@Midas Lookups allow the developer to treat rich text data as tabular data, accessible just as views are using @DbColumn and @DbLookup.  There is no registration, just a free download, although we would love to hear stories about how you use the product.  See the help, download the software and download a sample database, all on one page:  @Midas Lookups.

In addition, we are having a contest during the month of June to see who can come up with the most creative and useful formulas or applications.  Details of the contest will be posted later today, but download a copy and start thinking about how you could use this functionality in computed text on a webpage, in an action formula, in validation of rich text, used with @Do and @Transform, in xPages, etc.  Valuable and unique prizes for the top three ideas.  But first, you need the software.

As a reminder, there is no official support provided.  If you company needs official support, let me know and I'll see what we can arrange (on a paid basis, obviously).  Otherwise, go forth and enjoy.

Read the article, Stealth IRS changes mean millions of new tax forms, to see if your business might need to start gathering tax ids and file forms for every business to which you pay $600 a year or more.  Imagine having to collect tax information from Walmart, your telephone and internet providers, the people who clean your office, etc. etc.  Not to mention, dealing with all the forms from the people who pay you or buy your products.

It isn't clear to me how foreign entities are handled.  Are they ignored completely?  Do they count toward the 200 transactions and $20,000 limit, but not require a form.  Ugh!

And by free, I do mean no registration, no bug-you-screens and the sort.  Just use-it-and-enjoy-ware.

Of course, as a few people have noted on Twitter, this means that Amazon can, and does, track every bit of text you underline.  Never thought of that when you decided to buy the Kindle version rather than the printed book, did you?  Who gets to see what you think is worthy of underlining, and what other uses are made of the information?

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I have not read a lot of zombie stories, preferring science fiction or regular fiction, but the title and tag-line of this book caught my attention. I worried at first that the "gag" of a man stranded on an island with just a zombie "girlfriend" would wear out, but the book was a pleasant surprise. Written as a journal, the book is very humorous but also does a great job exploring the ramifications for the main character dealing with being isolated with just a non-communicative zombie. The titles of the journal entries are inspired, with names such as "My Girlfriend has Crabs." The double meanings are entertaing to try and figure out, and the actual meanings are often different than I expected.

Overall, a fun read, and an enjoyable romp through the zombie stereotypes in a very different setting. As a warning, the story starts a bit slowly, but picks up steam as the main character gets stranded and the adventures begin. Do yourself a favor and pick this up to read on a trip or at the beach.