl@electricmemo.com
Published articles
The following 9 articles by Mark Lawson have been published in ZATZ magazines.
Palm programming with Quartus Forth
Have you ever wanted to program your Palm device right on your Palm device? Well, now's your chance. Quartus Forth is a faithful implementation of the somewhat funky Forth programming environment that runs right on your Palm handheld. To learn more, read this month's Programming Power column by Mark Lawson [PalmPower Magazine, April 2000]
Collaboration on small devices with Wiki
Wiki, or rather the Wiki Wiki Web (Wiki being Hawaiian for "quick"), is a system that allows you and members of your team to collaborate over low bandwidth connections using simple, often text-based browsers. Wikis exist somewhere between news groups and Web pages and can be used for any number of collaborative systems. You can use Wiki as a basis for static or dynamic information, FAQs, discussions, project coordination, or brainstorming, all with free technology. Read this article and get Wikified! [PalmPower Magazine, January 2000]
A quick and easy guide to installing Domino on Linux
When Lotus placed their Sneak Preview of Domino for Linux on Notes.Net in August of this year, even they were surprised that 50,000 people chose to download it. This article, by Mark Lawson, shows you how to install and setup Domino for Linux on a spare PC in less than one hour, with no Linux knowledge. [DominoPower Magazine, November 1999]
Sharing Linux drives with Samba
If you want to be able to see your Linux directories on your PC, then Samba is for you. If you're a Windows person, you can make life easier if you can use Samba to access the disks on the Linux box as if they were on an NT server. In this helpful article, part of our Life With Linux series, Mark Lawson shows you how to make use of this very helpful feature. [DominoPower Magazine, November 1999]
Collaboration on the Web with QuickPlace
Lotus has a fun, new product that'll help you set up common Web sites quickly and easily. Called QuickPlace, this system is easy for non-programmers to configure and manage. To learn more, read this helpful review by Mark Lawson. [DominoPower Magazine, October 1999]
Parsing XML with LotusScript and Microsoft's XML object
When you really think about it, XML is just a structured text format. So you should be able to parse it in LotusScript and use it in your Lotus Notes projects. And you can. In this article, Mark Lawson shows you how, using examples from DominoPower's own XML channels. [DominoPower Magazine, August 1999]
Notes direct serial communications to Palm devices
In each issue of DominoPower, we promise real meat. This issue is no exception. In this article by Mark Lawson, you'll learn how to control your PC's serial port directly from Notes (no intermediary files required). Further, Mark shows you how to set up a direct linkage between Notes and a Palm computer, bypassing conduits, the Palm Desktop, and HotSync. This is an article for real programmers and those who want to be just like them. [DominoPower Magazine, June 1999]
How to generate Doc files for Palm devices from Notes
If you've ever used a Palm Computing device, you're probably familiar with Doc files. Files saved in this format can be easily downloaded and viewed on your Palm device using one of many popular Doc viewer applications. This article by Mark Lawson shows you how to easily create uncompressed Doc e-text databases using just LotusScript. Pretty soon, all your Notes notes will be in the palm of your hand. [PalmPower Magazine, May 1999]
How to generate Doc files for handheld devices from Notes
If you've ever used a Palm Computing device, you're probably familiar with Doc files. Files saved in this format can be easily downloaded and viewed on your Palm device using one of many popular Doc viewer applications. Users of Windows CE devices can also view Doc files using the DOCview application. This article by Mark Lawson shows you how to easily create uncompressed Doc e-text databases using just LotusScript. Pretty soon, all your Notes notes will be in the palm of your hand. [DominoPower Magazine, April 1999]
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