IdoNotes (and sleep) Lotus software administration, industry reviews and podcasts covering Lotus Notes, Domino, Sametime, Quickr/Quickplace, Connections and tons more http://www.IdoNotes.com/IdoNotes/IdoNotes.nsf/ en-us Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:07:01 -0500 FREE webcast: Troubleshooting SMTP in Domino Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:07:01 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/trackback?open&id=free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm Announcement Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm Registration is open and is filling fast already.
How often do you get stuck trying to find the best way to uncover ways to troubleshoot SMTP mail in your Lotus Domino Environment?  Dive into real-world examples and optimal settings for internal, external, and multi-domain SMTP configurations, anti-relay settings, extended SMTP settings, and more.  Explore the numerous notes.ini variables and see which ones to utilize for your current SMTP issues. Then explore effective solutions for many errors, such as refusal/error by receiving server, route not found, and RFC error codes.

Make sure you get on over and register right away before the rest of the series 1 and new Series 2 opens up.  If you want pre-registration news, join the IdoNotes newsletter in the upper right of the blog! ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/free-webcast-troubleshooting-smtp-in-domino.htm?opendocument&comments Announcement: the spring 2010 webcast and training series Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:52:00 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/trackback?open&id=announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm Announcement Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm happy to announce the launch of a massive spring 2010 webcast series covering all the topics you need to get up to date and in depth technical training, without ever leaving your desk!  Some of the webcasts will be free and others will be through a very minimal subscription and "a la carte" service.  Read the launch news now and get ready to block your calendars for this training event.

Look for speakers such as Gabriella Davis, Carl Tyler, Victor Toal, myself and even more.

This is an extension of the Consultant In Your Pocket book series. ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/announcement-the-spring-2010-webcast-series.htm?opendocument&comments "PassItAlong - share your expertise" product from IBM webcast thoughts and commentary Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:09:28 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/trackback?open&id=Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm Lotus Connections Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm Feb 2009 I mentioned the Pass It Along site that was in Alpahworks that I had tested and played around it.  Well today IBM had a webcast on Pass It Along meaning it has made it from Alphaworks to an actual possible product.

Pass It Along is about peer to peer training and knowledge sharing.  It is not document management, but more of a mechanism to build connections of people around the content.  Experts are expected to self promote and being the knowledge transfer process.  The whole project is deployed inside IBM on the W3.
  • Topics are learning paths.  Short and to the point
  • Content is the actual wiki, file attachment or web resource
  • Knowledge paths let's you organize topics where they can be grouped for broader learning
  • Teams are the people with interest or expertise in the topic in question

Image:"PassItAlong - share your expertise" product from IBM webcast thoughts and commentary

Now here the overlap and separation begins from the other social software Lotus has in place.  There is linking, a more formal community that Lotus Connections offers, Q&A possibilities and the built paths.  The lacking parts is true profiles (that already exist in Connections), a true Activities area and loose document management.  You can invite others to participate in the topic via email with no directory integration.  You must comma delimit addresses to send invites.

Lessons learned on a subject are built in with the ability to describe the issue and the answers.  I can see the system being an advanced Q&A and even a helpdesk resource that builds over time.  Past that, having this as a stand-alone product would leave a large gap in content location, directory integration and activity management.  They mentioned hooking this to content in Learning Management Systems (LMS) yet the SSO and directory integration work still isn't there.

Case studies were given for companies using it to roll out education and training which would mean a large effort to get the Knowledge Path, Topics and content built into the system with heavy participation from Experts and Contributors for the learners. ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/Pass-It-Along-from-IBM-webcast-thoughts-and-commentary.htm?opendocument&comments February 2010 Sys Admin Tips is out Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:20:00 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/trackback?open&id=february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm Technical Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm February 2010 issue I talk about the start of Lotusphere 2010 and the following:

IN THIS ISSUE #55
* From the Editor: Chris' 0.0518 XCD
* From the IdoNotes Mailbox: ICM and iNotes Return
* Directory Independence has Been Pulled From Domino Plans
* Quick Tip: Multiple Attachments In iNotes Showing Incorrectly
* From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Which Domino Blog Template Should I Use?

Don't forget to visit CertFX from the banner above and use the coupon code "IdoNotes" to get up to 25% OFF YOUR EXAMS ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/february-2010-sys-admin-tips.htm?opendocument&comments Why not just blog it all? Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:58:49 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/why-not-just-blog-it-all.htm Rant Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/why-not-just-blog-it-all.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/why-not-just-blog-it-all.htm Twitter from Mitch Cohen on some of the blog changes at IdoNotes that I began mading last week.  Let me run through them here and hopefully give a better feel for my thoughts in more than 140 characters

Chris, so this blog is now nothing more than an advertisement for your e-mail only subscription newsletter?

Not at all.  I have only mentioned the newsletter twice since announcing the change, giving an idea of what content will start showing up in the newsletter material.  There will be plenty for the blog itself, outside of the podcasts.  Also, the newsletter is free.  So there is no "ads" in that manner.

If someone finds todays post in a month and they are not already subscribed, how do they access the content?

Subscribers will have access to all the archive content.  More on that is coming.  But access will be there.

so if it is all free.. why not just blog it?

There is the million dollar question.  I have been running in this mode for over 7 years and found that I never know who is reading some of the content or what topics they want to see more of.  The newsletter also allows me to expand in editorial without some of the searches and others intermingling the technical documents with the pure editorial.  Also, I can target many of the exclusives that I get right to the readers that want to see it the most and make sure you can take part,.  Instead of blasting it to thousands and then first come first serve.  I have found this to be an issue in the past and I like the idea of the most faithful readers getting the most benefit from the content.

This isn't just an experiment, but an evolving change of many things that are taking place right now across my sharing, reach and futures. ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/why-not-just-blog-it-all.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/why-not-just-blog-it-all.htm?opendocument&comments Sametime Mobile 8.5 on Blackberry review Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:36:09 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/sametime-mobile-8.5-on-blackberry-review.htm Sametime Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/sametime-mobile-8.5-on-blackberry-review.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/sametime-mobile-8.5-on-blackberry-review.htm
To read the story of the testing, results and the BES push planning, join the IdoNotes newsletter in the upper right of the blog. ]]> http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/sametime-mobile-8.5-on-blackberry-review.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/sametime-mobile-8.5-on-blackberry-review.htm?opendocument&comments Choosing a Domino based wiki template Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:25:33 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/choosing-a-domino-based-wiki-template.htm Domino 8 Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/choosing-a-domino-based-wiki-template.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/choosing-a-domino-based-wiki-template.htm
  • DominoWiki
  • xspwiki (also on Domino)
  • MediaWiki
  • SocialText
  • Wikidot


    • As I type of the rest of this, I will be publishing it in the next newsletter.  Subscribe to the IdoNotes newsletter in the upper right corner of the blog to see what we chose and why. ]]>     http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/choosing-a-domino-based-wiki-template.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/choosing-a-domino-based-wiki-template.htm?opendocument&comments     IdoNotes blog/podcast 7 year anniversary and new decisions & major changes Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/idonotes-blog-7-year-anniversary.htm Announcement Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/idonotes-blog-7-year-anniversary.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/idonotes-blog-7-year-anniversary.htm
    So what will be changing?

    First of all, the way content is delivered to everyone.  The IdoNotes podcast became part of Spiked Studio Productions in 2009, and will grow more this year with increased exclusives, interviews and commentary.  New is the expansion of the IdoNotes and Spiked Studio family into the Zune Marketplace and even more syndication by other networks.  If you do not subscribe to the podcast and only stream ones you like, thank you.  If you subscribe, thank you.  If you have never listened to any of the 70+ episodes, I thank you just the same for even reading along.  

    Blog content is the next big change.  The massive amount of postings coming through PlanetLotus and the feeds in general are becoming hard to consume for many of the people I informally surveyed at conferences and more this past year.  The IdoNotes blog will continue putting out some of what I hope is a standard for content and commentary, but with an added twist.  The in depth portions, high technical postings and raw commentary will move to a new newsletter format, by subscription.  You can subscribe on the top right of the blog

    This will allow you to get content straight to your inbox on a weekly or so basis.  It will all be handled by your Google login so there is ease of joining and unjoining, a community built around it, and more.  I chose Google FriendConnect since Facebook does not have a true newsletter platform yet.  The IdoNotes Network will still be alive and well on Facebook, and I urge you to join in to see all the changes that go on across all the sites in my blog and podcast family.

    Finally, the commenting system inside the database will be moving to Disqus.  This allows me a single point of control, viewing and management for all comment across all my blogs.  Whether they are based on Domino or Wordpress, it is all one global comment system.  You can log in with Facebook, Twitter and more.  It pulls real-time reactions and allows you to use text and other forms of media in response.  I have used it for some time outside of Domino and I have been looking forward to this change.

    I wanted to keep this short and simple and hope you continue on the journey with me as I always try to bring you the freshest information with honest thoughts wrapped in. Don't forget the social media path I have been bringing you along the past few years, some of you kicking and screaming. TheSocialNetworker already has it's own newsletter as well, if you are interested in the social media side. ]]>     http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/idonotes-blog-7-year-anniversary.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/idonotes-blog-7-year-anniversary.htm?opendocument&comments     Microsoft Outlook Social Connector takes on Lotus widgets and plug-ins Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:57:52 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/microsoft-outlook-social-connector-lotus-notes.htm Domino 8 Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/microsoft-outlook-social-connector-lotus-notes.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/microsoft-outlook-social-connector-lotus-notes.htm gave my opinion on back in July 2009.  It was not any type of connector, but a simple web interface that sat in the Notes 8 sidebar.  They soon did the same with TripIt for the same result.  I, admittedly, was disappointed in the integration I had hoped would appear.  I am actually able to use the TripIt app on my Blackberry to sync to my calendar which then goes into Notes.  It should not have taken that much work.  Tungle is exposing this now in their integration.  This week some more news hit the web.  Here comes Microsoft. A screenshot for your viewing pleasure first:

    Image:Microsoft Outlook Social Connector takes on Lotus widgets and plug-ins

    Before you jump on the Lotus Connections bandwagon commenting, we are talking about bringing in social contacts seamlessly to provide an integrated experience.  Shortly, there will be hooks from the announced partnerships with Facebook, and (ugh) MySpace with the connector.  LinkedIn did a great welcome blog posting for getting set up.  

    Lotus Connections bridges integration inside the firewall with profiles from the Connections system.  The benefit given from the OSC is when we start exposing the social data that people are sharing and placing on the web into our history of email, CRM and local contact data.  Tungle (listen to podcast Episode 71) now opens your calendar information from Lotus and Gist (Iisten to podcast Episode 72) is attempting to work with contacts.  

    The question we need to ask: Is Lotus moving fast enough to keep up with the social changes needed for the sites not deploying Connections at this time?  Is the majority of Notes users a large enough demand to have them create this type of integration or are the social vendors not working hard enough to write against the Lotus infrastructure? ]]>     http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/microsoft-outlook-social-connector-lotus-notes.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/microsoft-outlook-social-connector-lotus-notes.htm?opendocument&comments     Mobile platform expenditures in 2010 survey results. Guess who won? Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:34:10 -0500 http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/02112010093409AMCMIL9W.htm Blackberry Chris Miller http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/02112010093409AMCMIL9W.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/02112010093409AMCMIL9W.htm
    Image:Mobile platform expenditures in 2010 survey results. Guess who won?

    It seems RIM is still top of the charts as the mobile device of choice for enterprise deployments.  While the iPhone pops up in third, the over 3-1 ratio makes a huge statement in the impact it has on mobile access to corporate data.  To me this shows a simple answer, that the iPhone is pretty as a consumer device, but lacks much of the needed function to be truly effective to have mobile apps and secure, controlled connectivity at this time to things outside of email.

    P.S also SaaS email took a beating too.  Way down the chain in terms of thought and planned deployment. ]]>     http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dxcomments/02112010093409AMCMIL9W.htm http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/02112010093409AMCMIL9W.htm?opendocument&comments