Bruce Elgort / Julian Robichaux http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/ en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:09:26 -0700 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:09:26 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode177.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode177.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode177.htm Warren Elsmore wrote a book! It's called Brick City and Warren describes it as "a celebration of the worlds' architecture, recreated solely using the celebrated toy of the century, LEGO bricks."

• In our podcast with him, we discussed:
• Is this an instruction book or an idea book?
• Who is the target audience?
• What was the book writing process like?
• How and when can people buy this book?
• And many more LEGO-rich topics...

Brick City will be in bookstores in several different countries on May 6th, and it is already available for pre-order on Amazon - check Warren's Brick City page for links. Warren's website also has more information on his large scale models and his commission-based work.

Podcast trivia: Warren was briefly a Guinness World Record holder for "Largest LEGO Mosaic" from the 2012 LEGO Show, with a mosaic measuring at 143.9 square meters (1607 square feet). ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode177.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode177.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:04:45 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode176.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode176.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode176.htm On this episode we interview Mat Ellis (@matellis), CEO of Cloudability and talk about how Cloudability can help companies manage their cloud spend.

We talk about:

• How Mat got started with Cloudability
• How much cloud spend they are currently managing
• What types of things are moving to the cloud
• What newbies to the cloud should look out for
• How Cloudability helps manage cloud spend
• The services that they offer and their associated costs
• The future role of "The IT Department"
• and much more...

We would like to thank Dr. Marky Roden of the PSC Group for standing in for Julian on this show.

The show runs 25:51. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode176.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode176.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:38:52 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode175.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode175.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode175.htm Today we interviewed Lynda.com author Jess Stratton. Jess has been a member of the IBM Collaboration Solutions Community for over decade. She has spoken at Lotusphere and other industry events. Jess now works for the online learning company Lynda.com where she helps author video training for Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office and other products and technologies.

Rather than listing out all of the super cool things Jess talks about we suggest that you just push play and start listening. Jess does recommend that you "Like" the Lynda.com Facebook Fan Page where you can find out about the latest tutorials and promotions. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode175.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode175.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:14:55 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode174.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode174.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode174.htm Today we spoke with Ed Brill (http://edbrill.com), Director of Social Business and Collaboration Solutions at IBM, about his new book. It's called Opting In: Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager, and it's available both on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Opting-In-Lessons-Business-Fortune/dp/0133258939) and directly from IBM Press (http://www.ibmpressbooks.com/store/opting-in-lessons-in-social-business-from-a-fortune-9780133258936).

We discussed:

• Why did you write this book?
• Who is the audience?
• What is the message of the book?
• What has surprised you about the book?
• What's going on at IBM Connect related to the book?
• And more...

If you'd like to catch up with Ed (about the book or anything else), he has posted a few places where you can definitely find him at IBM Connect next week. (http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/where-to-find-me-or-my-book-at-ibm-connect-2013) ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode174.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode174.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:26:12 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode173.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode173.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode173.htm On this episode we interviewed IBM's Paul Brunet, Vice President ISVs, startups and academic relations, IBM about the recent release of the IBM 2012 Tech Trends Report. During the interview we talked about:

• Paul's role at IBM
• What exactly does the Tech Trends Report covers
• What surprised Paul in the report
• The growing skill gaps in technology
• What IBM Is doing to help shrink the skills gap
• Paul's advice for developers and  IT admins that are trying to keep up with all of the changes in IT
• Social Business and Collaboration. Did the report uncover anything interesting in those areas?
• and much more...

On the recording you will hear the show be identified as episode 172 when in actuality it's really 173. The show runs for 28:08 minutes. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode173.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode173.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:59:16 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode172.htm Community Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode172.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode172.htm Today we had the pleasure of interviewing the creator of the awesome Notesin9 screencast - David Leedy (@notesin9). We were also joined by special guests Paul Calhoun and Dr. Mark Roden. We talked about:

• How and why David got started with Notesin9
• Where the name for the show came from
• What goes into producing a show
• What community resources David provides
• The XPages Cheat Sheet
• What is the "Drive to 99" Event?
• The number of shows David has published
• The number of contributors who have appeared on the show
• How people can get involved and contribute to the show and what do they need to do
• Which XPages topics do people want to learn more about
• and much more...

The show runs 31:36 and best listened to while eating Pennsylvania OR Texas BBQ. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode172.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode172.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:06:47 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode171.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode171.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode171.htm We talked with XPages developers Jesse Gallagher (@Gidgerby) and Dr. Mark Roden (@markyroden) about::

• How Jesse got started with Notes/Domino
• How Jesse's interest in Ruby on Rails spilled over into XPages
• How a Notes/Domino programmer like Jesse has approached and been successful with XPages
• How to approach XPages app development
• What about Lotusscript?
• How to write "clean" code
• Using source code control
• Moving from Lotusscript to MVC
• Why Expression Language and Java are important
• What XPages can offer that other platforms cannot or offer in a different way
• The adaptability and flexibility of the XPages platform
• and much more...

This episode runs 37:42. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode171.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode171.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:35:03 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode170.htm Collaboration Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode170.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode170.htm We talked to IBM User Experience Development team members Amanda Bauman, Craig Lordan, Kevin Giles, and Mike Stewart about what's going on these days with the IBM Wikis. Topics included:

• History of the IBM wikis
• Types of content on the wikis (it's not just random information spread across various pages)
• New features in the latest iteration of the wiki template
• Improvements in navigation and search
• Dynamic content control
• And more...

Bonus trivia: did you know that the short URL to the Lotus (aka ICS) wikis is wiki.lotus.com? ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode170.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode170.htm?opendocument&comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:57:46 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode169.htm Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode169.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode169.htm Trevor Nimegeers of WMode and Bill McNaughton of Castlebreck talk with us about all things "Velocity AppXtender" which allows you to mobilize your Notes and Domino applications as well as those built with other technologies. This episode wraps up our "mobile mini-series".

During the 25 minute show we covered:

• Who are Trevor and Bill and what is their background with Notes/Domino
• Who are WMode and Castlebreck and what they do
• What AppXtender is and what it can do
• What kind of changes need to be made to customers apps if any at all in order to use AppXtender
• How to setup and configure AppXtender
• How to get started with AppXtender
• Which apps are best suited for mobilization
• Working offline/disconnected

The show runs 25:37. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode169.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode169.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode168.htm Collaboration Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode168.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode168.htm IBM Connections product managers Suzanne Livingston, Mac Guidera, Baan Slavens, and Luis Benitez fill us in on the new features of the Connections 4 (IC4) release, including:

• Embedded experiences and activity streams
• Improvements to the home page
• Easily sharing information from any context with the Sharebox
• What's coming in the Connections mobile apps
• Reporting and metrics (over 100 new reporting capabilities)
• Bridging content from external websites and news sources
• And more...

Don't miss the InformationWeek simulcast on IBM Social Technologies coming up tomorrow. A few more links to help get you up to speed on Connections 4:

What's new in IBM Connections 4?
IBM Connections 4 Reviewer's Guide
New Capabilities in Connections 4 (there's also a YouTube video link on that page)

This show runs 32:55 ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode168.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode168.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 4 Sep 2012 18:40:59 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode167.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode167.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode167.htm Giulio Campobassi and Frank Maric of IBM Business Partner Salient Solutions (@goMobilite) talked to us about their Mobilite product for mobilizing Notes and Domino applications.

We talked about:

• Frank and Giulio's bacgkround using Notes and Domino
• How and why they came up with the Mobilite product
• Why IBM Domino is a great delivery mechanism for mobile apps
• Installation, setup and configuration of Mobilite
• What customers looking for in terms of mobilizing their apps
• The business climate in Australia
• and much more...

The show runs 26:48. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode167.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode167.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:14:40 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode166.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode166.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode166.htm Russ Maher of QDiligence (@russelmaher) and Paul Calhoun (@ptcalhoun) of NetNotes Solutions talk to us about the evolution of IBM's XPages rapid application development platform. Russ and Paul are also the instructors of The View's popular XPages Bootcamp which is taking place in Las Vegas and Chicago this Fall. We would like to thank The View and their XPages Bootcamp for sponsoring this show.

We talk about:

• History of the XPages Bootcamp and how they kept the course material in-line with the XPages point releases
• Upcoming changes in Domino 8.5.4 (Niklas Heidloff's blog post)
• The new Java jar design element in 8.5.4
• Server-side JavaScript Debugger in 8.5.4
• What OSGi plugins are
• OSGi and the Extension Library and how it has evolved
• How XPages in Domino 8.5.4 has evolved since 8.5.0
• How OneUI has grown over the years
• Dojo and how it has evolved within the context of XPages
• XPages in the Notes Client (XPINC) and how it has evolved
• and much more..

The show runs 44:50. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode166.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode166.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode165.htm Collaboration Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode165.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode165.htm Steven Green, CEO of TemboSocial (@TemboSocial), tells us all about The Hive. It's peer-to-peer social recognition software that integrates with IBM Connections to help share knowledge, stories, and corporate culture among employees. Topics we covered included:

• The importance of awards, achievements, and peer recognition
• How all this ties into corporate culture and values
• 400,000+ stories on The Hive site for TD Bank since 2009
• How does this integrate with IBM Connections?
• Is it difficult to get management and/or employees to use something like this?
• The way that stories become company assets
• Analytics and reporting
• The use of promotional banners to bring employees back the site

As we mentioned in the podcast, there is a video demo on YouTube and plenty more information on the TemboSocial website. For more information, Chris Miller also has a video interview with Steven Green you can check out.

This show runs 39:32. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode165.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode165.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 5 Aug 2012 23:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode164.htm IBM Connections Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode164.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode164.htm We spoke with Chris Reckling (Program Manager, Mobile UX at IBM) and Rob Ingram (Manager of Mobile Strategy, Social Business at IBM) to get the inside scoop on what's new with IBM mobile apps. Topics we cover included:

• Mobile app rebranding (it's blue!)
• Principles for mobile interface design
• Mobile OneUI and consistency across apps
• Cool new stuff in Connections, Sametime, and Traveler mobile apps (see Chris Reckling's blog for more details)
• Customizing the Connections mobile app
• The IBM Worklight acquisition and what Worklight does
• IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices

Even if you don't have Connections or Sametime in-house, you can try those apps out against Lotus Greenhouse, and you can also download a version of IBM Worklight that's free to try (look for a link to the Developer Edition on the Worklight home page). Also, don't miss the upcoming IBM Connections mobile tech talk on August 15.

This show runs 41:01. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode164.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode164.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:47:14 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode163.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode163.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode163.htm In this episode we talked about developing applications for IBM's Connections social software platform. We were joined by three very special guests:

• Luis Benitez - IBM Product Manager (@lbenitez)
• Adam Brown - ISW Director (@adambrownaus)
• Niklas Heidloff - IBM (@nheidloff)

Topics covered during the show included:

• Overview of the options available to developers (APIs, Widgets, Java)
• How widgets and apps are deployed within Connections
• Integrating apps with the Connections Profile
• Surfacing apps and widgets within Communities
• How IBM Connections Next will utilize OpenSocial and ActivityStrea.ms
• How Kudos Badges was built and how it integrates and is managed within Connections
• Why developers should use XPages to extend Connections
• How you can work with iWidgets and XPages
• How to access the Connections REST API's from XPages
• Where you can find and download sample XPages apps
• What other extensibility features might be important for XPages developers
• and much more...

Resources:
http://ibm.co/StartSocial - Landing for all things ICS development related including Notes/Domino "Next" and Connections "Next"
http://xpag.es/?ForConnections
http://openntf.org/p/xpages%20for%20connections

The show runs 41:53.

Show Rewind:

Be sure to listen to our interview with IBM's Ed Brill and Trust Factory's Wueter Aukema about the new partnership between their companies, news about Notes Social Edition and Ed's forthcoming book. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode163.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode163.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:43:04 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-162-2012.07.23---ibms-ed-brill-and-trust-factorys-wouter-aukema-.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-162-2012.07.23---ibms-ed-brill-and-trust-factorys-wouter-aukema-.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-162-2012.07.23---ibms-ed-brill-and-trust-factorys-wouter-aukema-.htm Todays show has been sponsored by Instant Technologies (@teaminstant). Be sure to check out their IMtegrity product for IBM Sametime.

On this episode of the podcast we were joined by IBM's Ed Brill (@edbrill) and Trust Factory's Wouter Aukema (@waukema) and talked about:

• The new partnership between IBM and Trust Factory first announced on Ed's blog
• Trust Factory's DNA services offerings
• What the partnership means for IBM customers
• A special offer made by Ed
• Ed's new book project
• What the book will and not be about and when it will be available
• Who else will be contributing to the book
• Notes Social Edition and what exactly it is
• Some of the new enhancements made in the Notes Social Edition
• When it will be available for customers
• How it can be deployed
• Integration with IBM Connections "Next"
• and much more

The podcast runs 33:25. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-162-2012.07.23---ibms-ed-brill-and-trust-factorys-wouter-aukema-.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-162-2012.07.23---ibms-ed-brill-and-trust-factorys-wouter-aukema-.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:31:55 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode161.htm XPages Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode161.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode161.htm Based on his recent blog entry about learning XPages, we brought Mark Myers on the show to discuss his approach to wrapping your head around XPages, especially coming at it as a person with a strong Java background. Matt White was also on the podcast to offer the perspective of someone who has been helping people learn XPages for several years now. We discussed things like:

• NOT thinking of XPages as "another Notes design element"
• Coming to XPages from the Java developer perspective
• The amount of learning resources and help available now versus a few years ago
• Using Java and server-side JavaScript (SSJS)
• Some of the struggles that newbies might face
• And more...

Mark and Matt are both members of the London Developer Co-op, and they have graciously renewed the TakingNotes discount code for XPages101 online training courses. If you go to the XPages101.net website and sign up using the discount code "taking notes", you will receive a 33% discount off the list price of your subscription. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode161.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode161.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:23:47 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode160.htm Community Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode160.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode160.htm A quick podcast to discuss the specifics of the IBM Collaboration Services Technical Tweetup being put together by Paul Mooney and Gab Davis on Wednesday July 18th at 6pm BST (1pm EST). The hashtag will be #icstt, and Paul and Gab will put up a page with more information next week (we will add the link when it's live).

Also discussed: Paul has announced dates for two USA instances of his Ethical Hacking course, Paul and Gab continue to add great content over at connections101.net, and don't forget to register for UKLUG!

This show runs 14:15. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode160.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode160.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:09:51 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode159.htm Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode159.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode159.htm With this episode we wrap our mini-series on mobile access for your Notes/Domino applications. Carl Tyler (@flyboytyler) filled in for the traveling Julian Robichaux to interview We4IT's Simon Peek (@simonspeakeasy) and Christoph Adler (@cadler80) about their docLinkr product.

In this 29 minute show we talked about:

• We4IT and what they do
• What docLinkr can do for your Lotus Notes and Domino apps
• What components are part of the docLinkr solution
• What sets apart docLinkr from the other solutions available
• How much docLinkr costs
• The free 2 user license
• We4IT's 3rd sponsorship of the OpenNTF development contests
• and much more

Please also be sure and "follow" Taking Notes on Twitter at @TakingNotesPod. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode159.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode159.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:24:22 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisod158.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisod158.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisod158.htm Walfred Marzahn from YouAtNotes spent 20 minutes talking to us about their "Domino To Go" product. Domino To Go allows you to create native mobile apps that can access your Notes/Domino databases. We covered:

• Who is YouAtNotes and what do they do?
• Which mobile platforms are supported
• How easy it is to create apps with Appcelerator's Titanium and Domino To Go
• Which development languages you need to know
• The pricing tiers for Domino To Go Cost?
• Are there any limits to the number of databases you can access from a single app?
• What about offline access?
• and more...

Be sure to check out the Domino To Go FAQ.

This show runs 21:33. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisod158.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisod158.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:18:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode157.htm Development Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode157.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode157.htm Today we talked to Mark Roden about using jQuery in XPages. Topics included:

• Why use a JavaScript toolkit?
• Why use jQuery instead of (or along with) Dojo?
• Any considerations about using jQuery and Dojo on the same page?
• What are some good jQuery plugins to look at?
• What about jQuery for mobile web apps?
• How about documentation?

Mark's website is xomino.com and his Twitter handle is @markyroden. Other links mentioned in the show were docs.jquery.com, stackoverflow, and Matt White's XPages101 (lesson 27).

This episode runs 37:23. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode157.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode157.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:57:49 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode156.htm Community Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode156.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode156.htm Todays show has been sponsored by Instant Technologies (@teaminstant). Be sure to check out their IMtegrity product for IBM Sametime.

Today we had Paul Mooney Blog (@pmooneynet) from Bluewave Technology on the show to talk about the "Ethical Hacking Workshop" he ran in London. We covered:

• Where the idea for the workshop came from
• What was your intention about the workshop
• Why it is important
• Mick Moignard's blog entry about the Ethical Hacking Workshop
• Who the intended audience was for
• How the event was received by the attendees
• What plans does Paul have to do it again
• Other things Paul is working on
• The upcoming Admincamp.de
• Teamstudio's Dragonfly project
• Teamstudio will be sharing some Unplugged templates on OpenNTF
• The 3rd OpenNTF Development Contest
• Jess Strattons new Notes end-user video training series (also on EdBrill.com)
• and much more...

The show runs 41:13. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode156.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode156.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 29 May 2012 10:30:44 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode5000.htm Community Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode5000.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode5000.htm Today we celebrate the 100th episode of the "This Week in Lotus" podcast hosted by Darren Duke and Stuart McIntyre. Special thanks to NASA for helping us broadcast this show from the moon.

The show runs 3:36 and is best enjoyed while sitting down. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode5000.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode5000.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:58:10 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode155.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode155.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode155.htm On this show we sat down with all of the authors of the new "XPages Extension Library" book which is now available for purchase. This 537 page book was written by Paul Hannan (@pdhannan), Declan Sciolla-Lynch (@qtzar), Jeremy Hodge (@jeremyhodge), Paul Withers (@paulswithers) and Tim Tripcony (@timtripcony).

The book is also available as an eBook, on Kindle and as an iBook.

On the podcast we discussed:

• How the book came to be
• What tools they used to produce the book
• The OpenNTF Extension Library Project and the associated Upgrade Pack 1 documentation on the IBM Wiki
• An introduction to the XPages Extension Library and what it exactly is
• How the book is goes beyond being "the documentation"
• Who else was involved with the creation of the book content
• Paul, Declan, Jeremy, Paul and Tim talk about the chapters they co-authored and some of their favorite XPages Extension Library controls
• Tim's WatrCoolr project on OpenNTF
• Russ Maher and his unique way of reading this great new book
• The XSP Starter Kit Project on OpenNTF by Nathan T. Freeman
• XPages architect Phil Riand and Tim's upcoming interview with Taking Notes (Exclusive!)
• and much more....

You can also follow Julian (@jrobichaux), Bruce (@belgort) and The Taking Notes Podcast (@takingnotespod) on Twitter.

The show runs 40:10. Oh and before we forget! Be sure and listen to Episode 154 of Taking Notes to hear Paul Calhoun and Russ Maher talk about all things XPages. Thanks for subscribing. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode155.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode155.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode154.htm Development Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode154.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode154.htm Paul Calhoun and Russ Maher have travelled to many different countries and cities over the past 2 years, training people on XPages with their basic and advanced multi-day bootcamps. Bruce and Julian caught up with them at the AdminDev 2012 conference to discuss:

• What kinds of topics are people interested in?
• Is mobile XPages development "hot" right now?
• How about XPages in the Notes Client (XPiNC)?
• Will knowledge of XPages development help you learn Websphere/J2EE?
• What are some good learning resources?
• XPages101 and TLCC
• And more...

This podcast is 21:57 in length, 21mb in size. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode154.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode154.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 7 May 2012 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm Community Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm Gab Davis and Paul Mooney talk about their new Connections101.net website, a project to document the steps involved with building an IBM Connections server from scratch using a "module-based" approach. In the podcast they discuss:

• What motivated you to do this in the first place?
• What kinds of questions are customers asking about Connections?
• Is it really that complicated of a product to set up?
• What is the difference between Connections101 and the IBM wikis?
• Do IBM Lotus Notes and Domino customers already have an entitlement to IBM Connections?
• And much more...

You can contact Paul and Gab directly via their websites (pmooney.net and turtleweb.com) or on Twitter at @pmooneynet and @gabturtle.

Episode 153 runs 35:00. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:19:59 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm Mobile Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm We talked to Graham Acres, an IBM BP in Canada, about how to develop a strategy around mobilizing your applications in the enterprise. Graham discussed mobile strategies in general as well as his own personal experiences, including:

• Deciding which devices to support
• Working with users and business units
• Defining how the mobile app will work, and what it will look like
• Problems with networks, firewalls, and device settings
• Dealing with "bring your own device" policies
• Choosing a toolkit
• And more...

Graham gave a Lotusphere session on this topic, and his slides can be found at the Brytek Systems website. You can also follow him on Twitter at @gacres99.

This episode runs 36:48. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:58:15 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm Mobile Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm Learn about Teamstudio Unplugged, a tool that helps you mobilize (as in mobile smartphones) your Lotus Domino applications. We spoke with Nigel Cheshire, president and CEO of Teamstudio, and Craig Schumann, Teamstudio senior developer, about:

• The rise of Apple and iOS in the enterprise
• The rise of XPages in the Lotus developer world
• Teamstudio's approach for adding a mobile interface to Domino apps
• Replicating data to and from a device for offline use
• Choosing a strategy for mobilizing your apps, to make sure your project is successful
• And more...

This episode runs 34:00. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:37:05 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm Social Software Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm Today we talked with Alan Lepofsky, analyst at Constellation Research Group, about the current and future state of Activity Streams in the enterprise. Our discussion included:

• What's the difference between streams of information like Facebook and Twitter, and what we'll see in business in the coming months and years?
• Considerations about filters, and making sure important information gets seen
• How does analytics play into all this?
• Is there truly "one stream to rule them all", or does certain information need to be siloed?
• What about my inbox?!?
• Where will mobile devices fit into this picture?
• Once this all gets going, what are some of the advantages (obvious or not) with having a stream-friendly enterprise?

For more on what Alan has to say on the subject, also check out his Making Activity Streams More Manageable blog post from last week, and find him on Twitter at @alanlepo.

This show runs 41:14. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:28 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm In today's show we talk about all things OpenSocial with Ryan Baxter of IBM and Mikkel Heisterberg of IntraVision. We talk about:

• What is OpenSocial?  How did it get started?
• How is IBM involved?  How can I get involved?
• How is IBM leveraging OpenSocial?
• What is Apache Shindig and how is it connected to OpenSocial?
• What are the advantages to building OpenSocial gadgets over existing technologies?  Will I be able to leverage XPages?
• How do I get started building gadgets?
• What about the community?  Is there a community built around OpenSocial, should the ICS community become involved?
• How can we also leverage the OpenNTF community?
• Where else can I leverage OpenSocial outside of embedded experiences?
• What other companies are involved in OpenSocial?
• What does IBM need from the ICS community when it comes to OpenSocial?

Also, here are some links to a few of the things we discussed in the podcast: the OpenSocial website, the OpenSocial sandbox, and Ryan's Lotusphere slides.

The Lotusphere 2012 Social App Throwdown video.

This episode runs 43:12. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:41 -0400 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm We had the pleasure of interviewing IBM Collaboration Solutions General Manager Alistair Rennie (Twitter), where we talked about:

• Lotusphere! Specifically, the evolution of Lotus/IBM products we saw demonstrated there last week.
• What's driving improvements in the Notes/Domino platform for 2012.
• Why is "social" so important to businesses right now? What has changed in the past few years to make it relevant?
• Are traditional desktop applications going away, in favor of mobile and web initiatives?
• What kind of feedback and takeaways did Alistair get from Lotusphere?
• And more...

The podcast runs 24:06 and is best listened to while eating one or more pretzel cookies. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:52:03 -0400 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3 Collaboration Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3 Today we spoke with Joyce Davis and Colleen Burns from IBM about the upcoming Lotusphere 2012 and Connect events being held in beautiful sunny Orlando, Florida NEXT week!

We would like to thank Ken "MacOSKen" Ray for the new Taking Notes intro that he graciously produced for us. Ken produces three outstanding Apple focussed podcasts including:

• Mac OS Ken daily show
• Mac OS Ken: Live (weekly)
• Mac OS Ken: Day 6 (subscription)

You can also hear Ken on MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte on occasion.

We also suggest you follow Ken on Twitter at @macosken.

Topics included:

• "Team Social" and how it can help you
• Which hashtags to use on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and more
• The Twitter scavenger hunt
• Social Cafe's at Lotusphere
• The social media aggregator
• The IBM Social Business blog
• Lotus Greenhouse Communities for Lotusphere and Connect
• When some tweetups will be and where
• The #ls12 Instagram photo stream developed by Elguji Software
• The Turtle Partnerships mobile session apps
• and much more!

See you all at Lotusphere in a few days. Oh, and we will be recording several live shows from Orlando.

This show runs 26:56 and goes quite well with a glass of pinot. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3?opendocument&comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:49:37 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm On this episode we spoke with Michael Sampson about his new book "Collaboration Roadmap - You've got the technology now what?" We talked about:

• Why do companies need to develop a collaboration strategy
• Are there any special "tricks" to making collaboration happen?
• ROADMAP and what it means
• Does the book apply to any specific technology/product?
• Are there differences in the way groups and teams need to collaborate?
• Is there one platform that can "do it all"?
• Are successful collaboration efforts based on grass root efforts?
• Michael's take on "Social Business"
• What's the future of collaboration
• What role does video conferencing play with collaboration
• What has made collaboration a topic of late
• What do you get when you buy Michael's book
• Michael attending Lotusphere 2012
• and much more...

This show runs 38:13. Oh, and be sure and go order Michael's book now. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:13:00 -0400 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm Events Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm On Episode 145 we spoke with three members of the IBM Collaboration Solutions division about the brand new IBM Connect 2012 event being held in parallel with Lotusphere 2012. Our guests were Susan Collins, Marketing Manager, IBM Collaboration Solutions and Social Business, Dan Hauenstein, Manager, Social Business Marketing Strategy and Michelle Tuttle, Market Segment Manager, IBM Collaboration Solutions.

We talked about:

• What is Connect?
• Where and when it is.
• Why you need to go to Connect.
• What kind of sessions there will be.
• Who the Connect OGS speaker will be (Awesome choice).
• Surprises people may see/hear about at Connect.
• How attendees will be "transformed" by attending this event.
• We ask about the Lotusphere OGS speaker and get an answer.
• What attendees do at IBM Connect.
• and more...

Keep up with the latest on the IBM Connect conference by following the IBM Social Insights Blog or the Twitter hashtags #IBMConnect and #IBMSocialBiz.

You may also hear Bruce say "use the garage" during the show at some point. Obviously we need to teach him to mute his microphone when not speaking.

The show runs just under 27 minutes and is a great listen while wrapping your holiday gifts, trimming the Christmas tree or working on your P90X. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:40:52 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm With only 46 days until Lotusphere 2012 we thought we would pull together a show with community luminaries Andy Donaldson, Paul Mooney and Stuart McIntyre. Topics included:

• Will this be the the year of the "big change" (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine)
• Tips for Lotusphere newbites
• Why we go to Lotusphere
• Who the OGS speaker will be
• Where to socialize at Lotusphere
• The quality of breakout sessions
• Expect demos, demos and more demos
• What does "social" mean at a conference like Lotusphere?
• IBM Connect
• Paul wins the "social" bingo game
• Will Lotusphere go back to being a purely technical conference?
• What are Andy, Paul and Stuart excited about being at Lotusphere?
• and much more....

The show runs approximately 46 minutes. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm On Episode 143 of Taking Notes we interview IBM's Mike Riegel (@mikeriegel, LinkedIn, Blog), Vice President - ISVs, Startups, Developers, and Academic Programs. We talked about IBM's SmartCamp program and what it's all about. Topics included:

• When people think about Big Blue, start up companies isn't something that comes to mind. So when I heard about your SmartCamp program and some of the other things you are doing around the world for entrepreneurs I was a little surprised. Tell us what exactly is IBM doing with StartUps and Entrepreneurs?
• Why are entrepreneurs and start ups important to IBM?
• What is a SmartCamp?
• Is it working? How successful are previous participants?
• Are you looking for companies that are doing work in collaboration and social business?
• How does a startup company qualify for SmartCamps?
• What should our listeners do if they want to participate in 2012?
• I heard the World Finals is coming up. What do you expect to see from the companies taking part?
• and much more...

The show runs 25:25. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:27:25 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm Today we talked with Mark Myers from the London Developer Co-op about all things NoSQL.

Topics include:

• The four different types of NoSQL databases
• Why the need for NoSQL
• Why NoSQL has become some popular over the last few years
• How the NSF has provided NoSQL type functionality for a long time
• Some discussion about CouchDB, MongoDB and other NoSQL offerings
• The role of Javascript in NoSQL
• Mark's blog entry about how to improve the NSF
• How and why Mark thinks XPages are much easier to use for development than other technologies he has used
• How the IBM XWork Server is well positioned to become a database server
• Who will be buying the first round of drinks at Lotusphere 2012
• and much more....

The podcast runs about 40 minutes and is chock full of great NoSQL goodness. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 4 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm Development Julian Robichaux http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm
On the podcast today are Ed Brill and Pete Janzen from IBM, to talk about the release of Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.3 as well as the new IBM XWork Server. The discussion included:

• What is the IBM XWork Server?
• Who is the target market?
• How is it licensed, and what are the restrictions?
• How much does it cost?
• What are the changes in licenses and entitlements with Domino 8.5.3?
• What are some of the architectural changes and enhancements with Domino 8.5.3?
• The OpenNTF extension library, feature packs, and extending Domino server functionality
• Niklas Heidloff's blog post about his favorite 8.5.3 features
• Anything new with Traveler?
• and a whole lot more!

The podcast is 38.9 MB in size and 40:30 in length. For other news about the XWork Server and Domino 8.5.3, check out Chris Miller's webcast and the IBM XWork Server page on the IBM website. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:02:35 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm In Episode 140 we sat down with Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton. For those of you not familiar with Urban Airship here is what they do:

"Urban Airship powers the world's most successful mobile apps. Providing breakthrough technology, Urban Airship makes mobile marketing far more engaging, effective, and efficient. Top brands depend on Urban Airship's innovative platform to reach and engage target audiences and increase app revenue streams through push notification, rich messaging, in-app purchase, subscriptions and user engagement tracking."

In the show we talk about:

• Something near and dear to us all - "bacon" and specifically Scott's bacn.com project.
• How Urban Airship got started.
• What exactly Urban Airship sells.
• Why building apps that customers want and need is important. Just don't build apps because they are technically cool.
• The difference between mobile advertising services and Urban Airships "Platform-as-a-Service" or "PAS".
• Why a developer would use Urban Airship's PAS rather than adding push notifications themselves.
• How geolocation ties into push.
• How Urban Airship makes money and how customers are making money using their products and services.
• The number of push notifications served as of August 2011.
• Scott's involvement with the Portland Incubator Experiment. Listen to Episode 138 of Taking Notes to learn more about the Portland Incubator Experiment with Rick Turcozy.
• A blog post Scott wrote talking about boots trapping a startup company.
• What's next for Urban Airship.
• and much more...

This show runs about 28 minutes. On Episode 141 we will be interviewing IBM's Ed Brill about Notes/Domino 8.5.3 and more. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 8 Sep 2011 11:55:51 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm On this show we talk with the CEO of Appcelerator Jeff Haynie. You may have heard of Appcelerators' Titanium development platform.

"Titanium makes cross-platform native application development easy. A free and open source application development platform, Titanium lets you create native mobile, tablet and desktop application experiences using existing web skills like Javascript, HTML, CSS, Python, Ruby, and PHP."

We talk with Jeff about:

• Who is Jeff Haynie and how did Appcelerator get started.
• How the Titanium product has evolved over time.
• That time in history when Steve Jobs said that developers could only use XCode to develop native apps for all "iThings".
• How someone can get started with Titanium.
• What products and services Appcelerator offers.
• Where you can download Titanium.
• What the differences are between the community and paid versions of Titanium.
• The upcoming "Code Strong" Appcelerator Developer conference and "hackathon" being held in San Francisco September 18-20..
• and much more...

The podcast runs 29:43. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/Takingnotesepisode139.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:16:19 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm On this episode of Taking Notes we sit down with Rick Turoczy the Co-Founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment or "PIE".

In the show we talk about:

• Who Rick Turoczy is and his background in industry
• The Silicon Florist blog
• Some history about the www.bacn.com website and how it got started
• What is an incubator
• How ideas get turned into companies
• How things don't always go the way people envision them to go
• More about what PIE is/does and how it got started
• The Wieden and Kennedy partnership
• What companies are involved with PIE
• What companies are helping mentor PIE's classes
• What industries are participating in PIE
• The PIE application process
• Which companies have graduated PIE
• When the next round of PIE will be
• What startups get in terms of financing and office space
• and much more...

Listen to Rick Turoczy talk about the Portland Incubator Experiment > ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:06:57 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm On this episode we talk with IBM's Jim Quill and Phil Riand about the forthcoming relational database support for XPages coming with Domino 8.5.3 and the OpenNTF Extension Library. We cover:

• What is JDBC?
• Which design elements work with RDBMS feature
• How to configure your XPages app to work with JDBC
• Working with SQL statements with parameters that can be defined at runtime
• Talk about the demonstration video created by IBM's Niklas Heidloff
• What's planned for future versions of the Extension Library and database connectivity
• Where you can download the XPages Extension Library and documentation
• We answer questions from the development community
• and much more...

I guess this idea on IdeaJam can now be marked as "Completed" :-)

The podcast runs 30 minutes. We hope you enjoy it! ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:26:21 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm In this episode of Taking Notes we spoke with IBMers Dave Delay and Phil Riand about the forthcoming REST API's for Domino and XPages. We cover:

• What REST services are
• What the XPages Extension Library is
• How you can add REST capabilities to your XPages applications
• How you can get at the Domino data model using REST
• A walk through of what you need to do to start using the new services and controls
• and much more

To learn more about these REST services you should also read these posts from the OpenNTF blog:

• Teaser: EST API's for Domino and XPages
• Now on OpenNTF: REST Services for Domino and XPages

This episode runs 27:28. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 8 May 2011 16:38:54 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm For episode 135 Bruce sat down with Niklas Heidloff from IBM/OpenNTF and Vanessa Hutchinson from We4IT where we talked about the first ever development contest being hosted by OpenNTF. This contest is being sponsored by We4IT and you can learn all about the contest by first listening to this episode of Taking Notes and then heading on over to the contest announcement page over on OpenNTF.org.

Episode 135 runs about 24 minutes. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:46:32 -0700 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm On this episode of the podcast we spoke with IBM's Mary Beth Raven and Joyce Davis about the IBM Champion Program which has now been extended to include the IBM Collaboration Solutions division. We talked about:

• The nomination process
• When nominations opened
• When nominations are closing
• Nerd Girls are encouraged!
• How many champions will there be?
• How long will the champions be champions
• and where you can get submit nominations

The show runs 25:14 and is best listened to when not playing squash, racquetball or Angry Birds. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:13:55 -0800 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm Julian and Bruce sat down with Justin Hill (CTO) and and Jon Schultz (President) of Prominic. What we did we talk about? Well, all things "cloud" including:

• To the "cloud" - Prominic has been in the cloud business a long time. Why is everybody looking at the cloud to host their mail, apps and other servers?
• What are some of the things that people need to consider when thinking about a move to cloud services?
• What are some best practices for Notes/Domino in the cloud? Hybrid, managed replicas, etc.
• The types of apps, services people are moving to Prominics cloud?
• Who shouldn't consider a 3rd party hosting service
• Crystal Ball - predictions for the cloud.
• and much more...

This episode was brought to you by the letter "C" and your local weather station. The show runs 32:57. Enjoy. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:51:27 -0800 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm This year at Lotusphere 2011 Brian Benz (blog) presented a session entitled "Running a Business on XPages" (slide deck, session abstract). Julian Robichaux and I spent 30 minutes with Brian discussing with him an incredible XPages app that he helped develop for Deloitte Recap. Brian also discusses things he learned during the project, recommendations for developers new to XPages, source control management and much more.

Brian also has posted a collection of excellent videos on YouTube which demonstrate the app and are required watching. Got it?

32:22 with Brian. Enjoy and code on with XPages.

This podcast was brought to you the letter X, IBM Watson and of course extra crispy bacon. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:19:50 -0800 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm At Lotusphere 2011 Bruce Elgort spend 10 minutes with IBM's VP of Open Starndards Angel Diaz. Topics included:

• Angel's role at IBM
• The evolution of web and mobile standards
• Some advice for Notes/Domino developers
• Follow Angel on Twitter http://twitter.com/angelluisdiaz
• Challenges with the HTML5, Oauth, OpenSocial standards
• ODF and Symphony

The podcasts runs 9:57. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:06:47 -0800 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm Events Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm Just a little over a week after Lotusphere 2011 we had the opportunity to sit down with IBM'ers Ed Brill and Kat Mandelstein. During the 35 minute show we covered:

• The IBM-ification of Lotus
• Advice for the Lotus Notes/Domino developers of the world
• IBM's move to "go social"
• LotusLive
• Smarter Planet
• Why IBM's move to "social business"
• Lotus Symphony (free, free, free)
• IBM's Watson
• and much more.

This show runs 35:28. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:52:23 -0800 http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm?opendocument&comments http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm TeamStudio's Craig Schumann and Karen Frasca talk about the Spotlight Awards 2011 contest.  Theo Heselmans, the winner of the 2010 Spotlight Awards joins the podcast and shares his experiences with the submission process and especially how easy it is to enter this exciting contents.

These awards honor and reward the developers in the Lotus Notes/Domino community for their remarkable applications.  Take a listen and see why you should enter and have a chance at winning some really great prizes. Oh and this year there is a brand new spanking category for Mobile Apps! The DEADLINE is fast approaching, so be sure and get your contents submissions in.  It's easy to enter!

Here are some blog entries Theo wrote about the awards:

http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/spotlight-award-the-winning-app
http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/spotlight-award-walking-on-clouds

The show is runs 20:22 minutes. ]]> http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm?opendocument&comments