Technology, Travel, Tidbits, and more... http://web.davalen.com/DWBlog.nsf/ en-us Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:19:17 -0400 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:19:17 -0400 This week a conversation took an unexpected turn. "Let's put WebSphere Portal on Microsoft's Azure cloud solution." It's a good thing I keep my phone muted because the gasp I made would have been hard ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/keeping-my-head-in-the-clouds.htm cloud computing aws azure google microsoft ibm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/keeping-my-head-in-the-clouds.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/keeping-my-head-in-the-clouds.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/keeping-my-head-in-the-clouds.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/keeping-my-head-in-the-clouds.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:00:25 -0400 Working with the IBM Lotus Domino ID Vault: A Cautionary Tale There are numerous articles describing the basic approach to implementation of the ID Vault facility for management of Notes ID files. Th ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/working-with-the-ibm-lotus-domino-id-vault-a-cautionary-tale.htm IDVault Error Failed Caution Solution Domino David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/working-with-the-ibm-lotus-domino-id-vault-a-cautionary-tale.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/working-with-the-ibm-lotus-domino-id-vault-a-cautionary-tale.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/working-with-the-ibm-lotus-domino-id-vault-a-cautionary-tale.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/working-with-the-ibm-lotus-domino-id-vault-a-cautionary-tale.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:22 -0400 Stuart McIntyre's tweet couldn't have come too soon. http://quickrblog.com I just installed SnappFiles, from Snapps, on my iPhone and I am more than a little pleased with it. Mobile collaboration too ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/iphone-meets-lotus-quickr.htm iPhone Quickr Mobile FileSharing File Sharing Lotus Davalen David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/iphone-meets-lotus-quickr.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/iphone-meets-lotus-quickr.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/iphone-meets-lotus-quickr.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/iphone-meets-lotus-quickr.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:33:38 -0400 This week I have continued with a search related project and was tossing a lot of ideas through my head on how best to design a solution that simplifies interaction with a search engine for a JSP deve ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/building-a-builder.htm Technology David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/building-a-builder.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/building-a-builder.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/building-a-builder.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/building-a-builder.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:50:39 -0400 Better security and more flexibility in security configuration are key benefits to WebSphere Version 7. Security is effectively improved with the incorporation of audit improvements. Flexibility is a ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/security-upgrade.htm Technology David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/security-upgrade.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/security-upgrade.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/security-upgrade.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/security-upgrade.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:55:37 -0400 Beginning with version 6.1 the command line tool wasprofile.sh (wasprofile.bat) was deprecated by manageprofiles.sh (manageprofiles.bat). Quoting the IBM InfoCenter: Use the manageprofiles command ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/manageprofiles.htm Technology David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/manageprofiles.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/manageprofiles.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/manageprofiles.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/manageprofiles.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:16:48 -0400 One of the newest features to the WebSphere application server family is centralized installation management. The centralized installation manager (CIM) simplifies the effort to manage application ser ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/whats-new-websphere-application-server-version-7.htm WebSphere David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/whats-new-websphere-application-server-version-7.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/whats-new-websphere-application-server-version-7.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/whats-new-websphere-application-server-version-7.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/whats-new-websphere-application-server-version-7.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:36:58 -0400 Perhaps you feel like the lucky winner of the prize behind door number three only you aren't feeling so lucky. You know, someone has told you that WebSphere Portlet Factory is so simple even a cave d ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/so-you-want-to-learn-websphere-portlet-factory.htm WPF WebSphere Portlet Factory Tutorial David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/so-you-want-to-learn-websphere-portlet-factory.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/so-you-want-to-learn-websphere-portlet-factory.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/so-you-want-to-learn-websphere-portlet-factory.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/so-you-want-to-learn-websphere-portlet-factory.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:36:51 -0400 Exam Objective: Creating Dynamic Policies A new feature to the administrative capabilities of Domino is the dynamic policy. This option allows administrators to assign policy settings to individual ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-dynamic-policies.htm Domino David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-dynamic-policies.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-dynamic-policies.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/domino-8.5-dynamic-policies.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-dynamic-policies.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:24:43 -0400 Don't Envy the iPhone, Hug Your Blackberry Lotusphere 2009. Today IBM announced a major expansion of tools for collaboration on the Blackberry platform. IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Research In Motion (RIM) ( ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-understatement-ibm-expands-support-for-blackberry.htm Symphony David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-understatement-ibm-expands-support-for-blackberry.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-understatement-ibm-expands-support-for-blackberry.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/an-understatement-ibm-expands-support-for-blackberry.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-understatement-ibm-expands-support-for-blackberry.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:24:09 -0400 I am reading "Wikinomics" and "Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide: Business thinking and strategies behind successful Web 2.0 implementations" I will happily concede that Web 2.0 could not happen in the absenc ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/where-do-collaboration-and-creativity-meet.htm Domino David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/where-do-collaboration-and-creativity-meet.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/where-do-collaboration-and-creativity-meet.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/where-do-collaboration-and-creativity-meet.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/where-do-collaboration-and-creativity-meet.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:40:05 -0400 My brother's email signature includes the phrase, "If you can't find it, why have it?". Just today I needed to find an email that I received from one of my colleagues. I new that it was sent in Dece ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/omnifind-personal-mail-search.htm Domino Search OmniFind David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/omnifind-personal-mail-search.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/omnifind-personal-mail-search.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/omnifind-personal-mail-search.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/omnifind-personal-mail-search.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:31:04 -0400 Ed Brill, in a coy manner, has indicated that the release of 8.5 will occur after the first of the year and before Lotusphere. Decision to postpone was related to marketing. Gee, you'ld think with the ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-domino-8.5-release-prognostications.htm Domino 8.5 Notes David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-domino-8.5-release-prognostications.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-domino-8.5-release-prognostications.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/notes-domino-8.5-release-prognostications.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-domino-8.5-release-prognostications.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:22:05 -0400 Thanks to Len Barker for this tip. He was working with a client yesterday who runs the Notes 8 client. He needed to replace the design of a database but he could not find the options under File - A ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-8.x-menu-bar-shell-game.htm Notes Tips David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-8.x-menu-bar-shell-game.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-8.x-menu-bar-shell-game.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/notes-8.x-menu-bar-shell-game.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/notes-8.x-menu-bar-shell-game.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:56:12 -0400 Did you ever look at a document on Friday and try to remember on Tuesday night what it was called? You know, the sort of problem where you don't know what to call it but you will know you found it whe ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/history-its-not-new-but-its-new-to-me-lotus-notes-trips-and-tricks.htm Domino David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/history-its-not-new-but-its-new-to-me-lotus-notes-trips-and-tricks.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/history-its-not-new-but-its-new-to-me-lotus-notes-trips-and-tricks.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/history-its-not-new-but-its-new-to-me-lotus-notes-trips-and-tricks.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/history-its-not-new-but-its-new-to-me-lotus-notes-trips-and-tricks.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:17:37 -0400 The noise surrounding XPages has certainly grabbed my attention but, to be honest, this statement took my breath away: XPages allow Domino Web application developers to both extend the functionality ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/get-ready-for-a-new-day-in-domino-web-development-domino-8.5.htm domino 8.5 web web2.0 lotus lotusnotes JSFs David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/get-ready-for-a-new-day-in-domino-web-development-domino-8.5.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/get-ready-for-a-new-day-in-domino-web-development-domino-8.5.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/get-ready-for-a-new-day-in-domino-web-development-domino-8.5.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/get-ready-for-a-new-day-in-domino-web-development-domino-8.5.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:10:36 -0400 I am struck by the likelihood that a substantial number of existing portals will need be upgraded. To this end I provide a link to what appears, on brief review, to be an excellent guide to the proces ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/websphere-6.1-upgrade-and-migration-.htm websphere portal 6.1 6.0 upgrade migration David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/websphere-6.1-upgrade-and-migration-.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/websphere-6.1-upgrade-and-migration-.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/websphere-6.1-upgrade-and-migration-.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/websphere-6.1-upgrade-and-migration-.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:00:54 -0400 Here's a 'new' product that has emerged in the IBM Lotus brand. It is the outcome of IBM's fairly recent acquisition of Proventia. This security suite bundles several features and is expected to grow ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/lotus-mail-protector.htm Spam Security email lotus notes domino David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/lotus-mail-protector.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/lotus-mail-protector.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/lotus-mail-protector.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/lotus-mail-protector.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:58:50 -0400 The Out-of-Office feature is one that frustrates some users and delights others. In my own opinion I have never 'liked' but accepted the behavior that delayed notification of status until the agent in ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-cool-tips.htm domino 8 administration tip cool out-of-office David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-cool-tips.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-cool-tips.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/domino-cool-tips.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-cool-tips.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:50:12 -0400 A quick note: Upgrade your Notes / Domino environment to improve performance. The desktop is much faster to load. IBM Announcement: Notes 8.0.2 Is Available ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.0.2-is-available.htm Domino 8.0.2 upgrade lotus notes David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.0.2-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.0.2-is-available.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/domino-8.0.2-is-available.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.0.2-is-available.htm?opendocument&comments