Technology, Travel, Tidbits, and more... http://web.davalen.com/DWBlog.nsf/ en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:56:12 -0400 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 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:46:07 -0400 My brother, the archivist (not anarchist) will be delighted to know that the National Archives are in utter chaos and the office has not done it's job with regard to records management investigations ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/records-managment-in-the-news.htm records archives management David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/records-managment-in-the-news.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/records-managment-in-the-news.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/records-managment-in-the-news.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/records-managment-in-the-news.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:08:40 -0400 I have noticed a consistent crash. When I launch Notes and a pop up for a missed alert appears, the window hangs. NSD launches and the application is listed as unresponsive until I kill the usual PIDs ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-public-beta-1.htm Notes 8.5 Beta David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-public-beta-1.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-public-beta-1.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/domino-8.5-public-beta-1.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5-public-beta-1.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:00:31 -0400 Isn't this special! This email, caught up in our Spam Sentinel filter purports to update my Internet Explorer to the current version. Of course if you mouse over the link you find that it is 'really' ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/virus-fun.htm Humor David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/virus-fun.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/virus-fun.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/virus-fun.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/virus-fun.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:02:15 -0400 I have to admit that I have no inherent reason for preferring Firefox over IE7. The fact is that I prefer the former because of the way it loads new tabs. Simple. I ask for a tab and I get one instant ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/internet-explorer-interface-annoyances-.htm IE7 Tabs Firefox David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/internet-explorer-interface-annoyances-.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/internet-explorer-interface-annoyances-.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/internet-explorer-interface-annoyances-.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/internet-explorer-interface-annoyances-.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:35:03 -0400 A couple of weeks ago I found an hilarious piece on YouTube that struck close to home regarding UI design. Here's another similarly related piece that I found today that picks on Microsoft but, frankl ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/interface-design-redux.htm Humor David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/interface-design-redux.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/interface-design-redux.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/interface-design-redux.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/interface-design-redux.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:49:09 -0400 I have been using the Notes 8.5 Beta for several weeks now and once I got past an odd composite application problem with my mail interface I have been very pleased! Today, however, I found a 'wicked ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8l5-looking-ahead.htm lotus notes domino 8.5 David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8l5-looking-ahead.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8l5-looking-ahead.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/domino-8l5-looking-ahead.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/domino-8l5-looking-ahead.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:29:30 -0400 For years I have 'tolerated' the FUD thrown in the general (heck, no, the specific) direction of Lotus Notes by an 'un-named' Redmond based software manufacturer. (Microsoft... so much for un-named). ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/ibms-lotus-brand-is-sizzling.htm lotus notes David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/ibms-lotus-brand-is-sizzling.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/ibms-lotus-brand-is-sizzling.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/ibms-lotus-brand-is-sizzling.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/ibms-lotus-brand-is-sizzling.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0400 Nepotism at work. My brother, Peter, is author of a blog "Discovery Architecture". He coined the term some time back (I think I inspired him!) and he has a lot of astute things to say on the subject. ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/discovery-architecture.htm search omin find document management information architecture David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/discovery-architecture.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/discovery-architecture.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/discovery-architecture.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/discovery-architecture.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:54:10 -0400 Thanks to Bruce Elgort for tipping me on a new site that promises to help me articulate some of my own concerns about design. As a consequence of my first visit to that site I found this AMAZINGLY fun ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/close-to-home.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/close-to-home.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/close-to-home.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/close-to-home.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/close-to-home.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:52:39 -0400 Nice visit, so far, and the folks at CorpInfo are beyond nice! What a super bunch of people. Took a little tour of the area tonight: ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/cosa-mesa-ca.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/cosa-mesa-ca.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/cosa-mesa-ca.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/cosa-mesa-ca.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/cosa-mesa-ca.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:36:42 -0400 This week a former student in Davalen's Top Gun for WebSPhere Portlet Factory emailed a request for information regarding classroom setup. I realized that this is a common question so have provided th ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/portlet-factory-chronicles-top-gun-setup.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/portlet-factory-chronicles-top-gun-setup.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/portlet-factory-chronicles-top-gun-setup.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/portlet-factory-chronicles-top-gun-setup.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/portlet-factory-chronicles-top-gun-setup.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:28:45 -0400 A friend contacted me for help setting up his WebSphere Portlet Factory so that he can create portlets and deliver them to his client. There are two approaches. The first is to 'simply' grab the port ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/how-to-export-a-portlet-web-archive-war-for-deployment.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/how-to-export-a-portlet-web-archive-war-for-deployment.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/how-to-export-a-portlet-web-archive-war-for-deployment.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/how-to-export-a-portlet-web-archive-war-for-deployment.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/how-to-export-a-portlet-web-archive-war-for-deployment.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:09:52 -0400 Recently a colleague needed to change his database such that the datasource would no longer 'look' to a local instance. Instead. He desired it to point to a remote instance shared by the development t ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/updated-datasource-configuration-changing-from-local-to-remote-database.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/updated-datasource-configuration-changing-from-local-to-remote-database.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/updated-datasource-configuration-changing-from-local-to-remote-database.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/updated-datasource-configuration-changing-from-local-to-remote-database.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/updated-datasource-configuration-changing-from-local-to-remote-database.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:04:59 -0400 The following phrase appears as a leitmotif in IBM marketing material, "The tools have been designed so that users can easily compose," "without programming skills." I first saw this in the early da ... http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-ibm-leitmotif.htm David Wilkerson http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-ibm-leitmotif.htm?opendocument&comments http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-ibm-leitmotif.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dxcomments/an-ibm-leitmotif.htm http://web.davalen.com/dwblog.nsf/dx/an-ibm-leitmotif.htm?opendocument&comments