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Interesting anniversaries today - November 10th
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SNTF: How to stop your BES from trying to access a Domino Server
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Anyone using Domino Admin client R7 in a mixed R6.5/7 environment?
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Twelve years ago
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My Lotusphere Abstracts are now on IdeaJam - Please vote on them!
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What a day to work with IBM/Lotus!
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The Cost of Lotusphere 2009
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A new chapter begins... TODAY!
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Lots of movement in the Lotus world
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HELP! What are your mail quotas?
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Best Practices for ACL settings on Domino mail files?
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'Swing and a miss' as a Lotusphere Presenter
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Lotusphere 2008: I hope you had the time of your life
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Lotusphere in a batch!
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Problem with an agent found in a TechNote
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Happy Birthday Bruce Elgort
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I love Skype, but am surprised that it's not already on my calendar (I'm such a bad friend)...
According to his profile, today is Bruce Elgort's birthday! Happy Birthday Bruce... and many more!
Make sure you stop by his blog and wish him a happy birthday!
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Lazyweb: Can anyone help me find these Domino stats? 
Wed, Nov 19th 2008 7:51a Ray Bilyk
Our administration team received a request to find out the following stats: Average number of in-box messagesAverage number of items in Notes mail foldersAccording to the person making the request, "These do not need to be exact numbers, just as close as possible without taking too much effort to get the answers." I can't wrap my mind around how to even begin... can anyone help me? [read] Keywords: administration
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'Swing and a miss' as a Lotusphere Presenter
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 8:52p Ray Bilyk
It looks like I'll be looking at Lotusphere from the outside again (unless I get some help from up above). My three submissions for sessions were a 'thanks, but no thanks'. Congrats to all of you who got selected to present! It's an honor to be selected. It looks like it will be the best Lotusphere yet!!! [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Interesting anniversaries today - November 10th 
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 11:53a Ray Bilyk
The US Marine Corps were organized on this date in 1775. I've had an opportunity to meet a few marines over my lifetime, and for every Marine I've ever met, I was glad they were on our side defending our country and its interests.
Also on this date in 1969, 'Sesame Street' debuts, but for the life of me, I still can't tell you how to get there... but I keep looking (and watching)!
On a more somber note, on this date in 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks on Lake Superior, killing 29 crewm [read] Keywords: |
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SNTF: How to stop your BES from trying to access a Domino Server
Fri, Nov 7th 2008 3:54p Ray Bilyk
It's been a while since I've done a 'Show-n-Tell', and I meant to do this a few weeks ago, but 'baby' happens...
One of our sites were going to have major electrical work done over the weekend, which meant that the Domino Server at that site would have to go down.
We had no problem with this, but the BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) was going to scream that it could not access the data for those users located there. We had to find a way to prevent the BES from kicking back error after er [read] Keywords: domino
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Anyone using Domino Admin client R7 in a mixed R6.5/7 environment?
Fri, Nov 7th 2008 6:51a Ray Bilyk
All of our clients are R6.5 right now, but we want to start testing any changes for a possible R7 client release. There are also colleagues that are interested in getting their certifications upgraded for R7 before the end of the year.
So does anyone know of any issues with R7 clients accessing R6.5 Domino Servers? Oh, and before you ask, we are in the process of upgrading our servers to R7, but it may not be until January 2009. [read] Keywords: admin
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Twelve years ago 
Sun, Oct 12th 2008 10:51p Ray Bilyk
Twelve years ago, I married my best friend. She has always been the one to bring me back when I'm in a real dark place. She has been the mother of my two beautiful children. In some cases, she has been simply 'my partner in crime'.
Jennifer, you keep getting more beautiful each day. I was the luckiest man in the world from the time we started dating. Thank you for the wonderful ride so far (including having to have our anniversary dinner today while I was 'on call'... and having to reschedule o [read] Keywords: reservation
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My Lotusphere Abstracts are now on IdeaJam - Please vote on them!
Fri, Sep 26th 2008 5:52p Ray Bilyk
Go forth and vote...
I submitted my abstracts to IdeaJam. Please go there and vote (hopefully to PROMOTE) on them. While they're there, check out some of the other ones as well. Comments are very appreciated. By the way, you don't have to attend Lotusphere to vote on these:
This is one I didn't submit as an actual BOF, but I still think that it would be fun to do... What do you think? [read] Keywords: javascript
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ideajam.net
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And now I wait... Lotusphere gods, I call on thee!
Fri, Sep 26th 2008 3:43p Ray Bilyk
I submitted 3 abstracts. I hope that
at least one of them is accepted... [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Lotusphere 2009 Abstract Submissions due this Friday at 12 Noon
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 8:52p Ray Bilyk
With all the excitement of the new edition to the Pridelands, I've been out of the loop with respect to the Lotusphere Abstract deadline. My employer is almost certainly not sending me, so I was banking on trying to present again. What I was not banking on was my braincells being fried from lack of sleep. I know I have until Friday, but I didn't have a useful idea to present before my wife had the baby...
Oh mighty Lotusphere gods, inspire me to have something that I can present as an abstract ( [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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What is Baby Boy (aka TBA) Bilyk's name, and why?
Fri, Sep 19th 2008 9:49p Ray Bilyk
As Jennifer and I were trying to come
up with a name, we wanted to use my father's name somewhere, but not as
his first name. My Dad changed his name to Ray, but we want to use his
original name. Here is the meaning of the middle name from Think
Baby Names:
It is of Latin origin, and its
meaning is "citizen of Rome". Variant of Romanus; the name of
several obscure saints and a pope. Rome was the center of the Roman Catholic
faith. In the ancient world, Roman citizenship represented an ideal sta [read] Keywords: |
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We're having a baby on Twitter
Thu, Sep 18th 2008 8:48p Ray Bilyk
Because my wife is awesome and we want to share this with our friends, I've been using Twitter to update everyone on what's going on as my wife gives birth. Of course, I'm dropping off during the real important stuff, but while we're waiting for the medicine to kick in, feel free to follow us on http://www.twitter.com/TheLionKing. If you want to catch up with this morning's tweets, check them out at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=TheLionKing.
Thanks for following along. I'll pass along any c [read] Keywords: twitter
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From GeniiBlog: What it means to be an American
Thu, Sep 11th 2008 8:55p Ray Bilyk
Thanks to Ben Langhinrichs at Genii Software, he reminds us (courtesy of Craig Ferguson from the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) what it means to be an American and what our responsibilities are as American citizens. Step over to Ben's blog and take a look... NOW! Thanks Ben!!! [read] Keywords: archive
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Kiara's First Day in 1st Grade
Tue, Aug 26th 2008 10:30a Ray Bilyk
Kiara's First Day in 1st Grade
Originally uploaded by Ray 'The Lion King' Bilyk
Since Phil Randolph published his 'first day of school' photos, I thought that I'd publish my one. She was excited, but a bit nervous... first grade isn't all 'fun and games' you know...
She still started it with a smile though! [read] Keywords: |
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Recalled Pockets!
Thu, Aug 21st 2008 11:49p Ray Bilyk
The USDA is recalling Hot Pockets! Finally! Someone has heard the warnings of Jim Gaffigan: [read] Keywords: application
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HELP! What are your mail quotas?
Wed, Aug 20th 2008 2:31p Ray Bilyk
Please take 30 seconds... Can everybody just reply with what their mail quotas are set to in their environments? Another option is email raybilyk at gmail dot com. Your response is much appreciated! [read] Keywords: notes
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Happy Birthday Declan!
Fri, Aug 15th 2008 6:32a Ray Bilyk
Happy birthday to the man that makes my blogging possible... the main man behind Blogsphere, Declan Sciolla-Lynch! Cheers to you! [read] Keywords: blogging
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You can rent this space for 30 days. Interested?
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The Cost of Lotusphere 2009
Thu, Aug 14th 2008 9:29p Ray Bilyk
Pretty soon it will be upon us... Lotusphere 2009! It looks like some of you are already making plans. For those organizations that may have a few dollars in the budget, let me ask:
How much will Lotusphere 2009 cost? How much will tickets cost? How about rooms? Any costs that people have encountered that they didn't expect?
Another question... I know that people have come up with presentations on why they should go to Lotusphere... Where are they? If there can be a 'centralized' location for a [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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UPDATE: TSM for Domino mail servers
Mon, Aug 11th 2008 9:48p Ray Bilyk
Thanks to Keith Brooks, Jim Casale, Rob McDonagh, and Chuck Dean for their comments and advice on this issue, which involved a comment from Tivoli Support that stated that we had to remove Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) because of issues with backing up our Domino Server with TSM. Based on your suggestions, we tested running Remote Desktop with the /console switch. It worked as you all said... THANK YOU!
I knew I could depend on my friends in the community. [read] Keywords: domino
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Anyone out there using TSM for Domino mail servers running on Windows?
Wed, Aug 6th 2008 3:48p Ray Bilyk
We're being told by TSM Support that we cannot use Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) to remotely access our servers to perform backups and restores. The symptom is that during the backup, it would not backup what are considered to be the normal Domino database files while a server is up and running (log.nsf, names.nsf, etc.). The log indicates the error 'database is currently being used by someone else'.
I find this really hard to believe... Does anyone have any thoughts? Is anyone else out the [read] Keywords: domino
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Happy Birthday Devin Olson!
Fri, Jul 18th 2008 7:09a Ray Bilyk
Happy Birthday to Devin Olson, my brother-in-beer! Hope that you have a great day and may God grant you many happy years! [read] Keywords: |
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My nephew is affecting the political landscape!
Thu, Jul 17th 2008 6:28p Ray Bilyk
My nephew, Jim Vote, discovered something that will truly affect a ballot proposal here in Michigan. Take a look at it here. Great job Jim! [read] Keywords: |
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The coolest thing to see
Wed, Jul 16th 2008 9:04p Ray Bilyk
the coolest thing to see is when you are just sitting and all of a sudden your belly is doing the wave. when the baby moves it is like a ripple affect. It just amazes me. Not only am I feeling this baby but everyone else can see him move. thanks for listening to me go on. take care, Jen [read] Keywords: |
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Allow me to introduce you to...
Wed, Jul 9th 2008 12:04a Ray Bilyk
...Baby BOY (aka 'TBA') Bilyk! Here are some ultrasound pictures taken this morning.
We just found out that we're having a boy! We've got a lot of shopping for boy clothes now, but it's worth having a balanced male/female ratio in the Pridelands! [read] Keywords: |
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amazing thing that I seen in our family room
Wed, Jul 2nd 2008 11:44p Ray Bilyk
Wow I was getting Kiara and I ready
to finally go to bed. It is pouring outside and has been raining
hard all night. I Opened the family room doors to see how high the
water was in our back yard. As I closed the doors and was ready to
leave the room I notice out of the side of my eye something hopping. I
thought great its a cricket and I am not going to be able to sleep. I
turned on the lights and it is a very tiny frog. It was the size
of my vitamins. It was trying to get back outside so [read] Keywords: |
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Happy Birthday Bruce Elgort
Wed, Jul 2nd 2008 12:05p Ray Bilyk
I love Skype, but am surprised that it's not already on my calendar (I'm such a bad friend)...
According to his profile, today is Bruce Elgort's birthday! Happy Birthday Bruce... and many more!
Make sure you stop by his blog and wish him a happy birthday! [read] Keywords: profile
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Bug bite part 2
Mon, Jun 30th 2008 6:49p Ray Bilyk
Wow Kiara's eye is very swollen and
we will be seeing a doctor tomorrow. It is bigger today than
yesterday. It almost looks as if she has a black eye. [read] Keywords: bug
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Bug bite
Mon, Jun 30th 2008 12:22a Ray Bilyk
Hi everyone is there any suggestions
you can send to me. Kiara had a bug bite on the side of her face
by her eye before she went to sleep. She woke up with her eye swollen
and the bite is swollen. I gave her allergy medication but don't
know what else might help. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance. [read] Keywords: bug
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About my toe
Tue, Jun 10th 2008 9:47p Ray Bilyk
Thanks to everyone. I think I just have a very bruised toe. I am able to walk on my foot without any pain. I am just glad it is summer. I can wear my flip flops and not have to worry about my toes being pushed together. I am also glad that Ray lets me stay home and be with Kiara. I don't have to worry about shoes in the house. His favorite thing to say (bare foot and pregnant) that is what I am most of the time since I am home a lot. [read] Keywords: |
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How can you tell if you broke a toe or two?
Sun, Jun 8th 2008 2:10a Ray Bilyk
I was walking into our family
room and hit my foot on the corner of the couch and heard a big crack.
The two toes next to the big one are in lots of pain and being pregnant
I can only take tylenol. I can move them but it is painful and they
are swelling. Putting ice on it only makes them throb more. Wow
I feel like a little kid complaining. I am going to try to
put a pillow under it and try to sleep. Any advise is welcomed.
Take care and God bless,
Jen [read] Keywords: |
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How ironic...
Sat, Jun 7th 2008 7:48p Ray Bilyk
How ironic...
Originally uploaded by Ray 'The Lion King' Bilyk
The special beer at Fort Street Brewery the same week as ILUG. We celebrate ILUG over here as well! [read] Keywords: ilug
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Best Practices for ACL settings on Domino mail files?
Fri, Jun 6th 2008 1:31p Ray Bilyk
Twitter seems to be acting up, so I guess I'll ask it here: Does anyone know of any best practices regarding the Administration Server for a mail file. I'm especially interested in anyone's experiences with setting the reader/author fields settings there. [read] Keywords: acl
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Congratulations Detroit Red Wings - Stanley Cup Champions!
Thu, Jun 5th 2008 7:13a Ray Bilyk
Hey hey Hockeytown!
Congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings for winning the Stanley Cup in a great series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Congratulations to Henrik Zetterberg for winning the Conn Smythe award for most valuable player. This gives the Wings their 11th Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history.
The parade will be on Friday at 11AM. The Detroit TV stations will probably stream it live on their websites. Leave a comment if you would like links. [read] Keywords: |
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I can't seem to blog from Flickr anymore
Tue, Jun 3rd 2008 6:13a Ray Bilyk
I've tried to blog from Flickr as I've done before, but I'm having problems. Flickr said that it's worked, but I can't find the blog entry...
Any thoughts?
UPDATE: I went to the 'All Documents' view in Blogsphere, and the blog entries are there, but they claim to use the 'Blog' form instead of the standard 'content_BlogEntry' form. Any thoughts now? [read] Keywords: blogSphere
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I didn't mean to be one of 'those guys'
Tue, Jun 3rd 2008 6:13a Ray Bilyk
I didn't think that the title would
be a big deal...
At least Planet
Lotus thinks I'm hot... [read] Keywords: lotus
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What a day to work with IBM/Lotus!
Mon, Jun 2nd 2008 2:06a Ray Bilyk
As of this morning, we can download Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 Public Beta... and you can download Lotus Symphony 1.0! Busy download weekend for me! [read] Keywords: domino
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I lost a friend and a mentor today
Thu, May 29th 2008 6:20p Ray Bilyk
As you grow up around the Knights of Columbus, you learn who is talking to you, and who is talking DOWN to you. Sir Knight John Pociask never talked down to me, even as a kid. When I became a Knight, he still would find a way to keep me humble. He would listen to me when I would complain about something, then he'd tell me to snap out of it. He was a friend to my family, and knew how to tell a good joke. He worked hard, then enjoyed the rewards of that hard work, including a very fast car that go [read] Keywords: |
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Amazing Feeling
Wed, May 28th 2008 3:07p Ray Bilyk
Yesterday was the first time I could
see and feel the baby kick me. Wow it was great. I keep
trying to have Kiara or Ray try to feel the baby but they might get
a little twich but not much feeling but of course I was alone both times
I saw the kick. The kicks are very hard to me but I am hoping soon
that Kiara and Ray can feel the baby like I can. We are going to
be in our 24th week tomorrow.
We have started D-junking our room that
will be the new office. Wow the stuff you collect o [read] Keywords: office
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Memorial Day - A day to give thanks and remember
Mon, May 26th 2008 1:25p Ray Bilyk
On this Memorial Day, I want to give thanks to all of those soldiers who defend and protect my family and me. I've always admired those that could do this... because I know that I can't. My heart also goes out to those families that have loved ones that are not with them because they are away defending our nation's interests, and those that will not see those loved ones again. My father fought in World War II and my father-in-law fought in two tours of Vietnam. I've also got former Squires (and [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 8 (final) - Big Buck Brewery
Wed, May 21st 2008 8:25p Ray Bilyk
We stopped off at Big Buck Brewery in Gaylord. I had the raspberry wheat and Jim had the Blackriver (oatmeal) stout. Very good! We also had crackers, cheese and venison sausage, some beer cheese soup and venison reubens. Very tasty, even if our bartender tried to charge is for an extra beer. It was an excellent day, and now we have just one hour left of driving until we get to the Mackinac Bridge to go to St. Ignace. We'll see you all tomorrow! [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 7 - Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus and Grill
Wed, May 21st 2008 7:25p Ray Bilyk
We stopped in Frankenmuth to have quick one. Jim is drinking the .38 Special Bitter and I'm having the Farmhouse Ale. Both are much better than at Redwood Lodge. Good atmosphere, but most of these places are looking at me funny when I pull out my Michigan Brewers Guild membership card to get $1.00 on my first pint. It's starting to tick me off! [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 6 - Redwood Lodge
Wed, May 21st 2008 6:47p Ray Bilyk
Jim and I were expecting more. A couple of brewmasters recommended this place, but the beers were just okay. I had a Kolsch while Jim had an English Ale. To put it simply, they were nothing to write home about, especially considering all of the award banners hanging from the ceiling. Oh well... At least we can say we went there. [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 5 - Rochester Mills Beer Company
Wed, May 21st 2008 2:33p Ray Bilyk
Just finished Rochester Mills Beer Company. I had a Cherry Cream Ale, and Jim had a Wheat beer. Thanks to signing up for their Text message E-Club, we were able to get a sample of their ESB and the Stout. I thought that the wheat had a funny odor, but it tasted okay. The Cherry Cream Ale was okay, but nothing to write home about. Had a boring talk with someone about gambling. We stoprd for gas, and now we're off! [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 4 - Black Lotus Brewery
Wed, May 21st 2008 1:26p Ray Bilyk
Just left Black Lotus Brewery. We both had a delicious Black Forest Oatmeal Stout! Great hospitality from the Brewmaster/co-owner. We discussed the World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, the Michigan Brewers Guild and the Summer Beer Festival. A cool conversation! We also tried a classic Belgian Strong Ale! 12%.... Yikes! Glad it was just a sample. [read] Keywords: lotus
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Tour de Hops - Stop 3 - Copper Canyon Brewery
Wed, May 21st 2008 12:30p Ray Bilyk
Just left Copper Canyon. Great beers! I had a Belgian with Rose Petals while Jim had a great beer called Summer Zest. He really liked it! Thanks to the hospitality of Brewmaster Todd, we also tried a MeinBock. The beers were only $2.50 each! You gotta go there! Thanks again Todd! [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 2 - Motor City Brewing Works
Wed, May 21st 2008 10:35a Ray Bilyk
At Motor City Brewing Works now, which is located near the Wayne State University campus. I tried a sample of the Old Gear Oil (Flemish Sour Brown), but it was too sour for me (Kiara will love it when she's old enough). Instead, I had a Summer Brew, and Jim had a GhettoBlaster. Jim called my beer an Oberon Lite, but said it was good. It is! [read] Keywords: |
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Tour de Hops - Stop 1 - Fort St Brewery
Wed, May 21st 2008 10:05a Ray Bilyk
One brewery down, 6 to go. My nephew, Jim, had the Monte Christo and a Turbo Sasparilla, while I had a Brewery Burger and a Keppen Farm Stout. We both had Beer Cheese soup. Jen joined us on this first stop. She had the Chicken Fried Chicken and a iced tea. Of course, the beer and food was excellent! Brewmaster Doug was there to wish us well on our journey. [read] Keywords: |
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I'm carrying high as well
Thu, May 15th 2008 10:27p Ray Bilyk
As you can tell, my wife is pregnant. We are expecting in September. We are excited but nervous.
My wife is new to the blogging game, and she couldn't remember how to access the blog as her. (Say it with me, 'Click the location indicator, choose your location, then type in your password.) More end user training... but she pays well!
And for the record, I AM carrying high, but that's because I need to start pushing away from the computer and start exercising. I'M FRIGGIN' HUGE! [read] Keywords: blogging
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WOW! BABY COMING SOON
Thu, May 15th 2008 5:48p Ray Bilyk
I am excited but scared we are now 22 weeks and I can feel the baby moving and sometimes its a little painful. I don't remember feeling this way with Kiara but all babys are diffrent. I am carrying high and everyone except the doctors say its a boy but I will be happy with a girl or boy I don't care.
Thanks for listening to me bable. Jen [read] Keywords: |
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Problem with an agent found in a TechNote
Tue, May 13th 2008 6:28a Ray Bilyk
I'm working with a customer that has an issue with their calendar. They were moved to a different OU, and now some of the calendar entries cannot be changed by their assistant. I found a technote on it with some LS to use to report and/or correct it:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&context=SSKTWP&dc=DB520&dc=DB560&uid=swg21258435&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en&rss=ct475lotus
When I run it, I'm getting the following error message:
"Maximum number of memo [read] Keywords: agent
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How did I forget? Happy Birthday JimE!
Fri, May 9th 2008 9:05p Ray Bilyk
I don't know how I forgot, but Happy Birthday Worthy Faithful Navigator, Past Grand Knight, Past State Chief Squire, Brother, Best Friend and Nephew Jim Vote! What kind of brother am I? I'll make it up to you at the Island! [read] Keywords: myspace
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Notes/Domino Application Developer needed in Southeast Michigan
Thu, Apr 10th 2008 5:43a Ray Bilyk
Yesterday, I met Mark Duane, Business
Development Manager from Custom Business Solutions. He asked me if I knew
anyone that is a Lotus Notes/Domino application developer who is interested
in a new job. I told him that I would pass along his information in order
to help him out. If you are interested, contact him at 800.765.4305 or
248.478.5300 x103. You can also email him at duanem(at)Custom-IT.com .
By the way, Custom
Business Solutions is located
in Novi, Michigan.
It's great to hear that L [read] Keywords: domino
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Problem with my BlackBerry
Mon, Apr 7th 2008 6:40p Ray Bilyk
Anyone know how to fix this? (I reloaded the BlackBerry OS already): Name: NullPointerException GUID: 9c3cd62e3320b498 Time: Apr 07, 2008 07:48:47 No detail message net_rim_bb_apps_framework-3 DefaultSendThread$SendThreadCollector run 0x154E [read] Keywords: blackberry
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Problem with a delegated user accessing calendar entries of a renamed user
Wed, Apr 2nd 2008 3:10p Ray Bilyk
Anyone not working with Lotus Notes/Domino can ignore this blog entry. For the rest of you, I've got a problem... (Just one? Ha ha!): I have a user that moved to a different OU (via AdminP). This user had their calendar managed by someone else. For some reason, the AdminP request "Rename person in calendar entries and profiles in mail file" either didn't happen or never got requested. (The OU change occurred over 30 days ago.) I was engaged when it was discovered that the Mail file owner f [read] Keywords: adminp
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Happy Birthday Tawnya!
Tue, Apr 1st 2008 10:55a Ray Bilyk
Happy Birthday Tawnya Dysarz! Hope you have a great one! Cheers to you! [read] Keywords: |
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Uncle Jerry
Thu, Mar 27th 2008 12:33p Ray Bilyk
I want to thank everyone for there prayers.
My uncle is doing a lot better. He is back home. [read] Keywords: |
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Detroit Notes Professionals User Group Meeting Today
Wed, Mar 26th 2008 7:04a Ray Bilyk
I'm trying to resist the urge to live blog this, but Ed Brill will be here! [read] Keywords: lotus
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Uncle-in-law in the hospital
Tue, Mar 4th 2008 6:18a Ray Bilyk
My wife's uncle got rushed into the hospital this afternoon. He's had heart attacks before, but this one really took his toll. He's still in the hospital right now. We stayed there last night until after 1AM. Needless to say, after 2 nights of very little sleep (Sunday night - Monday morning was a different issue), I'm exhausted! If you could, please keep my uncle-in-law and my wife's family in your thoughts. [read] Keywords: |
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Mock Winter! The 3rd Annual Winter Beer Festival
Mon, Feb 18th 2008 10:26p Ray Bilyk
It's time to mock winter! This weekend is the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. What a great way to celebrate Michigan... with Michigan Beer! There will be over 25 different breweries and over 150 different varieties of Michigan crafted beer (check out the list here). There will also be entertainment and food is available for purchase. They even have a special ticket for designated drivers. Those that want to stay the night can get a hotel deal nearby.
The last two years were so succe [read] Keywords: |
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Happy Valentine's Day
Thu, Feb 14th 2008 6:09a Ray Bilyk
Happy Valentine's Day from everyone here at the Pridelands! Remember that we love you! If you want to know more about Valentine's Day, take a look here (from Wikipedia). [read] Keywords: |
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She probably sings "Happy Birthday" better than most of us, too!
Mon, Feb 11th 2008 8:22p Ray Bilyk
Happy birthday to Jess Stratton, the true inspiration for "Rapper's Delight"! [read] Keywords: |
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A new chapter begins... TODAY!
Mon, Feb 4th 2008 6:45a Ray Bilyk
On January 10th, 2008, my 'brother-in-beer', Devin Olson, posted a entry on his blog entitled "Bleeding Yellow". It explained his love of Lotus Notes and announced his new position at Lotus 911. I posted a comment on it congratulating him and lamenting my plight. I went for an interview that day for a great job, but one that was not in Lotus Notes. I felt his pain. It IS hard to find a job in Michigan in Lotus Notes/Domino. I was doing what I needed to do for my family, even if it meant leaving [read] Keywords: domino
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, lotusphere
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth Krymski!
Sun, Feb 3rd 2008 3:27p Ray Bilyk
Today is my niece's birthday. She teaches in Chicago, so I don't get to see her much, but everyone here in the Pridelands misses her and hopes she has a great birthday! [read] Keywords: |
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Happy Birthday Jessica Daniels!
Sat, Feb 2nd 2008 9:32p Ray Bilyk
Today is my former co-worker's birthday. Right now, she's hopefully having a great time, and I hope that she has an outstanding birthday and 2008! [read] Keywords: |
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Lots of movement in the Lotus world
Fri, Feb 1st 2008 8:31p Ray Bilyk
First Devin Olson, then Rocky Oliver and now the dashing Bob Balaban...
Unlike many of you (I assume, anyway) I came back from Lotusphere with a new job. That's right, as of January 29, I have resigned my position at IBM. My new job is Vice President of R & D at Binary Tree.
Oh, and if you want to see bloggers try their hands at acting... you've got to read the comments here... I know someone (Perry Hiltz) that works for Binary Tree, and they're a great company. It's going to be neat seeing [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere in a batch!
Mon, Jan 28th 2008 9:46a Ray Bilyk
For those of you fortunate enough to go to Lotusphere 2008, Stephan Wissel has come up with a way to get all the presentation downloads from Lotusphere Online in a batch... all 177 of them! Volker Weber has the instructions for doing it on the Mac. Thanks Stephan and Volker!
For those of us not at Lotusphere, things will take a lot longer... Hopefully, the speakers have blogs or sites where they placed their presentations... Hunt, click, download... Hunt, click, download... Hunt, click, downloa [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Lotusphere 2008: I hope you had the time of your life
Thu, Jan 24th 2008 9:47a Ray Bilyk
I'm getting over some kind of bug. Don't stand too close...
So it ends... Another exciting Lotusphere 2008! This marks the beginning for many relationships started there. It also marks the growth of a seeds planted by Lotus in 2007. The plants that are now growing will get bigger and bigger. The roots will go deeper and deeper. We, as the gardeners, must continue to do what we can to make this garden strong and bear fruit.
It saddens me that I was not with my friends, but they kept me (and every [read] Keywords: lotus
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A Lotusphere Request
Wed, Jan 23rd 2008 2:19p Ray Bilyk
My daughter and I are both fighting some sort of bug. The 'stuff' (also known as Tchokies) I brought home from Lotusphere used to make her happy, so I thought that I'd throw out this request. (I figured that just telling her I asked would make her feel better.) I'm not too proud to beg, especially if it's for my daughter.
If you happen to stop by the Product Showcase or any of the Labs and you see something that would be cool for a little girl (or her daddy), grab an extra one. The Labs and Prod [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Flickr Group for Lotusphere 2008 created!
Sun, Jan 20th 2008 8:43p Ray Bilyk
I know I'm not there, but I can still help out. I created a Lotusphere 2008 Flickr Group. Go check it out and join! Also, just a reminder... to make it easier for everyone, make sure you tag your photos with something like 'Lotusphere2008'. Game on!!! [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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My Lotusphere Wishes
Fri, Jan 18th 2008 10:37p Ray Bilyk
As my friends journey from around the world and descend upon Orlando for Lotusphere 2008, I thought that it was time to share my wishes to all of them. As many of you know, I won't be there physically, but I am now committed to be there in spirit. I started this today (Friday) with a few beers while wearing an OpenNTF t-shirt. I will continue this on Saturday by drinking a lot more beers and wearing another shirt. On Sunday, I plan on wearing another shirt and a hawaiian shirt and of course, mor [read] Keywords: ibm
, lotus
, lotusphere
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, openntf
, planetlotus
, planetlotus.org
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Wanna bleed... YELLOW?
Fri, Jan 18th 2008 5:03p Ray Bilyk
Lotus 911 is an awesome company. They set up this great site using Lotus Connections called Bleed Yellow. It will probably be the Facebook of the Lotus community. It's free to join, and you can get a handle on what Lotus Connections is all about. Try it out today...
No, don't try it out... USE IT! JOIN THE COMMUNITY!
Thank you Lotus 911! [read] Keywords: connections
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, facebook
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Lotusphere Boat Races... Michigan and Illinois team up!
Wed, Jan 16th 2008 9:29p Ray Bilyk
I see that Devin 'Spanky' Olson and. John 'Greyhawk' Roling are partnered up for the Lotusphere Boat Races. Awesome! Devin and I ended up in 2nd place last year. I hoped that he would get a great partner since I wasn't going, and he hit the JACKPOT! Bet the house baby! It's a lock! The real question is this... Is it 'Team Lake Michigan' or 'Team Midwest'? By the way, you can still sign up... but hurry! Slots are filling up fast! Good luck, my brothers! [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Lotusphere Boat Races... Michigan and Illinois team up!
Wed, Jan 16th 2008 6:29p Ray Bilyk
I see that Devin 'Spanky' Olson and. John 'Greyhawk' Roling are partnered up for the Lotusphere Boat Races. Awesome! Devin and I ended up in 2nd place last year. I hoped that he would get a great partner since I wasn't going, and he hit the JACKPOT! Bet the house baby! It's a lock! The real question is this... Is it 'Team Lake Michigan' or 'Team Midwest'? By the way, you can still sign up... but hurry! Slots are filling up fast! Good luck, my brothers! [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Happy Birthday Jennifer!
Fri, Jan 11th 2008 4:41p Ray Bilyk
Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, Jennifer. For some silly reason, she sticks by me through thick and thin (and believe me, lately it's THIN)!
Honey, I promise that when the dust settles, I'll take you out to dinner and get you something nice... [read] Keywords: |
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Congratulations Devin!
Thu, Jan 10th 2008 8:18p Ray Bilyk
From Devin Olson's Blog:
I have accepted a position at Lotus 911 starting Monday, January 21st.
Congratulations Devin! Congratulations also to Lotus911 for picking up one heck of a first round draft choice! [read] Keywords: lotus
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Lotusphere 2008 Buzz!
Wed, Jan 9th 2008 10:04p Ray Bilyk
Even though I'm not going to Lotusphere (and there's a chance I may never attend again), I'm still caught up in the buzz of it. I've done it before, and I'll do it again... I'm living it thru all of my friends who will be attending. (BTW, anyone want to pick up a C.U.L.T. shirt, size 2XL, for me? I'll pay for shipping and handling!)
Want to get caught up in the buzz also? Check out a REALLY COOL AND AWESOME website => PlanetLotus.org. It's your connection to everything and everybody Lotus!
An [read] Keywords: lotus
, lotusphere
, planetlotus
, planetlotus.org
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Happy New Year!
Mon, Dec 31st 2007 12:03p Ray Bilyk
May it be better than the way 2007 ended! Peace and Good Will to all! [read] Keywords: |
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Merry CHRISTmas!
Mon, Dec 24th 2007 7:10a Ray Bilyk
Still maintaining radio silence, but wanted to wish everyone (yea, I mean EVERYONE... it is the holidays after all...) a very Merry CHRISTmas! Remember the reason for the season! [read] Keywords: |
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Lost in a fog
Mon, Dec 3rd 2007 9:00p Ray Bilyk
It has been sooo long since I posted anything, and to be honest, I don't know why. As I sit here reading everyone else's blogs (for the first time in a while... sorry my friends) announcing that my friend Paul Mooney and the gang at Blue Wave Technology acquired my other friend Warren Elsmore and the fine folks at BE Systems, I wonder to myself, "Why do I feel so out of the loop?" I really have had a lot to say... Things I've started blogging and things I've started podcasting, but as I review i [read] Keywords: blogging
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My blog is back (again)!
Tue, Oct 9th 2007 10:34p Ray Bilyk
If you read my blog via RSS, you wouldn't notice anything other than I haven't been blogging, but those of you (the 5 or 6 of you) that actually visit my blog will now notice that it is back to its old self and is no longer displaying just a dark blue-grey page. Besides backing up when you upgrade templates, make sure you review all of the configuration documents in Blogsphere and make sure that all of the values are selected. One radio button that was not selected kept me out of action.
But I'm [read] Keywords: blogging
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The job hunt begins in Grand Rapids...
Fri, Sep 14th 2007 1:26a Ray Bilyk
...but not for me (yet), but for my brother in all things beer and Lotus Notes/Domino, Devin 'Spanky' Olson. According to his blog, his contact ends on September 30th. With his talent and skills (and with 'the Big Guy's help'), I have no doubt in my mind that he'll be picked up by some lucky company. Good luck, even though you probably won't need it!
Now me on the other hand... [read] Keywords: domino
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Today sucks!
Mon, Aug 27th 2007 12:00p Ray Bilyk
I found this entry dated March 26th, 2007. The funny thing is that after this morning, it is as relevant today as it was then...
Entry Title: This weekend has taught me... IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE!On Friday, I had given up on life itself after what I believe is the worst day I've ever had at work. This has been an ongoing thing with me... I'm currently at a crossroads of my life, and I've been feeling very lost, both professionally and personally. I've been working many long, hard hours (many it s [read] Keywords: |
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Lotusphere 2008... the silence here is deafening!
Mon, Aug 27th 2007 3:58a Ray Bilyk
I see people are booking their spots for Lotusphere 2008, probably the biggest and most important one in a long, long time. The news over here is...
Scary, isn't it?
By the way, has anyone ever 'wrote off' Lotusphere on their taxes? If so, ping me. I've got some questions on how you did that... [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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Welcome to the world, Zoë Kendall Stratton!
Mon, Aug 27th 2007 3:43a Ray Bilyk
A special congratulations to Matt and Jess on the newest member of the Lotus community, Zoë Kendall Stratton, born on Friday, August 24th at 4:45AM. She was 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and 19 inches long. I hear that she came out dancing to the Sugarhill Gang. [read] Keywords: lotus
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Autobots, Tranform and Roll Out!
Wed, Aug 22nd 2007 11:37p Ray Bilyk
Another awesome quiz... another awesome result!
I AM 70% OPTIMUS PRIMETake the Transformers Quiz [read] Keywords: |
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Happy Birthday Doug Beedy!
Mon, Aug 20th 2007 9:17p Ray Bilyk
Happy birthday to the 'Mad Scientist of Brewing', the brewmaster of Fort Street Brewery, Doug Beedy! [read] Keywords: |
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Lotus Notes/Domino 8 is AVAILABLE!
Fri, Aug 17th 2007 1:57a Ray Bilyk
The suspense was killing most of us Lotus fans as IBM Lotus Notes 8 and IBM Lotus Domino 8 was released this early this morning. It's been fun watching as people have been downloading and installing it for use. Many of my Lotus 'comrades' have already upgraded their servers. It hasn't even been 24 hours yet!
This blog has been running on ND8 Beta 3 with no problems. Hopefully some time this weekend will be spent upgrading the OS and the Domino server. (I've been running this on a 'non-supported' [read] Keywords: domino
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The blog was down, but now it's back!
Tue, Aug 14th 2007 10:19p Ray Bilyk
My blog is now a resident of Southgate, Michigan. All I have to do now is configure the router and I'll be back in business...
And don't worry... the video is still coming soon... [read] Keywords: |
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