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I'm scaling down this site. Those of you who have included it in lists of useful resources for Lotus Notes or Java developers should remove it.

Who am I? Short answer: Nobody. Long answer: A middle-aged, married American lady who grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts and now lives in Maryland. My maiden name is Alciere, a mangling of Arcieri, which means "archers" in Italian. I majored in English at UMass Boston and have worked as a technical writer and programmer, among other things. I've published four computer books (shudder). These days I'm less excited about I.T., and am contemplating scary things like grad school and a career change.

Favorite quotes...

• "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough." Lily Tomlin
• "Heaven for climate, Hell for society." Mark Twain
• "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
• "Master the stuff, and words will freely follow." Horace
• "Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, expect more than others think is possible." A Coffee Mug (but a most excellent coffee mug)