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Back on the Ice in Antarctica
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Domino 8 Upgrade/Implementation on System i Webcast
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Tsar by Ted Bell
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What Does the Future Hold for Palm?
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 31
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Using a New Browser? You May Not Like On-line Shopping
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 46
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Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
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e-Discovery And Apple
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Hotel Options for Lotusphere 2009
Thu, Oct 23rd 2008 270
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The Future of Domino Administration
Tue, Feb 12th 2008 246
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The "Yellow Bubble" and A Lack of Participation
Sun, Sep 21st 2008 230
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Look What I Found When Cleaning
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Lotus Notes and HTML E-Mail
Thu, Sep 11th 2008 191
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You Have One Hotel Option for Lotusphere 2009
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LotusScript Error Codes Revealed
Mon, May 12th 2008 175
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Can You Top This Quote?
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Something You Won't See At Lotusphere
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The Tools Every IBM Lotus Domino Administrator Should Know - and How to Configure Them
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Back on the Ice in Antarctica 
Mon, Dec 1st 2008 10:59p Gregg Eldred
My friend, Dan, is working in Antarctica again this year. He is an air traffic controller, helping to land the aircraft (planes and helicopters) on, literally, an ice runway.
I think that he told me that internet connectivity isn't as good as it was last year (budget cuts?), so I don't think that he is blogging his adventures. But at least he found time to post some pictures. [read] Keywords: blogging
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Domino 8 Upgrade/Implementation on System i Webcast 
Mon, Dec 1st 2008 10:29p Gregg Eldred
Run Domino on, arguably, the best platform;
iSeries? IBM has a webcast that will be of interest to you.
This Webcast is scheduled for December
11, 2008. The length is 1.5 hours with a Q&A session following
the presentation. Please be sure to use the RSVP link below before
the Webcast to register and receive the dial-in details. As always,
there is no charge for participating.
Title: Domino 8 upgrade requirements/implementation on System i
Date: December 11, 2008 (Tuesday)
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Tsar by Ted Bell 
Mon, Dec 1st 2008 12:02a Gregg Eldred
I was provided an advanced reading copy
of Tsar
by Ted Bell. This is the fifth novel in the Alex Hawke series and it continues
the tradition Bell has developed of action and suspense using plausible
plots concerning world events.
In Tsar, Alex Hawke, a modern James
Bond character, is recuperating on Bermuda after his injuries suffered
in the novel Spy.
During his recovery, he meets a beautiful Russian artist, Anastasia Korsakov.
As the novel progresses, you discover that Anastasia, "Asia"
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What Does the Future Hold for Palm?
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 4:49p Gregg Eldred
I have long had an affinity for Palm devices, which has led me to my current smartphone, the Palm 755p. But, as everyone knows, the market hasn't been good to Palm lately. They are competing against the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android devices. And the results haven't been pretty-Palm currently holds about 8.5% of the smartphone market, a distant third behind Apple and RIM.
An article on Internetnews.com is less than rosy about Palm's long term viability, saying:
"Palm lacks differentiation, [read] Keywords: apple
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Using a New Browser? You May Not Like On-line Shopping
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 3:49p Gregg Eldred
Something I didn't think about: the "new" browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari may limit your enjoyment of on-line shopping this holiday season. From an article on Marketwatch.com:
The 2008 web browser explosion could not have come at a worse time: the most important online holiday shopping season ever. As a result, some online shoppers will be faced with website pages that load slowly, are missing text or graphics, or even fail to complete the checkout function.
"This year more than e [read] Keywords: firefox
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Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 1:59p Gregg Eldred
In a quest to continue reading most
of Dean Koontz' early novels, this one was written in 1991, I picked up
Cold
Fire.
Jim Ironheart is a very unique person; A voice drives him to save people.
He doesn't know when the voice will move him, but when he hears it, he
is single minded in his desire to get to a specific place to rescue someone.
The introductory act of heroism is the saving of a child from being killed
by a drunk driver in Portland, Oregon. It is during this action that a
reporter, [read] Keywords: |
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e-Discovery And Apple
Wed, Nov 26th 2008 12:09a Gregg Eldred
The Industry Standard has a very interesting, and cautionary, story concerning Apple and their lack of an e-mail retention policy.
According to a recent legal filing . . . in the Psystar vs Apple antitrust case, Apple employees are responsible for maintaining their own documents such as emails, memos, and voicemails. In other words, there is no company-wide policy for archiving, saving, or deleting these documents.
In additon to specifically talking about Apple, the article links to several [read] Keywords: apple
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Watchers by Dean Koontz
Tue, Nov 25th 2008 11:49p Gregg Eldred
A man is hiking in a remote area of
California when he discovers a dog. As Travis attempts to continue along
the path, the dog blocks him. When he tries to "outsmart" the
dog, it seems to be a step ahead of him, refusing to allow him to continue.
And then the woods get really quiet. The dog growls. The hair on the back
of Travis' neck rises, so does yours. Something very unpleasant is out
there, watching, stalking. Thus begins an incredible journey for Travis
and the dog (later named "Einstein" [read] Keywords: |
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What Else Can You Do With an iPhone?
Mon, Nov 24th 2008 11:39p Gregg Eldred
If you are grilling your Thanksgiving turkey (and I do), you can use your iPhone to check recipes, how to carve it, and more: [read] Keywords: iphone
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College Visits - Part II
Mon, Nov 24th 2008 11:10p Gregg Eldred
The "Six Colleges in Three Days" Tour ended Saturday evening.
The Flickr Set includes photos from this tour as well as the one we did in October.
This tour started at Miami University on Thursday morning (we drove down Wednesday night) with a classroom visit. It didn't go well, as the class they chose for us was only taught on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. However, we were able to fill the time with an admissions interview and time with the Marines in the NROTC program. While talking wi [read] Keywords: google
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How Well Do You Know Blackberry Admin?
Mon, Nov 24th 2008 10:19p Gregg Eldred
The latest Blackberry Newsletter included a little quiz (9 questions) to gauge how well you know Blackberry Admin and to promote Blackberry Training and Certifications.
Link: Blackberry Certification [read] Keywords: admin
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Instructor-Led Online Training for Lotus Software
Tue, Nov 18th 2008 11:29p Gregg Eldred
IBM Lotus® Training is now offering some of our most popular courses in an exciting new learning format, Instructor-Led Online (ILO). Students get the benefits of being in a classroom with the convenience and cost savings of online training.
The current list of courses include:
WPV61 - IBM WebSphere Portal V6.1 Application Development (ILO)
WPV62 - IBM WebSphere Portal V6.1 Application Development (ILO)
QR700 - Administering IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1 Services for IBM Lotus Domino
QR800 - Adminis [read] Keywords: collaboration
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When Words Fail
Tue, Nov 18th 2008 10:49p Gregg Eldred
As has been reported in the blogosphere, the Lotusphere 2009 Content Team is asking all registered attendees to select the sessions you are likely to attend. As you look through the list, if you hover over a session, it will expand to show you the session speakers and the abstract. It works on all of the sessions except one:
Even with this session lacking a description, I selected it. I remember having peanuts thrown at me at a particular session a few years ago, shortly after the speaker a [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Database Maintenance in the Middle of the Day?
Tue, Nov 18th 2008 12:39p Gregg Eldred
It seems to be fine for the people at Twitter! [read] Keywords: database
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Blackberry Storm vs. Apple iPhone
Mon, Nov 17th 2008 11:39a Gregg Eldred
On November 21, RIM will be releasing the Blackberry Storm through [read] Keywords: apple
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Sunday PostSecret
Sun, Nov 16th 2008 10:40p Gregg Eldred
Today's Sunday PostSecret is a good one:
While I haven't come across Post-It notes in any of the books I have borrowed from the library, I have come across bills, library cards, photos, and, most recently, a shipping order from Amazon.com (all of these items, I believe, were used as bookmarkers). The really strange thing about the Amazon receipt was that it was delivered to a person that lives in a house we once owned.
Technorati tag: PostSecret [read] Keywords: notes
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Hotel Options Continue to Change for Lotusphere2009
Sun, Nov 16th 2008 10:29p Gregg Eldred
It seems that everyday, the hotel choices change for Lotusphere. A few days ago, you only had one choice if you were staying from Saturday through Friday. Now, there are a few more options.
And you still have several choices if you are staying from Sunday through Thursday:
It looks like more rooms are being made available as registrations increase. Or people are cancelling. But I think it is the former.
Make your hotel reservations before you get closed out of Disney properties (n [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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You Have One Hotel Option for Lotusphere 2009
Thu, Nov 13th 2008 8:49a Gregg Eldred
Still thinking of attending Lotusphere 2009? If you want to stay at a Disney property, one that is served by the Lotusphere shuttle service, you now have only one option: Port Orleans, if you want to stay from Saturday through Friday.
Technorati tag: lotusphere2009 [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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The Register: IBM Lotus preps small biz software appliance
Wed, Nov 12th 2008 10:19p Gregg Eldred
As only The Register can do, Timothy Prickett Morgan has written an article for them on Lotus Foundations. The opening paragraph sets the tone:
It's pandemonium out there. Cats are living with dogs. There's chocolate in my peanut butter. Software units are selling servers and calling them appliances.
To add further weight to what Ed and Bilal have been saying, The Register, being The Register, is a bit more blunt:
The Lotus Foundations appliance, which is made in IBM's factories in China, i [read] Keywords: domino
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The Perfect Holiday Gift?
Wed, Nov 12th 2008 12:19p Gregg Eldred
Have you noticed that Duffbert and I read and review books? Based on the hits from Planet Lotus, you haven't. :-) But that isn't stopping me from a recommendation.
While I haven't read this book, I think that it will make a perfect holiday gift idea either for yourself or someone you know: Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert!
From Scott Adams himself:
It's heavy. It's handsome. It's 576 pages with nearly 4,000 of my best Dilbert comics. It's the book that took me 20 years to write, and it [read] Keywords: lotus
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One Reason Twitter Is Worthwhile
Tue, Nov 11th 2008 10:09p Gregg Eldred
Because you don't get thoughts like this any other way: [read] Keywords: twitter
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developerWorks: How large databases uniquely affect IBM Lotus Domino server performance
Tue, Nov 11th 2008 12:39p Gregg Eldred
Michael Lee has just posted the article, How large databases uniquely affect IBM Lotus Domino server performance, on developerWorks:Lotus. From the introduction:
Understanding the effect of large databases on IBM® Lotus® Domino® performance is becoming a prominent challenge for many administrators. This article explores the different ways in which large databases can degrade performance and examines potential solutions to realize maximum performance.
. . . One of the main problem areas is [read] Keywords: document
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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 11:20p Gregg Eldred
After completing the current books in
Patterson's Maximum Ride series, I was told that I should read the latest
"teen" novel by James Patterson (and Michael Ledwidge), The
Dangerous Days of Daniel X. Like
Maximum Ride, Daniel X will be a series of at least three books. But Patterson
and Ledwidge will have to release the next two without me.
Daniel X is a fifteen year old orphan
with some supernatural powers. These powers; shape shifting, telekinesis,
and the ability to create animate objects [read] Keywords: python
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Darkfall by Dean Koontz
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 10:39p Gregg Eldred
There are times when I find that I need
to change my reading habits a little. Usually in those instances, I turn
to a genre that I haven't read in a while. This time, I was in need of
some horror. A recent
review of Darkfall,
by Dean Koontz, by Thomas Duff "Duffbert," was all I needed to
pick this book up.
Jack Dawson is a recent widower with two children, Penny and Davey and
a New York detective. He and his partner, Rebecca Chandler, are called
to another grisly murder scene. The body count [read] Keywords: |
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New Notes.INI Parameters for Domino 6.5.5
Fri, Nov 7th 2008 1:19p Gregg Eldred
I know that this is probably information
that you really don't need, as you are using Domino 7 or 8. While looking
through the Fix
List for Domino 6.5.5, to
see if that release would correct an issue with a server running Domino
6.5.4, I noticed that there are quite a few new notes.ini parameters for
that release. Here is the list of new notes.ini settings for Domino 6.5.5: [read] Keywords: domino
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Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 11:10p Gregg Eldred
Books:
A Memoir, by Larry McMurtry,
is a book that may not appeal to a lot of people, maybe not even to hard-core
McMurtry fans. However, I found it highly entertaining and enjoyable.
McMurtry has penned a book detailing his life with books; as a buyer and
seller of used, rare, and antique books and as a book lover. His life with
books started when he was the recipient of a wonderful gift from his cousin.
On his way to enlist in World War II, Larry's cousin stopped by their house,
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SnTT - Hiding Person Documents in the Domino Directory
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 10:40p Gregg Eldred
Apparently, there are Domino Administrators
that sometimes have a need to "hide" Person Documents in the
Domino Directory. For whatever reason (probably, these are people that
have been terminated), they still need mail delivered but do not want others
to be able use the addresses when sending mail internally. How can this
be accomplished?
One option is to change the Person Document to put a "z" in front
of the last name:
Once saved, the Person Document will go to the end of the Domi [read] Keywords: administration
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"Sirius"-ly Conflicted
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 9:59p Gregg Eldred
Back in September, I told you about
a new radio station on Sirius:
Recently, the programmers at Sirius have added another 24/7 station dedicated
to one band:
My commutes are now a flurry of jumping from Channel 29 to Channel 12 and
back again.
While I certainly understand that I could have the same experience with
a properly loaded iPod, there is just something better about satellite
radio. Those two stations, alone, are worth my yearly subscription.
Technorati tag: Sirius [read] Keywords: ipod
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Lotusphere 2009 Pricing Reminder
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 4:50p Gregg Eldred
Where did the time go?
After tomorrow, November 7, the price to register for Lotusphere
2009 goes up to $2,095. From
the Lotusphere
Registration web site:
Rates and Dates:
* Now until November 7th, the fee is $1,895 USD. This is
the lowest individual fee available.
* On November 8th, the fee will increase to $2,095 USD.
* And on January 16th, the full conference fee of $2,295
USD will apply.
Let's go kids: Register!
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Updated Hotel Options for Lotusphere 2009
Wed, Nov 5th 2008 12:40p Gregg Eldred
Wow, what a difference a few short weeks make.
Back on October 23, there was a waitlist at the Dolphin if you were staying from Saturday through Friday. Now look at the hotel options:
Saturday through Friday:
And Sunday through Thursday:
Saturday through Friday, the Dolphin, Swan, and Yacht Club are full, and Port Orleans is waitlisted. Decide to curtail your conference by a couple of days, and the Dolphin and Swan are full. I'll say it again:
Make your hotel reservations before [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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New Lotus Certifications - Notes/Domino 8.5, Connections, and Quickr
Wed, Nov 5th 2008 11:59a Gregg Eldred
From a newsletter
I received from LotusUserGroup.org:
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The final months of 2008 are exciting times for the Professional Certification
Program for Lotus Software and, by extension, for the Lotus certified community.
In December we will be announcing the arrival of three completely new certifications,
all in the System Administration space. They will be related to the following
products: IBM Lotus Connections 2.0 and IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1. There [read] Keywords: administration
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Lotus Protector for Mail Security
Tue, Nov 4th 2008 10:39p Gregg Eldred
Announced at Lotusphere 2008, Lotus
Protector is "... a new line of security offerings to complement
customer investments in IBM Lotus Domino® software. Lotus Protector is
an integrated suite of messaging security offerings that will augment the
security of the Lotus Domino e-mail environment, protecting the information
assets of an organization everywhere in the messaging chain."
Other than the IBM site, where it looks
like you can purchase Lotus
Protector for Mail Security, I
haven't found [read] Keywords: domino
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Fortune: Nine Top Tech Flops
Tue, Nov 4th 2008 6:59p Gregg Eldred
Fortune has a fun little article on the 9 Top Tech Flops for the holiday gift giving season. No surprise that the Zune, pictured above, is on the list. And I will say this: If I open a gift, and it is a copy of any operating system, on Christmas day, there will be words.
Link: Fortune: 9 Top Tech Flops [read] Keywords: |
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Vanishing America by Michael Eastman
Mon, Nov 3rd 2008 11:10p Gregg Eldred
No matter where you live, you probably
pass buildings that have seen better days on your daily commute. If not
buildings, then maybe signs, whether they are on billboards or sides of
buildings. All of these items harken back to an earlier time; a time when
the area was more vibrant. Now replaced by suburban shopping malls, a changing
population, or economics, these store fronts and signs are falling into
our distant memories. With Vanishing
America: The End of Main Street,
Michael Eastman captur [read] Keywords: |
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eWeek: Microsoft's Exchange Isn't the Only Way to Get the Message Out
Mon, Nov 3rd 2008 8:59a Gregg Eldred
Jim Rapoza, writing for eWeek.com, has a review of two messaging platforms that provide "compelling alternatives to Microsoft Exchange." Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.2 is one of the two alternatives.
There's this application I need to tell you about. It lets people collaborate and connect online. They can share and collaboratively edit documents and applications, they can engage in group forums and discussions, and they can network with, follow, and find experts in the company. It has presence b [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Outlets To Go from Monster Power
Thu, Oct 30th 2008 10:39p Gregg Eldred
Some of the people that I follow on Twitter are frequent travellers. Before leaving on a week long trip, I asked how they are able to charge all of their electronics using the limited number of accessible power outlets in hotel rooms. One of the them recommended the Monster Power Outlets To Go.
If you are a frequent traveller, this is an excellent power strip. While it "only" has 3 outlets, they are more than enough for your power needs. Two on one face, one on the other, means that any power [read] Keywords: blackberry
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A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage
Thu, Oct 30th 2008 10:10p Gregg Eldred
If you have never enjoyed reading history,
this book may change that. But be forewarned, as you read this book, you
may develop a thirst for the beverages that are being discussed.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Stone-Age Brew
Chapter 2: Civilized Beer
Chapter 3: The Delight of Wine
Chapter 4: The Imperial Vine
Chapter 5: High Spirits, High Seas
Chapter 6: The Drinks That Built America
Chapter 7: The Great Soberer
Chapter 8: The Coffeehouse Internet
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Video Chat Enabled Plug-In for Sametime Connect Client
Thu, Oct 30th 2008 8:59a Gregg Eldred
Want to leverage your use of Sametime and Sametime Connect? A new article posted on developerWorks:Lotus, authored by Hiroaki Komine, Developing your video chat-enabled plug-in application on IBM Lotus Sametime Connect, will show you a pretty cool way to extend the product.
Now, Lotus Sametime 8.0, the latest version of the product, released in November 2007, offers additional enhancements to its product features and extensibility. This article describes the Lotus Sametime telephony API and SP [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Woot Weads The Wire
Wed, Oct 29th 2008 10:19p Gregg Eldred
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire.
WASHINGTON (UPI)—NPR, Harris Corp. and Towson University said they are teaming up to simulcast the first live, captioned radio broadcast for the deaf and hard of hearing.
This bold step forward will allow the deaf to hate Clear Channe [read] Keywords: |
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LinkJam and IdeaJam Logo's
Tue, Oct 28th 2008 9:30p Gregg Eldred
Who says that you shouldn't have fun with your logos?
Nice "holiday" logo's from the fine folks at Elguji Software. [read] Keywords: ideajam
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SnTT - Counting Folders and Views in a Database
Mon, Oct 27th 2008 8:49p Gregg Eldred
A Notes user calls to say that when he clicks to expand his Folders in his Inbox, nothing appears. I try it, and get the same result. A look at the design of the mail file shows a "few" folders. I am not counting the number of Folders. A search of developerWorks:Lotus brings me to this code, courtesy of Paul Smerdon:
.lotusscript { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; }
.ls-comment { color: green; }
.ls-quote { color: black; }
.ls-datatype { color: black; }
.ls-operator { colo [read] Keywords: agent
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Hotel Options for Lotusphere 2009
Thu, Oct 23rd 2008 11:19p Gregg Eldred
We are just three short months away from Lotusphere 2009
If you are looking at hotel options, this is what it looks like today for Saturday through Friday:
And Sunday through Thursday:
Make your hotel reservations before you get closed out of Disney properties (not that there is anything wrong with any other property).
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Microsoft Critical Update - Patch Your Windows Servers ASAP
Thu, Oct 23rd 2008 4:49p Gregg Eldred
Microsoft has released a Critical Update today, for Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003. This is outside of their normal "Patch Tuesday" cycle. From the Security Bulletin:
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Server service. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an affected system received a specially crafted RPC request. On Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 systems, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability [read] Keywords: enterprise
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We Got Elephants!
Wed, Oct 22nd 2008 10:49p Gregg Eldred
Something you don't see everyday; Elephants in downtown Cleveland:
Ringling Brothers is in town and part of the show is to parade the elephants to the venue. I've always wanted to see the "Elephant Parade," but was always in the suburbs. Not this year.
And what follows the elephants?
A street cleaner. :-)
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A Weekend of College Visits
Tue, Oct 21st 2008 10:49p Gregg Eldred
It was long weekend. Four colleges in two days. Any more than that, and it would probably qualify as a marathon. Here is the route and the colleges:
View Larger Map Pictures from each are in this set.
First stop, Muskingum College, in New Concord, Ohio. Interviews, attended a class, toured the campus, and had lunch in one of the dining halls. Here is a picture of my fraternity house:
Once done, we headed west, to the Columbus suburb of Bexley, for Capital University. While on the tou [read] Keywords: google
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SnTT: Automatically Changing Sametime Status
Thu, Oct 16th 2008 3:59p Gregg Eldred
One of the questions I sometimes get asked after implementing Lotus Sametime is "Can Sametime automatically change my status after some time of inactivity?" This is a very useful feature, which would cut down on the number of times you ping someone, only to find out that they are out to lunch, in a meeting, or similarily indisposed. But can you do this in Sametime? Thankfully, the answer is "Yes," and there is a TechNote that spells it all out for you.
This feature became available in Notes [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Hurricanes and Web 2.0
Thu, Oct 16th 2008 1:30p Gregg Eldred
If you didn't know, one of the people in the Lotus Community, Fraziska Tanner, rode out Hurricane Omar yesterday on the tiny island of Anguilla. Thankfully, she and her family are fine.
However, if you were following her on Twitter, you would have gotten front row seats to the wrath of Omar.
Following her in the midst of the hurricane was maddening. The tweets were few and far between, probably due to the weather, cell coverage, need for safety, etc. During the silence, I was afraid of t [read] Keywords: lotus
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Comic of the Day
Thu, Oct 16th 2008 12:29a Gregg Eldred
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FAQ about Ultralite and iPhone
Tue, Oct 14th 2008 2:19p Gregg Eldred
A new TechNote has been published on iNotes Ultralite and the iPhone. From the TechNote:
What is iNotes Ultralite?
iNotes Ultralite is the new HTML only accessibility compatible web mail client within the iNotes Product family (formerly Domino® Web Access in earlier versions). It joins Full and Lite mode as individual products. The iNotes Ultralite product is supported on the Apple iPhone.
What version of Domino supports iNotes Ultralite?
iNotes Ultralite is available for the iPhone clie [read] Keywords: domino
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Domino and BES: Performance Best Practices
Thu, Oct 9th 2008 11:39a Gregg Eldred
A new article, IBM Lotus Domino with Blackberry Enterprise Server: Performance best Practices, authored by Aaron Payne, has been posted on developerWorks:Lotus. From the introduction:
This article is designed to act as a guide and reference paper for configuring BlackBerry Enterprise Server with IBM® Lotus® Domino®. It focuses on the load implications of running BlackBerry Enterprise Server within a Lotus Domino mail environment. It is designed to highlight areas where this load can be con [read] Keywords: domino
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Reliving Past Lotusphere's, Google Style
Wed, Oct 8th 2008 10:39p Gregg Eldred
Google has invited you to search their oldest available index, from January 2001. My search term, lotusphere, resulted in some fun hits:
Project "Yoda" - "is described as a suite of knowledge management capabilities for R5 that is intended to cement Lotus' leadership in the groupware market it inaugurated and still leads with 34 million seats." Was this a precursor to "Raven," which, I think, turned into Domino Discovery Server?
Lotusphere 99. I wonder if this will ever happen again (or [read] Keywords: domino
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The Deceived by Brett Battles
Wed, Oct 1st 2008 11:29p Gregg Eldred
I was very happy to see that Brett Battles
has penned a second novel featuring his "cleaner," Jonathan Quinn.
Quinn is hired to remove all traces of a crime or to make sure that there
are no loose ends. If there is a murder, he makes sure that the body is
not discovered and all traces of the deed are covered up. When he is done,
nothing can be traced to either him or his client.
The
Deceived opens with Quinn and
his assistant being called to dispose of a body that was found in a transcontine [read] Keywords: |
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New US Citizenship Test - How will you score?
Wed, Oct 1st 2008 10:49a Gregg Eldred
From PRWeb: As of Wednesday, October 1, 2008, there is a new United States citizenship test. During the examination, applicants must demonstrate an understanding of basic U.S. civics, history, and government. The test changes, instituted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will affect millions of immigrants in the U.S. who intend to become American citizens. Readers can test their civic skills in a quiz provided at CitizenshipU.com.
Ten Questions in the little quiz, and [read] Keywords: php
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developerWorks:Lotus Feedback Works
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 11:39p Gregg Eldred
Yesterday, when attempting to post a
reply in the developerWorks:Lotus forums, I was getting the error:
OpenForm&ParentUNID=D0DB6F00242FD790852574D3006FC6EA&Seq=1 HTTP
Web Server: Lotus Notes Exception - Error validating user's agent execution
access
I thought that it was me or my web browsers. After seeing that several
times, and not being able to post responses, I sent feedback to the forum.
Today, I received this response (emphasis, mine):
This should be fixed now. It was [read] Keywords: agent
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iNotes and iPhone Make Google News
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 4:29p Gregg Eldred
This is pretty cool.
Technorati tag: iNotes iPhone [read] Keywords: inotes
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Closing General Session Speaker
Mon, Sep 29th 2008 10:09p Gregg Eldred
This is an excellent idea: [read] Keywords: javascript
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Discussion Database - What is it Good For?
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 8:10p Gregg Eldred
Probably the most popular discussion
databases are the forums
at developerWorks:Lotus. But
what about inside your organization? I'll wager that you have your fair
share of them, but when were they last updated? Have you moved that information
to wikis? Much like most Web 2.0 initiatives, where you are hoping for
collaboration and sharing, most of those discussion databases have probably
been updated by just a few people. I can give you several examples of discussion
databases that were created o [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Admin2009/Developer2009
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 4:39p Gregg Eldred
Mark your calendars, boys and girls:
Make plans now to attend the 10th annual
Admin
training event held with Lotus
Developer2009 in Boston April
15-17, 2009.
We’re building an extensive agenda covering all the essential Notes and
Domino topics pertinent to your job. One registration gets you into your
choice of nearly 100 new and updated technical sessions, one-on-one consultations
with top experts, hands-on labs, networking opportunities and much more.
It’s the fastest [read] Keywords: admin
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Make Your Own Caption Time
Wed, Sep 24th 2008 11:50a Gregg Eldred
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I Am Spiderman
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 10:29p Gregg Eldred
Playing along with the meme, I took the Superhero Quiz and this is the result: You are Spider-Man
Spider-Man
65%
Superman
65%
Robin
55%
Supergirl
40%
Iron Man
40%
Green Lantern
35%
The Flash
35%
Catwoman
35%
Wonder Woman
30%
Hulk
30%
Batman
20%
You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz [read] Keywords: |
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Flickr Post of the Day
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 9:39p Gregg Eldred
The user, "blog1972," has a pretty funny photostream. [read] Keywords: |
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New York Times: IBM threatens to leave standards bodies
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 3:49p Gregg Eldred
It appears that the ratification of OOXML as a standard has made IBM rethink its membership in a few standards bodies. From The New York Times:
IBM is threatening to leave organizations that set standards for software interoperability because of concerns that their processes are not always fair.
IBM published a new set of guidelines it plans to follow, which include encouraging standards bodies to have rules to protect their decisions from "undue influence," a clear reference to competitor [read] Keywords: ibm
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Rumor: RIM to Support Mac
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 8:59a Gregg Eldred
From Ars Technica:
According to CIO, an anonymous source says that RIM will release a new set of tools to harmonize the BlackBerry with a Mac sometime in the first half of 2009. The tools will "address a number of longstanding complaints from Mac users," though details of the exact capabilities that RIM will bring to the table with its own software were not disclosed. "We know that we don't have an ideal solution for Mac users," the RIM source said. "It's something that's been on our radar sin [read] Keywords: apple
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The "Yellow Bubble" and A Lack of Participation
Sun, Sep 21st 2008 10:19p Gregg Eldred
The "Yellow Bubble," or the
most vocal people that you see on PlanetLotus,
has me perplexed. Not only that, but you can add some percentage of the
total Notes users (somewhere around 140 million).
IdeaJam
is a good site for an example. From what I have seen, and there are others
can be much more specific, it appears to me that the same people contribute
and vote. I understand that there is no closed feedback loop from IBM/Lotus,
but why aren't more people contributing to IdeaJam? Specificall [read] Keywords: domino
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Crocker Park Apple Store
Sat, Sep 20th 2008 2:33p Gregg Eldred
The new Apple store in Crocker Park.
Technorati tag: Apple Store Crocker Park [read] Keywords: apple
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Changing Your Sametime Password
Sat, Sep 20th 2008 8:59a Gregg Eldred
Nearly all software that requires a password allows the user to change their password within the application. Except Sametime (to my knowledge). I realize that the Sametime password is the same as the Lotus Notes internet password, and some education of the users will need to occur. But why can't we provide the user a way to change their Sametime password from within Sametime?
An excellent idea that deserves more attention.
Technorati tag: IdeaJam Sametime [read] Keywords: javascript
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Cleveland Geek Dinner or A Walk Down Memory Lane
Fri, Sep 19th 2008 2:19p Gregg Eldred
One of the "issues" with Geek Dinners, especially with people that have been in the business for a while (okay, a long while), is that computer trivia rears its ugly head. Case in point - we were talking about early personal computers, and I brought up this little beauty:
Yes, kids, that is the Plus Hardcard 20. The "20" means 20MB. From a description at the Personal Computer Museum:
The HardCard was essentially a smaller version of the Q500, designed to fit in an ISA slot, with an emb [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Thoughts From The NEOLUG Meeting
Thu, Sep 18th 2008 11:09p Gregg Eldred
Hopefully, other
bloggers
in
attendance
will
provide a some reviews of the NEOLUG meeting from today. For me, how about
some general thoughts/observations?
The Bloggers Roundtable, populated by the individuals linked above, seemed
to be a hit. The informality of the session, coupled with Chris' prepared
questions, allowed quite a bit of ground to be covered in a short period
of time. Unfortunately, Chris taped the session, which should provide the
blogosphere with some laughs. Probably at ou [read] Keywords: domino
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Smile When You're Lying by Chuck Thompson
Wed, Sep 17th 2008 11:39p Gregg Eldred
How can you pass up a book that promises ". . . a hilarious behind-the-brochures tour of picture-perfect locales, dangerous destinations, and overrated hellholes from a guy who knows the truth about travel?" After reading the cover, and some of the quick reviews on the back of the book, I decided that it was time to read some stories that travel editors refused to run from a prolific travel writer.
Contents: Introduction: You Deserve Better; "Welcome to Thailand, Ulysses S. Grant!"; Baked Al [read] Keywords: traveler
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Mixed Reactions Then "Goodbye" to the Seinfeld/Gates Ads
Wed, Sep 17th 2008 10:39p Gregg Eldred
A new Microsoft ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates has been released. I have seen the first ad, showing the two shopping for shoes, a few times. Not surprisingly, I am not alone when I say "I don't get it." The first ad of the campaign debuted September 4 during NBC's broadcast of the Giants and Redskins game. Microsoft's own Email to company employees said the first phase of the campaign was "designed to engage consumers and spark a new conversation." That it certainly did because blog [read] Keywords: apple
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SnTT: Outbound SMTP Authentication
Wed, Sep 17th 2008 10:09p Gregg Eldred
A question was posted to the Notes listserv today:
We are trying to configure a Domino 8 server to change how it handles outbound mail. Currently, it routes to a smarthost that just accepts all messages from the Domino server's address. The administrator for the smarthost is reconfiguring and they want the Domino server to authenticate when it connects to the smarthost (which is how their clients are required to send outbound messages). I don't have a Domino 8 server to look at, but my Domino [read] Keywords: connections
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AC/DC 24/7
Wed, Sep 17th 2008 3:59p Gregg Eldred
A new channel has been added to the
Sirius
Satellite service, Channel 29:
Hear the high voltage sounds of AC/DC 24/7, including classics like "You
Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black," and preview
tracks from Black Ice , the band's first studio album in eight years.
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