Lotus Traveler Device Support Updates
Thu, Feb 2nd 2012 2:01p Chris Miller Lotus has updated some documentation for different OS levels and required server versioning for Lotus Traveler: Android 4.0 and Apple iOS 5 Support: For 8.5.3.x: Please apply Traveler 8.5.3.1 PLUS the Android client build 8.5.3.1 Build 20111207_1606 found on the Recommended Maintenance page. For 8.5.2.x: Please apply Traveler 8.5.2.4 HF1 found on the Recommended Maintenance page. Devices under evaluation for possible future support: As mentioned in this IBM press release, IBM intends [read] Keywords: ibm
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LotusphereLive 2012 stats and a huge thanks again
Wed, Feb 1st 2012 11:58a Chris Miller Each year the amazing work of Carl Tyler stands out when we run LotusphereLive to bring you live blogging of the Opening General Session at Lotusphere using only Domino technology to run it. The only site that does the back end in Domino. We welcomed over 1,000 unique visitors to watch the live stream and see our commentary as the OGS went along. There were Flickr photos, Twitter messages, YouTube and more capabilities that Carl has built in over the five years. The best part is you can [read] Keywords: domino
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Lotusphere 2012 as an exhibitor (part 2 of 5)
Tue, Jan 31st 2012 10:25a Chris Miller I started this years viewpoints of Lotusphere 2012 as a partner, so moving it downstairs to the exhibitor floor made sense. Each paragraph seemed to take a new angle in my thought. Lotusphere 2012 as an exhibitor Some noticed that we did not exhibit at the last couple Lotusphere events. We debated internally and made the business decision to network more in person that stand hoping someone would come along. It has proven beneficial since we started working that way the past couple years [read] Keywords: connections
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January 2012 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Mon, Jan 30th 2012 12:12p Chris Miller In the January 2012 edition of Sys Admin Tips I cover OpenSocial and Social Business in the editorial section and the following articles: From the Idonotes mailbox: Citrix performance and Notes Standard client OpenSocial as an administrator Lotus Traveler device ids and names of devices From the IdoNotes mailbox: A failed Sametime 8.5.2 IF1 upgrade attempt Look for a bunch of new webcasts coming along from Consultant In Your Pocket as we kick off the spring season [read] Keywords: admin
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MR, FP, FR, IFR, Hotfix, IF - what do they all mean?
Mon, Jan 30th 2012 9:59a Chris Miller As a customer and even partner you may struggle with all of the terms that Lotus uses for things outside of the full point version numbering schema. With some digging I was able to bring together a short list for you to use as reference. MR= maintenance release This is the building block of the number system. Where 8.5 would be the base install version, the MR would be the .1 behind it to make 8.5.1. You get more fixes with a later MR than an earlier MR with FPs applied. Extensive t [read] Keywords: domino
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What was IBM Connect 2012?
Fri, Jan 27th 2012 5:12a Chris Miller I have now had the question "What was IBM Connect?" asked of me four times this week. Each time I give the same answer and then thought, I really don't know what went on behind those closed doors. I went online to hunt down some answers outside of IBM sites. Unfortunately if you search for "IBM Connect" you are left with few choices to glean any real information. Network World had a quick two page article: Alongside Lotusphere, IBM launched its Connect conference this year to instill [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Activity Streams - a demise of productivity
Thu, Jan 26th 2012 5:13a Chris Miller I really don't like the current state and implementation idea of activity streams. There, I said it. Now I can explain more about why. IBM made a grand showing of integrating activity streams into the Notes client with the Social Edition and the expansion in IBM Connections with OpenSocial. However, they introduced this idea well over a year ago (below image from Feb 2011) with no traction. I believe that expanding capabilities is always a bonus for any product if it allows more adoption [read] Keywords: connections
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How to gather and view Lotusphere 2012 slides
Wed, Jan 25th 2012 11:24a Chris Miller This is always one of the more interesting dilemmas each year. The online system has released all of the Lotusphere 2012 pdf files into zip files by track. While not all of them seem to be present (see below), there is a majority. This content will soon be moved over to Lotus Greenhouse for those that did not attend Lotusphere or IBM Connect or just forgot to log into the system in a timely fashion to get the zip files. The annual sessions database from Genii doesn't have the rights to re [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoCheckin results are in for Lotusphere 2012
Tue, Jan 24th 2012 12:17p Chris Miller When I started IdoCheckin four years ago, we were way ahead of the curve in using location based and check in services for conferences on a mass scale. Debate all you want, but think back four years ago. Foursquare wasn't a blip, Gowalla didn't exist and Facebook Places was a dream. The goal was to map all of the meeting rooms and major public spaces. Instead of checking into a session (which really didn't make sense like IBM did last year with Gowalla), we used the physical location so [read] Keywords: ibm
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The Lotusphere 2012 Flickr group wants your shared photos
Tue, Jan 24th 2012 7:14a Chris Miller The Lotusphere 2012 annual Flickr group is alive and growing. With ~500 photos shared at last check, all you have to do is join the public group and share whatever you uploaded to Flickr already. You maintain rights and controls, you are just sharing into one giant pool. You can also just browse publicly if you do not use or want to share into the group. Visit the Lotusphere 2012 annual Flickr group today! [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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The magic Lotusphere 2012 Pretzel Cookie
Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 12:11p Chris Miller It seems that there is much debate over this tasty treat delivered in our box lunch on Thursday. I made it a point to tell my session attendees about it and to hunt it down. Many even gave me extras as we headed out to collapse along the lake and enjoy some sun. (Some got way too much sun that afternoon *cough* mooney *cough*) Well the cookie is a fine balance between not being too salty from the pretzels and not too sweet from just the cookie. The immediate way it melts in the box lunch i [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Lotusphere 2012 as a partner (part 1 of 5)
Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 6:13a Chris Miller I ran a series of postings in 2011 taking on different aspects and opinions of how Lotusphere appeared to me. It seems that people enjoyed the series based on feedback and traffic. So I undertook this again for Lotusphere 2012 as it helped me break my thoughts up. Lotusphere 2012 as a Partner Business Development Day is where partners used to gather to get early information on product direction to help guide them in business. I feel that the new trend is telling partners exactly what the [read] Keywords: domino
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Duffbert and Andy Donaldson with "I Got You Babe"
Fri, Jan 20th 2012 3:30a Chris Miller It had to be witnessed by someone and it seems a camera caught it and sent the SD card to right Lotusphere Podcasts. Watch Tom "Duffbert" Duff and Andy Donaldson attempt "I Got You Babe" at karaoke in Kimonos just last night. It is dark in some spots but nice and clear. Do not forget you catch watch tons of content from Lotusphere on Lotusphere Podcasts. [read] Keywords: lotusphere
Lotusphere attendee tip - advanced iPad notetaking
Tue, Jan 17th 2012 5:13a Chris Miller You learn cool tricks while at Lotusphere, even from attendees. I sit with Katie as she walks us through how she accesses SocialBizOnline via the iPad, downloads the presentations and opens in a note taking and highlighting app. She is then able to socially share the apps or send to DropBox all marked up with her notes and highlights. Don't forget to watch all the Lotusphere Podcasts and also check out this years bag. [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Livestreaming and Liveblogging the Lotusphere Keynote details
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 10:15p Chris Miller The past two years Lotus has offered a live stream of the keynote and Carl Tyler and myself have embedded this inside LotusphereLive to offer our commentary, videos and more while you watch. We are happy to bring back LotusphereLive for the fifth year. We normally fire the live blogging up a few minutes early to let you know the general feel for the room, what is going on pre-show that you never witness in the stream, things we see and reactions of attendees. Tomorrow is no different. Join [read] Keywords: lotus
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The Lotusphere 2012 backpack #ls12
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 5:13a Chris Miller If you don't follow Lotusphere Podcasts (publishing since 2008) you should, as that is where a ton of unofficial videos get posted. First up this year we peek at and inside the Lotusphere 2012 backpack. [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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IBM to launch gamification partnership in IBM Connections with Bunchball ? #ls12
Fri, Jan 13th 2012 11:40p Chris Miller Hot off the email press, I received notice that an announcement will be made about a relationship of some type between IBM and Bunchball, a gamification platform provider at this weeks Lotusphere 2012 and IBM Connect. Bunchball already provides services and integration to Jive and Salesforce, so bringing it into IBM Connections through a launch at Lotusphere 2012 makes perfect sense. Nitro provides the industry’s most comprehensive set of game mechanics, including challenges, [read] Keywords: admin
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How to be unsocial at Lotusphere and have a horrible time
Fri, Jan 13th 2012 8:50a Chris Miller Sure, the IBM trend at Lotusphere 2012 this year is about the magic social business. But this has nothing to do with that I am talking about social interaction with people. With about 6,000 people hitting the conference in a couple days, I am amazed each year by the number of comments about how someone hardly 'met' anyone or could not find and interact with a blogger, speaker or just forum friend. You have to take the initiative in many instances and step outside your normal cube dwelling. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoNotes gets a massive facelift
Thu, Jan 12th 2012 5:13a Chris Miller With the new year I had a ton of things I wanted to start streamlining and combining. One is the look and feel of my main landing pages and then the blogs. I spent a bunch of time reworking some new themes into Domino to make what you see today. Take a look around starting at the main homepage and back into the IdoNotes blog. I checked everything and I am, having one small issue I hope to have fixed by the time you read this! Social sharing is enhanced, the look and feel cleane [read] Keywords: domino
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IdoCheckIn site updated for Lotusphere 2012
Wed, Jan 11th 2012 5:12a Chris Miller The final pieces are coming together for Lotusphere 2012 preparation, including IdoCheckIn. The website is updated with some key place widgets and links to all of the mapped rooms. You will find the main page has key widgets and then links to the pages with all the mapped rooms. Make sure you get your client loaded or use the links found inside the database from Ben Langhingrich and his amazing FREE Lotusphere sessions database he spends countless hours developing. Then he partners with [read] Keywords: ibm
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Securely Build Your Social Identity and Brand - Thursday January 19th
Tue, Jan 10th 2012 1:20p Chris Miller Many thanks to everyone that quickly voted to get this Birds of a Feather idea onto the agenda. It will take place on Thursday morning, first thing. I know it is early but with the late voting and approval, the rest of my schedule had already been mapped out. From those that are curious what this BOF discussion will cover, here is the abstract: With so many places to post information, share locations, and create content, establishing identity online should be approached with security i [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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The Lotusphere logo Rorschach test for #ls12
Tue, Jan 10th 2012 10:09a Chris Miller We have been poking a bit of fun at the Lotusphere 2012 logo and the hidden shapes inside. To me it looks like they dissected the Twitter bird into a few parts and scattered some rings around it. Alan seemed to find a hidden white elephant. Kathy said well then it's the Twitter Fail Whale. Wes said we are all crazy and we just took the IBM Lotusphere 2012 Rorschach test. Take a look at the image and let us know on Twitter what you think [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Live launches again for 2012
Tue, Jan 10th 2012 5:13a Chris Miller For the fourth year running, Carl Tyler and myself bring you Lotusphere Live during the OGS. With Lotusphere Live we add some value to the thousands of you that watch the site each year and were unable to make the journey to Lotusphere 2012, but still want to keep up. This is how it works: Each year a new live chat session is enabled for the Opening General Session (OGS) at Lotusphere. In the live session you will find Carl and myself giving you our opinion of the announcements, de [read] Keywords: domino
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IdoNotes Episode 119 - the Lotusphere Community
Mon, Jan 9th 2012 8:12a Chris Miller I had the chance to sit with Joyce Davis of IBM as she walks us through the new Lotusphere and IBM Connect Communities on the Lotus Greenhouse. In the video interview she shows us how this Greenhouse community will be the future destination for all the content from the temporary Social Business Online site that runs during Lotusphere and Connect. Lotusphere Community IBM Connect Community [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Collaboration Solutions Award Winners for 2012 announced
Mon, Jan 9th 2012 6:12a Chris Miller On an early morning call, the first list of IBM Collaboration Solutions Award winners for 2012 were announced: Leveraging the Social Business Agenda Sogeti Group - winner Ascendant Portico Consultancy Delivering Better Business results through Social Busniness Solution in the Cloud Silanis Technology Applicable Limited - winner ASI INformatique Innovation in Social Business Application Development Trilog Group - winner Elguji Software SCSK Corpoation Enabling Business Innovation throug [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Securely Building Your Online Identity & Brand - votes needed!
Thu, Jan 5th 2012 10:16a Chris Miller Since they had reopened BOF submission for Lotusphere 2012, an idea was missing from all these social sessions. So I went ahead and submitted, but it needs your votes (Greenhouse login required) Securely Build Your Social Identity and Brand With so many places to post information, share locations, and create content, establishing identity online should be approached with security in mind. Branding becomes the final piece, after deciding what types of information you want to share and on wh [read] Keywords: lotus
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Lsonline name is gone, welcome SocialBizOnline for Lotusphere 2012
Thu, Jan 5th 2012 5:29a Chris Miller Each year for Lotusphere there is an online system (hardly used) for attendees. This year the lsonline.info domain has been retired and IBM has launches SocialBizOnline. I presume this site will vanish after the event and the content moved to the new Greenhouse communities. The dashboard is an actual nsf file! Look for another IdoNotes screencast covering the system just like last year. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Domino Security Vulnerability pre 8.5.2 FP4
Tue, Jan 3rd 2012 12:19p Chris Miller The National Vulnerability Database has issued a release dated Dec 27 2011 for Domino 8 servers prior to applying FP4 for Domino 8.5.2 Overview Unspecified vulnerability in the authentication functionality in the server in IBM Lotus Domino 8.x before 8.5.2 FP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted Notes RPC packet. IBM has answered this with technote #1575247 specifying you should upgrade to Domino 8.5.3 or apply FP4 for 8.5.2. Previous versions are [read] Keywords: domino
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Well that makes over 2000 blog posts for IdoNotes blog
Fri, Dec 30th 2011 9:12a Chris Miller There is always the ability to do the year in review type posts, but I wandered a bit when making it as my attention was drawn to how often I write across my blogs. I saw the dip in 2008-2009 and that is when I was writing the book instead, so it all made sense. With the 118 podcasts here it has been a learning experience. There have been about 3 blog redesigns with another to come. 192 blog posts in 2011 214 blog posts in 2010 155 blog posts in 2009 180 blog posts in 2008 316 blog posts in 2 [read] Keywords: domino
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Lotusphere finally got a constant online community but now annual aggregators? #ls12
Wed, Dec 28th 2011 12:43p Chris Miller After years of many of us stating loudly that the Lotusphere sites needed to be a living community that never went away, it finally happened after the 2011 event and we were graced with a billion communities made around each session and a main area. For years the Lotusphere site would be raised from the ashes and then destroyed over and over. So with the push into social business, IBM built a webpage service that aggregates some of the Lotusphere information. What I found interesting is that [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere keynote and closing guests over the years - who is next?
Wed, Dec 21st 2011 2:07p Chris Miller An interesting list of guest speakers have made appearances at the Opening General Session for Lotusphere: 1993 • Geoffrey Moore 1994 • no event 1995 • ?? 1996 • None 1997 • Avery Brooks 1998 • Jamie Clark and Alan Hobson 1999 • Jim Lovell and Gene Krantz 2000 • Walter Cronkite 2001 • Al Franken and Francis Ford Coppola 2002 • Ben Stein 2003 • Rudy Giuliani and Bounce 2004 • Patrick Stewart 2005 • John [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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December 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Wed, Dec 21st 2011 1:41p Chris Miller In this Dec 2011 edition I give my annual gift guide in the editorial section and the following: * From the Editor: Chris' 1.0000 XMAS - Fitbit Ultra - Kindle Devices and Kindle Fire - Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet - Roku XS streaming device * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: iNotes Account Got Hacked * I Upgraded the Sametime Proxy and No New Features Work * Quick Tip: Remove Unwanted Sametime Connect Status Messages * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Domino Servers On Different O [read] Keywords: admin
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IBM Connect 2012 now adds a +1 day
Wed, Dec 21st 2011 11:11a Chris Miller There is a strange tide moving in towards Lotusphere. With the students there on Monday to fill the Opening General Session and then head to a structured event, the IBM Connect conference was brought in for 2012 (not to be confused with the annual analyst IBM Connect conference that takes place apparently). IBM Connect seems to be expanding a but further with the invitation received today for an ICS sales type event all day Thursday. To me this removes a few more people from the Lotusphere e [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoNotes Episode 118 - Plantronics Calisto P420 speakerphone review
Tue, Dec 20th 2011 11:46a Chris Miller I had the chance to review the Plantronics Calisto P420 Speakerphone and was impressed with the quality it offered. It is a simple plug-and-play device that was instantly seen by Skype and Sametime as an audio choice. watch the review for my other thoughts on the ease and call quality. [read] Keywords: sametime
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Get Social Do Business and the IBM Great Mind Challenge
Mon, Dec 19th 2011 9:48a Chris Miller The Great Mind Challenge has been running for years, but has stayed overseas in India since 2004. This year it came back to the United States to work with a bunch of higher education schools to dig into the IBM plan and new moniker of "Get Social, Do Business" for the 2012 competition. One of the sponsors of the event is Group Business Solutions (GBS) who had the student projects look at their company. This article from the Spartan Daily (San Jose State University) has some good insight: [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoNotes Episode 117 - NerdGirls, Lotusphere, Great Geek Challenge and Spark Ideas
Thu, Dec 15th 2011 3:45p Chris Miller I had the pleasure to sit with Gabriella Davis of Turtle Partnership, Francie Tanner of Panagenda and Kathy Brown to catch up with all the activities at Lotusphere 2012 with the Nerd Girls. Great Geek Challenge - this awesome, geeky, trivia event will take place Tuesday January 17th from 8-10pm at the Dolphin Fountain restaurant (bottom of the escalator). Bring your best team or just yourself early to get a seat to the event that filled to capacity last year. There are numerous sponsor [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Important reminder concerning the IBM Professional CertificationTesting Policy
Thu, Dec 15th 2011 7:11a Chris Miller If you are planning on taking any certification exams with IBM, they have tightened down on their policies and thoughts about how you should study in recent years. The above blog title was received as an email. Here is the email content that was received. I thought it was valuable enough to share with everyone. Please review this important information regarding the IBM Professional Certification Testing Policy. In order to ensure the validity and integrity of the IBM Certification P [read] Keywords: domino
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Moving to Sametime 8.5.x
Tue, Dec 13th 2011 1:56p Chris Miller Back at NLLUG 2010 I had the pleasure of presenting to the large group about the idea and planning stages moving to Sametime 8.5.x. I went ahead and edited the video and got it online for everyone to see. You may also watch the video in HD on YouTube. Brought to you by Connectria, you leader in IBM software and hardware hosting. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoCheckin launches for Lotusphere 2012 #ls12
Mon, Dec 12th 2011 6:15a Chris Miller IdoCheckin is back for the fourth year due to your continued support. I would not keep growing this each year if you all did not participate and want the feature. The growth last year can heavily be attributed to Ben Langhingrich and his amazing FREE Lotusphere sessions database he spends countless hours developing. Then he partners with The Turtle Partnership to bring the application to mobile devices. IBM is on a push that includes location, so why not continue to showcase and grow it [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoNotes Episode 116a - The IBM Sametime team stops by
Fri, Dec 9th 2011 5:12a Chris Miller I was happy to have Lisa Harris, Offering Manager, and Stefan Jonsson, mobile development manager for IBM Sametime to talk about the IFR 1 release for version 8.5.2. It brought an incredible amount of enhancements and features to mobility not usually found in an IFR type release. We discuss: Why this was called IFR instead of a full point release Android client enhancements iOS client enhancements SUT capabilities Offline messaging and more.. Visit the Sametime team on the Lotusphere 2012 [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoNotes Episode 116 - The IBM Sametime team stops by
Thu, Dec 8th 2011 12:03p Chris Miller I was happy to have Lisa Harris, Offering Manager, and Stefan Jonsson, mobile development manager for IBM Sametime to talk about the IFR 1 release for version 8.5.2. It brought an incredible amount of enhancements and features to mobility not usually found in an IFR type release. We discuss: Why this was called IFR instead of a full point release Android client enhancements iOS client enhancements SUT capabilities Offline messaging and more.. Visit the Sametime team on the Lotusphere 2012 [read] Keywords: ibm
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VMWare Fusion 4 review
Tue, Dec 6th 2011 12:11p Chris Miller I had the opportunity to get a copy of VMWare Fusion 4 to review and I am more than pleased. I have been an avid user of version 3 on my Macbook for some time, and enjoyed the ease of working with multiple operating systems for demos and testing. VMWare Fusion Version 4 stepped up it's game with tons of enhancements, speedier graphics and better stability. Take a look at the video for more. Note: the links above are Amazon Affiliate links. I do hope you buy from there :-) [read] Keywords: macbook
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LotusLive gets enhancements - here is the updates
Tue, Dec 6th 2011 6:11a Chris Miller LotusLive underwent upgrades this past weekend, the following enhancements were made: Searchable Help System Ciommunity enhancements- including changing the owner Activities enhancements - including auto save Files enhancements where LotusLive Files are not replaced by IBM Connections Files Instant messaging enhancements - including adding Sametime 8.5.1 and BlackBerry clients and dropping Sametime 7.5.1 Sametime Meetings for mobile enabled IE9 and FIrefox 5 support added Trash folder managemen [read] Keywords: connections
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IdoNotes Episode 115 - HP Data Vault and the new studio
Mon, Dec 5th 2011 11:31a Chris Miller In this episode I do a an overview and walkthrough the installation of the HP StorageWorks (Data Vault) X310. The server comes with: 1TB hard drive 2GB of RAM Dual core processor Windows Home Server installed 3 open bays 4 USB ports for external drives 1 external eSATA port The setup took only a few minutes to walk through and it must be initially performed on a Windows workstation. It has automatic backup ability of machines on your network, including Mac. I turned off the automatic bac [read] Keywords: mac
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IBM Connect 2012 speaker preview announced
Thu, Dec 1st 2011 9:51a Chris Miller IBM has announced a preliminary (subject to change) list of speakers for IBM Connect 2012 that takes place with Lotusphere. For those not familiar yet with IBM Connect: IBM Connect 2012 is a new, two-day conference customized for business leaders charged with turning the opportunity that comes from becoming a social business into measurable success The preliminary announcement is attached but look for: Gilberto Garcia, VP of Innovation, Cemex - they have been a customer case study at Lotusp [read] Keywords: ibm
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8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 1 being released - what it offers you
Wed, Nov 30th 2011 9:46a Chris Miller IBM is increasing it's ability to release updates by open sourcing numerous parts of the code and then rolling them into Update Packs (UP) that are then deployed as shown in the picture below. Much of this is taken from OpenNTF. This allowed IBM to have code written, tested and modified at a quicker rate using a form of crowdsourcing. This saves them incredible amounts of money and also release cycle time. Here is some technical and other information on the release: Customers can ac [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM XWork Server Questions and Answers
Tue, Nov 29th 2011 11:34a Chris Miller I am still fielding (and welcome) questions about the IBM XWork Server. What can I do? What can't it do? May I cluster? The list goes on. Well this document should definitely help answer quite a few of those and hopefully spur more. Use the comments below so we can all share the conversation. IBM XWork Server Q&A in pdf [read] Keywords: domino
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Sametime for iOS and Android out - system requirements
Tue, Nov 22nd 2011 3:18a Chris Miller IBM has made the official announcement for Sametime Mobile for iOS and Android. You will need to make some verification you are runing the right components and versions before you are up and running Sametime 8.5.2 IFR1 must be installed on your Sametime Proxy server So the first step it to make sure you have a Sametime Proxy server installed. I know a lot of organizations are unsure where this new Websphere based technology fits into chat and presence. The Sametime Proxy server is a web ba [read] Keywords: ibm
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November 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Thu, Nov 17th 2011 1:23p Chris Miller In this Nov 2011 edition I discuss disaster planning in the editorial section and the following: * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Update on Words with Buttons Disappearing * Sametime Security Vulnerability Announced * Quick Tip: Upgrade Domino or Traveler First * From the IdoNotes Mailbox : Lotus Traveler Issue - Help! Do not forget to watch the "What's New in Lotus, Domino, Traveler & IBM XWork Server 8.5.3" webcast that was on October 4th from Consultant In Your Pocket. [read] Keywords: admin
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Connectria expands cloud hosting options
Thu, Nov 17th 2011 9:12a Chris Miller Connectria is pleased to announce Connectria Cloud Storage, an Amazon S3® compatible cloud storage service as an expansion to it's portfolio of cloud solutions. Ideal For Cloud Backups & Cloud Storage Where HIPAA Compliance, SOX Compliance, PCI Compliance, SAS 70 Compliance Or SSAE 16 Compliance Is Required. You can get more information on all the cloud offerings as well as contact options for more information on the Cloud Hosting pages at Connectria. ********************************* [read] Keywords: ibm
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Shutting down LotusKnows.idonotes.com
Wed, Nov 16th 2011 12:10p Chris Miller Back in 2009, Lotus launched a huge (semi) marketing campaign called Lotus Knows. It was meant to bring a new marketing angle and awareness to the Lotus brand. Well Lotus has been slowly sun setting everything to do with it, so I am closing down the LotusKnows.IdoNotes.com aggregator and will be reviving it as IBMSocialBiz. The LotusKnows account on Twitter points everyone across after a long hiatus and the Facebook page is now closed: Hello FB Fans, The LotusKnows team wants to thank you [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IBM now grades developers on their coding skills, what about your company?
Mon, Nov 14th 2011 11:33a Chris Miller In a recent article written by Network World, it highlights how IBM has started grading the developers that write the code that drives the products. Using the Cast platform, IBM managers can analyze how a developer pieces code together, for instance, and make a quantitative determination of the developer's abilities. The system can review the code's performance, security and technical depth -- gauging, for instance, whether the code going to have a lower cost of maintenance in the long term. [read] Keywords: ibm
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For $7500 you too can be a Redbook Author
Thu, Nov 3rd 2011 11:53a Chris Miller I was intrigued by the offer that came in from IBM to all business partners about Redguide opportunities via the IBM Redbook program. Apparently you can now write a guide that uses your company solution and have it placed in the free resource site we all love called IBM Redbooks. Now, for the first time, your company can leverage the IBM Redbooks brand and audience by creating an IBM Redguide publication featuring your solution and how it solves challenges and provides unique business value. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Security Alert: Sametime servers with LDAP authentication configured
Thu, Oct 27th 2011 12:47p Chris Miller IBM has released a public security notice and reference for Sametime servers that utilize LDAP as the authentication source. Much thanks to Integrasys for finding and bringing this to the eyes of IBM. DESCRIPTION: The Sametime server contains a configuration servlet that is accessed by several Sametime server processes. By default, this servlet does not require authentication, which could potentially allow an unauthorized user to obtain read access to configuration data. Administrators are advi [read] Keywords: ibm
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October 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Wed, Oct 26th 2011 2:05p Chris Miller In this October 2011 issue I discuss the XWork Server in the editorial section and then: * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: The Words On My Buttons Are Gone * How To Be NICE * Quick Tip: Making Your Searches More Productive * From the IdoNotes Mailbox Do not forget to watch the "What's New in Lotus, Domino, Traveler & IBM XWork Server 8.5.3" webcast that was on October 4th from Consultant In Your Pocket. [read] Keywords: admin
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BlackBerry launches Business Cloud for Office 365
Tue, Oct 25th 2011 12:58p Chris Miller Research In Motion joins the rank of software and hardware vendors handling their own BlackBerry cloud services with the beta launch of integration with Office 365. BlackBerry Business Cloud Services is available at no additional charge to Microsoft Office 365 Midsezed Business and Exterprise plan subscribers. This secure service, hosted by Research In Motion (RIM), directly links Microsoft® Exchange Online with BlackBerry smartphones to offer reliable, mobile access to synchronized email, cal [read] Keywords: blackberry
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Ok is it an application or database or now both?
Tue, Oct 18th 2011 12:30p Chris Miller I had my posting yesterday on the licensing of the IBM Xwork Server in regards to the system databases and found myself trying to explain something else in the document I am writing. The terminology used by Lotus to define what we have known for years as a database. Starting in Version 8 the UI changed and what we knew as Notes databases became applications. With the release of the IBM XWork Server, we now refer to a collection of databases as applications for licensing requirements. L [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM Xwork Server - no you cannot replicate admin4 and others
Mon, Oct 17th 2011 8:00a Chris Miller While reading more and listening to the webcasts given by IBM on the new IBM XWork Server, something was sticking in the back of my mind that was missing. I couldn't place it till this weekend. The license agreement has a few restrictions as expected. You cannot partition the code, nor can you replicate or cluster with other non-XWork server. I fully agree and understand. However this is where I caught a small wording issue. Replication of the Program is permitted only with Licensees cor [read] Keywords: adminp
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IdoNotes Episode 114 - IBM Timeflash launches
Tue, Oct 11th 2011 12:49p Chris Miller Looking around the public side of Lotus Greenhouse, there is some recent public postings on the wikis and such about a new labs experiment called IBM Timeflash. It is basically a competitor to Plancast and Lanyrd which build timelines around events, conferences and more but extending some areas to include timers, countdowns and the ability to draw in iCAl feeds. Timeflash is a social microcalendar that allows you to publish your upcoming or past events to your social network, while keeping [read] Keywords: ibm
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"What’s New in 8.5.3 Notes, Domino, Traveler & XWork Server" - REPLAY online
Wed, Oct 5th 2011 1:34p Chris Miller We are happy to announce that the full recording of the "What's New in 8.5.3 Notes, Domino, Traveler & IBM XWork Server" from Consultant in Your Pocket is online and ready for streaming. Look for details surrounding IBM XWork Server, the entitlement for IBM Lotus Connections and mobility discussions around iOS, Android and Symbian. Brought to you by Connectria, you leader in IBM software and hardware hosting. [read] Keywords: connections
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The new IBM XWork Server is fully announced - details
Sun, Oct 2nd 2011 10:24p Chris Miller With an early morning surprise, Ed Brill made the announcement of the IBM XWork Server. By license, an IBM XWork Server is an application server only that is licensed on a fixed-term, per-install basis. No PVUs, no CALs (see, I listen!). Just a fixed annual license of approximately US$2,000 per server install. That's it. We have been patiently sitting on this news that brings a Domino based server to the masses for a fixed price, with the name Lotus removed. This allows enterprises, ISV's a [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM XWork Server news added to Oct 4th webcast
Wed, Sep 28th 2011 9:41a Chris Miller We are pleased to announce the addition of the announcement of the IBM XWork Server to the What's New in Notes, Domino, Traveler & IBM XWork Server in 8.5.3 webcast from Consultant In Your Pocket. This webcast will feature a panel of IBM business partners giving their opinions on enhancements, features and more. Plus tons of news on the IBM XWork Server. We have also added Marie Scott from Virginia Commonwealth University to the panel! Registration for the webcast is open! It w [read] Keywords: domino
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IdoNotes Episode 113 - BlackBerry Bold 9930
Tue, Sep 27th 2011 8:12a Chris Miller I had the opportunity to open and review a BlackBerry Bold 9930 in this first of two parts. I have some thoughts on the sizing of the device, the touch and keyboard, the lack of international power adaptors like other previous BlackBerry devices I have owned and all the specs that are listed. This episode covers everything up to activation, which we will cover in part 2. But if you want to see more on BlackBerry tips, applications and news you should be subscribed to BlackBerry Today! [read] Keywords: applications
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September 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Mon, Sep 26th 2011 10:25a Chris Miller In the September 2011 edition I cover architecture review in the editorial and the following: * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Single Sign-on and Active Directory * What Is the Sametime Proxy? * Quick Tip: Searches Against Non-existent Databases Can Cause High CPU * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: A List of Authorized Sametime Users ******************************* Do not forget to sign up today for the "What's New in Notes, Domino & Traveler 8.5.3" webcast on October 4th. It will fe [read] Keywords: admin
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Out of Office for Lotus Notes as an iPhone app
Mon, Sep 19th 2011 12:35p Chris Miller I was surprised to see this sneak under the radar and not get too much press. Extracomm, out of Canada, has pushed out an iPhone application that allows you to manage your Lotus Notes Out of Office (OOO) functionality. From the below diagram courtesy of their site, there is both a client and server piece that runs to interact with OOO It runs as a Domino servlet, so the engine on the server must be enabled and outside of that nothing more needs to be done after the installation except [read] Keywords: domino
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IdoNotes Episode 112 - the Mary Beth Raven goodbye hello
Wed, Sep 14th 2011 11:39p Chris Miller I had the pleasure of sitting down via video with Mary Beth Raven to celebrate 14 years of Iris Lotus and IBM history and all of her UI deisgn accomplishments. She is embarking on a new journey but we will consider her part of the Yellowverse forever! Watch and listen as we recap her job history, amazing transition from her academic background, yellow clothing and futures. While her new blog is not live yet, you can always find her on twitter! [read] Keywords: ibm
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NotesIn9 - the screencasts on XPages you should be watching
Wed, Sep 14th 2011 12:39p Chris Miller With all of the talk around XPages this and Xpages that, every developer should be subscribed to Notes In 9 from David Leedy. With over 34 episodes already completed, you can jump-start your understanding of what XPages has to offer and how to use all sorts of little control thingys I have no clue about. You can find Notes In 9 the following ways: the blog site on iTunes on SpikedStudio on YouTube Spiked Studio Productions is proud to have Notes In 9 as part of the network with other sh [read] Keywords: notes
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What’s New in Notes, Domino & Traveler 8.5.3 webcast on Oct 4th
Tue, Sep 13th 2011 11:11a Chris Miller We are pleased to announce the What's New in Notes, Domino & Traveler 8.5.3 webcast from Consultant In Your Pocket. This webcast will feature a panel of IBM business partners giving their opinions on enhancements, features and more. Registration for the webcast is open! It will be held Oct 4, 2011 at 10am CST. You can stream any previous webcast at the Consultant In Your Pocket site. Recent webcasts include: What's New in Sametime 8.5.2 DDM & DCT : What a Team Social [read] Keywords: domino
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August 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Wed, Sep 7th 2011 11:11a Chris Miller In the August 2011 edition I cover some thoughts on all the user groups popping up plus the following: * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Notes Standard and Published Citrix Apps * Domino Web Access and Archives * Quick Tip: Mail Quotas and Out of Office * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Sametime Problem After Upgrade to 8.5.2 ************ You can head over now to watch the AusLUG 2011 keynote and NerdGirls panel in streaming HD! Edited, produced and brought to you by Spiked Studio Prod [read] Keywords: admin
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NerdGirls video replay from @AusLUG 2011 featuring @runningkathy @notesgoddess and @marybethraven
Wed, Sep 7th 2011 8:11a Chris Miller I had the pleasure of providing the technical assistance to make this happen. The NerdGirls held another session at AusLUG 2011 by including a local panel of 4 people, then video conferencing in Mary Beth Raven, Kathy Brown and Susan Bulloch (her voice but as shown in the videos as Spankford Blogmonkey). So headed over to Spiked Studio to see the session and check out all the other shows that are available to subscribe or stream including: IdoNotes NotesIn9 by David Leedy TheSocialNetworker [read] Keywords: blackberry
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AusLUG 2011 keynote replay featuring @EdBrill is online
Tue, Sep 6th 2011 10:07a Chris Miller Spiked Studio Productions was happy to be able to provide some technical help while in Sydney at the kick-off year for AusLUG 2011. Not only was the keynote address with Ed Brill recorded and streamable in HD, the NerdGirl panel will be online shortly as well. So headed over to Spiked Studio to see the keynote address from Ed Brill and check out all the other shows that are available to subscribe or stream including: IdoNotes NotesIn9 by David Leedy TheSocialNetworker BlackBerry Today TheSo [read] Keywords: blackberry
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Classic line from Sametime wiki about Sametime Classic
Mon, Aug 29th 2011 7:11p Chris Miller While reading a document in the Sametime wiki I ran across this gem of a line Sametime 8.5.x includes a Classic Meeting server. You can upgrade to 8.5.x and continue using Classic Meetings if you do not want to use the new Sametime 8.5.x meetings. However, your meeting environment will be outdated So if you run the current version of the software, you are outdated. [read] Keywords: sametime
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BlackBerry Today Episode 8 is out - with dancing
Thu, Aug 25th 2011 11:07a Chris Miller We had a blast recording this one, including a live interview with Paul Steel, Research In Motion, while at IamLUG. You can catch him in the middle of the show. Pay special attention to about minute 13:30 for twenty seconds or so. There is dancing that just has to be seen. Make sure you head over to Spiked Studio to watch all of the shows, subscribe in SD on iTunes, HD on Playbook or stream it anytime in HD format from Vimeo, Mevio or YouTube. [read] Keywords: blackberry
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Participate in a Lotus User Experience Study
Wed, Aug 24th 2011 2:59p Chris Miller Lotus is looking for volunteers to submit for a futures usability study. It runs this and next week. Details below! The Lotus User Experience Research team is conducting user research the week of August 22nd (extending to the week of Aug 29th as needed) and is looking for participants. You will be asked to attend a 60-90 minute online session (connection details to follow) where strategic design direction, encompassing multiple IBM products, will be shown and discussed. We are looking [read] Keywords: domino
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IdoNotes Episode 111 - Plantronics Voyager Pro UC v2
Wed, Aug 24th 2011 1:49p Chris Miller I have the pleasure of getting my hands on a Plantronics Voyager Pro UC version 2 to work with. This one adds a bunch of capabilities I talk about in the video. If this works as good as the first and also adds function, I will be switching over to this full time while on the road. Disclosure: The links to the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC v2 are Amazon affiliate links. [read] Keywords:
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Micro-communities: Consume Better Content Faster! at #sxsw (voting time)
Thu, Aug 18th 2011 10:23a Chris Miller I am happy to be back on the panel picker again this year for SXSW. This time it is for a session titled Micro-communities: Consume Better Content Faster, I first wrote about this back in late 2008 and have expanded more over the years, and maybe I was ahead of the curve saying this would be the way to consume information. Here is the abstract: for SXSW 2012 that I need your vote on: Content is being created at incredible rates across multiple networks. You have the drive and need to be pa [read] Keywords: community
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BES vulnerability announced around image processing
Mon, Aug 15th 2011 8:15a Chris Miller Image rendering could allow remote code execution on the BES server: Vulnerabilities exist in components of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server that process PNG and TIFF images for rendering on the BlackBerry smartphone. The BlackBerry® Mobile Data System – Connection Service component processes images on web pages that the BlackBerry® Browser requests. The BlackBerry® Messaging Agent component processes images in email messages. There is an update available across the board found righ [read] Keywords: agent
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July 2011 Sys Admin Tips is out on LotusUserGroup.org
Wed, Aug 10th 2011 2:18p Chris Miller I forgot to mention that the July 2011 edition had come out covering the IBM Champion program and the following: * From the Editor: Chris' 32.5000 SOS * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Performance Problem! * IBM Collaboration Solutions * Quick Tip: All-in-one Admin Agent Troubleshooting Tool * From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Lotus Traveler and Android ************ You can head over now to watch the IamLUG 2011 keynote in streaming HD! The keynote was amazing, given by Brian Cheng of IBM. [read] Keywords: admin
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IamLUG 2011 keynote replay went live. Brian Cheng rocked
Mon, Aug 8th 2011 10:26a Chris Miller I think the bar has been set for awesome keynote addresses in the IBM Lotus world. Brian Cheng took the stage and hands-down on all evaluations did an amazing job. Demo upon demo and interaction with the audience. The team was appreciative to have him there to begin with, but this topped it off. I will post a full rundown of the event soon enough. I am still recovering. More sessions are coming online to be streamed and I will link them soon. Head over and watch the keynote replay in [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotus Search Android app statisitcs and updates
Fri, Jul 29th 2011 11:42a Chris Miller Back at the beginning of July, we launched the FREE Android app version of the Lotus Custom Searches. The response has been great. The idea was to test having the technical content you need at your fingertips. The searches include the following options: Lotus Custom Blogger Search - The ability to search across over 300 Lotus related blogs, technical resource sites, whitepapers and more Sametime search - The ability to search across blogs and technical sites only related to Sametime [read] Keywords: domino
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LotusLive to Webdialogs meeting glitch
Tue, Jul 26th 2011 8:44a Chris Miller For quite some time this glitch has existed as Lotus brings together LotusLive Meetings and the Webdialogs meeting services. If you properly log into LotusLive and attend a native LotusLive Meeting, then all is well. You can tell it is native as the meeting number will be formatted xxx-xxx. However, if you are being redirected to Webdialogs the meeting number will be XXXXXX with no dashes. What happens is the following if you log into LotusLive and then get redirected: Your name g [read] Keywords: lotus
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IdoNotes Episode 110 - IBM "Formerly Lotus" Protector?
Thu, Jul 21st 2011 7:21p Chris Miller An email came in inviting me to participate in a webinar for IBM Messaging Security Solutions. Surprisingly the content is about Lotus Protector, presented by IdoNotes webcast fame Sean Brown. So I started the trek to find more about IBM Messaging Security. I was slightly confused in what fit where and if IBM Lotus Protector was losing the Lotus name as the next in the list since Connections and Sametime. Link to webcast on August 2nd with Sean Brown. Why IBM Should Retire the Lotus Brand [read] Keywords: connections
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Book review: Booze and Burn by Charlie Williams
Wed, Jul 20th 2011 10:12a Chris Miller I admittedly was taken aback at the first few pages of Booze and Burn by Charlie Williams. I did not read the first one where the main character was introduced. We expect an author to follow some normal grammar and flow. We rank and rate on storyline, character definition and plot. This book has plenty of character definition, a main plot and some good side ones that build the storyline. The grammar is where many readers run screaming away. The author takes you into a one on one conversatio [read] Keywords:
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IdoNotes Episode 109 - Community calls take a change
Tue, Jul 19th 2011 9:23p Chris Miller When I went to pull up the call information on the monthly Lotus community call for IBM Collaboration Solutions (formerly the Lotus technical and Education calls) there was a change to the process. It went from totally anonymous to registered only. Did this have anything to do with the results from last month? I blogged "How Lotus fits into the IBM social strategy - finally explained" back on June 28th. [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Win $500, open bar and more with GBS poker night
Mon, Jul 18th 2011 3:11p Chris Miller GBS has partnered with IamLUG to bring a poker night to the first 80 attendees that register for this special extra event while there !! GBS is sponsoring a Texas Hold'em tournament at IAMLUG in St. Louis this year during the evening on Monday night August 1'st. We will be giving away a total of $1,000 in GBS Visa Gold gift cards, including our grand prize of a $500 Visa Gold gift card! Space is limited, so please make sure to register early. Oh by the way, did we mention the free snacks [read] Keywords:
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Free Android app for custom Lotus searches launched!
Wed, Jul 6th 2011 7:19a Chris Miller Through the development skills of OzzyDeveloper, I am pleased to announce the launch of the free Lotus Custom Search application for Android. OzzyDeveloper took the custom searches you find on the right side of my blog and moved them to a mobile web Android application. We are happy to give you this application for free. Look for more additions to the application! What is included? Lotus Custom Blogger Search - The ability to search across over 300 Lotus related blogs, technical resourc [read] Keywords: domino
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Lotus reduces the requirements to be Lotus certified
Fri, Jul 1st 2011 12:37p Chris Miller This snuck under my radar, but one of my team here at Connectria caught it. Lotus has decided to adjust the requirements DOWN to achieve certification levels. The IBM Certification Program for Lotus Software is working on the restructuring of the Lotus Notes Domino 8.5 Certification paths for both Application Developers and System Administrators. After receiving feedback from the certified community, examining the requirements of both job roles and taking into account the monetary cost of taki [read] Keywords: domino
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BlackBerry Today Episode 6 - 100,000 strong and growing!
Thu, Jun 30th 2011 2:24p Chris Miller If you have not see BlackBerry Today video podcast from Spiked Studio Productions, you are missing out on a fast growing video show. It was happily announced that in just the first 5 episodes over 100,000 downloads have been done across HD, SD and streaming combined. You can subscribe via the BlackBerry Podcast application (both HD and SD) , iTunes, Techpodcasts and more. You can also stream in HD via YouTube, Vimeo and Mevio. Head over to see the latest episode or subscribe. You can al [read] Keywords: application
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