I woke up this morning to a comment by David Jeyachandran to my blog post on Sorting a NotesDocumentCollection by multiple field values. David wanted to let me know that he is using the sort function in the Notes Reconn project at OpenNTF.
That is great news – and I am happy to know that I have contributed to a project on OpenNTF (although just a very small part).
I am now the happy owner of an Apple iPad 3G 64 GB . I bought the iPad while in London last week – actually on the iPhone 4 launch day on June 24. It was fun to experience the buzz in the Apple Store on Regent Street.
I have been doing a bit of iPhone app programming and I look forward to try to program for the iPad. My first project will be to upgrade my current iPhone project to an universal app that runs on both the iPhone and the iPad. More on that later.
On my iPhone I have access to my work mail and calendar via Lotus Traveler – using VPN. I have yet to try to set this up on my new iPad but it should work exactly as on my iPhone – except for the much better mail and calendar experience due to the much larger display on the iPad.
Rational Software Architect 8.0 beta is now available for you to try out as part of the Rational Software Architect open beta program. For information on all of the new Rational Software Architect enhancements visit the Rational Software Architect wiki – specifically the v8 beta pages on the wiki, and the Information Center for the 8.0 beta.
The related Rational Application Developer 8.0 beta is also available. More information is available on the Rational Application Developer wiki pages for the beta program and in the Information Center for the 8.0 beta.
The two 8.0 beta programs are related to the Websphere Application Server 8.0 beta that I have previously mentioned.
Thanks to Andy Piper for pointing this out.
An alpha version of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 has just been released. Features include:
You can find more details about the alpha program including how to download the server at ibm.com. You can also visit the forum.
[Via the Websphere Community blog.]
TLCC is offering a free course/tutorial on using Lotus Domino Designer 8.5. The course requires that you have Domino Designer 8.5.1 installed as the course is delivered using the Lotus Notes 8.5 client – very cool!.
The course covers:
So if you are looking for courses and tutorials on Domino Designer 8.5 then have a look at this one.
I have created a Twitter list of IBM IT architects. If you are interested in following IBM IT architects on Twitter then follow this list. If you are an IBM IT architect and not on the list, then let me know on Twitter.
Remember that when you follow a list, you do not follow every user on the list. So tweets from the users on the list will not show up in your main Twitter stream. You will have to visist the list to see the tweets. This makes lists a very useful way of keeping up with a group of people when you find it convenient.
As stated on the XPages Blog, a new Redbook has been published on the Lotus Notes and Domino Application Development wiki on building Domino web applications using Domino Designer 8.5.1: Building Domino Web Applications using Domino 8.5.1.
The objective of the Redbook is to “provide guidance on Best Practices for Domino Web Development, with emphasis on the new XPages design element. We introduce the key new features of XPages and discuss how and why these are meaningful within the context of Domino Web Development.“
The Redbook serves as a great tutorial on how to use the latest Domino Designer 8.5.1 features. You can read the Redbook directly on the wiki or download it as a PDF. Enjoy.
Recently Chris Toohey held a contest/giveaway where the price was his review copy of the “Lotus Notes Domino 8: Upgrader’s Guide: What’s new in the latest Lotus Notes Domino Platform
Since I live in Denmark and John James lives in Canada the cost of sending the book equals the price of buying the eBook itself – so I thought that I would find alternative ways of sending the book to John James.
So, what better way to get the book to John James than by the help of the community? So the book will be transported to Lotusphere and then onwards to John James by the help of Bo Falkenberg and Marie Scott. I will give my review copy of the book to Bo who will bring it from Denmark to Orlando, Florida for the Lotusphere 2010 conference where Marie Scott will take over and bring the book home from Lotusphere in order to finally deliver it to John James!
Enjoy the book, John! 🙂
Update January 28: John has received my review copy thanks to Bo Falkenberg and Marie Scott.