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The 2 Minutes With... Podcast Interviews give you the chance to hear what other members of the Lotus community have to say. In 2 Minutes With...The Gurus, we talk to the Gurus -- you know who they are: you read their blogs, you go to their sessions, you read their newsletters... We interview these Gurus to find out about their sessions, their Lotusphere impressions, their work, their lives, their user groups, and more.

Starting right now, you can check out interviews with leading Gurus in the Lotus field and on January 19, 2009 we will post new interviews all week long live from Lotusphere. So, be sure to check here every day for new interviews.



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Paul Mooney
Paul, senior architect for Blue Wave Technology in Dublin and founding member for the Irish Lotus User Group, tells us about his top three favorite new features in Notes and Domino 8.5 and what he would like to see in the next release. Paul reveals how the new Show ‘n tell sessions went, the one thing he would change about them, and why he and Bill Buchan got a standing ovation at their Eleven Commandments session this year. Plus, Paul provides one tip that administrators should always follow and discusses the biggest things he learned at Lotusphere 2009.
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Thomas “Duffbert” Duff
Tom comprises half of the LotusUserGroup.org Developer Tips newsletter’s dream team and is the lead developer at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. In this interview, Tom discusses the coolest project he worked on in 2008 and what he thinks is the biggest Lotusphere announcement for developers. Listen in to find out one tip to help developers go "from plumbers to painters,” how this can help end user adoption, and if Tom followed his own advice for planning his Lotusphere schedule.
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Rob Axelrod
Rob is the vice president and a senior technical consultant at Technotics Inc. In this interview, Rob discusses the session he gave with Andy Pedisich, the winner of last year’s Lotusphere Idol contest. Rob reveals some of the best sessions he’s seen so far and his favorite meeting spot at Lotusphere. He talks about best practices for upgrading. Plus, he gives a really important tip for administrators planning an upgrade.
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Henry Ferlauto
Henry is the Senior Sales Executive for one of the sponsors of Live from Lotusphere, Genius Inside. Genius offers Project 4 Domino, a Lotus Award winning project management tool. Henry, a project management guru with expertise in Lotus, tells us about how he got his start in working with Lotus technologies and what he’s doing now. He gives us an expert view on where the future of Project Management is heading and how it’s important in times of economic slow down, like now. Plus, you get to hear a lot of other interesting information and details about Lotusphere 2009 and more.
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Jessica Stratton
Jessica is the LotusUserGroup.org blogger and the principal consultant for Solace Consulting. Listen in as the tables are turned and Jessica becomes the interviewee. Find out about the session Jessica’s giving this year, her favorite sessions so far, and another fun activity she has planned. Also discover which was Jessica's favorite podcast from last year's Lotusphere.
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Chris Miller & Andy Pedisich
Two of the communities best known gurus have a conversation about the Opening General Session and what was unexpected to them.
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Denny Russell
Denny is the Product Support Specialist for Sherpa Software and a Certified Lotus Instructor. Hear about how Denny started with Lotus technologies, what he does now as a Product Support Specialist. Listen for details about a real-time email monitoring tool, Denny’s thoughts on what the number one compliance and archiving issue facing system managers going forward. Plus hear a lot more about Lotusphere sessions, announcements and more.
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Libby Ingrassia
Scott Treggiari, Program Director for LotusUserGroup.org, talks with former Program Director (and Notes Girl, and former ePro Editor), Libby Ingrassia. You don’t want to miss this one. Scott talks with Libby about what she’s up to now, how the economy impacts Lotus partners, what Business Development day offers attendees, her Health Check session, her healthy Yoga session, and her involvement with Geek Girls (you want to know about this). Plus, hear about what Libby is most looking forward to here this year, at Lotusphere her preferred Chat tool, and a special 8.5 haiku.
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Julian Robichaux
LotusUserGroup.org talks with Julian Robichaux, one of the authors of Guru Guidance articles in Clippings newsletter, creator of NSFtools.org, a frequent speaker at Lotus events all over the world, and a Lotus guru. Julian talks about his 2 sessions at Lotusphere and who they’re designed for, tells us a bit about what’s new in 8.5 for creating charts and graphs and comments on his thoughts about the skills and technology areas developers should focus on as they plan their career goals over the next year. Plus hear about his thoughts on the General session, what he’s most looking forward to at Lotusphere, and a lot more.
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Chris Miller
Chris Miller is a well-known Lotus guru, the editor of the LotusUserGroup.org Sys Admin Tips newsletter, and the director of messaging and collaboration at Connectria. Listen in to find out what the new location-based service — IdoCheckIn — is, how it works, and how you can use it at Lotusphere to make meeting up with people a whole lot easier. In this interview, Chris tells us one advantage of face-to-face networking and what he thinks will be the big announcements for administrators at Lotusphere 2009. Learn about the two sessions Chris will be giving this year, as well as one tip to help a Notes/Domino administrator get started with WebSphere application administration.
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Rob McDonagh
Rob, half of the LotusUserGroup.org Developer Tips newsletter’s dynamic duo, talks about the influences in the Lotus world, describes the session that he’ll give at Lotusphere this year, and delves into the beta of Domino Designer 8.5, including what he likes about it and what threw him for a loop.
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