Apologies for the public post, this one’s for Nokia...
Wed, May 23rd 2012 8:11a Mat Newman G'Day NokiaHelps and Nokia_Connects , Here is the content of the .jad file for Sametime on Nokia E-Series for anyone who has a corporate Sametime server. If you could provide us with a patch for Symbian Belle, I'm sure there would be potentially millions of Sametime users who have been rendered inoperable by the update who would appreciate their Sametime client back on their Nokia device: MIDlet-1: Sametime,/iIcon.png,com.ibm.sametime.connectmidlet.Sametime MIDlet-Jar-URL: Sametime.ja [read] Keywords: ibm
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More uses for iCalendar feeds - How to add Facebook Birthdays and Events into Lotus Notes
Wed, May 16th 2012 8:48p Mat Newman Just worked out how to get Facebook birthdays and events into my Lotus Notes calendar using an iCalendar feed ... here's how to do it: 1. Log into facebook, choose Events, then choose the drop-down and select birthdays: 2. Go back to the drop-down and choose "Export Birthdays" 3. In the "Export Birthdays" dialog, highlight and copy the link 4. Back into Lotus Notes Calendar, choose the "Add Calendar" option and paste the link from step 3 5. Facebook birthdays now in [read] Keywords: lotus
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Adding the Weather to your Lotus Notes Calendar
Tue, May 15th 2012 4:53a Mat Newman Following up from a question on yesterdays iCalendar post enquiring about the Weather feed in my Lotus Notes calendar: "On another note, I would love to know how you got the weather data into your calendar?" One of the comments pointed to Darren Adams excellent post on the topic, and here are the detailed instructions updated with Weather Underground's current site design. The steps to add a Weather Calendar feed to Lotus Notes: 1. Visit Weather Underground: http://www.wundergroun [read] Keywords: ibm
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How to create an iCalendar Feed from a Lotus Notes database
Mon, May 14th 2012 12:27a Mat Newman One thing coming up over and over again on Twitter recently is how much users hate Lotus Notes because it can't provide them with an iCalendar Feed that they can sync with another service like Google or OSX iCal. Interestingly, the iCalendar standard was actually co-authored by a Loti (a Lotus employee), Frank Dawson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar) Out of the box Lotus Notes accepts iCalendar feeds as a consumer (you can add feeds to your own Lotus Notes calendar using the "Add [read] Keywords: domino
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Digital Literacy, it’s more than just process
Sun, Apr 29th 2012 7:56p Mat Newman This Week in Lotus episode 97 resonated soundly with me this week, especially the discussion surrounding Digital Literacy. Darren Duke made the comment: "...If you're doing a 4 year degree ... the technology you use today is going to be invariably different to the technology when you come out..." As an educator, one of the most important things I impart to my participants on any subject are the concepts they are learning about, before moving on to the process. Sure, I can teach the [read] Keywords: connections
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Symbian Belle now available in Australia
Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 5:32p Mat Newman Wandering around the Qantas lounges last week it was obvious that Nokia's market share in Australia is declining - as it is in other parts of the world - with the most visible device being the obligatory iPhone. My own device preference remains the Nokia E7, mainly due to the excellent Telephone capabilities (it is a Phone after all), in addition to the form factor; including a large physical keyboard, and the flip-up screen, which I really like working with. The hardware is just as important [read] Keywords: ibm
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REVEALED: IBM Lotus Traveler’s NEW client for Android TABLET
Mon, Apr 16th 2012 2:50p Mat Newman During the AusLUG 2012 keynote address, Ed Brill was kind enough to lift the covers on my NDA and allow me to demonstrate the upcoming IBM Lotus Traveler client for Android Tablet to attendees. Ed has also recently extended this offer to enable me to blog about the upcoming release. The new client will be available with the 8.5.4 release of IBM Lotus Traveler coming later this year. First impressions: WOW! The new IBM Lotus Traveler client for Android is a complete departure from the curr [read] Keywords: ibm
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#TipOfTheDay Don’t try and Admin a Lotus Protector server if your JRE is newer than 1.6.0_23
Sun, Mar 11th 2012 8:58p Mat Newman Had configured Lotus Protector for a customer, and was showing them how to enter the Admin page and make some modifications. The client didn't have Java installed, so we pulled the latest release from java.com, only to discover that none of our changes could be saved from his machine. That's when we found this support technote on the IBM Site: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21473125 Key thing here: All attempts to save configuration changes are ending up wi [read] Keywords: admin
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MYTHBUSTING Outlook IS NOT better than Lotus Notes, pt 7: Colour Coded Calendar Entries
Tue, Feb 28th 2012 5:35a Mat Newman A client informed me the other day that Outlook was better than Lotus Notes because one can colour-code their Calendar entries in Outlook by Category. Challenge AK...Septed! Admittedly, this feature is NOT in native Lotus Notes, but - as you know - Lotus Notes can do anything, so a couple of modifications to the standard Calendar and ... voila!: Colour Coded Calendar entries in Lotus Notes, By Category. Easy. As you may have guessed from the above image, I was planning the Au [read] Keywords: lotus
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When the Internet disappears ... thank heaven for Lotus Notes
Wed, Feb 22nd 2012 10:12p Mat Newman Telstra had an Internet outage in Australia this afternoon. It might come as some surprise to know that this wasn't a two-bit ISP that went down. Almost 60% of Australia's internet users (both business and personal) were hit by the data outage that affected ADSL, Cable and NextG/3G services beginning at approximately 1:40pm AEST. At 4:00pm AEST Telstra were reporting restored services across the country, however we still have customers suffering from a lack of Internet connectivity. Th [read] Keywords: collaboration
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MYTHBUSTING Outlook is better than Lotus Notes: Pt 1, History
Wed, Feb 8th 2012 6:50a Mat Newman I (FINALLY) received the following contribution about why Outlook is better than Lotus Notes: @matnewman better in many ways. 1 part is able to drag emails into new email for reply! Important in workplace to show history of who left the ball hanging Here is the video busting this one: PLEASE! I want to make MORE of these videos, but am having trouble getting people to tell me WHY they think Outlook is better. If you have heard a specific reason, then: Send "...me your [read] Keywords: lotus
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Lotusphere 2012, BP102 ’User Blast’ and BP105 ’tick.tick.tick.BOOM’ slides now online
Sun, Jan 22nd 2012 12:32p Mat Newman The slides from my Lotusphere 2012 sessions are now available online... Lotusphere 2012: BP102, User Blast Lotusphere 2012: BP102 'UserBlast' View more presentations from Mat Newman Lotusphere 2012: BP105, tick.tick.tick.tick. #! It's time to Evangelise, Educate and Engergise your users to Get Productive, Get Social and Do BUSINESS! Lotusphere 2012, BP105: tick.tick.tick.tick. #! It's time to Evangelise, Educate and Engergise your users to Get Productive, Get Socia [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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2011 ... what a ride!
Sat, Dec 31st 2011 6:10a Mat Newman I don't just mean the roller-coasters at Lotusphere and Alton Towers :-) What a year. It began with outstanding feedback and response from my "where is the love" session at Lotusphere and just kept on going from there! It was the Lotusphere where "The Yellow Suit" made it's first appearance. A year that saw everyone, including television programmes, embracing social; it was a busy time on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Skype and with discussions on the Bloggerverse. For the first [read] Keywords: admin
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Lotusphere 2012 session: User BLAST! ... Have your say
Thu, Dec 8th 2011 2:17a Mat Newman I really pleased to advise that my session for Lotusphere 2012 got accepted: "User Blast". Building on "Where is the Love?" from LS11 - where you may have seen or heard of "The 10 Minute Demo" - this session is going to be a 50 minute full-on blast, show casing of the power of Lotus Notes (I'm supposed to leave some time for questions). I have a list of items prepared, but with so much content that could be included I thought I would throw it over to you to help decide some of the tip [read] Keywords: lotus
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Tip of the day: Automatically populate ACL’s of new databases by changing the Template’s ACL
Wed, Dec 7th 2011 8:01p Mat Newman One of the questions that came up during last weeks Domino Admin Boot-camp was regarding ACL's on new databases. The Admin in question wanted to know how to automatically include a standard group in the ACL of all new databases based on a Template. Like most things Notes/Domino, the solution is pretty simple. Just add the entry to the Template's ACL, but include it in square brackets, ie: [YourStandardGroup] From the FILES tab of the Domino Administrator client, Choose to sh [read] Keywords: acl
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Hilarious way to start your week, an Email marketer explaining why Lotus Notes is the ’bad guy’ :-)
Sun, Oct 30th 2011 4:32p Mat Newman I LOVE that most of the article discusses predominantly Notes 4.6 / 5 (that's 14 year old technology right there). And that there's a side-note cursing other applications (Outlook, Gmail, etc) blocking HTML scripts and images "for security reasons". And "Mel" - the IT security guy - who apparently is also a big "offender". I like the sound of Mel :-) But the best bit is that comments are closed to this well constructed, well researched and up-to-date post. Well done "Andre", [read] Keywords: lotus
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The value of the Eclipse framework in a Notes environment
Thu, Oct 20th 2011 3:08p Mat Newman I have a client who 'lives' in Email. But they never speak of email, they talk about Notes. They receive literally thousands of messages a day. Not bad for a site with only 12 users. When they open an email from a client their side-bar instantly identifies reference numbers/codes in the message and their side-bar widget presents that related information to them without having to cross-reference another system. That leads to efficiency. Due to subscriptions at industry sites via RSS, the [read] Keywords: agent
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#TipOfTheDay: If you use categories in Lotus Notes PIM apps, you MUST upgrade to 8.5.3
Wed, Oct 12th 2011 5:27p Mat Newman The good news: in Lotus Notes 8.5.3 the performance of Categorised views has VASTLY improved! One of the features I LOVE about Lotus Notes is the "Personal Journal"/Notebook database. It it the place where I store EVERYTHING I need to remember. From passwords to user guides for devices to favourite recipes to handy hint's and tips, everything that I find useful ends up here. If you've every seen the Australian movie "The Castle" you will appreciate the phrase I use often in this off [read] Keywords: lotus
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Tip of the day: #GetProductive by setting Flags WITH alarms in Lotus Notes
Mon, Oct 10th 2011 6:51p Mat Newman Lotus Notes not only enables users to "Flag" a message, it also allows users to set an Alarm on that flag to go off at a specific time. Using Flags with Follow-up alarms is a really useful way of tracking your "To Action" items in Lotus Notes generated by incoming email, especially when you are not able to action that message immediately. A great feature of using Flags with Alarms is that you can then get these messages OUT of your Inbox - which reduces the clutter - while still allowin [read] Keywords: lotus
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New Features for Lotus Traveler 8.5.3 client on Symbian
Sun, Oct 9th 2011 1:57a Mat Newman Lotus Traveler - the server add-in for Lotus Domino that supports mobile client access - has a number of new features for both Administrators and Users in the latest release, 8.5.3. Today I'm reviewing the new messaging options on Nokia/Symbian. For Nokia/Symbian users the Mail client on the mobile device is the built-in default messaging application. Until now, this has meant rendering messages on the device has been a simplified text version of incoming mail. While the mail client has n [read] Keywords: domino
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Voting Buttons in Lotus Notes
Sat, Oct 8th 2011 2:44p Mat Newman One of the questions about Lotus Notes I see frequently is about Voting buttons. While it is certainly possible to modify the mail database template to include this functionality, a simpler implementation is to use a shared database that enables users to ask questions, choose some recipients and then have an email message sent to those people that contains a doc-link directing the recipient to their answer document. A couple of years ago I knocked up a sample application for a customer to d [read] Keywords: acl
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IBM XWork Server ... the cover’s blown, now ... what’s under the hood
Sun, Oct 2nd 2011 11:31p Mat Newman I was pretty interested to hear more when the IBM XWork server was announced a month ago during AusLUG. Today Ed Brill blew the covers off the IBM XWork server, and I note his comment "(and you can talk about this new server now, too)", so here it is. What it IS: A Lotus Domino 8.5.3 server. Restricted to 4 individual "Applications" where each of those applications may comprise up to 4 separate databases. Costs US$2000 per server (ie: No PVU Licensing! No CAL's!) An additional licenc [read] Keywords: domino
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Why users hate Lotus Notes, Episode 1: The customisation debacle
Sun, Oct 2nd 2011 12:11p Mat Newman For the last few months I've been following a Twitter search on "Lotus Notes". The purpose has been to track the comments people are making about the product, and to offer my advice and assistance when I could. I've found lots of general posts following the lines of the "I hate Lotus Notes" sites - which really offer nothing other than a general comment - but every now and again a tweet appears that gives a specific reason that the user is frustrated with the product. In this case, it [read] Keywords: ibm
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How to Convert Outlook PST to Lotus Notes using the built-in tools
Fri, Sep 30th 2011 12:24a Mat Newman A question I get asked frequently is how to convert an Outlook file to Lotus Notes. It is a really easy process, here are the steps: During the Lotus Notes installation, there is an option to install the Migration tools. If you did not include those, you will need to run the software install again and make sure they are selected. Once you have the migration tools installed, open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> "CMD") and then navigate to your Lotus Notes install directory. By de [read] Keywords: ibm
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Plantronics Savi 740 - one VERY cool piece of Kit
Thu, Sep 29th 2011 7:11a Mat Newman A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive a Plantronics Savi 740 courtesy of Karen Jarvis, an ex-pat Aussie who is the Strategic Partner Marketing Manager at Plantronics. Until you've used one of these devices, you truly don't appreciate how a 'simple' piece of desk equipment can revolutionise your in-the-office time. What do I mean? Have you ever fumbled in your pocket to pull out your mobile (cell) phone's headset? While Handling a desktop phone? While removing your computer [read] Keywords: desktop
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Preventing users sending messages to >X number of recipients without approval - quick’n’easy
Tue, Sep 20th 2011 12:30a Mat Newman The great black witch of the dark art of networking (Scott Headlam) and I were collaborating the other day on a very simple method of preventing a user sending a message to more than 'X' number of recipients. The request came from a customer who had a couple of simple restrictions: No plug-ins, and No third-party tools. Ok, so a pure Domino solution ... Easy :-) It came down to a combination of Domino Rules, and a creative use for the Domino White-list feature. It is VERY easy to implem [read] Keywords: admin
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Lotusphere 2012 - YES ... there WILL be Lotusphere next year!
Fri, Sep 16th 2011 1:12a Mat Newman For those who haven't seen the News, the advisory on registrations for LOTUSPHERE 2012 have been published! Check back periodically to read more! http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&c=a0011789 I especially like the event overview: Save the date for the premier event for the Lotus community worldwide - developers, administrators , IT and business professionals looking for collaborative software and solutions. From presentations on the latest [read] Keywords: ibm
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The Alternate Reality, Episode 6: The Near-Death experience
Thu, Sep 15th 2011 6:12a Mat Newman As many people noticed (especially after Ed Brill pointed out during the OGS) I wasn't carrying around my normal T61P Thinkpad for the duration of the AusLUG conference. Instead, I had the "Aircraft Carrier" - as it has become know - the mighty Lenovo W701DS Thinkpad. Yes ... OK ... it IS big for a Laptop. But you would expect that from a machine that has two of everything, Screens, Disks (actually 3 since I have another in the Ultrabay slot) and processors. I love it. It is an absolute [read] Keywords: connections
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New realease of ISW’s social plug-in for Notes, WildFire 1.5 now available on OpenNTF
Thu, Aug 18th 2011 5:23p Mat Newman ISW are pleased to advise that the latest release of WildFire! - The social plug-in for Lotus Notes, release 1.5 is now available on OpenNTF: wildfire.openntf.org New Preferences Location We have made quite a big change to the way your settings are saved in this release. WildFire! no longer uses a configuration file to store your accounts, passwords and groups. There have been a number of posts about issues with the plug-in loosing settings, which came down to the randomisation of the [read] Keywords: connections
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#LotusKnows it ain’t over ’till *I* say it’s over!
Thu, Aug 4th 2011 8:10a Mat Newman To say there's been a little 'hiccup' in the Yellow bubble over the last few months would be an understatement. My take is simple. An AWESOME campaign was run by IBM that - for the first time since the Notes 5 'I AM' promotions - did something to publically acknowledge the contribution of IBM/Lotus software to the greater good - with an emphasis on 'LOTUS' to the general consumer. And let's face facts. The 'general consumer' includes ALL of the customers - and users - who have a [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Sending ugly email from Notes - two settings can change all that
Mon, Jul 18th 2011 4:10p Mat Newman Some email going back and forth with a contact during the last few days prompted this post. I knew they used Notes, and just could NOT help myself to educate them on some settings that would fix their 'ugly' email. It's not the first time I have come across this scenario. Users complain that its Notes' fault for a lot of things, and often respond with the misguided 'I use Lotus Notes and it doesn't ...' Yes, Notes DOES do pretty email, you just need to make sure your settings are co [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM Champions, congratulations and THANK YOU
Mon, Jun 27th 2011 1:23a Mat Newman It's old news now, but it's taken a few days to truly sink in. CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 IBM Champions for Collaboration Solutions: Adam Brown Bill Malchisky Bruce Elgort Carlos Casas CheeChin Liew Chris Miller Chris Toohey Daniel Recio David Leedy David Stephens Declan Lynch Eileen Fitzgerald Eric Mack Femke Goedhart Francie Tanner Gabriella Davis Giuseppe Grasso Handly Cameron John Head Julian Robichaux Kenio Carvalho Lidia Vikulova Lisa Duke Marie Scott [read] Keywords: collaboration
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LUGs are important - they are very VERY important
Sun, Jun 26th 2011 4:13a Mat Newman Lotusphere is a HUGE event. As anyone who had made the trek to the mecca of all things IBM/Lotus would know, the cost of conference fees and accommodation can often be dwarfed by the investment required to get there. However, at UKLug I was a little surprised at the response when Warren Elsmore asked during the OGS how many people had actually been to Lotusphere. To a man, the respondents were almost exclusively the speakers and organisers, out of the 300 strong crowd the number of attendees [read] Keywords: ibm
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Domino Administrators ID file certificate has expired ... No Problem
Mon, Feb 21st 2011 4:13p Mat Newman Came across this at a new client site today, the client knows the Domino Administrators password, but cannot use the Administration client (or any Notes client) with the Administrators ID file, because the Administrators ID file certificates have expired. It's a pretty simple thing to fix. EITHER: Use your server's Notes client to recertify the Administrator. OR Get hold of an ID file for a user who hasn't expired, Add that user to the 'LocalDomainAdmins' group, Access the Domino [read] Keywords: admin
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The demise of Nokia, or a brave new world...
Fri, Feb 11th 2011 3:13p Mat Newman I am a Nokia fan-boy. Around Lotusphere this year, whenever I pulled out my trusty N97 and used it in front of people (of course, no-one had ever seen one, hardly anyone at Lotusphere had a Nokia) t ... [read] Keywords: lotusphere
Heading to Lotusphere
Fri, Jan 28th 2011 1:13p Mat Newman Here I am in Raleigh, North Carolina, visiting with my friend Michael Beaver in what has become my annual stop-over on my way to Lotusphere (This year's hash is #LS11). It's a beautiful sunny winter ... [read] Keywords: lotusphere
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UPDATED VIDEO, including new WildFire 1.4.3 Features
Thu, Jan 20th 2011 4:21p Mat Newman G'Day All, Yesterday's video is still 'being processed' by youtube, so I recorded it again, split it into 2 files and updated the demo to include our newly released WildFire 1.4.3 version Part 1: ... [read] Keywords:
The things a Lotus Zealot does for a good cause
Mon, Nov 22nd 2010 9:16p Mat Newman Hi All, Week 3 of Movember (the month formerly known as November), and I finally have enough growth to achieve what I wanted with this year's Mo'. Recognise the Logo's? I wonder if I need to put ... [read] Keywords: lotus
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Quick ’n’ dirty - setting up Designer under Ubuntu
Tue, Nov 9th 2010 9:17p Mat Newman Here are the things you need to do to get Designer running under Wine on Ubuntu 10.04+ x32 or x64. These instructions assume Wine v1.2+ Note: Wine defaults it's config to Windows XP, therefore the ... [read] Keywords: ubuntu
Almost settled in...
Mon, Oct 18th 2010 8:30p Mat Newman We've been in the new office now for almost 2 weeks, and I finally feel like my new workstation is set-up. Finally. It's taking a little getting used to, not having my own office. For the first tim ... [read] Keywords: office
Why Domino Dominates
Mon, Oct 4th 2010 3:30p Mat Newman Why does Domino Dominate ... even 13 years after this poster was released, the content still holds true: History tells us that: No, Netscape was never a dominant player in the groupware market. ... [read] Keywords: domino
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