Bruce Elgort / Julian Robichauxhttp://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/en-usThu, 30 Apr 2009 04:50:10 AM -0500 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:50:10 AM -0500 liu zillion Taking Notes Episode 19: 05.11.06 - News and views
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Thanks for the feedback! We really do appreciate it.]]>
Thanks for the feedback! We really do appreciate it.]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode93.htm?opendocument&comments#01122009114153PMNOS8PQ.htm Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:52:00 AM -0500 Boudewijn van Rijnsoever Taking Notes Episode 93: 2009.01.10 - Pre-Lotusphere podcast with Paul Mooney, Bill Buchan and Tom Duff
Nice show to listen to. See you at Lotusphere.

Maybe on Saturday..

GR Boudewijn]]>
Nice show to listen to. See you at Lotusphere.

Maybe on Saturday..

GR Boudewijn]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode93.htm?opendocument&comments#01122009055200AMNOSFX3.htm Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:44:57 PM -0500 Michael Sampson Taking Notes Episode 92: 2008.12.14 - A Productive Podcast with Eric Mack and David Allen: Two guys who know how to get things done with IBM Lotus Notes Link }]]> Link }]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode92.htm?opendocument&comments#12172008024457PMNOSSC6.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:41:46 AM -0500 Martin Taking Notes Episode 87: 2008.09.12 - Ed Brill and Dwight Morse on Notes 8.0.2 (and beyond) http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode87.htm?opendocument&comments#17.09.2008044146NOSDDN.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:06:08 AM -0500 Bruce Elgort Taking Notes Episode 87: 2008.09.12 - Ed Brill and Dwight Morse on Notes 8.0.2 (and beyond)
I just re-downloaded the show and it sounds fine to me. Which part sounded mono to you?]]>
I just re-downloaded the show and it sounds fine to me. Which part sounded mono to you?]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode87.htm?opendocument&comments#09172008040608AMNOSCPD.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:45:03 AM -0500 Martin Taking Notes Episode 87: 2008.09.12 - Ed Brill and Dwight Morse on Notes 8.0.2 (and beyond) http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode87.htm?opendocument&comments#17.09.2008024503NOSB4R.htm Sun, 7 Sep 2008 05:22:11 PM -0500 Willy Lorenzo Taking Notes Episode 86: 2008.09.01 - Writing Free Notes Apps
I had implemented some geocoding processes for a client using Yahoo’s geocoding API. The use of the system is free, while paid services were charging as much as a dollar per geographic lookup. The savings to the client was about two thousand dollars per year. Everything was going fine until one day Yahoo stopped returning the +4 on zip codes. This reduced the precision of positioning by zip code from a few hundred feet to tens of miles at times. This is the kind of thing that can happen with free and unsupported software or services, and can have a serious impact on business. That means dollars lost...usually more dollars than were saved by not paying for a robust and supported solution in the first place.

Other than using my own workflow builder, I don’t think I’ve ever employed a third-party Notes-based tool at a client site. I’ve suggested it to the boss a couple of times but the idea was rejected. Why? Because we would rather build the solution ourselves, and get paid for it, than implement someone else’s solution that might possibly burn us in the future. Business environments are critical and must stay running. When a problem occurs, it needs to be fixed right away. If a third-party tool is employed and it starts acting up and the developer is nowhere to be found...We lose face. Then that tool gets replaced. It’s just a fact of business life that being able to get things fixed is as important as the thing itself.

On finding Notes applications

I would say that the biggest problem with “getting the word out” on Notes apps is that Lotus Notes/Domino is not used personally by anyone. Notes is used for work...not for personal utility. End-users don’t really understand that Notes is a platform for applications, so when the users need a solution to a problem they go to the administrator or whomever it is they go to for new applications. So the shopper of Notes applications tends to be Notes/Domino professionals...and that’s a small demographic to begin with. And as I already said...Notes professionals would rather build a solution...and get paid for it...than supply a client with an existing solution that might be better. So you end up with few shoppers of Notes apps. I’ve reviewed the apps on OpenNTF...I know what’s there. I don’t use any of them.

On buying tools personally to make your life easier...

The last tool I purchased myself was Microsoft Cobol...about 20 years ago. It actually got me working so I owe my career to it. Not a bad return on 400 bucks (I think that was the price...was soooo long ago...:)]]>
I had implemented some geocoding processes for a client using Yahoo’s geocoding API. The use of the system is free, while paid services were charging as much as a dollar per geographic lookup. The savings to the client was about two thousand dollars per year. Everything was going fine until one day Yahoo stopped returning the +4 on zip codes. This reduced the precision of positioning by zip code from a few hundred feet to tens of miles at times. This is the kind of thing that can happen with free and unsupported software or services, and can have a serious impact on business. That means dollars lost...usually more dollars than were saved by not paying for a robust and supported solution in the first place.

Other than using my own workflow builder, I don’t think I’ve ever employed a third-party Notes-based tool at a client site. I’ve suggested it to the boss a couple of times but the idea was rejected. Why? Because we would rather build the solution ourselves, and get paid for it, than implement someone else’s solution that might possibly burn us in the future. Business environments are critical and must stay running. When a problem occurs, it needs to be fixed right away. If a third-party tool is employed and it starts acting up and the developer is nowhere to be found...We lose face. Then that tool gets replaced. It’s just a fact of business life that being able to get things fixed is as important as the thing itself.

On finding Notes applications

I would say that the biggest problem with “getting the word out” on Notes apps is that Lotus Notes/Domino is not used personally by anyone. Notes is used for work...not for personal utility. End-users don’t really understand that Notes is a platform for applications, so when the users need a solution to a problem they go to the administrator or whomever it is they go to for new applications. So the shopper of Notes applications tends to be Notes/Domino professionals...and that’s a small demographic to begin with. And as I already said...Notes professionals would rather build a solution...and get paid for it...than supply a client with an existing solution that might be better. So you end up with few shoppers of Notes apps. I’ve reviewed the apps on OpenNTF...I know what’s there. I don’t use any of them.

On buying tools personally to make your life easier...

The last tool I purchased myself was Microsoft Cobol...about 20 years ago. It actually got me working so I owe my career to it. Not a bad return on 400 bucks (I think that was the price...was soooo long ago...:)]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode86.htm?opendocument&comments#09072008052211PMNOSU8W.htm Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:39:21 AM -0500 Stuart McIntyre Taking Notes Episode 83: 2008.06.29 - XPages and Yellow Water http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode83.htm?opendocument&comments#07052008023921AMNOSAZ6.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:58:02 AM -0500 FrancoisA Taking Notes Episode 68: 2007.10.04 - Lotus Notes Traveler with Shawne Robinson
The second version will certainly run on AIX (that is an IBM OS).

Peraphs the 8.5 version ?]]>
The second version will certainly run on AIX (that is an IBM OS).

Peraphs the 8.5 version ?]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode68.htm?opendocument&comments#30042008045802NOSDPW.htm Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:54:18 AM -0500 Stuart McIntyre Taking Notes Episode 79: 2008.02.23 - BleedYellow.com http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode79.htm?opendocument&comments#02272008025418AMNOSCFZ.htm Sun, 3 Feb 2008 02:47:59 PM -0500 Andrew Pollack Taking Notes Episode 75: 2008.01.30 - Lotusphere Announcements http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode75.htm?opendocument&comments#02032008024759PMNOSSE2.htm Sun, 3 Feb 2008 02:46:14 PM -0500 Andrew Pollack Taking Notes Episode 75: 2008.01.30 - Lotusphere Announcements http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode75.htm?opendocument&comments#02032008024614PMNOSSCX.htm Sun, 3 Feb 2008 10:58:23 AM -0500 Martin Leyrer Taking Notes Episode 75: 2008.01.30 - Lotusphere Announcements http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode75.htm?opendocument&comments#03.02.2008105823NOSMWJ.htm Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:18:14 PM -0500 StuBee Taking Notes Episode 68: 2007.10.04 - Lotus Notes Traveler with Shawne Robinson
Uh..the handheld os is independent of the Domino Server...just like the Notes Client OS is independent of the Domino Server OS. Do you know many people with Unix based handhelds?

Of course most companies have WM handhelds..but that doesn't mean they have Windows servers.

Kinda gives you insight how strange decisions can be made within IBM.]]>
Uh..the handheld os is independent of the Domino Server...just like the Notes Client OS is independent of the Domino Server OS. Do you know many people with Unix based handhelds?

Of course most companies have WM handhelds..but that doesn't mean they have Windows servers.

Kinda gives you insight how strange decisions can be made within IBM.]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode68.htm?opendocument&comments#01212008021814PMNOSRTF.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:18:11 AM -0500 Kai Benjaminsen Taking Notes Episode 74: 2008.01.15 - Lotusphere for "newbies" with Rocky Oliver and Bill Buchan http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode74.htm?opendocument&comments#15012008061811NOSGFE.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:39:30 AM -0500 Brian O'Donovan Taking Notes Episode 72: 2008.01.07 - Planet Lotus with Yancy Lent
This is an excellent site which you created. During the podcast you mentioned the fact that you have not yet up a system whereby bloggers can log-in and update their profile information and that you were looking for a way to do this without requiring a complex registration system.

Have you considered OpenID (see { Link } ) - I would imagine that many of your bloggers already have OpenIDs, but even if they don't they can easily create a new ID and associate it with their blog url (which you have already stored).

Let me know if you need any more background on the technology, but mostly it is well documented on the web.

Brian]]>
This is an excellent site which you created. During the podcast you mentioned the fact that you have not yet up a system whereby bloggers can log-in and update their profile information and that you were looking for a way to do this without requiring a complex registration system.

Have you considered OpenID (see { Link } ) - I would imagine that many of your bloggers already have OpenIDs, but even if they don't they can easily create a new ID and associate it with their blog url (which you have already stored).

Let me know if you need any more background on the technology, but mostly it is well documented on the web.

Brian]]> http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode72.htm?opendocument&comments#01152008033930AMNOSDC9.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:41:59 AM -0500 Gregg Eldred Taking Notes Episode 72: 2008.01.07 - Planet Lotus with Yancy Lent
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