Comments on: IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 Beta for Mac OS X: Same Look, Better Feel

By: Notes 8.5 Public Beta 1 Client for Mac OS X and Linux « Ian Lumb’s Blog

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:18:52 +0000

[...] OS X client was posted as part of the FULL Notes/Domino 8.5 Beta 1 release. Based on comments on a post I made March 2008, I decided to download the 355 MB tarball for Mac OS X. On my first pass, I attempted to install [...]

By: Jason Lazzara

Jason Lazzara — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:46:49 +0000

I use Lotus Notes at work because I have to. I have been running the 8.5 beta since it was released. The fonts are finally readable, I can use my scroll wheel, the address book is much cleaner and overall performance seems better. I am surprised however, by the complacency of the Mac community related to this update. By far, Lotus Notes is the absolute worst email client I have ever used. Rather than listing the multitude of reasons why,I simply state the most basic email client available today kicks Blotus Notes butt. I ask you all to ask yourselves, is this the best IBM can do? In my opinion, the excitement for the update is due to the fact that expectation is so low and any improvement or update would seem amazing.

By: synack

synack — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:18:09 +0000

I’ve downloaded the “standard” one (~7xx MB). The installation fails at the end, and the application wont start, complaining that the “application id is not found”…

Any idea?

By: Andy Cleator

Andy Cleator — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:51:04 +0000

When installing LN 8.5 beta on Mac OS X 10.5 did anyone have issues with the installer and FileVault? Towards the end of the installation the installer would not recognize my encrypted home drive.

By: Chris Russel

Chris Russel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:43:32 +0000

Ian, it appears you have downloaded the “basic” client. There is also a “standard” client, with the download weighing in at 730MB, with the installed client files over 900MB. The latter has some additional look and feel differences, although I’m certain they are very limited since I am still using the 7 template.

By: Ian Lumb

Ian Lumb — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:34:41 +0000

Update: This version of the Notes client is better integrated with the Mac OS X operating environment. For example, new mail and Sametime icons appear in the menu bar at the top of the desktop. The Sametime icon allows for various actions.