Bruce Elgort / Julian Robichaux http://www.TakingNotesPodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/ en-us Mon, 7 May 2012 14:00:00 -0700 Mon, 7 May 2012 14:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm Community Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode153.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:19:59 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm Mobile Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode152.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:58:15 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm Mobile Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode151.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:37:05 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm Social Software Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode150.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:32:28 -0400 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode149.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:41 -0400 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode148.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:52:03 -0400 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3 Collaboration Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode147.mp3?opendocument&comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:49:37 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm Books Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode146.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:13:00 -0400 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm Events Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode145.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:40:52 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode144.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-143-2011.11.28---ibm-smartcamp-with-mike-regel.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode142.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 4 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm Development Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode141.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:02:35 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode140.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 8 Sep 2011 11:55:51 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/Takingnotesepisode139.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/Takingnotesepisode139.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:16:19 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode138.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:06:57 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastEpisode137.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:26:21 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode136.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 8 May 2011 16:38:54 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode135.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:46:32 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-134-2011.04.29---introducing-the-ibm-champion-program.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm Cloud Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode133.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:51:27 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode132.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:19:50 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode130.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:06:47 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm Events Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode131.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:52:23 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/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://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode129.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 8 Dec 2010 19:50:20 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode128.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode128.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode128.htm Today Bruce and Julian interview Bob Balaban from Looseleaf Software and Andrew Pollack from Northern Collaborative Technologies about:  

• Bob's "Drain Google" project
• Andrew's Second Signal product
• The history of the Lotusphere C.U.L.T. shirt
• Why cloud computing is a lie
• Using Domino as a "swiss army knife" app server
• Bob's role as a Lotusphere track manager
• and lots more...

The episode runs 37:05. Oh and thanks for staying subscribed. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode128.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode128.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:35:01 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode127.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode127.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode127.htm Today Bruce and Julian interview GROUP Business Software's Nathan Freeman to learn more about their "Evolution Transformer" product. The Evolution Transformer will convert Notes client apps into XPages apps. Once an app is converted it can be accessed from the Notes client using XPages or via a web browser.

We covered:

• What's the point of even writing this thing? Shouldn't this be IBM's job?
• Haven't other people tried this and failed? Big companies have invested a lot of money in trying to automate conversion to other platforms.
• Does it require the Extension Library?
• What's the balance between automation and services?
• Isn't it better to convert by hand? What about customers who are making the investment in XPages?
• What does a converted app look like?
• What about the UI? Does it apply OneUI? What about existing styling?
• What won't it convert?
• What if you want to change something in the application?
• What about Domino applications with existing browser support?
• What about the need to know Java?
• and lots more...

Evolution Transformer video: http://ntf.gbs.com/nathan/escape.nsf/Images/NTFN-8BBUCX/$File/Evolution.mp4

Nathan's  blog http://ntf.gbs.com/nathan/escape.nsf

The episode runs 43:27. Oh and thanks for listening.  You all ROCK! ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode127.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode127.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:45:24 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode126.htm IBM People Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode126.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode126.htm Today our guest on the podcast is Luis Suarez: Knowledge Manager, Community Builder, and Social Computing Evangelist inside and outside of IBM. We chatted with him about:

• Social software evangelism inside of IBM, and the group of 1,600+ BlueIQ Ambassadors within the company
• How you can possibly live without e-mail for over 2 years (a question Luis has probably answered hundreds of times before, and he graciously answered again)
• The difference between social networks on the Internet and social networks behind the corporate firewall
• The future of social software, and what technologies will be used to make it work across networks and vendors
• Luis' recent Enterprise 2.0 Evangelist of the Year Award

For more insight from Luis, check out his blog at elsua.net, follow him on Twitter at @elsua, or listen to him on recent podcasts with This Week in Lotus and TWiT's net@night.

This podcast runs 48:00 and is 57mb. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode126.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode126.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:25:37 -0400 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-125-2010.11.15---ilug-2010-wrap-up-fake-edbrill-and-more.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-125-2010.11.15---ilug-2010-wrap-up-fake-edbrill-and-more.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-125-2010.11.15---ilug-2010-wrap-up-fake-edbrill-and-more.htm Have you ever wondered what it was like to plan an event like the recent Irish Lotus Users Group meeting held in Belfast last week? Eileen Fitzgerald from GSX, Paul Mooney from Bluewave and Steve McDonagh give us some behind the scenes details on:

• How long the planning process takes
• How the almighty clipboard is Eileen's best friend
• The event sponsors
• The awesome sessions given at the conference
• The ILUG 2010 planning team
• Speedgeeking
• How the venue was selected
• Speedsponsoring
• Bacon
• UKLUG 2011 announcment
• A visit from somebody claiming he was @FakeEdBrill
• Some parting words from Steve McDonagh

Enjoy the podcast.  The show runs 38:49. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/taking-notes-episode-125-2010.11.15---ilug-2010-wrap-up-fake-edbrill-and-more.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/taking-notes-episode-125-2010.11.15---ilug-2010-wrap-up-fake-edbrill-and-more.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:57:23 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode124.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode124.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode124.htm IBM's Joyce Davis and Sharyn Richard talked to Julian and Bruce about the VideoFest event which starts on October 26, 2010. Discussion topics include:

• What is Lotus VideoFest?
• When will this event occur?
• What happens on February 3rd?
• What do you mean by recognizing contributors?
• Who can submit videos?
• How are videos rated?
• What if there's a tie?
• Can I lobby to have people rate my video?
• Will you be doing this every year?
• Where can I see the latest submissions?
• Is there a place where I can see examples of informational videos?
• Why are you asking customers to create videos? Isn't that getting customers to do IBM's work?
• Where can I get ideas for videos?
• Do I need to have special software to record screencasts?
• Do I have to have a YouTube account to participate?
• What if I have questions or need more information?
• Bacon headphones

Drop what you are doing and start creating and submitting your videos now.  Just tell your boss that Julian and Bruce said it was ok.

The podcast runs 23:19. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode124.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode124.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:21:37 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode123.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode123.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode123.htm Today Marie Scott (Blog | Twitter) and Tom Duff (Blog | Twitter) sat down with Bruce and Julian to talk about their new book "Sametime 8: A User's Guide".

We talk about:

• How did writing the book come about
• How long the book took to write
• Bacon
• Some of the challenges of writing a book
• The review process
• What versions of Sametime are covered
• What the book covers
• Bacon
• Where you can buy the book
• Where you can read a free chapter from the book
• The book has a supporting blog site

You can buy the book from these sites and other book retailers:

• Packt Publishing
• Amazon.com

The promo codes to receive a 33% discount on XPages video training "TN119" and "TN120" are still valid for another week over on the XPages101.net XPages video training site. Have you signed up yet?

The podcast runs 39:57 ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode123.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode123.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastRewind092610.htm News Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastRewind092610.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastRewind092610.htm July, August and September brought 9 brand new episodes of the Taking Notes podcast. Now would be a good time to catch up on them:

• Episode 114 - All things LotusLive with Chris Blatnick
• Episode 115 - OpenNTF XPages Mobile Controls with Niklas Heidloff
• Episode 116 - LotusLive Notes and Notes/Domino 8.5.2 announcment with IBM's Ed Brill
• Episode 117 - The new XPages Extensability API with IBM's Jim Quill and Phillipe Riand
• Episode 118 - The new SNAPP-On modules for Lotus Quickr Collaboration University and the forthcoming book on Lotus Sametime by Tom Duff and Marie Scott
• Episode 119 - Interview with Tungle's CEO Marc Gingras
• Episode 120 - Everything you wanted to know about Lotus Quickr 8.5 and more
• Episode 121 - Evangelizing Lotus Connections
• Episode 122 - Sidebar, Plugins, and Notes client extensions with Mikkel Heisterberg

Thanks for listening and staying subscribed to the podcast! ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesPodcastRewind092610.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesPodcastRewind092610.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:31:08 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122A.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122A.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122A.htm NOTE - This podcast is being re-posted due to an issue with the audio on the original mp3 download. There was a section of the podcast where the audio was inadvertently leveled.

Let's talk Eclipse plugins! It's not just an Eclipse thing, plugins can be used to extend the functionality of your Lotus Notes client.

Mikkel Heisterberg has been instrumental in helping developers wade through the murky waters of Lotus Notes sidebar app and plugin development for several years, through Lotusphere and user group presentations, blog articles, and onsite training. Bruce and Julian talked to him about how this plugin technology can be used and what's going to be in the new IBM Redbook he's been working on (HINT: it's about plugin development).

The promo codes to receive a 33% discount on XPages video training "TN119" and "TN120" are still valid for another two weeks over on the XPages101.net XPages video training site. Have you signed up yet?

The podcast runs 44:11. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode122A.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122A.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122.htm Let's talk Eclipse plugins! It's not just an Eclipse thing, plugins can be used to extend the functionality of your Lotus Notes client.

Mikkel Heisterberg has been instrumental in helping developers wade through the murky waters of Lotus Notes sidebar app and plugin development for several years, through Lotusphere and user group presentations, blog articles, and onsite training. Bruce and Julian talked to him about how this plugin technology can be used and what's going to be in the new IBM Redbook he's been working on (HINT: it's about plugin development).

The promo codes to receive a 33% discount on XPages video training "TN119" and "TN120" are still valid for another two weeks over on the XPages101.net XPages video training site. Have you signed up yet?

The podcast runs 44:11. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode122.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode122.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:40:43 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode121.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode121.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode121.htm Today we had two IBMers on the show - Sacha Chua and Luis Benitez where we talked about IBM's Lotus Connections and things like social software user adoption behind the firewall, the Lotus Connections API and app integration, open source, product evangelism, ROI, how customers are using Connections and much more.

Sacha and Luis are extremely engaging speakers and you can hear how passionate they are about social software and media and especially how IBM's Lotus software portfolio makes them look like rock stars.

"How Microblogging Drives Business Value To Organizations" blog entry that Luis talked about in the show.

Sacha's blog "Living an Awesome Life" and on Twitter @sachac
Luis's blog "Socialize Me" and on Twitter @lbenitez

This episode runs 37:35. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode121.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode121.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode120.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode120.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode120.htm This Episode of The Taking Notes podcast is sponsored by the fine folks at XPages101.net where you can use the promo code "TN120" to receive a 33% discount on their XPages Video training series.  Over 6+ hour of videos and 30+ lessons. Sign up and start learning XPages now.

Today we speak with IBM's Kathy Holden, Rob Novak (SNAPPS) and a Quickr customer about all of the great things that are part of Lotus Quickr 8.5 including:

• Support for over 27 languages out-of-the-box
• Linux support
• Previewing files has change
• No more ActiveX required
• Quickr connectors and support for meta data
• Quickr for developers
• Lists and what they are
• Changes to how ACL'swork with folders
• Speed improvements
• The new templates
• ECM integration
• Why DAOS is a good thing for Quickr
• Integration with Lotus Notes and Lotus Connections
• and much more

This episode runs 46:11 and is 42.4mb.  Enjoy the podcast and we hope you learn a lot about Quickr 8.5. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode120.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode120.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:01:17 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode119.htm Products and Partners Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode119.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode119.htm This Episode of The Taking Notes podcast is sponsored by the fine folks at XPages101.net where you can use the promo code "TN119" to receive a 33% discount on their XPages Video training series.  Over 6+ hour of videos and 30+ lessons. Sign up and start learning XPages now.

In this episode we interview Tungle's CEO Marc Gingras and talk about::

• What is Tungle?
• Why you need Tungle
• How Tungle makes scheduling meetings with people outside your company easy
• How Tungle solves a specific problem
• How and why Tungle uses OAuth for authentication
• The Calendar of the Future Manifesto (including several video spots by Ed Brill)
• Learn what the meaning of Tungle is (maybe).
• Tungle's series of connectors including one for Lotus Notes 8
• How Tungle got started
• What's on Tungle's roadmap
• Follow Tungle on Twitter
• Like Tungle's Facebook Fan Page

This episode runs 36:44 and is 35.3mb. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode119.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode119.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:04:45 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode118.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode118.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode118.htm With special host Tom Duff filling for Julian we spend some time talking with SNAPP's President & CEO Rob Novak where we talk about:

• The New SNAPP-On Modules for Lotus Quickr from SNAPPS
• What these modules offer Quickr customers
• Where to find the new SNAPP-On modules and get an evaluation copy
• Read Rob's blog entries (8/16/2010, 8/26/2010) announcing the SNAPP-On modules
• The new Sametime book that is being authored by Marie Scott and Tom Duff
• Collaboration University coming to Chicago and London
• Snuggies, Slap Chop and bacon addiction
• Follow Rob on Twitter
• Follow Collaboration University on Twitter
• Follow Tom on Twitter
• Follow Bruce on Twitter

The podcast runs 31:06. Perfect listening for your P90X workouts.  Bring it! ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode118.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode118.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:09:55 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode117.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode117.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode117.htm Have you heard that there is going to be a really cool XPages Extensibility API in Notes/Domino 8.5.2?  Today we interviewed Phillipe Riand and Jim Quill from the IBM XPages team where we talked about:

• What is the XPages Extensability API?
• How to get started using the API
• Where to find the XPages Extensability API documentation (on the wiki of course!)
• How to use the API
• Does the API support both Notes client and Domino XPages apps?
• What's coming in the future with Notes/Domino 8.5.3 and do we dare say Notes 9
• and much more

Many thanks to IBM's Paul Hannan for helping us put this podcast together.

The show is 32.5mb and runs 33:47 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode117.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode117.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:43:59 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode116.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode116.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode116.htm This week we spoke with IBM's Ed Brill who is the Director, Product Management, IBM Lotus Software about this weeks LotusLive Notes and Notes/Domino 8.5.2 announcements (LotusLive Notes, Notes/Domino 8.5.2). We covered:

• The LotusLive Notes product and the various ways customers can configure it and integrate it with their existing Notes/Domino environment
•  LotusLive Notes pricing options
• LotusLive Notes and LotusLive Engage and how they work together
• What the industry analysts are saying about LotusLive Notes
• Notes/Domino 8.5.2 and what users can expect
• Mobile access to LotusLive Notes
• and much more...

The show is 28.3mb and runs 30:50 minutes ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode116.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode116.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode115.htm Development Julian Robichaux http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode115.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode115.htm We interviewed Niklas Heidloff (IBM), Chris Connor (BSS), Michael Gollmick (TIMETOACT), and Herbert Wagger to discuss the XPages Mobile Controls project on OpenNTF.

Niklas heads up the project so he was able to give some great background and developer information, and Chris, Michael, and Herbet gave us some perspective on using the project in "real life" situations as business partners.

The show is 43.2mb and runs 44:56 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode115.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode115.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 8 Jul 2010 06:18:53 -0700 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode114.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode114.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode114.htm On this episode of the podcast we spoke with IBM's Chris Blatnick about:

• LotusLive Connections
• LotusLive Engage
• LotusLive Notes
• LotusLive iNotes
• Why customers are asking about "the cloud"
• The "hybrid" strategy
• and much more...

Sit back and enjoy Episode 114 which runs 39:40. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode114.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode114.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:46:52 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode113.htm Development Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode113.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode113.htm Bruce and Julian talk with Adam Brown, Matt Newman and Andrew Welch from IBM Premier Business Partner ISW about their new Wildfire application available from OpenNTF.

Check out the Wildfire project on OpenNTF.

Watch a video demo Wildfire and Adam's blog.

We talked about:

• What Wildfire is and how it works
• What social networks Wildfire works with
• How a developer new to Lotus Notes developed the sidebar app in three weeks
• Their experience with the open source OpenNTF.org community and how easy it was to get their project started and publish
• How they benefit from contributing projects on OpenNTF as a business partner
• John Heads review of Wildfire
• Why they are excited about sidebar development
• Hear how Matt plays the roles of Mary Beth Raven
• Info about ISW and what they do

The show is 22.1 mb and runs 24:04 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode113.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode113.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:44:53 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode112.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode112.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode112.htm Bruce spends 10 minutes talking with Tim Clark the host of the brand spanking new "The XCast Podcast". Please give it up for Tim and learn about this new podcast focused on all things XPages by having a listen to what Tim has to say.

Please subscribe to The XCast on iTunes here.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter at @TheXCast.

The show is 9.2 mb and runs 9:56 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode112.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode112.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode111.htm IBM People Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode111.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode111.htm In this episode Julian and Bruce talk with Joyce Davis, Community and Program Manager - IBM Lotus Software and Amanda Bauman,

We talk about:

• What Joyce and Amanda do at IBM
• What is the Lotus Technical Information and Education community?
• Ways people can participate in the community
• Benefits to contributing to the wikis
• Lotusphere 2010 - what  the team did, how information was captured and presented
• Innovating in the area of information development and delivery
• Redbooks
• Plans for 2010
• How to contact Joyce and Amanda
• and much more...

The show is 28.1 mb and runs 30:35 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode111.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode111.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:44:25 -0600 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode110.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode110.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode110.htm Lotusphere 2010 Monday News Coverage

Please check out our Lotusphere 2010 sponsors Simplified Technology Solutions or "STS" at http://simplified-tech.com. STS also has started a new series of screencasts "TipsInTwo" at http://tipsintwo.com. Also, be sure and attend Darren Duke's Show-N-Tell Session at Lotusphere 2010 on Sunday from 4-6 PM in the Swan Osprey room.

The show is 32.4 mb and runs 35:17 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode110.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode110.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:44:25 -0500 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode109.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode109.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode109.htm Lotusphere 2010 Sunday News Coverage

Please check out our Lotusphere 2010 sponsors Simplified Technology Solutions or "STS" at http://simplified-tech.com. STS also has started a new series of screencasts "TipsInTwo" at http://tipsintwo.com. Also, be sure and attend Darren Duke's Show-N-Tell Session at Lotusphere 2010 on Sunday from 4-6 PM in the Swan Osprey room.

The show is 23.2mb and runs 25:16 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode109.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode109.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:44:25 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode108.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode108.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode108.htm With only a few days left until Lotusphere, Bruce and Julian talk with Tom "Duffbert" Duff and Andy Donaldson. The gang talked about:

• Tips and tricks for newbies
• A discussion about the OGS speaker
• Andy's Guide to Lotusphere
• Some of the things Tom and Andy want to learn about at the show
• much more...

Please check out our Lotusphere 2010 sponsors Simplified Technology Solutions or "STS" at http://simplified-tech.com. STS also has started a new series of screencasts "TipsInTwo" at http://tipsintwo.com. Also, be sure and attend Darren Duke's Show-N-Tell Session at Lotusphere 2010 on Sunday from 4-6 PM in the Swan Osprey room.

The show is 41.5 mb and runs 45:14 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode108.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode108.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:15:00 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode107.htm Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode107.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode107.htm Just in-time for Lotusphere 2010, Bruce and Julian talk about the IBM Smart Work initiative with co-presenters, Antony Satyadas and William Malchisky Jr.

The informative conversation includes these topics:

• What is the IBM Smart Work methodology?
• Defining the IBM Client for Smart Work
• Elaborating on potential target markets for the tools
• The Lotusphere 2010 customer panel at session SMART203 covering recent client site successes with IBM Smart Work
• Potential cost benefits received when adopting the Smart Work methodology
• The Lotusphere 2010 Smart Work curriculum and conference buzz\

Please check out our Lotusphere 2010 sponsors Simplified Technology Solutions or "STS" at http://simplified-tech.com. STS also has started a new series of screencasts "TipsInTwo" at http://tipsintwo.com. Also, be sure and attend Darren Duke's Show-N-Tell Session at Lotusphere 2010 on Sunday from 4-6 PM in the Swan Osprey room.

The show is 21.8 mb and runs 23:52 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode107.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode107.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0800 http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode106.htm Lotusphere Bruce Elgort http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode106.htm?opendocument&comments http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode106.htm Bruce spoke with Mainsoft President Yaacov Cohen about their SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes V2.5 announcment.

During Lotusphere 2010 Mainsoft will preview SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes V2.5. Built using the Eclipse Rich Clicent Platform, the Lotus Notes sidebar application makes SharePoint easy to access and easy to use from Lotus Notes. The preview introduces support for Sharepoint 2010 including integration with SharePoint-based professional networks.

Yacoov talks about how first time, IT users in mixed IT environments will be able to access a slew of information (contact details, photographs, areas of expertise, experiences, connections, and more) on the contacts they know, and the they'll be able to search for new contacts based on their areas of expertise and experience. All of this, plus SharePoint-based document collaboration and calendards, right at their fingertips, within Lotus Notes.

Please check out our Lotusphere 2010 sponsors Simplified Technology Solutions or "STS" at http://simplified-tech.com. STS also has started a new series of screencasts "TipsInTwo" at http://tipsintwo.com. Also, be sure and attend Darren Duke's Show-N-Tell Session at Lotusphere 2010 on Sunday from 4-6 PM in the Swan Osprey room.

The show is 14.8mb and runs 16:02 minutes. ]]> http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dxcomments/TakingNotesEpisode106.htm http://takingnotes.openntf.org/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/TakingNotesEpisode106.htm?opendocument&comments