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Ever wondered what "LDAP" really means?
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Geaux Vote!!!
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What’s up with the undecided voter?
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I know there’s a serious economic crisis going on
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Skill and attention to detail pay off (Indiana Jones-related teaching moment)
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You know you’re from Louisana when
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Nice Infoworld Article on iNotes for iPhone, but you know what would REALLY help Notes/Domino in the smartphone area?
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Notes 8.0.2 is rewarding
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Is it just me, or are a lot of the publicized Notes/Domino wins from outside the US?
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Funny, I don’t remember quitting my job
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Xbox 360 closer to death spiral?
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Ever wondered what "LDAP" really means?
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It’s getting to be that time of year, and Google Earth knows it...
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re: Can we get to 300?
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I’ve gone green (Notes skin that is)....
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The Haiku that was Lotus Notes
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CraigRANT (tm): enabling Sametime Chat Logging
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Ever wondered what "LDAP" really means? 
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 5:22p Craig Wiseman
So I'm onsite at a client site the other day and we go to a meeting in one of their conference rooms. Apparently the networking folks had the room before us and left us this on the whiteboard: I'm liking this client....! [read] Keywords: lotus
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Geaux Vote!!! 
Mon, Nov 3rd 2008 11:26p Craig Wiseman
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." Plato (c. 427 BC - c. 347 BC) [attributed] [read] Keywords: |
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What’s up with the undecided voter? 
Sun, Nov 2nd 2008 7:51p Craig Wiseman
Newspaper: Obama slightly ahead of McCain in Nev. .... Managing partner Brad Coker for Mason-Dixon said the number of undecided voters is unusually high this close to Election Day. ... Folks, if you haven't decided by now I'm thinking you should be appointed a ward of the state. Obama's been running for like 23 months now, and McCain for something close. How much more information do you need? [read] Keywords: google
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I know there’s a serious economic crisis going on
Sat, Nov 1st 2008 3:44p Craig Wiseman
But I sure can't judge by the workload demand on my time, especially between now and the end of the year. [read] Keywords: |
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Skill and attention to detail pay off (Indiana Jones-related teaching moment)
Fri, Oct 17th 2008 12:21p Craig Wiseman
This is pretty trivial, but I was able to use it as a teaching moment for the kids. In conjunction with the release of Indiana Jones & the Quest for the Crystal Skull, ESPN had a Battle of the Bands and the Quest for the Crystal which pitted college marching bands in a competition to win $25,000. I'm not really sure what college marching bands have to do with Indiana Jones, but take a second and watch the (justly deserving) winner and the competition. It's easy to see why they won. [read] Keywords: |
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You know you’re from Louisana when
Mon, Oct 13th 2008 4:50p Craig Wiseman
I've been working on this list for some time (please suggest any additions!) . I posted a version of this a while ago. You know you're from Louisiana when You look both ways before crossing a one way street. When a truck drives by spraying poisonous chemicals into the air, you don't get irate and call the EPA. You happily/maniacally think, "Die Mosquitos, DIE." You know that Tigers do indeed eat Bull Dogs, wild hogs, wild cats, roosters, high-ranking Navy officers, elephants, even g [read] Keywords: |
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Nice Infoworld Article on iNotes for iPhone, but you know what would REALLY help Notes/Domino in the smartphone area?
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 2:16p Craig Wiseman
Nice to see good press. (see below), other than the AppStore deal. CraigRANT (tm): Of course, you know that having a published API/standard to sync Domino Contacts/To Dos/Calendar/Email would make this smartphone process work FAR FAR better, right? Full Article iPhone finally gets Notes support through AppStore A version of Lotus Notes from IBM allows iPhone users to check their Notes e-mail and view their calendar and contacts By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld September 30, 20 [read] Keywords: domino
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Nice Infoworld Article on iNotes for iPhone, but you knw what would REALLY help Notes/Domino in the smartphone area?
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 2:14p Craig Wiseman
Nice to see good press. (see below), other than the AppStore deal. CraigRANT (tm): Of course, you know that having a published API/standard to sync Domino Contacts/To Dos/Calendar/Email would make this smartphone process work FAR FAR better, right? Full Article iPhone finally gets Notes support through AppStore A version of Lotus Notes from IBM allows iPhone users to check their Notes e-mail and view their calendar and contacts By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld September 30, 2008 [read] Keywords: domino
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Notes 8.0.2 is rewarding
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 10:28a Craig Wiseman
It's been a bit since Notes 8.0.2 came out, and I just want to give a clear, long-term thumbs up. I loaded 8.0.0 when it shipped and did the same with 8.0.1, and set up a widgets catalog, etc. However, with 8.0.0 and 8.0.1, I found myself up running the Basic flavour 80-90% of the time. Why? Because the Standard version either crashed frequently, esp. when I ran the stand-alone Sametime client along with it. Either that, or it would get unusably slow and take up far too much RAM. My Thinkpad [read] Keywords: connections
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How to turn me into a 9 year old in 1 second
Tue, Sep 30th 2008 8:51a Craig Wiseman
So we're at the LSU-MSU game on Saturday night. As at many colleges, we sing the LSU Alma Mater and the national anthem before the game. Just as we finished, four F-16s flew over. Now, as an adult, I know they're 'just' high performance planes and everything, but it's still wayyy cool and they're so loud as they pass over, it makes your heart vibrate. Wow. NOTE: I was too busy gawking to pull out my phone and snap a picture. The above shot was ruthlessly stolem from here. [read] Keywords: |
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CraigRANT (tm): enabling Sametime Chat Logging
Fri, Sep 26th 2008 1:20p Craig Wiseman
Ok, I will admit this: I've made some nice consluting money dealing with Sametime Chat Logging. Here's the technote (1086729) that tells you how to enable chat logging for Sametime [6.5.1, 7.0, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.1.1, 7.5.1.2, 8.0, 8.0.1]. There's one huge caveat: IMPORTANT: The chat logging code provided with Sametime (STChatLogFile.dll) is intended as sample code only, as "proof of concept" to demonstrate how the Sametime API Toolkit can be used to log chats between users. This [read] Keywords: admin
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OK, I gotta get me one of these: ’Rocket Man’ Soars Across English Channel
Fri, Sep 26th 2008 12:01p Craig Wiseman
I've wanted an ultralight for a long time, but I promised certain folks that I wouldn't get one until the kids are out of college ( a reasonable requirement). But I think the dream's changing: 'Rocket Man' Soars Across English Channel Friday, September 26, 2008 Full Story LONDON — A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, parachuting into a field near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute solo flight. Yves Rossy [read] Keywords: |
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Funny, I don’t remember quitting my job
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 3:43p Craig Wiseman
I'm trying to figure out how this happened, but I did NOT quit CMA in 2007 to go and work for "Belcher Nesbit Llc". and neither did the other "former" CMA employees listed on spoke.com. Here's a Google site search that shows them all [read] Keywords: google
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The Silly Season is washing over us: Obama-McCain on the economy
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 10:37a Craig Wiseman
As has has been wisely noted, the silly election season is upon us. I'm not sure how to take the McCain/Obama thing going on over the debate. I just rec'd this email below, and it makes it seem like Obama initated the conversation yesterday with McCain, which is not my understanding. OK, actually, I'm 100% sure: "we have to keep this campaign focused on the crucial issues." means "getting me (Obama) elected is far more crucial than some stupid economic problem." See how different people [read] Keywords: archive
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The Silly Season is washing over us: Obama/McCain on the economy
Thu, Sep 25th 2008 10:32a Craig Wiseman
As as has been wisely noted, the silly election season is upon us. I'm not sure how to take the McCain/Obama thing going on over the debate. I just rec'd this email below, and it makes it seem like Obama initated the conversation yesterday with McCain, which is not my understanding. OK, actually, I'm 100% sure: "we have to keep this campaign focused on the crucial issues." means "getting me (Obama) elected is far more crucial than some stupid economic problem." See how different people can [read] Keywords: archive
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McCain suspending campaign until the economy is dealt with: Remarks on the Economic Crisis
Wed, Sep 24th 2008 3:42p Craig Wiseman
John McCain's Remarks on the Economic Crisis New York, NY Wednesday, September 24, 2008 America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacte [read] Keywords: administration
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Solutions to rubbernecking
Wed, Sep 24th 2008 2:35p Craig Wiseman
So, I get up early and leave at 5AM to get to New Orleans before the traffic gets abysmal. Nice plan. There are two accidents on I-10 on the way in and the rubberneckers were out in droves. Even though there were two clear lanes past each accident, what should have been an hour commute took over 2.5 hours. So how do we fix this? One of two ways: We design giant pop up curtains for the police to deploy so you can't see the accidents. We give the police a special type of laser they se [read] Keywords: |
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ServerWatch: Whatever Happened to ... Lotus Notes
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 5:37p Craig Wiseman
Kinda odd. A nice, positive summary of the history of Notes/Domino (once you get past the first couple of sentences): Whatever Happened to ... Lotus Notes [read] Keywords: domino
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The Haiku that was Lotus Notes
Tue, Sep 23rd 2008 9:43a Craig Wiseman
Mr. Vaughan blogged about Twitter and how its' simplicity makes it powerful. While I utterly disagree about the net usefulness of Twitter, it got me thinking about the power of simplicity and it's relation to Lotus Notes. there is an interesting way to focus creative effort that i stumbled upon some years ago. i've heard people call it "limiting your pallette". the idea is you enter a constraint into the process, or a set of them, and then create within that "space". How do I relate this [read] Keywords: composite
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Raise the shields, Mr. Sulu.
Sat, Aug 30th 2008 2:49p Craig Wiseman
Sheilds up. [read] Keywords: |
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Email subject of the year: got THAT right...
Wed, Aug 27th 2008 12:27p Craig Wiseman
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Prayer is not a last resort. It’s the first action, taken in concert with the other actions appropriate to the scenario.
Wed, Aug 27th 2008 9:50a Craig Wiseman
Looks like things will be busy for a bit, so I don't expect to be commenting here much. [read] Keywords: |
You can rent this space for 30 days. Interested?
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Reading the subtext from a well run politcal campaign
Mon, Aug 25th 2008 10:12a Craig Wiseman
I love watching politics. Trust me, I'll do one of these for the other side. A - We're patriotic. See? B - This is serious stuff, and we're serious folks. Really. C - I'm a shade taller, that makes me more Presidential. D - Kickass logo. Required. E - Did we mention our patriotism? F - We're not beholden to anyone, but if you donate, we'll be even less beholden. G - Flag. Patriotism. Us. Get It? H - We're moral - we can make web videos and not get 'involved'. [read] Keywords: |
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The GFDL’s at it again....
Mon, Aug 25th 2008 9:42a Craig Wiseman
Down boy! Heel! [read] Keywords: |
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On beyond Zetta...
Sat, Aug 23rd 2008 4:54p Craig Wiseman
I got into a conversation discussing large amounts of data and realized that I'd forgotten what's next after exabyte. Never know when you'll be able to get a yottabyte USB flashdrive.... From wikipedia: [read] Keywords: wiki
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Is it just me, or are a lot of the publicized Notes/Domino wins from outside the US?
Fri, Aug 22nd 2008 2:19p Craig Wiseman
It's great to hear things like these: (Mr. McDonah channeled via Mr. Brill): Steve McDonagh alerts us to, and translates, an article in datanews announcing that The Belgian Government's department of finance have chosen Notes/Domino for 35,000 users. Theo Heselmans picked this up as well. IBM's Lotus Gets Fresh Legs TheStreet.com - Aug 1, 2008 The work is paying off: Lotus scored a few big customers during its second quarter, including one of the Big 6 accounting-consulting firms, which boug [read] Keywords: domino
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Seamless Mail Upgrade (SMU) not working?
Fri, Aug 22nd 2008 11:15a Craig Wiseman
Take a sniff - ah, that smell is "burnt Craig" (tm). I was working with a client and we were testing out a client upgrade and just couldn't get Seamless upgrade to work. Very frustrating, but it turns out that there's a flag in the mail file's calendar profile ("mailsetup") that gets set: This value reflects the Notes version of your mail file. Which led me to ask the client if the test user's ID and mail file had been upgraded before I came on the scene. Turns out, that while the ID was create [read] Keywords: document
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If you’re sick of Katrina/Rita news and think it’s over: the Ghosts of Katrina
Fri, Aug 22nd 2008 9:38a Craig Wiseman
Emperor Bush was here earlier in the week to crow about all he's done since 8/2005. He's lucky that the people of Louisiana, from Venice to Bogalusa to Monkey Island to Grand Chenier have more guts and resolve in their little toes than he does in his whole body. Take a gander at this if you're sick of hearing about Katrina & Rita, and remember that New Orleans (rightly) gets a lot of the press, there are huge swaths of southwest Louisiana in the same situation. Well worth the 3 [read] Keywords: |
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Now, all we need is a beer testing center
Thu, Aug 21st 2008 4:33p Craig Wiseman
(from 2theAdvocate.com) Video game testing center coming to LSU .... Electronic Arts Inc.'s center at LSU's South Campus on GSRI Avenue eventually will hire 220 people, 200 of whom will form a part-time platoon of students doing the heavy lifting on games like EA's 20-year-old Madden NFL franchise, its Tiger Woods PGA Tour game and its NCAA Football series to make sure they're consumer-ready. .... Read Full Story Abita or Guiness, you listening? [read] Keywords: wiki
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Recipe for personal embarrassment
Thu, Aug 21st 2008 12:42p Craig Wiseman
What do you get when you take a (1) nice new Bluetooth car stereo (Pioneer FH-P8000BT [self-installed]), (2) evil IT Consultant (I always miss-type that as "conslutant" for some reason) who has calls to make, a (3) bluetooth (semi)smartphone, and (4) the pick up line at the end of the first day of school? So, I get to school more than 45 minutes early so I can be near the front of the line, turn the XL-7 off and, and start making calls handsfree. That goes well, I get a number calls [read] Keywords: |
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Obama chooses John the Baptist as running mate
Tue, Aug 19th 2008 11:21a Craig Wiseman
No, I didn't steal this from anywhere, much. Obama chooses John the Baptist as running mate * Craig Wiseman * wiseman.La * Tuesday August 19 2008 05:56 CDT Barack Obama has named Jordan River preacher John the Baptist as his running mate for the White House in the US presidential election this November, telling supporters he couldn't wait to see him go "toe-to-toe with whoever that old guy picks". The announcement will end months of speculation over Mr Obama's choice fo [read] Keywords: administration
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He tasks me.... and I shall have him.
Mon, Aug 18th 2008 6:39p Craig Wiseman
You'd think we'd learned not to piss of the gods of computer modeling. Yet, not. Not two hours after this post, what do the models show? "He tasks me! He tasks me! And I shall have him. I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" [read] Keywords: |
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I’ve gone green (Notes skin that is)....
Fri, Aug 15th 2008 5:13p Craig Wiseman
I didn't expect that changing my Notes skin would feel so cool - it's just some colors, right? But it really makes a difference. Now I need to get working on making an LSU-compatible skin.... (Thanks Ms. Davis, Ms. Raven, and especially Hui BJ Li, and Qian Liang) [read] Keywords: lotus
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yes, I’ll get back to you on that ASAP
Fri, Aug 15th 2008 2:15p Craig Wiseman
While I'm in a spam mode... Receiving this (see below), of course, doesn't surprise me. But what does amaze me is this: Why do phishers/spammers/etc. send out emails like this or the Pharmacy ones? Because. They. Work. Actually spam has always made sense to me. As a free market, supply/demand kind of person, I never understood viri. It used to be a lot of work to design & distribute viri without being caught, and the only value was to show you had gonads (no, not GONADs - tha [read] Keywords: laptop
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Sing it with me: spam, spam, spam, spam...
Fri, Aug 15th 2008 10:11a Craig Wiseman
I run my company's email servesr, and we're running about 93% Spam. Date Server Spam/EMail 8/9/2008 1 98.40% 8/9/2008 2 98.50% 8/10/2008 2 98.30% 8/10/2008 1 98.80% 8/11/2008 2 93.80% 8/11/2008 1 93.60% 8/12/2008 1 92.90% 8/12/2008 2 93.30% 8/13/2008 1 93.50% 8/13/2008 2 94.10% 8/14/2008 2 93.70% 8/14/2008 1 94.00% 8/15/2008 2 97.70% 8/15/2008 1 96.90% Totals 93.7% For your viewing pleasure, here's the Monty [read] Keywords: administration
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re: Can we get to 300?
Wed, Aug 13th 2008 9:01a Craig Wiseman
For some reason, my twisted mind went immediately to this image upon reading that title. The Lotusans* do not ask how many, but where are they? - Agis II of Sparta ___ * Amended: The original quote, was (of course) "Spartans". [read] Keywords: lotus
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It’s getting to be that time of year, and Google Earth knows it...
Tue, Aug 12th 2008 1:45p Craig Wiseman
I can't deny the truth. I'll have to play with Google Earth a bit more to understand if that's unusual, but it sure seems to know what's coming soon. Alma Mater Where stately oaks and broad magnolias shade inspiring halls, There stands our dear old Alma Mater who to us recalls Fond memories that waken in our hearts a tender glow And make us happy for the love that we have learned to know. All praise to thee, our Alma Mater, molder of mankind. May greater glory, love unending, b [read] Keywords: google
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This is so NOT true, but I can’t resist: Obama heals hundreds
Tue, Aug 12th 2008 12:46p Craig Wiseman
From LarkNews.com Obama heals hundreds AUSTIN - Ginny McCallum, 43, who has been confined to a wheelchair for much of her adult life, came to hear presidential candidate Barack Obama speak at the University of Texas. Afterward she found herself in a wheelchair access breezeway as Obama and his entourage exited the arena. The candidate spotted her, came over, grabbed her hand and pulled her up. She found herself standing for the first time in eleven years. "He smiled at me and said, [read] Keywords: php
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Camp-before-school weekend
Mon, Aug 11th 2008 8:30p Craig Wiseman
On the weekend before school starts, we try to have a 'just fun' camp. No pressure, no tasks (other than normal camp - setup, cooking, etc). It was hot (~95F in the shade) but a nice time. It's amazing what the boys have learned to do on their own in just a year of scouting. When we started, they were just 'slugs', not having a clue. Now, when show up they know what needs to be done, divy out the tasks and do them. They need reminding and help, but I can really see the value for them. [read] Keywords: |
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Proximate or Causative?
Fri, Aug 8th 2008 11:53a Craig Wiseman
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Wirelessly sync’ing iPhone with Notes 8 (works)
Fri, Aug 8th 2008 10:04a Craig Wiseman
So your CxO is just dying for an iPhone but has to have his email, calendar, and contacts sync'd. There are a couple of ways to this, but I've worked with out for us using ESX Server. You may consider this approach to be the 'hard way.' Mainly because it is. If you agree, go vote for this (I surely wish IBM had listened originally). Project Requirements User must be able to have his/her email, calendar, and contacts sync wirelessly with his iPhone. The process must be 'server' based - i [read] Keywords: admin
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Wirelessly sync’ing iPhone with Notes 8 (works)
Fri, Aug 8th 2008 8:58a Craig Wiseman
So your CxO is just dying for an iPhone but has to have his email, calendar, and contacts sync'd. There are a couple of ways to this, but I've worked with out for us using ESX Server. You may consider this approach to be the 'hard way.' Mainly because it is. If you agree, go vote for this (I surely wish IBM had listened originally). Project Requirements User must be able to have his/her email, calendar, and contacts sync wirelessly with his iPhone. The process must be 'server' based - [read] Keywords: admin
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IdeaJam Plug: Coffee/Tea Idea
Wed, Aug 6th 2008 9:57a Craig Wiseman
OK, it won't solve the Darfur issue, but vote and make the world (slightly) better: [read] Keywords: domino
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Xbox 360 closer to death spiral?
Thu, Jul 31st 2008 2:52p Craig Wiseman
When I got my MCSE (2003), I took all the tests in three weeks, no boot camp, no classes, no ExamCram fake tests, just the M$ certified books and my normal client responsibilities. As a reward, I was given an Xbox 360. Thankfully, CompUSA (RIP) took it back and gave me a credit for it, which I used toward a PS3 60GB. My kids play some games on the PS3 (NCAA Football, Madden, Blazing Angels), but I mostly use it as a media center to stream music, family pictures, etc. and as a Blu-ray player [read] Keywords: application
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I did NOT expect that to work, but it did...!
Wed, Jul 30th 2008 12:44p Craig Wiseman
This is a true story, but of course, I won't reveal any names. So, I have smaller client with a Blackberry Enterprise Server and 15 BB users. The primary admin looks at the server and decides to do a summer clean up and stops all services and removes MS SQL Server (among a lot of other software). He then reboots the server and goes home. This apparently happened last night/early this morning. His assistant calls me this morning wondering why their Blackberries aren't working any more [read] Keywords: admin
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Report: Notes Not in Danger
Tue, Jul 29th 2008 2:18p Craig Wiseman
Report: Notes Not in Danger 2008-07-28 IBM Lotus Notes/Domino does not have recurrent neglect or a life-threatening legacy status. Notes' health has been a concern among users. LOS ANGELES (Rutters) - IBM Lotus Notes/Domino, which has been dogged by concerns about its' health, does not have recurrent neglect or a life-threatening legacy status, The New York Tattler reported on Saturday. "While its' health problems amounted to a good deal more than 'a common bug,' they weren't life- [read] Keywords: domino
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Cool things continue - two Louisiana schools rank in the top 20 nationwide
Tue, Jul 29th 2008 9:17a Craig Wiseman
While this is not, generally, what you'd expect (as LSU is considered by many to be the premier party school of Louisiana), it's still noteworthy. I earned my CIS degree from Tulane, and a close and respected member of my family is a senior person working in development at Loyola. A proud day all around, I'd say. [read] Keywords: development
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Cool - something that Louisiana ranks #1 in, and it’s a GOOD thing
Fri, Jul 25th 2008 2:30p Craig Wiseman
Just doin' my part to contribute.... Baton Rouge leads in worker productivity growth Associated Press - July 25, 2008 5:14 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The growth of worker productivity in the Baton Rouge region is the highest in the nation. That's according to a study by the Brookings Institution research group. The think tank covered five years leading up to Hurricane Katrina. Brookings examined gross domestic product in the 100 largest metro areas and compared that wit [read] Keywords: |
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I think I saw a puddytat
Thu, Jul 24th 2008 3:09p Craig Wiseman
I couldn't believe it when I heard the following yesterday: Obama says Jerusalem 'will be capital of Israel' US presidential candidate Barack Obama reaffirmed on Wednesday his position that Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel. "I continue to say that Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel. I have said it before and will say it again... but I've also said that it is a final status issue" that must be decided by negotiation, he said in the southern Israeli town of Sderot. The internation [read] Keywords: community
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Beaker: Ode to Joy
Wed, Jul 23rd 2008 8:49a Craig Wiseman
yes, yes, this is a stolen post. Get over it. [read] Keywords: application
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So, what does GFDL stand for?
Fri, Jul 18th 2008 11:54a Craig Wiseman
Last year I had a post of the GFDL's death wish toward Louisiana. It continues (see below). I'm thinking GFDL stands for "General Forecast: Destroy Louisiana" [read] Keywords: |
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That about sums it up for me about the iPhone
Fri, Jul 18th 2008 8:58a Craig Wiseman
That comment sums up the iPhone for me. I'll admit, the iPhone hype icks me, but really because of exactly the point being made. Rave about the iPhone, please, but rave about what's awesome about it. I have a pathetic and ancient Treo 680 and I haven't upgraded to the iPhone because the iPhone for all it's greatness doesn't actually DO what I need my smartphone to do. I'm waiting to replace my phone with something that's overall better, and that just hasn't arrived yet. But I do want to be [read] Keywords: domino
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Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles
Tue, Jul 15th 2008 2:05p Craig Wiseman
This came in my email today. I don't know the exact source so I can't attribute it properly... Three New Louisiana Laws Limit Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles On Wednesday, July 2, 2008, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed three different bills limiting the use of cell phones and other wireless devices by the driver of a motor vehicle. Two of the bills target inexperienced drivers and broadly prohibit the use of cell phones. The other targets all drivers, but applies only to using device [read] Keywords: forms
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Virus/Trojan Horse Reminder: The Best Antivirus - Common Sense
Tue, Jul 15th 2008 8:33a Craig Wiseman
Right now, among others, there's a UPS trojan going around (click for more info and the UPS response), and our virus software is (and has been) catching it. But some of my users were worried, so I put this together: The best Anti-Malware (antivirus & anti-spyware) - Common Sense Install and use common sense as an antivirus. System requirements are pretty easy: Keep your antivirus and spyware programs up to date - daily or more often Keep your OS (operating system) up to date [read] Keywords: instant messaging
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Wireless iPhone Sync for Lotus Domino Calendar & Contacts
Fri, Jul 11th 2008 2:46p Craig Wiseman
CompanionLink software has a solution. It looks like the Turtlenecked One has hypnotized some of our more important users, so this may be something we have to try out. It appears to cost $140 upfront + $9.95/month. Pricey, but then you don't get involved with Apple products to save money! [read] Keywords: domino
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You gotta CARE about this stuff folks
Fri, Jul 11th 2008 7:04a Craig Wiseman
I've been running like crazy at work this week...(ok, this year. OK! This decade).... so this is not as promptly posted as I would have liked. The Times-Picayune has an article this week about the lack of interest in the NOLA School Board races: Board races draw little interest It wields less control over schools now By Darran Simon On the eve of the three-day election-qualifying period, few people have announced runs for the Orleans Parish School Board, a sign of the board's dimi [read] Keywords: wiki
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There’s a reason it’s called ’Twitter’
Thu, Jul 3rd 2008 5:31p Craig Wiseman
I've reallly tried to get into Twitter. I twittered during Lotusphere. I installed TwitNotes (which is very nice work, btw, and shows both the power and the overly complicated dev process required for sidebar apps). In the end, the noise/value ratio kills it. I really could care less about 99.1% of what's posted to it. There really is such a thing as TMI. There's also a very significant ASW streak to what folks post (which I guess explains why so many bloggers are on Twitter), and this does [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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I have a twitter rant coming
Thu, Jul 3rd 2008 1:47p Craig Wiseman
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Relativity
Wed, Jul 2nd 2008 10:49a Craig Wiseman
It's really easy to cruise through life thinking that all the world's troubles are dumped on you. Then you read something short like this. Mr. Brian is amazing person. Perspective is a rare, needed thing. As I spend time with my family this July 4th I'll have a lot more. [read] Keywords: |
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Hubris
Tue, Jul 1st 2008 9:03a Craig Wiseman
Looks like the Obama campaign is going for the "Ancient Roman Crowd". FYI - Vero Possumus roughly translates as "Yes we can." Notice any similarities with this seal? Here's another ancient (Greek) word that they might want to look up: Hubris What the heck, I'll look it up for 'em: hu*bris /hyoo-bris/ –noun excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. As I said before, I have a strong sense that all McCain has to do in order to win i [read] Keywords: wiki
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yes, this kind of stuff has been posted a million times
Tue, Jul 1st 2008 8:42a Craig Wiseman
I'm at the Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY - New Orleans) last night to pick up one of my kids who was coming back with the youth group from a church convention in Pennsylvania. So I go up to the monitor board closest to their gate to check the status, and of all the monitors up there, guess what the one I care about is displaying? Gotta love Windows... [read] Keywords: |
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Guess it’s about time to stir the natives up
Fri, Jun 20th 2008 6:32p Craig Wiseman
In case you were wondering.... Oh, and for the record, I'm a registered independent. Bottom line for me is that (in no particular order): He has a real record He's a deficit hawk. This is critical to me. We've burned through $2 TRILLION since W became president. We should have a balanced budget, in fact, we really should run a surplus until we pay our children back the $2 TRILLION. "I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. [read] Keywords: policies
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Passed: IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 8
Fri, Jun 20th 2008 4:33p Craig Wiseman
I haven't been blogging much, but I did get this done. That means I'm CLP 4.6, 5, 6, 7, 8. Well, I WOULD be if the CLP designation still existed.... [read] Keywords: clp
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While I’m on a mental health meme
Fri, Jun 6th 2008 8:47a Craig Wiseman
This article from the NOLA Times Picayune brings home one of the worst ongoing impacts of Katrina. 'K-Ville' detectives got nothin' on judge Go read it - it's very short. I'll wait. Done? In a city with a huge physical trauma in it's recent past, there's almost no access to mental health care. It's a subtle tragedy that continues to unfold. This happened last week. How many more lives are we going to allow to go to waste? [read] Keywords: php
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