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Archive for February, 2008

Social Networking Sites

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

The Social Networking space has continued to grow at an astonishing rate over the last few years.  It all started with a few sites such as MySpace and Facebook, but now there are more than a dozen social networking sites.  ...

“Sametime Essentials” Training is now available!

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Education, Sametime | 2 Comments »

You asked for it and here it is.  Many customers whom I've spoken to have asked for Sametime Training.  Up to now, the training options have been extremely limited, but now we are pleased to announce the "Sametime Essentials" self-paced ...

Windows Vista troubles around the corner?

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in Operating Systems, Security, Support Issues | No Comments »

Anyone who is using Windows Vista had better be forewarned.  If you think that the security restrictions around Windows Vista and Windows 2008 server are harsh, things are only going to get tougher with Service Pack 1.  It appears that ...

It’s Here! Announcing Notes/Domino 8.0.1

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Notes/Domino | 1 Comment »

Announced at Lotusphere 2008, Notes/Domino 8.0.1 in English has arrived and will be available for download on the IBM Download site (Passport Advantage). Here are some of the new and improved features from the product announcement: Deployment enhancements to ...

Work-Life Balance by Dr. Baffes

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Education | No Comments »

Companies often promote the phrase work-life balance in the expectation that employees will find a Zen-like balance between their job and personal life. If you ask anyone on the street whether this is achievable, they will tell you that ...

Plantronics Calisto Pro Review

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »

Several days ago, I received a nice little present from my wife for my home office.  She gave me this nifty little device, a Plantronics Calisto Pro.  First, I have to say that having a hands-free set is a great ...

Windows 2008 Server…first looks installing Domino and Sametime

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Notes/Domino, Operating Systems, Sametime, Support Issues | 3 Comments »

The Windows Server 2008 package for x86 architectures finally showed up on the MSDN site last week. I finally got some time over the weekend to install this in a VMWare environment. Since Windows Server 2008 had adopted ...

Sametime Gateway/Mobile education videos now available!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Education, Sametime | 2 Comments »

I am pleased to announce the release of the IBM Education Assistant videos on the Sametime Gateway. The videos are short with information and walkthroughs on how to configure various features of the Sametime Gateway environment. The videos ...

Transporting data on a laptop across the border…is it safe?

Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Security, Travel | 1 Comment »

Several weeks ago, I traveled to Asia to assist on a customer issue.  I was one of the fortunate ones who did not get stopped mid-way to for any secondary searches, however for countless others the situation isn't as pleasant.  ...

Sametime Wiki!

Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Lotusphere, Sametime | 1 Comment »

During Lotusphere, a post was silently slipped into the Sametime Forums announcing the Sametime Wiki.  Right now, the wiki is focused on various Sametime Gateway scenarios, however we plan to expand this out to include our hot new products such ...