Microsoft have announced reductions in the cost of their cloud Office365 services. It is passing on savings to the customer apparently but I think it is more likely it is trying to undercut Google Apps and Lotus Live to gain more market share. If Google and IBM fight back then this could start a price war, for cloud services, which could really drive pickup with businesses.
BB10/Traveler Password Expiry Issue
Tue, May 28th 2013 6:18a Paul Farris We have been experiencing an issue with Traveler 8.5.3.200 where Blackberry 10 devices are forcing the users to change their device password every day rather than the period set in the policy (90 days).
Disabling the password expiry setting in "Traveler Device Settings -> Security Settings -> Apple -> Password Expiry Period" has worked around this issue. [read] Keywords: traveler
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Configuring Q10/Z10 for Traveler Email
Fri, May 24th 2013 6:16a Paul Farris Applies to Q10 and Z10 handsets or any other with BlackberryOS 10+.
Swipe down to access Settings.
Select "Settings"
Select "Accounts"
Select "Email, Calendar and Contacts"
Select Advanced icon at bottom
Select "Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync"
Enter Description eg "Work Email"
Leave "Domain" blank
Enter Username (email address)
Enter Email Address
Enter Password (should be Notes Internet/Sametime/Webmail password)
Enter Server Addre [read] Keywords: notes
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IBM Traveler for Android now available from Google Play store
Mon, Apr 29th 2013 6:17a Paul Farris The IBM Traveler for Android app is now available for download directly form the Google Play Store. It can be installed by searching the Play store for "IBM Traveler" or using the direct link below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lotus.sync.traveler
Please that that this is the latest version (v9.0). It requires a IBM Traveler server of version 8.5.3.3 or the client will not configure.
An advantage of using the Play Store version is that the client will be auto [read] Keywords: domino
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After upgrading Domino Server to the (Java) Domino Console does not connect
Fri, Apr 19th 2013 7:18a Paul Farris The error "Domino controller: server controller is not running on host" is displayed with the Domino Console application is ran.
This is due to the server having multiple network adapters installed and the adapter which Domino is using is not the default.
To reorder the adapters on Windows 2008 Server R2:
Open Control Panel
Select "View network and status"
Select "Change adapter settings"
Press ALT key and the N key
Select "Advanced Settings"
In C [read] Keywords: domino
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Domino Error "There is not '"
Fri, Apr 19th 2013 6:18a Paul Farris One of our 8.5.3 Domino servers crashed last week with the error "There is not'". Not a very useful error message. A reboot seemed to work around the issue and it has not reoccurred. [read] Keywords: domino
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Gmail Rejecting Emails from DominoTeamMailbox
Thu, Apr 18th 2013 8:16a Paul Farris It seems that Google has recently changed some of the checks which are carried out on incoming emails causing them to be rejected when sent using the DominoTeamMailbox template. They are rejected with the message below:
----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.:
>>> DATA [read] Keywords: ibm
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Notes 9 Tip: Enable message snippets in inbox
Mon, Mar 25th 2013 6:14a Paul Farris One of the Notes 9 client's new features is to display the first sentence of an emails body in the inbox view. This was not enabled by default on my install but can be switched on as follows:
Go to "View" menu at top of Notes client
Select "Show"
Select "Beginning of Message"
Then the first x words of the body will be displayed under the subject like Gmail does. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Notes 9 Released
Thu, Mar 21st 2013 6:17a Paul Farris Notes/Domino version 9 has been released today. Available for download from the IBM Passport Advantage site.
Here we go!... [read] Keywords: domino
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Plantronics Savi 440
Thu, Mar 21st 2013 6:17a Paul Farris I have been testing a new headset, the Plantronics Savi 440, to replace my old Plantronics Voyager Pro. It is a mono-aural wireless bluetooth headset which connects to a USB bluetooth dongle which it attached to a pc.
Pro's
Great charging cradle to slot it into when not in use
Much clearer than Voyager Pro
Different attachments for over-the-head, over-the-ear and behind-the-head wearing
Con's
The £150 puts it in the upper cost bracket for [read] Keywords: office
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