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Removing blog themes from Lotus Connections
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Atlanta WebSphere on Oct 7th: Smart SOA World Tour
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Improving the Lotus Connections InfoCenter with Twitter
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Agile Atlanta on October 27th: Hyperproductive Distributed Scrum Teams
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Collaboration University Day 3 recap
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Quickr feature voting at Collaboration University
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Cool Enterprise 2.0 chart
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An elephant never forgets?... but Exchange does
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Impact 2008 vs Lotusphere: Opening Session smackdown
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IBM shows Microsoft that social computing is about the people
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Setting up a WebSphere 6.1 cluster to restart automatically
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Dan Reeves Comes to You
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New Lotus product wikis encourage a better community
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MilkSync: Remember the Milk for Blackberry
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Essentials of Test Driven Development (TDD)
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What Twitter is for: Communities of Purpose
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 The Atlanta Lotusphere Comes to You Event has landed legendary NFL coach Dan Reeves as the keynote speaker!
I remember being at Lotusphere in 1999 watching the Falcons seal their trip to the Super Bowl.
Coach Reeves record speaks for itself:
- Was an All-Pro player for Dallas immortal Tom Landry.
- Led the Falcons to the playoffs (twice) and the Super Bowl, and became the NFL’s most successful coach with 167 wins.
- Won NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1993 (Atlanta) and 1998 (New York).
- Coached the Denver Broncos to five divisional titles and three Super Bowls.
For the keynote, he will deliver an inspiring on teamwork. Not only that, but he'll be on hand for photos and autographs.
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Removing blog themes from Lotus Connections 
Mon, Oct 20th 2008 8:51p Handly Cameron
Today, Stuart McIntyre and I worked together to solve an issue that is not currently documented for Lotus Connections. We wanted to remove one of the pre-installed blog themes.
The Lotus Connections InfoCenter has instructions on how to make a custom theme available to your users.
While these instructions tell you how to add a page, it does not address how to remove one of the built in themes.
Here is the procedure we worked out to remove an existing theme:
Turn on class reloading for [read] Keywords: admin
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Atlanta WebSphere on Oct 7th: Smart SOA World Tour
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 8:51p Handly Cameron
In celebration of the WebSphere 10th birthday, the Atlanta WebSphere Users Group is hosting the local edition of the Smart SOA World Tour. Come join us on October 7th to learn about exciting new announcements for WebSphere and Smart SOA.
Date: October 7th, 9 - 11 am.
Location: Optimus Solutions (22 Technology Parkway South, Norcross GA 30092)
Prizes!: IBM is supplying a variety of door prizes. Learn about SOA and win stuff too!
Speaker: Andrew Sweet, Director of SOA Strategy for [read] Keywords: ibm
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Improving the Lotus Connections InfoCenter with Twitter
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 8:52p Handly Cameron
Here is a short success story of how Twitter has delivered direct business value for me: Back at the end of July, I was working on an upgrade of a Lotus Connections system to version 2.0. As I walked through the upgrade steps in the InfoCenter, I encountered several typos and procedural issues. I posted some of my issues on Twitter and the resulting conversations on Twitter and email have resulted in a call this Friday with the Connections InfoCenter team and a few others, including Mitch Cohen [read] Keywords: connections
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Agile Atlanta on October 27th: Hyperproductive Distributed Scrum Teams 
Fri, Sep 19th 2008 8:48p Handly Cameron
Please join us for a special combined meeting of the Agile Atlanta group and the Turner Agile User group. This is a great chance to hear directly from one of the original Agile thought leaders! Hyperproductive Distributed Scrum Teams Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and the Agile Manifesto, will share his experience and insight from helping many companies around the world adopt Scrum and increase the performance of their development teams. When: Monday, October 27, 6:00PM Location: Techwo [read] Keywords: development
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Collaboration University Day 3 recap
Wed, Sep 10th 2008 9:05p Handly Cameron
Collaboration University day 3 sessions: The Future of Lotus Sametime (Kim Artlip, Worldwide Sales Leader) Kim demonstrated the business value of Sametime Advanced, including persistent chat, moderated chats, broadcast tools, instant polls, and more. Next was a review of the 2008/09 roadmap: Q4 2008: Sametime Advanced initial release, Standard and Entry 8.0.1 H2 2008: Sametime Unified Telephony, Sametime 8.0.2 (Citrix, better codecs, Sharepoint) H1 2009: Sametime "Next" (Web 2.0 browser integr [read] Keywords: admin
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Quickr feature voting at Collaboration University
Tue, Sep 9th 2008 7:59p Handly Cameron
The Quickr product team came to Collaboration University today to discuss new feature ideas with the attendees and get our vote on which features are important. This is a great move to include the community and gather insight to improve the product. Here are the top features the Quickr team is considering for future versions: ECM Integration Quickr DominoAutomatic Content Scraping (rules for moving Quickr content to ECM backends)Lotus Connections integration for Quickr Domino (Activities and W [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Collaboration University Day 1 recap
Tue, Sep 9th 2008 7:59p Handly Cameron
Collaboration University kicked off in Chicago yesterday. Here is a quick summary of the sessions I attended: Installing Sametime Advanced (Chris Miller) Chris (a.k.a. IdoNotes) ran through the complex and detailed Sametime Advanced install. It is nice that there is an easy Linux based appliance install to get things running for demos or small to medium deployments. Unfortunately, as soon as you need to separate a component like the database or spread out the components for scalability, you ar [read] Keywords: admin
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Collaboration University Day 2 recap
Tue, Sep 9th 2008 7:59p Handly Cameron
Collaboration University day 2 sessions: Clustering Lotus Quickr for Domino (Warren Elsmore) Warren gave a hands on demo of clustering Quickr. This is mostly the same as clustering Domino, so no major revelations for me. Leveraging the Dojo Toolkit, JavaScript and JSON in Quickr (Viktor Krantz) Viktor showed us in detail how he does much of the amazing stuff in the SNAPPS Quickr Templates. All of the source code is available as an open source download from the templates site. Firebug was the k [read] Keywords: administration
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Agile Atlanta on September 9th: Agile Metrics and Measurement
Thu, Sep 4th 2008 8:07p Handly Cameron
What better way to wrap up the Summer by coming to Agile Atlanta to hear Mike Cottmeyer help you learn how to use metrics and measurements with your Agile projects? Agile Metrics and Measurement Speaker: Mike Cottmeyer, leader of the APLN Atlanta group Date: September 9th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM-ISS (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) Agile delivers value through iteration and inspection. Agile reporting is the key that will unlock that value and make your projects manageable again. [read] Keywords: ibm
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APLN Leadership Summit is coming to Atlanta!
Thu, Jul 31st 2008 12:27p Handly Cameron
"Leading the Agile Transition" September 25th and 26th Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center summit.aplnatlanta.org We are proud to announce that the next APLN Leadership Summit is coming to Atlanta! For the past few years, local APLN chapters have organized and hosted regional Leadership Summits. These events have been very well received and attract fantastic speakers and exceptional local thought leaders. This is your chance to attend an Agile conference specifically designed to address the nee [read] Keywords: blogger
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Agile Atlanta on July 8th: Agile Architecture IS Possible
Fri, Jun 27th 2008 2:39p Handly Cameron
Before you start your Independence Day celebrations, don't forget to add the next Agile Atlanta meeting to your calendar! On Tuesday, July 8th, Mark Isham will us a special sneak preview of the presentation he is delivering in August at the Agile 2008 conference in Toronto. Agile Architecture IS Possible - You First Have to Believe! Speaker: Mark Isham Date: July 8th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM-ISS (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) Have you ever been told “Agile works great for UI, b [read] Keywords: ibm
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What Twitter is for: Communities of Purpose
Thu, Jun 26th 2008 4:03p Handly Cameron
David Cushman has blogged that Twitter Isn't About Conversation - It's About Forming Groups. This is a great point. Much of the value I get from Twitter is getting a feel for how the community is thinking about various subjects. Many times someone tweats on an idea or links to a new article which triggers a discussion and gets more new ideas flowing. ...Twitter is for forming groups - communities of purpose. Communities of purpose may be adhoc. They may come together to solve a shared problem [read] Keywords: community
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Cool Enterprise 2.0 chart
Wed, Jun 18th 2008 11:05a Handly Cameron
Michael Pincher linked to a cool Enterprise 2.0 Blueprint by R. Todd Stevens. This chart brings together a model of Business Drivers, Actors, Technology, Methods, and Value-Add for Enterprise 2.0. I have printed a copy for my wall as a great reference of all of the things to consider when bringing organizations up to speed with the latest in social and collaborative technology. Thanks R. Todd! [read] Keywords: collaboration
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New Lotus product wikis encourage a better community
Mon, Jun 16th 2008 9:36p Handly Cameron
As Ed Brill just pointed out, the Lotus DeveloperWorks team just changed all of the product wikis from the previous Confluence based engine to a new Domino-based platform. You can read details of all of the new features here. This is really a great step forward for the Lotus wikis. The previous implementation for the Lotus wikis was locked down pretty tight, did not do much to make the layout pretty or easy to read, and generally seemed pretty disorganized. In this new platform, Lotus and th [read] Keywords: administration
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IBM shows Microsoft that social computing is about the people
Mon, Jun 9th 2008 1:55p Handly Cameron
This morning, IBM and Microsoft presented Lotus Connections and Sharepoint in a head-to-head demo of social networking platforms. Of course, the play by play got published instantly on the public social networks. Apparently Microsoft focused on email and document management, which did not wow the crowd. IBM got points for talking about how social networking is about the people. Quotes included "MS failing dismally at showing off Sharepoint collab tools. IBM totally ate their lunch.". A few blo [read] Keywords: connections
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Agile Atlanta: Executable Specification and Behavior Driven Development
Thu, Jun 5th 2008 4:05p Handly Cameron
June's Agile Atlanta meeting is coming up on Tuesday! Executable Specification and Behavior Driven Development Speaker: Bob Vincent Date: June 10th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM-ISS (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) Bob will be presenting a paper he is delivering to the IBM Academy of Technology Agile Practices and Methods Conference. Upcoming Meetings: July 8th: Agile Architecture IS Possible - You First Have to Believe!, presented by Mark Isham (see http://submissions.agile2008.org/n [read] Keywords: ibm
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Setting up a WebSphere 6.1 cluster to restart automatically
Wed, May 21st 2008 8:43a Handly Cameron
Starting with WebSphere 6.1, the node manager and servers are no longer automatically installed as Windows services. This actually can resolve a lot of headaches caused if the services start in the wrong sequence. However, in many situations you do want everything to restart automatically, especially if your production server gets rebooted in the middle of the night! Here are the instructions to get the servers in a WebSphere cluster to recover automatically. We set these up on a Lotus Connecti [read] Keywords: agent
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Agile Atlanta on May 13th: Delivering Quality Software
Mon, May 12th 2008 11:37a Handly Cameron
May's Agile Atlanta meeting is coming up tomorrow night! Delivering Quality Software Using Agile Development Practices Speaker: Jann Thomas, a Development Manager for DataPath, Inc. in Duluth Date: May 13th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM-ISS (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) Delivering quality software on time is an art. Using development methods where weeks of testing follows weeks of development may have the following issues: The software team does not know when it is done, there is no [read] Keywords: ibm
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An elephant never forgets?... but Exchange does
Wed, Apr 30th 2008 9:13p Handly
Yet another article on how migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange destroyed the White House's ability to properly archive their email, as required by law. An elephant never forgets? George W. Bush's lost e-mails Maybe the headlines should be something about how using Exchange can lead you to criminal behavior ... [read] Keywords: lotus
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MilkSync: Remember the Milk for Blackberry
Thu, Apr 24th 2008 5:02p Handly
Remember the Milk is a wonderful service for managing my to do lists, for home and for work. I am not quite up to full GTD speed, but RTM is helping me get closer. Until now, I have been using the Blackberry's browser (or Opera Mini) to manage my lists while I am mobile or otherwise can't get to the nice AJAX UI on the main site. Yesterday, MilkSync for Blackberry was released which synchronizes my online tasks into the Blackberry Tasks application. Previously, I found Tasks to be not very usef [read] Keywords: ajax
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Impact 2008 vs Lotusphere: Opening Session smackdown
Mon, Apr 7th 2008 7:07p Handly
I know that the various IBM brands are always trying to out do each other. Here's my observations of the opening sessions at Impact 2008 happening this week at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas vs Lotusphere which was at Disney in Orlando back in January. Round One: Room Lotusphere: Lotus did not have a room available big enough for everyone and had to run the opening session twice. Impact: The MGM Grand arena comfortable fit all 6,500 attendees. Winner: Impact. The arena was really designed for a [read] Keywords: bluehouse
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Agile Atlanta: Project Steerage, Sliced Icebergs and Boiled Frogs
Mon, Apr 7th 2008 2:44p Handly
April's Agile Atlanta meeting is coming up on Tuesday! Project Steerage, Sliced Icebergs and Boiled Frogs: How you can introduce Scrum and save your ship Speaker: Ken Ritchie Date: April 8th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM-ISS (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) Did you ever find yourself working on a company internal project? Were there any risks or issues concerning requirements, scope, budget, tools, expertise, team turnover, progress, or expectations? Was the project ever re-scoped, re- [read] Keywords: ibm
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Heading to Impact 2008, getting started with Twitter
Sat, Apr 5th 2008 1:17p Handly
I am packing this afternoon to go to IBM's Impact 2008 conference in Las Vegas. After a few slow years of too much marketing hype, this year's conference is packed full of good technical content. Using the online scheduling tool, I have 3 - 4 conflicts on almost every presentation slot. Even better, they have great keynote speakers, Drew Carey is hosting the whole week, and the B52's are playing the party as one of the first shows after their new album release. During the conference I will be [read] Keywords: ibm
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Essentials of Test Driven Development (TDD)
Sat, Apr 5th 2008 8:45a Handly
Over at Object Mentor, Tim Ottinger has a great post giving a quick reference for Test Driven Development. TDD on Three Index Cards I'll be sure to reference this the next time I'm in coding mode. [read] Keywords: development
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Dan Reeves Comes to You
Tue, Feb 19th 2008 11:52a Handly
The Atlanta Lotusphere Comes to You Event has landed legendary NFL coach Dan Reeves as the keynote speaker! I remember being at Lotusphere in 1999 watching the Falcons seal their trip to the Super Bowl. Coach Reeves record speaks for itself: Was an All-Pro player for Dallas immortal Tom Landry. Led the Falcons to the playoffs (twice) and the Super Bowl, and became the NFL’s most successful coach with 167 wins. Won NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1993 (Atlanta) and 1998 (New York). Coached th [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Upgrading Lotus Connections Profiles to 1.0.2, take 2
Mon, Feb 18th 2008 3:19p Handly
I posted previously on how to update the Lotus Connections database schema from version 1.0.1 to 1.0.2. Over on the Lotus Connections Forums, Henry Walther posted that he found the original files in the TDI directories. For others, here is the location of the files: C:\Program Files\IBM\TDI\V6.1\tdisol\TDI\database\db2 I did a comparison between my version and this one and the EMPLOYEE columns are the same. Interestingly, the Lotus version does not include expanding the description and experi [read] Keywords: connections
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Agile Atlanta on Feb 12th: Lightning Talks
Fri, Feb 8th 2008 11:55a Handly
Wow, it has been a great month for Agile in Atlanta! We have heard great presentations from both Mike Cohn and Mary Poppendieck and next week, we get to hear from yet more great speakers! Meeting details: Lightning Talks Speaker: You! Date: February 12th, 6:45 PM Location: IBM (6303 Barfield Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328) What are Lightning Talks? Lighting Talks are quick presentations, usually 5 minutes, but we'll probably be fine with anything from 1 - 10 minutes. Basically, you have time t [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Comes to You, Atlanta
Fri, Feb 8th 2008 10:58a Handly
This year's Lotusphere included many exciting announcements from IBM and Lotus. Several years of work integrating SOA and the Eclipse platform into the Lotus products has opened up many new possibilities for delivering greater business value through social networking and composite applications (think business mashups). If you couldn't make it to Orlando, Optimus Solutions is hosting the Atlanta Lotusphere Comes to You on March 4th at the Crown Plaza Ravinia. Join us and you will hear: IBM expe [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Upgrading Lotus Connections Profiles to 1.0.2
Fri, Feb 8th 2008 7:08a Handly
In the last week, I've been upgrading several Lotus Connections 1.0.1 installations to version 1.0.2. As part of this process, there is a missing sql script needed to upgrade the Profiles database to include a few column changes and updates. The only script that is provided by the update is peopledb.db2, which is used to create a whole new Profiles schema using create table and related statements. This script will not work to update existing data tables since you would have to drop your tables [read] Keywords: connect
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Upcoming Agile events in Atlanta
Fri, Feb 8th 2008 7:07a Handly
January is turning out to be a very Agile month in Atlanta! In addition to the APLN board meeting being held here this week, there are two presentations and a couple of courses coming up that should help people working on implementing or improving Agile with their organization: January 15th: Mike Cohn presents at Agile Atlanta on Succeeding With Agile: A Guide to Transitioning and Improving Transitioning to an agile development process is unlike most transitions an organization may make. Many t [read] Keywords: development
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