Lotus Tech Support Now on Twitter

Victor Toal  November 20 2008 02:45:17 PM

I just got the latest IBM  Lotus Notes & Domino FAQ for November and what do I see? Lotus Tech support is now on Twitter! I did not know that. I set myself to follow them immediately. Right now they seem to have around 175 followers so that can't be around that long yet ....
They are also mentioning Ideajam (I LOVE THAT THING) and their WIKIS (I HATE WIKIS)

Here the blob from the mail:

   Announcements from the Technical Information and Education team
   Lotus Technical Information news on Twitter   Follow us on Twitter at
   http://twitter.com/LotusTechInfo and keep abreast of new technical
   information from a variety of sources such as product wikis,
   developerWorks articles, and blogs. New to Twitter?  Take two minutes to
   watch a great presentation explaining Twitter in a very
   easy-to-understand way: http://www.commoncraft.com/twitter.
   Lotus Domino Designer wiki  This new addition to the Lotus product wiki
   family provides information from the Domino Designer community on
   creating, deploying, and troubleshooting Domino applications. We hope
   that you find the articles useful, and we encourage you to contribute.
   To get started, go to http://www.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf.
   Lotus Technical Information IdeaJam   Have a topic idea for an article,
   Redbook, or education session? Or maybe you have an idea to improve our
   information centers or product wikis. We're providing a new way to share
   your ideas and comments. Post your ideas and others chime in to promote,
   demote, and offer feedback. Popular ideas are promoted to the top of the
   page, so vote and make your opinion count! To see the latest ideas, go
   to http://ideajam.net/ and select the "Lotus Technical Information"
   IdeaSpace.
 

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IBM Support Toolbar for your Browser

Victor Toal  November 20 2008 01:44:33 PM

Just the check - are all of you guys using the IBM SOFTWARE SUPPORT TOOL BAR for your browser? I have for quite some time, I just saw another posting for it by an IBMer in the Sametime support forum last week and thought "Maybe not everybody knows about this ...."
it took me only 1 week to bring that thought to spawn some action ... I am obviously gaining speed.


Here is the link to the page to install it: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/toolbar/index.html?ibmsst=ibmTbMenu

Just get it already, there is a version for both IE and Firefox ... you know you need it!

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Google Desktop Search

Victor Toal  November 20 2008 11:55:42 AM

 
On a whim I decided to install Google's Desktop and Search on my laptop yesterday evening. I had been planning to do that for a while as I have ALLOT of files and whereas I do a decent job of filing, sometimes you don't know what you know.

Install was simple, the indexing took over night though (I am not surprised) and this morning I tried it for the first time and... BAM! it was fast, accurate and I was a happy camper.

then I noticed that I did not install the version for the Enterprise so there is no Lotus Notes integration. I will be correcting that this evening (if I can, need to look into whether that requires some special license or such) and then I can include all those Noes dB and my mail file in all those searches. EXCITING!

Anyone out there that has experience with the Enterprise version of Google Desktop and the Lotus Notes integration? Any gotchas to share?


Incidentally, it did find all my calendar entries in my Outlook file. Now, don't go looking at me like that! Yes, I have Outlook on my machine as well, though I do not use it for mail, I use Notes 8.0.2 for that. I require an installation of Outlook for all kinds of testing and I also use it as the conduit between my t-mobile Dash phone (Windows Mobile) and my calendar/addresses in Notes. I also add that stuff onto my iPod as well along with allot of my pictures.
I can't live without my calendar and all the addresses and phone numbers I have ... no way! And, I like to test stuff to see what happens when you mix a tat of THIS with an ounce of THAT and stir it in the mixer and ... BAM! Thank God I have good back-ups of my laptop!!

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Lotusphere2009 - Sessions and Details

Victor Toal  November 19 2008 03:59:06 PM

The sessions for Lotusphere have just come out and I have been reading them since yesterday. I am actually pretty excited, there is allot of interesting stuff going on this year again. I am a bit torn between what I will actually be attending. I am not speaking so I have allot of free time ... I just have to avoid the hangovers  from trying to keep up with the "big boys" until the wee hours of the morning .... But at least I am taking it easier on myself this year, I actually broke down and after 7 years of staying in Disney's Sport  I am actually staying in the SWAN - horaaaaaay!

Man, finally no more dragging along everything in bags for a whole day because not I can just run up o the room and dump it there ..... this will be pure luxury for me! Let's see how I feel after I pay the hotel bill though ... cheap bastard that I am I will probably get a twitch on one side of my face and I am not sure if my hand will loosen it's death grip on the credit card .... ;)

I am starting to contact everybody I know to make sure I don't miss anyone there ... I am looking forward to the whole thing ... especially the fact that I will be hanging on some days of Golf with a REAL good buddy of mine in Tampa .... there will be many cigars smoked and golf balls lost but we will have a great time! does anybody have some golf corses in Tampa they want to suggest?

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Hawaii, Fiji and other exotic places .. that have beaches

Victor Toal  November 18 2008 04:26:58 PM

I like to revel in the hit numbers on my blog (my self esteem needs stroking once in a while) and I started thinking (always dangerous as my Sergeant would say) - I need to make an announcement:

To my faithful readers in Hawaii, Fiji, Portugal, southern Spain, Italy, Australia and any other far-away location I have not yet visited but that has nice beaches: call me, we need to do business and I can travel .... just make sure the bars there stock Guinness and Smithwick's - I need those for mental health.

To all the faithful readers anywhere else - I will visit you too, just call and make sure there is Guinness and a hotel and some Domino server that needs kicking, I need to justify my visit to my family when I don't take them and come back smelling like a beer brewery.


Victor

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