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PermaLink Lotus Technical Information and Education BlackBerry Jam10:16 AM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

Join the Lotus Technical Information and Education (LTIE) community for the first ever BlackBerry Jam!


On Tuesday, March 30, the Lotus Information Development Center is hosting a "BlackBerry Jam" on several Lotus product Wikis. They'e inviting all BlackBerry users in the to share their tips, tricks, and best practices for using Lotus products on BlackBerries.


Lotus and BlackBerry are working together to make more content available, so this is your  opportunity to help define the content areas on which to focus.


The Connections, Quickr, Sametime, and Notes/Domino Wikis will all be ready for your contributions on Jam day. Just look for the "BlackBerry" category link.


The Notes and Domino Wiki will have some great new BlackBerry content ready for you when you stop by. And don't forget about WikiMadness - people who contribute content as part of BlackBerry Jam will also be eligible for the WikiMadness giveaway sponsored by external LTIE community members, Chris Toohey and David Leedy.


Questions? Email Amy Smith, Notes and Domino Information Architect at amy_smith@us.ibm.com.




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PermaLink Tell Alistair your thoughts09:53 AM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

LotusUserGroup.org interviewed Alistair Rennie, the GM of Lotus Spftware for IBM. We posted the interview in a podcast that you can listen to here.

In the interview Alistair updates us on avancements in mobility, Project Vulcan, LotusLive and more. Plus he asks the community to tell him what they want to hear about from him and to give him more ideas and feedback on the Lotus Knows campaign. Check out the interview and submit your thoughts to Alistair here:


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PermaLink Kathy Brown, New Co-Author of LotusUSerGroup.org Developer Tips04:19 PM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org
Starting with the March edition, already published, Kathy Brown will be joining Tom "Duffbert" Duff as co-author of the LotusUserGroup.org Developer Tips newsletter. Check it out:
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PermaLink Keys To Developing Your E-Discovery Plan01:57 PM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

For our next virtual user group meeting we'll be featuring an online presentation with eDiscovery Consultant and Notes Developer, Steve Treible, of Intechgration and Lactalis American Group.

Developing an e-discovery plan to help your organization become better prepared for the challenges of the e-discovery process is a daunting task. Having a process to locate and present electronic business communications is a MUST for every industry.

Join us for our next online meeting and web presentation and get expert advice on the best approach to building your e-discovery plan. Marta Farensbach, Senior Product Manager, E-discovery Division, Sherpa Software will be joined by Steve Treible, an independent eDiscovery and Litigation Support consultant for Intechgration, Inc. and an experienced Notes Developer at Lactalis American Group. These leading e-discovery experts will provide an introduction to the key areas involved in the e-discovery process and load you up with helpful information and best practices so you can develop an e-discovery capability for your organization. Join us for this presentation and

  • Uncover the key e-discovery issues you need to understand today and in the future
  • See what’s working now for organizations like yours in solving the biggest e-discovery challenges
  • Understand the capabilities you need to avoid unnecessary legal risks and e-discovery costs
  • Find out how e-discovery can help you manage and avoid employee misbehavior and legal actions; comply with its regulatory obligations; preserve intellectual property, and avoid embarrassing data loss or leaks

Denny Russell, Senior Product Support Specialist and Harvey Coblin, Product Manager, Discovery Attender with Sherpa Software will also be available for questions during this event

If you have been considering the best course of action for your company on this important subject, join us for this informative event and get control of e-discovery for your organization. Understand why e-discovery is important, gain insights into the issues and regulations that are most pertinent, and then start creating strategies, capabilities, and technologies to meet needs that will also help manage corporate data properly.

Date: March 09, 2010 at 12:00 pm eastern (GMT -5)

This presentation is free to LotusUserGroup.org members but requires pre-registration. Register today at http://www.LotsUserGroup.org/VUG


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PermaLink Rethinking Domino Administrator Help12:42 PM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

The Domino Administrator Documentation Team in the IBM Lotus Information Development Center is looking at restructuring some of the Admin Help and wants your feedback on how you use the documentation today. Join Amy Smith, Notes and Domino Information Architect, Cara Viktorov, Information Development Usability Feedback Lead, and the writers from the Domino Administrator Information Development team in this moderated forum and be a critical part of the team’s decisions about the direction for this doc set. Post your use cases, give the team your suggestions, and look for specific questions about usage and restructuring as the week progresses.

The team is particularly interested in feedback on the following:

  • What are your use cases for using Domino Admin Help - when do you need it, when is it most helpful, when is it least helpful?
  • How often do you use context-sensitive (F1) Help? How useful is F1 Help?
  • Do you use the product Help or information center more often? Why do you use one over the other?
  • Do you use the Notes and Domino wiki? If so, in what ways do you use the wiki (read, comment, edit articles, post articles, etc.)?
  • General help experiences - Do you have a favorite Help feature or Help area? Least favorite?

These are just some suggestions to get you started, but all questions, opinions, and feedback are welcomed!

Join in, ask questions, provide feedback.

The forum is open for posts now, but the team will be checking in and responding to posts the week of February 22, 2010 only.

Check out the forum here.


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PermaLink Who will replace Shatner10:36 AM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

for years now William Shatner has been the "go to guess" for the guest speaker in the opening general session at Lotusphere (although not always the most popular guess).

Now that Shatner has made his appearance, vote in our poll on who you think will be the replacement "go to" guess each year. If your choice isn't listed, you can comment here.


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PermaLink Deadline reminder for Admin2010 and Lotus Developer2010 call for abstracts02:24 PM
Written By : Celia HamiltonCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org
Just as a reminder: the call for abstracts for The VIEW's Admin2010 and Lotus Developer2010 conferences is open until this Friday, January 29. 

If you have any session ideas
for the Admin conference, you can submit your proposal at http://www.lotususergroup.org/eviewcfp/conf/admin2010 .  If you want to speak for the Lotus Developer conference, submit your proposals at http://www.lotususergroup.org/eviewcfp/conf/lotusdeveloper2010  .


Contact me at celia.hamilton@wispubs.com with any questions.


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PermaLink Lotusphere 2010 Closing Session Summary09:30 PM
Written By : Scott TreggiariCategory : None
Location : LotusUserGroup.org

Opening with a really cool, DJ Steve Porter (slap chop video) hip hop style video compilation of Lotus Knows statements from execs and audience members throughout the week.

VP marketing and Channels Kristen Lauria
4,000 tweets on Monday alone, thanking everyone for compassion, participation in Lotus Knows, and compassion at booth 900 (support for Haiti), and, of course, the Lotusphere teams that put the event together.

Recap what she wants us to take away
1) Lotus Knows:
* Where future of tech is going: Project Vulcan
* A good thing when it sees it – you’ll see more of the campaign, “definitely not a one off”
Intro VP WW sales David Farrell to talk about 3rd take away.
3) Lotus Knows Collaboration drives better business outcome
Going into a dialog about Collaboration Agenda and the ability to talk to customers on an industry by industry and customer-by-customer basis
3b)Lotus knows success breeds success: Panasonic reference

Lauria: Lotusphere 2011 Jan 30 – Feb 3rd hold the date (heard a lot of people “ooh” in the audience)

Guest speaker Dr. Brian Cox Particle Physicist who works on the Large Hadron Collider Largest international scientific collaboration effort in history. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist) ).

He looks like he’s 19 years old.


He’s showing an aerial photo of the layout, which is impressive and explaining in layman’s terms what it does.   Some cool photos and images, especially for an amateur science buff like me.

Zooming in on a photo of a tiny little section of sky that looked completely black and zoomed in to show the Hubble Deep field images. More than 13 billion years old. Older than the earth. Showing a current pic of evolution of the universe (non creationist point of view of course).

Giving an analogy of the complexity of the universe equating to that of a snowflake and the melting of the structure as one goes back in time.

Makes a geek joke (laughs from audience)

Showing the actual collider from an aerial view. Cool photo. I’ll update with a link later. (http://images.suite101.com/328092_com_lhc_arial.jpg  )

Another picture from inside. Explaining that cooling down the titanium wires (very thin) eliminates resistance and allows them to carry 13000 amps

Showing a diagram of a specially built camera, designed to capture the collisions and the effects thereof. Explaining that 40 countries all over the world collaborated to create it. The thing is enormous, about the height of 20 persons.

For the geeks, one slide about data flow and the challenge of data in the project. 5,ooo PCs 20,000 processors, 40,000 terrabytes per second data rate at the collision point (can’t get onto a disk) uses a trigger system that identifies what’s important ands what’s not (wish my mail could do that). Read more on the data challenge here: http://www.ieeetcsc.org/newsletters/2003-01/mondardini.html

Explaining what happened when a joint was not assembled correctly and a wire warmed up. 25 ton magnets jumped a foot. A lot of damage.

Showing an actual capture photo. Explaining hta the photos indicate the potential of a heavy particle having been created.

Discussing why it’s important. Showing an elementary particle chart. Using an image of the Sun to explain the Z force.

60 billion neutrinos passing through your thumbnail right now.

Moves into an explanation of elementary particles.

Showing photos from space capturing planet Earth from pale Blue Dot from Voyager on its way out of Solar System. Referring to the fragility of the planet.

Went into a Q & A session. Surprisingly there were a few questions.

There wasn’t much of a tie in, just the worldwide collaboration thing, but he didn’t really play that up. However, I’ve got to say he’s the most personable particle physicist I’ve ever seen. I’m really glad I stayed for it.

You can see part of this presentation on the TED website, where IBM Sponsors this as part of their Smarter World campaign. http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_cox_on_cern_s_supercollider.html


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Welcome to LotusUserGroup.org's group blog hosted by Jess Stratton, blogged by LotusUserGroup.org members.

Jess Stratton is the principal consultant for Solace Consulting. She has over 7 years experience with Lotus Notes & Domino, specializing in both administration and development. Jess is a sought-after author and speaker and owns and operates a computer training facility that specializes in end-user education and guest lecturing. And now, Jess is hosting the blog on LotusUserGroup.org.

As always, all LotusUserGroup.org members are welcome to join in and post in the blog. But now, with Jess hosting, she'll be adding a constant stream of insightful comments, community information, links to useful sights and posts on other blogs, and, of course, answers to your questions whenever she can. So join in, post a blog, ask questions, share your knowledge, and state your opinions…

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