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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 1- The basics
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 2- Runing Dojo on Domino 8.5
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 4 - Event Handlers, the DOM and Data Stores
Wed, Dec 3rd 2008 61
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Syncing the iPod Touch calendar
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A New Job - and how to debug javascript in IE
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Shared Actions and Refresh Design
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A new job is in the wind
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Trip Day 20 - Guanzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 4 - Event Handlers, the DOM and Data Stores 
Wed, Dec 3rd 2008 8:24a Michelle O'Rorke
Work and family have been pretty busy, so this next post has taken a little longer than I expected OK, so dijits are pretty and all web 2.0-ish, and the date picker is nice, but there is more to dojo than that. The whole point of a javascript framework is to simplify common tasks and allow you to extend your application. Basic event handling Firstly, a common task on a web form: the user clicks a radio button and some of the fields are hidden or shown, depending on the choice. No too difficult [read] Keywords: domino
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 3 - Dijits for Domino
Thu, Nov 20th 2008 10:35p Michelle O'Rorke
The next thrilling episode in my dojo adventures ... Firstly, some references: the three primary references I used are The Book of Dojo - Part 2 which gives you an overview of dijits and how they work in general, the Dojo Campus - Feature Explorer which has examples and shows the related code, the dojo API Reference. I also found the following part of the dojo campus through Google: http://docs.dojocampus.org. I can't find a link to it on the main DojoCampus page, but it's very useful. To crea [read] Keywords: agent
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 2- Runing Dojo on Domino 8.5
Sat, Nov 15th 2008 12:52a Michelle O'Rorke
Part one of my adventures in dojo can be found here Next, I tried to run this on my 8.5 Beta 1 Domino server at home. First problem: the dojo files are not installed under the /html folder but in a new folder in the file structure /js. I could not load the javascript file at all. After searching through the N&D 8.5 Beta forum I found that you can reference this folder using /domjs. So my HTML Head Content was changed to " And, of course, the files shipped with Beta 1 are dojo 1.1.0. Fortu [read] Keywords: agent
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Discovering Dojo for Domino: Part 1- The basics
Fri, Nov 14th 2008 11:32a Michelle O'Rorke
My journey in learning to use Dojo with Notes and Domino web enabled applications. I have recently taken over supporting some Domino applications that use dojo, so I thought I had better learn a thing or two about it. I have never used any of the javascript frameworks, and my javascript knowledge is patchy. It's all been learned through 'copy and paste' from other peoples work and the web. Some things I think I know pretty well but there are gaps. I'm going to write up my experiences as I go. S [read] Keywords: domino
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A New Job - and how to debug javascript in IE
Mon, Nov 3rd 2008 3:44a Michelle O'Rorke
I've been very quiet, because I haven't spent much time on-line in the last month. It's not so much that I haven't been using a computer but a new job has meant some other priorities in the initial few weeks. My new job is in many ways similar to my last one - Notes & Domino development. However my new job involves no admin or support work. While I didn't mind the admin work which was strategic - involvement in upgrade or roll-out planning, etc, I don't miss the day-to-day fixing mail rout [read] Keywords: admin
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Shared Actions and Refresh Design
Mon, Sep 15th 2008 10:27a Michelle O'Rorke
I had an interesting issue with Shared Actions in Notes Views today. I had built a new application (or more accurately a group of features) for a customer, but due to the customer's requirements I had to retro-fit my new code into and existing .NSF. The existing code was to be retained, with a front page for the user's to choose the new features or the existing features (not my choice in implementation, but beyond my control). The existing application had over 300 views. It was not part of my [read] Keywords: notes
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Syncing the iPod Touch calendar
Thu, Sep 4th 2008 8:01a Michelle O'Rorke
I have an iPod Touch. I was given this as a Christmas present, and at first I wasn't sure how much I would use it as I am not a big music fan. I quickly found myself addicted though - by the apps, video for the kids to watch while travelling, etc. I still don't like iTunes very much, and jail-broke the iPod after about 3 months. I use Lotus Notes at work and have a Blackberry, and the company runs a BES for Domino. For the last two years I have just taken full sync for granted. I have to say I [read] Keywords: domino
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A new job is in the wind
Thu, Sep 4th 2008 7:40a Michelle O'Rorke
I have found a new job. I have been casually looking for a new job for a couple of months now. I have been in my current job for nearly 10 years, and my employers are wonderful people, but I am finding that the amount of travel and the hours involved are just getting too much for me. I live in Melbourne, Australia, quite close to the CBD and have been driving out to the suburbs for work for many years. And almost all our customers are waaaaaaaay out. My new job is in town - just 15 minutes fr [read] Keywords: admin
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Playing with Domino 8.5 server
Sat, Aug 23rd 2008 10:31a Michelle O'Rorke
So, a lazy Saturday night in front of the TV, watching the Olympics. What is a geek girl to do? Why set up and test a new server of course. I've been wanting to have a play with X-pages, so tonight I installed a Domino 8.5 server on my laptop. I had previously had an 8.0.1 server installed for some application testing I did a couple of months ago, so this was an upgrade rather than a full install. I am running Windows XP and installed the server directly onto the laptop. I know I should find o [read] Keywords: domino
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Not sure if this means anything - my Blog requires high-school reading level 
Wed, Aug 6th 2008 7:24p Michelle O'Rorke
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Reactivating this blog
Sun, Aug 3rd 2008 6:46a Michelle O'Rorke
So.. Originally I started this blog just to put up a summary of our trip for family and friends. I've decided to try and make it an on-going thing. I am a Lotus Notes developer and admin, so some of the content may be technical, some will be personal, and some just random stuff. Today was a very mixed day for me. I played in a tennis tournament, did very well (made the semi-finals). But it was also a hellish day as this morning someone vandalized my car in the street: brick-shaped dents in [read] Keywords: admin
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Trip Summary 
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:25p Michelle O'Rorke
A brief description of our trip can be found in the first post on this blog, here On the whole, this trip was fun. It was challenging to travel in China with no ability to speak Chinese, and to arrange our hotels and transport as we went. However for the kids, I would could in future break the trip up a little more with additional day activities that allowed for running and climbing. The scenery in China everywhere we went was spectacular, and although I found almost all of China grimy, with t [read] Keywords: facebook
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Trip Day 22 - Home
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:12p Michelle O'Rorke
Early start at 5:45 and off to the airport. The free shuttle to the airport express picked up from our hotel so we got on that, rather than struggle with our bags to the MTR. Cathay has baggage check-in at Kowloon Station which makes things easy, especially as we had arrived with 2 pieces of check-in luggage but were leaving with 4, plus our carry on bags. With plenty to of time to spare we ate a leisurely breakfast and boarded the plane. As this flight is during the day, it was far less stre [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 21 - Hong Kong
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:12p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 15 - Tuesday We slept till after 9 this morning then went with John to the tailor for his final suit fitting and went out for Yum Cha. This was very good and very filling. John headed off for some more computer bits while I took the kids back to the hotel. Jack and John then set off in search of games while Tom and I watched some TV and rested. We then headed out for for some last shopping. I got some ipod covers and a remote control car for Tom. Back to the hotel, and I bought a jacket [read] Keywords: ipod
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Trip Day 20 - Guanzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:08p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 14 - Monday We went out for a couple of hours. John wanted to find a market described in Lonely Planet where they sell live animals from cages and slaughter then butcher them for the customer. Fortunately we did not find it. The taxi driver took us to a street where they sell pets, and this was next to a meet market, but all the animals were already dead and skinned. It is quite possible that the government has cracked down on some of the less sanitory food handling practices. The kids e [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 19 - Guilin to Guanzhou
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:05p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 13 - Sunday We had a couple of hours to spare this morning so went looking around the hotel. Unfortunately it seemed to be mainly a residential area, and the wind is very cold. The kids get bored quickly so I take them back to the hotel through the lake park again. As we walk along, Jack insists on walking and jumping along the rocks right at the edge. As he has complained several times about how he is not allowed to do anything, I warn him once then let it go. Inevitably he falls in. For [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 18 - Guilin
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:59p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 12 - Saturday An early start for a change. We were picked up at 8:00am and bused down river for a 3 hr cruise. The river is very low in winter and it seems this is the most navigable stretch at this time. We have a nice cruise, lunch on the boat, and share the table with a women from Bunbury WA and her chinese/Canadian partner and an American who is living in northern China. The scenery along this stretch of river is spectacular: steep sided limestone pillars rising out of a flat plain. Th [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 17 - Macau and Shenzhen, then on to Guilin
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:56p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 11 - Friday Its getting harder and harder to get the troops moving in the mornings. It was after 10 before we headed out for breakfast. We checked out of the hotel and took a taxi to the pier and left our luggage. We went for a stroll around the nearby streets. We found a square with a playground and a coffee shop nearby. This allowed the kids to run off some excess energy. We returned to the port and boarded the boat to Shenzhen. Last time we came through Shenzhan I saw a Nike factory [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 16 - Hong Kong to Macau
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:44p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 10 - Thursday A lazy morning in the hotel. Being constantly on the move is starting to get to all of us. John and I also discovered we have left our winter coats behind somewhere - last positive sighting was Shanghai. John's was a cheap one, but mine was a good gortex one from a Katmandu sale. We took the MTR to the ferry and across to Macau via fast hydrofoil. Unfortunately there is no outside access or viewing area, so you have to sit in your seat like on an airplane, and I spent the who [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 15 - Taipei to Hong Kong
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:42p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 9 - Wednesday Breakfast, then taxi to the airport. Flew back to Hong Kong. Really getting sick of airports. After checking in to the hotel the boys and I went looking for phone accessories in a street I had found out about on the net (John had business calls to make). I did not manage to find an audio plug converter for the BB, or covers I liked for the BB or iPod. The only thing I got was screen protectors and a noisy toy for the boys. I took the boys back to the hotel as they were gett [read] Keywords: ipod
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Trip Day 14 - Taipei
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:36p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 8 - Tuesday John went off to catch up with friends again so I took the boys to see Taipei 101 - the world's tallest building. We took a taxi - we did not manage to use the subway in Taipei because our hotel was a little too far from the nearest station. Getting around in taxis can be challenging, as the drivers don't speak any English. However the map we had showed the building, and it is known as 101 (one-o-one) even by Chinese speakers. The building was certainly impressive, although ex [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 13 - Taipai
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:32p Michelle O'Rorke
Late breakfast then off to the National Palace Museum. Tom did get quit bored but we managed to get through most of it. Afterwards we headed to a computer & electronics strip for some browsing. We picked up cheap bits like headsets and cables but nothing major. The kids had a few dumplings at the NPM, but we hadn't eaten since breakfast. It was now nearly 6:00 so we went to a night market near the hotel again. We went back to the hotel and John hit the western bar strip to catch up with f [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 12 - Toroko Gorge
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:28p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 6 - Sunday We slept late and only just made breakfast. I must admit I am getting tired of hotel buffet breakfasts, I think I'd rather just eat from roadside vendors, but time was short. We we arranged for a bus tour for the day. Unfortunately the cross-island highway is closed, so we had to do an up and back trip. The scenery was as spectacular as I remember, although some sections have been replaced by newer tunnels, including the most spectacular, narrow part of the gorge. This is now a [read] Keywords: email
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Trip Day 11 - Hong Kong to Taiwan
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:22p Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 5 - Saturday We got up early and took the train to the airport. We few to Taiwan and caught the bus into Taipei, arriving at around midday. The earliest train we could get to Hualien was 6:30 so we left the bags and headed off to the Nova Center, which is a 10 floor computer, electronics and camera market. John found and purchased an EEE pc, and I got a cover for the iPod. Jack got to spend nearly 1/2 an hour playing Halo on an xbox. An English-speaking assistant helped me connect to t [read] Keywords: ipod
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Trip Day 10 - Shanghai to Hong Kong
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 9:29a Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 4 Walked around the hotel area and had fried bread for breakfast from a roadside stall. Keith and Jessie had been very impressed with the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition, so we jumped on the subway for a quick visit. The exhibition was quite impressive and Tom was facinated by the scale model of the city. It was interesting, particularly as the planners seem to think that within 10 years all the buildings. Will be free standing and have neat little gardens around them - there will be no [read] Keywords: |
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Trip Day 9 - Around Shanghai
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 9:24a Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 3 We slept in, so skipped breakfast in the hotel and set off to explore central Shanghai. We took the subway as there was a station right next to our hotel. We walked along some of the pedestrian part of Nanjing Road, then had lunch in a fancy Beijing duck restaurant. I took the boys for a ride on a little shuttle train/bus along the length of the pedestrian section. This struck me as no different to a thousand other shopping strips in a thousand other cities. John went back to the hotel [read] Keywords: mobile
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Trip Day 8 - Around Shanghai
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 9:15a Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 2 A business associate of a friend of John's, who has a business in Melbourne but comes from Shanghai, insisted on showing us around today. He picked us up with car and driver and took us to a shopping district, which is a collection of shops in the Ming style of building. Interesting but very touristy. With William along Jack was able to get some Gameboy games at 1/4 the price originally quoted. This was followed by the local source for $2 shops to get gloves for Tom. It was much colder [read] Keywords: pearl
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Trip Day 7 - Wuhan to Shanghai
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 7:19a Michelle O'Rorke
Jan 1 Got to sleep in today. The shower on the boat was above the toilet and very grotty, so we had given it a miss. The hotel was three star, but the bathrooms were clean, the shower large, the water got and plentiful. After so many years of water restrictions, it feels sinful to stand under the shower until your skin wrinkles, but so nice to be clean. The only probelem is we are all running out of clean clothes. John went out to find a travel agent while tea, biscuits and fruit are once aga [read] Keywords: agent
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Trip Day 6 - Down the Yanze to the Three Gorges Project (TGP) dam and on to Wuhan
Thu, Jan 17th 2008 6:47a Michelle O'Rorke
Dec 31 A leisurely start to the day at 7:30am. The boat started and left it's night mooring to take us a little further down river. This morning's excursion to a spring, and we travel by small boat - two abreast and we all have to wear life vest. We have a brief 'dragon boat' race where we all have to paddle, but no-one tries very hard or pays any attention to the drum up front. The motors are turned back on and we continue up a narrow gorge to a floating pontoon. We then walk along a very [read] Keywords: |
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