Vince Schuurman http://blog.vinceschuurman.com Vince's Domino Blog Fun with referrals in XPageshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200906101717Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:17:08 +0200I added an extra datasource to the XPage pointing to a searchview and pass the query as searchstring.
This functionality can be developed in 'classic Domino' web applications as well, but it feels more natural developing this in XPages.


]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200906101717I added an extra datasource to the XPage pointing to a searchview and pass the query as searchstring.
This functionality can be developed in 'classic Domino' web applications as well, but it feels more natural developing this in XPages.


]]>Always backup your XPage application (twice)http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200906050901Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:01:04 +0200Could not open the editor: Index out of bounds


It could be an error on a formula while trying to display the preview, but there doesn't seem to be a way to bypass the preview and go directly to the source to correct the error.


Another observation: I did a search in my workspace last week and it totally corrupted the Designer client. Even deleting the Eclipse workspace files did not resolve this issue.

Update: Copying the Custom Control fixed the error... :)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200906050901Could not open the editor: Index out of bounds


It could be an error on a formula while trying to display the preview, but there doesn't seem to be a way to bypass the preview and go directly to the source to correct the error.


Another observation: I did a search in my workspace last week and it totally corrupted the Designer client. Even deleting the Eclipse workspace files did not resolve this issue.

Update: Copying the Custom Control fixed the error... :)
]]>Admins beware: PW site and Fix Central down on sunday, bad timing IBMhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905152045Fri, 15 May 2009 20:45:27 +0200Quickr and Sametime server upgrade planned this weekend and so have I.
I already heard the site would be down on sunday, so I decided to download in advance, but it appears I am too late already.


I know the IBM servers have to be upgraded as well, but doing that during the only weekend available for the SameTime upgrade (the fixes have only recently become available) before the applets expire is at least a bit 'clumsy'.
I was lucky Fix Central is still available, although I would have preferred to combine the fix with an upgrade to the latest version.

Please be advised Fix Central is also down on sunday, so be sure to download your fixes asap.


Talk about bad timing :(.
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905152045Quickr and Sametime server upgrade planned this weekend and so have I.
I already heard the site would be down on sunday, so I decided to download in advance, but it appears I am too late already.


I know the IBM servers have to be upgraded as well, but doing that during the only weekend available for the SameTime upgrade (the fixes have only recently become available) before the applets expire is at least a bit 'clumsy'.
I was lucky Fix Central is still available, although I would have preferred to combine the fix with an upgrade to the latest version.

Please be advised Fix Central is also down on sunday, so be sure to download your fixes asap.


Talk about bad timing :(.
]]>Background on the OpenNTF transitionhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905142047Thu, 14 May 2009 20:47:44 +0200
I just posted the blog post below on the OpenNTF blog, please post your responses there.

There have been questions about the transition of OpenNTF into its new structure, I will try to explain the background and intent of this new initiative.

I have been running this site alone for a couple of years now and although the site 'worked' for a lot of people, I had concerns about the continuity of the site. I felt that I needed feedback from 'the industry' since improving the Notes & Domino community and the market was the main reason for founding OpenNTF.
This led to the formation of the 'Advisory Board' in 2007, a board intended to provide feedback and advise on the direction OpenNTF should take.

Another issue was that as an independent entrepreneur I did not have the resources to improve the site and its content to the level I would like to see. Teaming-up with other organizations seemed the best way to provide these resources.

At the same time IBM was looking for a place to publish their example code, since the Sandbox was being shut down. They wanted exposure for their projects and participation of the Notes & Domino community to improve/extend their code examples.
Obviously OpenNTF was on their radar and they started publishing projects on OpenNTF, for example the composite application directory.

Steve and Niklas of IBM contacted me in December and proposed that we convert OpenNTF into a real non-profit organization. The new organization would be led by a committee and IBM would supply the resources for the conversion and a long overdue site update plus provide support for OpenNTF over a longer period.
They would not take over the site, the site would be run by the committee and IBM would get only one seat, the rest of the committee would consist of people/organizations from the community.
This was exactly what I was looking for, a site run by the community, with resources and guaranteed continuity.

And so it was agreed upon, a new OpenNTF for the Notes & Domino community, by the community with a little help from IBM.

I am convinced this is a good thing for OpenNTF, the community and IBM, but as with all changes there are some drawbacks.
Things like the employers approval for contributors and the Apache license requirement for new projects. There are good (legal) reasons for these formalities, but they will make it a lot harder for people to contribute.
We (the steering committee) are well aware of these issues and we will try to ease the pain as much as possible.
Constructive criticism is always welcome, but please give us a chance to get this new site up and running, before condemning the new alliance.

Although the committee is not currently accepting new members (we need to clear a lot of legal stuff before the alliance is formally founded), you can apply for membership in some time and have a say in any issues concerning the site and the alliance.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905142047
I just posted the blog post below on the OpenNTF blog, please post your responses there.

There have been questions about the transition of OpenNTF into its new structure, I will try to explain the background and intent of this new initiative.

I have been running this site alone for a couple of years now and although the site 'worked' for a lot of people, I had concerns about the continuity of the site. I felt that I needed feedback from 'the industry' since improving the Notes & Domino community and the market was the main reason for founding OpenNTF.
This led to the formation of the 'Advisory Board' in 2007, a board intended to provide feedback and advise on the direction OpenNTF should take.

Another issue was that as an independent entrepreneur I did not have the resources to improve the site and its content to the level I would like to see. Teaming-up with other organizations seemed the best way to provide these resources.

At the same time IBM was looking for a place to publish their example code, since the Sandbox was being shut down. They wanted exposure for their projects and participation of the Notes & Domino community to improve/extend their code examples.
Obviously OpenNTF was on their radar and they started publishing projects on OpenNTF, for example the composite application directory.

Steve and Niklas of IBM contacted me in December and proposed that we convert OpenNTF into a real non-profit organization. The new organization would be led by a committee and IBM would supply the resources for the conversion and a long overdue site update plus provide support for OpenNTF over a longer period.
They would not take over the site, the site would be run by the committee and IBM would get only one seat, the rest of the committee would consist of people/organizations from the community.
This was exactly what I was looking for, a site run by the community, with resources and guaranteed continuity.

And so it was agreed upon, a new OpenNTF for the Notes & Domino community, by the community with a little help from IBM.

I am convinced this is a good thing for OpenNTF, the community and IBM, but as with all changes there are some drawbacks.
Things like the employers approval for contributors and the Apache license requirement for new projects. There are good (legal) reasons for these formalities, but they will make it a lot harder for people to contribute.
We (the steering committee) are well aware of these issues and we will try to ease the pain as much as possible.
Constructive criticism is always welcome, but please give us a chance to get this new site up and running, before condemning the new alliance.

Although the committee is not currently accepting new members (we need to clear a lot of legal stuff before the alliance is formally founded), you can apply for membership in some time and have a say in any issues concerning the site and the alliance.

]]>New XPages UI for OpenNTFhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905121536Tue, 12 May 2009 15:36:29 +0200

Many thanks to Steve and Niklas (IBM) and the Lotus911 guys for the new interface.

Niklas is at this very moment speaking at DNUG about OpenNTF!



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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905121536

Many thanks to Steve and Niklas (IBM) and the Lotus911 guys for the new interface.

Niklas is at this very moment speaking at DNUG about OpenNTF!



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]]>Finally going to test Travelerhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905022359Sun, 3 May 2009 00:37:00 +0200Since Traveler uses the roaming data network and there is no international flat fee available, I never bothered to install Traveler, but use a Blackberry client instead.
However the European Commission ruled that starting July 1st, 2009, the maximum cost for data traffic abroad will be set 1 Euro, and 50 cents in 2010.
That means that switching to Traveler suddenly became a lot more competitive.

So I guess it's time to download Traveler and start playing around with it :)



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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200905022359Since Traveler uses the roaming data network and there is no international flat fee available, I never bothered to install Traveler, but use a Blackberry client instead.
However the European Commission ruled that starting July 1st, 2009, the maximum cost for data traffic abroad will be set 1 Euro, and 50 cents in 2010.
That means that switching to Traveler suddenly became a lot more competitive.

So I guess it's time to download Traveler and start playing around with it :)



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]]>Improving performance and user experience using XPages on large applicationshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904292307Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:07:00 +0200I have done and checked out the demo apps on IBM, the blogs and OpenNTF, and created some applications using XPages (this blog for example), but developing a real production scenario brings up some weird bugs and oddities.
For me that just means more challenge of course and so far it looks like the advantages of XPages are greater than the disadvantages.

The scenario is as follows:
A commercial invoice processing application sold as a standalone solution but with connections to Domino Directory, Active Directory and all kinds of ERP solutions with a web only frontend.
The application is based on Domino/Workflow and I was asked to come up with some ideas to extend the UI with more sorting/searching functionality.
In this case the biggest problem was the fact that the indexes of the database were so huge that although requested by the customers they couldn't really afford to add additional sorting/views.
I decided this was a good test case for ... XPages.

The downside of XPages is that you need a backend view to present data sorted in the manner you require, but the upside is that you only need the sorted columns in a view to create a 'view-like' interface.
What I did was to strip all non-sortable columns from every (web ui) view and calculate the other 'view columns' in XPage based on the DocumentUniqueId read from the new 'sorted only' views.
This not only decreased the view indexes from 54Mb to 23Mb, but also relieved the indexer from updating the views if non-sorted fields where affected, for example status updates will not affect the indexes on any view not sorted on the status.

I decided to use sessionScope variables to set user defined filters (categoryFilters) because that allows the users to open the invoices full screen and after processing the invoice take them back to the subset of documents they were working on.
Other nifty features:
  • Number of rows per page are user definable
  • All 'columns' in the views are based on profile documents, allowing the users to personalize the results.
  • Changes in sorting and filtering are done using partial refresh, which improves the user experience and performance

There is still a lot to be done, but so far it looks very promising.



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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904292307I have done and checked out the demo apps on IBM, the blogs and OpenNTF, and created some applications using XPages (this blog for example), but developing a real production scenario brings up some weird bugs and oddities.
For me that just means more challenge of course and so far it looks like the advantages of XPages are greater than the disadvantages.

The scenario is as follows:
A commercial invoice processing application sold as a standalone solution but with connections to Domino Directory, Active Directory and all kinds of ERP solutions with a web only frontend.
The application is based on Domino/Workflow and I was asked to come up with some ideas to extend the UI with more sorting/searching functionality.
In this case the biggest problem was the fact that the indexes of the database were so huge that although requested by the customers they couldn't really afford to add additional sorting/views.
I decided this was a good test case for ... XPages.

The downside of XPages is that you need a backend view to present data sorted in the manner you require, but the upside is that you only need the sorted columns in a view to create a 'view-like' interface.
What I did was to strip all non-sortable columns from every (web ui) view and calculate the other 'view columns' in XPage based on the DocumentUniqueId read from the new 'sorted only' views.
This not only decreased the view indexes from 54Mb to 23Mb, but also relieved the indexer from updating the views if non-sorted fields where affected, for example status updates will not affect the indexes on any view not sorted on the status.

I decided to use sessionScope variables to set user defined filters (categoryFilters) because that allows the users to open the invoices full screen and after processing the invoice take them back to the subset of documents they were working on.
Other nifty features:
  • Number of rows per page are user definable
  • All 'columns' in the views are based on profile documents, allowing the users to personalize the results.
  • Changes in sorting and filtering are done using partial refresh, which improves the user experience and performance

There is still a lot to be done, but so far it looks very promising.



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]]>Tiny SNTT on XPage Custom Controlshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904090903Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:03:28 +0200What you probably didn't know is that although the 'browser preview' button is greyed out, you can simply 'preview' the controls in the browser by typing it's name and adding .xsp.
For example the menu on this page can be loaded via menu.xsp
Testing the Custom Controls one by one, makes troubleshooting a whole lot easier. :)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904090903What you probably didn't know is that although the 'browser preview' button is greyed out, you can simply 'preview' the controls in the browser by typing it's name and adding .xsp.
For example the menu on this page can be loaded via menu.xsp
Testing the Custom Controls one by one, makes troubleshooting a whole lot easier. :)
]]>Time Capsule failurehttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904021709Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:09:00 +0200After the recent network upgrade I had to reset it twice already because the Wifi failed, but today even a reset to factory defaults did not get it back online. :(

So temporary reverted to the old router and contemplating whether or not I should buy a new router to replace the Time Capsule.

Update: I realized that I upgraded the firmware to 7.4.1 around the same time. Maybe that causes the problems (that makes more sense to me than a faster connection).
Confirmed: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9146599. Solution: Downgrade to 7.3.2 :(
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904021709After the recent network upgrade I had to reset it twice already because the Wifi failed, but today even a reset to factory defaults did not get it back online. :(

So temporary reverted to the old router and contemplating whether or not I should buy a new router to replace the Time Capsule.

Update: I realized that I upgraded the firmware to 7.4.1 around the same time. Maybe that causes the problems (that makes more sense to me than a faster connection).
Confirmed: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9146599. Solution: Downgrade to 7.3.2 :(
]]>Download linkshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904020915Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:15:28 +0200reports progress on the filename changes on the IBM partnerworld site, which is encouraging. But maybe there is room for even more improvement.
We are working on a new site design for OpenNTF and one of the ideas we are investigating is faster access to the latest project releases.

We already have a webservice that project managers can build into their application to allow easy check on new releases, but we are looking into improving the user experience for 'normal' users as well.
One of the ideas is to implement a one click access to the release page. We decided against direct access to the download file itself because the release page often contains valuable information regarding the release.
For example the link:
http://www.openntf.org/latestreleases/!!Help!! would directly open http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/HomeLookup/43056B2655EE82248625732A0056010B?OpenDocument which is the latest stable release for this project.

Now what if IBM could provide similar fast access links like
http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/latest/lotusdomino

which would show all the latest Lotus Domino releases on all the platforms. Or even implement links like
http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/latest/lotusdomino/8.5/win64
.
Ok I admit the latter is probably not practical for 'occasional' users, but still, I think it is worth considering improving the user experience by adding 'fast download links' for some of the more popular downloads.



]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200904020915reports progress on the filename changes on the IBM partnerworld site, which is encouraging. But maybe there is room for even more improvement.
We are working on a new site design for OpenNTF and one of the ideas we are investigating is faster access to the latest project releases.

We already have a webservice that project managers can build into their application to allow easy check on new releases, but we are looking into improving the user experience for 'normal' users as well.
One of the ideas is to implement a one click access to the release page. We decided against direct access to the download file itself because the release page often contains valuable information regarding the release.
For example the link:
http://www.openntf.org/latestreleases/!!Help!! would directly open http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/HomeLookup/43056B2655EE82248625732A0056010B?OpenDocument which is the latest stable release for this project.

Now what if IBM could provide similar fast access links like
http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/latest/lotusdomino

which would show all the latest Lotus Domino releases on all the platforms. Or even implement links like
http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/latest/lotusdomino/8.5/win64
.
Ok I admit the latter is probably not practical for 'occasional' users, but still, I think it is worth considering improving the user experience by adding 'fast download links' for some of the more popular downloads.



]]>Removing your last commenthttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200903201451Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:51:04 +0200

This post on vowe.net made me design a new functionality for this blog.
Because making mistakes in a comment on a blog does not only happen more often than in an email, it is a lot more public as well.
So I hereby ask other Blog developers (are you listening Declan ;)) to add this functionality to their design as well.

Note: If your comment has already been replied upon, the comment can no longer be deleted, even if you keep your browser open. That wouldn't be fair.
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200903201451

This post on vowe.net made me design a new functionality for this blog.
Because making mistakes in a comment on a blog does not only happen more often than in an email, it is a lot more public as well.
So I hereby ask other Blog developers (are you listening Declan ;)) to add this functionality to their design as well.

Note: If your comment has already been replied upon, the comment can no longer be deleted, even if you keep your browser open. That wouldn't be fair.
]]>This blog is now running XPageshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200903181222Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:22:00 +0200Note: Only the blog is running XPages, the rest of the site hasn't been converted yet.

Because there are some minor changes in the way HTML is rendered by XPages, all links to previous posts point to 'traditional' webpages.
So if you want to compare performance just open this post and an older one and see if you can spot the differences....

btw is there a way to disable all the standard css in XPages? It's interfering with my design :(

Some observations:
  • It only took one day to redesign this site for XPages, so that means it is not difficult to learn (this is my first XPage application :))
  • It is somewhat confusing mixing JavaScript, LotusScript and @Formula's in the same statement, but it is very powerful.
  • I enjoyed developing the XPages and to my suprise the 8.5 Designer wasn't even that slow (I did buy a new MBP especially for 8.5 development a few months back so mileage may vary)
  • It doesn't seem possible to set the window title using custom controls. Which is a shame because if you want a decent (field based) title, you have to link the document you are displaying directly to the (top entry) XPage instead of the custom control you probably use to display the fields themselves.
  • And why oh why is it not possible to render Fields as HTML in read mode? You need 2 sets of data now if you want to allow passthru HTML use in your (editable) fields.

Concluding: Designing in XPages requires a different approach compared to 'traditional webdevelopment' and it will take some getting used to, but I was really surprised how well thought out the whole XPages design is.

Technorati tag: ]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/BlogContent.xsp?openDocument&pLink=200903181222Note: Only the blog is running XPages, the rest of the site hasn't been converted yet.

Because there are some minor changes in the way HTML is rendered by XPages, all links to previous posts point to 'traditional' webpages.
So if you want to compare performance just open this post and an older one and see if you can spot the differences....

btw is there a way to disable all the standard css in XPages? It's interfering with my design :(

Some observations:
  • It only took one day to redesign this site for XPages, so that means it is not difficult to learn (this is my first XPage application :))
  • It is somewhat confusing mixing JavaScript, LotusScript and @Formula's in the same statement, but it is very powerful.
  • I enjoyed developing the XPages and to my suprise the 8.5 Designer wasn't even that slow (I did buy a new MBP especially for 8.5 development a few months back so mileage may vary)
  • It doesn't seem possible to set the window title using custom controls. Which is a shame because if you want a decent (field based) title, you have to link the document you are displaying directly to the (top entry) XPage instead of the custom control you probably use to display the fields themselves.
  • And why oh why is it not possible to render Fields as HTML in read mode? You need 2 sets of data now if you want to allow passthru HTML use in your (editable) fields.

Concluding: Designing in XPages requires a different approach compared to 'traditional webdevelopment' and it will take some getting used to, but I was really surprised how well thought out the whole XPages design is.

Technorati tag: ]]>IBM downloadsitehttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903162313Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:03:00 +0200recent comments about the IBM download site triggered some people at IBM to review their internal process and they are currently looking into changing the filename from the partnumber to something more 'meaningful'.
They are also looking into an improvement of the search functionality, but more on that later :)
So your wishes may come true after all.]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903162313recent comments about the IBM download site triggered some people at IBM to review their internal process and they are currently looking into changing the filename from the partnumber to something more 'meaningful'.
They are also looking into an improvement of the search functionality, but more on that later :)
So your wishes may come true after all.]]>Warning: May contain disturbing informationhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903161226Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:26:48 +0200
I upgraded my home internet connection today and this is the result:

The upload speed is still too low (it is supposed to be 10Mbps), but download seems pretty good to me :)


Update: The screenshot above was taken on a MBP (standard settings via a Gigabit port on a Time Capsule). On XP (using the same router) the download speed was about 60 Mbps. I am now testing tools like TCPOptimizer to improve the network settings on XP, but cannot get past 70 Mbps at this point.
I guess this is another point for Apple in the Mac vs. Windows competition. At least if it's not a router issue, optimized for Apple and not Windows for example.
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903161226
I upgraded my home internet connection today and this is the result:

The upload speed is still too low (it is supposed to be 10Mbps), but download seems pretty good to me :)


Update: The screenshot above was taken on a MBP (standard settings via a Gigabit port on a Time Capsule). On XP (using the same router) the download speed was about 60 Mbps. I am now testing tools like TCPOptimizer to improve the network settings on XP, but cannot get past 70 Mbps at this point.
I guess this is another point for Apple in the Mac vs. Windows competition. At least if it's not a router issue, optimized for Apple and not Windows for example.
]]>Update on Philips Connectmail Performancehttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903051707Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:07:39 +0200last year there were a 'few' problems with the new mail environment at Philips.
'Edwin' reports that those problems haven't been solved completely and a new apology was delivered to the users today:

Dear Connect Mail user,
┬�
I would like, firstly, to offer my sincere apologies for the limited Connect Mail access that you may have experienced in the past week or may still be experiencing. We are fully aware that email is a business-critical application and that we are not delivering the level of service to you that you should expect.
┬�
We are doing everything we can, in close cooperation with our supplier, to provide a normal service for you again.


I hope they didn't let their Maintenance Licences expire ;)

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903051707last year there were a 'few' problems with the new mail environment at Philips.
'Edwin' reports that those problems haven't been solved completely and a new apology was delivered to the users today:

Dear Connect Mail user,
┬�
I would like, firstly, to offer my sincere apologies for the limited Connect Mail access that you may have experienced in the past week or may still be experiencing. We are fully aware that email is a business-critical application and that we are not delivering the level of service to you that you should expect.
┬�
We are doing everything we can, in close cooperation with our supplier, to provide a normal service for you again.


I hope they didn't let their Maintenance Licences expire ;)

]]>60.000 registrants on OpenNTFhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903021447Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:47:20 +0200
Who could have predicted that 7 years ago :)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200903021447
Who could have predicted that 7 years ago :)
]]>OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.5 Releasedhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902201423Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:23:21 +0200#tlist li{padding:-10px;margin:-10px;}
  • New Views
    • Contacts (iNotes contacts)
    • By Person
    • By Attachment
    • By Size
    • Today's Mail
  • New Miniviews
    • Contacts
    • Calendar today
  • Other Outline additions
    • Sticky Notes
    • Quick Stuff (shortlist of contacts for fast creation/forwarding of email)
    • Outbox (only on local)
  • Memo and Reply enhancement
    • Configurable default reply button optional: set by notes.ini parameter
    • Configurable maximum message size. Optional: set by notes.ini parameter
  • Additional Mail Rules
    • Contact Whitelisting
    • Tag memo's with contactname
    • Kspam and SpamAssasin probability
  • Color coding calendar based on categories
  • Option to run Out Of Office only on Memo's in the inbox
  • Option to enable Return Receipts and Delivery Reports on every email
  • Added option to import additional letterheads



Get it HERE]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902201423#tlist li{padding:-10px;margin:-10px;}
  • New Views
    • Contacts (iNotes contacts)
    • By Person
    • By Attachment
    • By Size
    • Today's Mail
  • New Miniviews
    • Contacts
    • Calendar today
  • Other Outline additions
    • Sticky Notes
    • Quick Stuff (shortlist of contacts for fast creation/forwarding of email)
    • Outbox (only on local)
  • Memo and Reply enhancement
    • Configurable default reply button optional: set by notes.ini parameter
    • Configurable maximum message size. Optional: set by notes.ini parameter
  • Additional Mail Rules
    • Contact Whitelisting
    • Tag memo's with contactname
    • Kspam and SpamAssasin probability
  • Color coding calendar based on categories
  • Option to run Out Of Office only on Memo's in the inbox
  • Option to enable Return Receipts and Delivery Reports on every email
  • Added option to import additional letterheads



Get it HERE]]>Update on Multiple Signatures in OpenNTF ME 'next'http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902131244Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:44:53 +0200

What do you think?
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902131244

What do you think?
]]>OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.5 RC1http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902071552Sat, 7 Feb 2009 15:52:58 +0200here and let me know what you think.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902071552here and let me know what you think.

]]>SNTT Sametime installhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902062127Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:27:52 +0200function: doesNoteAlreadyExist
error returned from setupLTPASupport
error in SametimePSMUFunctions
function: STDNASetup returning with error code = 1716

After banging my head to the wall a couple of times I noticed another error a couple lines down:
There is no certificate in the Address Book.

Combining the two errors I concluded that there could be a problem trying to create an SSO key if the administrator (public key) is not listed in the Domino Directory, so I changed the Administrator in the Security tab (that is the only one able to administer the sametime server for some reason) to one listed but still no luck.
Convinced that the error was related to the keys I reregistered the server using the local adminstrator and after (again) a fresh install, it worked :)

I did run into some 'small' problems with all kinds of services terminating abnormally (stbroadcastgateway.exe, STT120MCU.exe and stpolicy.exe), but after filling in the local IP in all the hostnames (so not only the Broadcast Gateway for client connections) and adding a line to the sametime.ini it seems to run fine now.

So in short the tip: Only use a local administrator to register the sametime server!!


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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902062127function: doesNoteAlreadyExist
error returned from setupLTPASupport
error in SametimePSMUFunctions
function: STDNASetup returning with error code = 1716

After banging my head to the wall a couple of times I noticed another error a couple lines down:
There is no certificate in the Address Book.

Combining the two errors I concluded that there could be a problem trying to create an SSO key if the administrator (public key) is not listed in the Domino Directory, so I changed the Administrator in the Security tab (that is the only one able to administer the sametime server for some reason) to one listed but still no luck.
Convinced that the error was related to the keys I reregistered the server using the local adminstrator and after (again) a fresh install, it worked :)

I did run into some 'small' problems with all kinds of services terminating abnormally (stbroadcastgateway.exe, STT120MCU.exe and stpolicy.exe), but after filling in the local IP in all the hostnames (so not only the Broadcast Gateway for client connections) and adding a line to the sametime.ini it seems to run fine now.

So in short the tip: Only use a local administrator to register the sametime server!!


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]]>Multiple Signatures in OpenNTF ME 8.5http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902052113Thu, 5 Feb 2009 21:13:00 +0200While I was implementing this new code in the OpenNTF Mail Experience template, I realized that the support for multiple locations I added to the 8.0.2 version was easily extendable to allow for multiple signatures.
Confused? Don't be, just remember that you will be able to set a general signature (for example a disclaimer) and add an additional signature based on the location document.



(And no it's not finished yet, but the beta should be ready in a few days)


Technorati tag:

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902052113While I was implementing this new code in the OpenNTF Mail Experience template, I realized that the support for multiple locations I added to the 8.0.2 version was easily extendable to allow for multiple signatures.
Confused? Don't be, just remember that you will be able to set a general signature (for example a disclaimer) and add an additional signature based on the location document.



(And no it's not finished yet, but the beta should be ready in a few days)


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]]>Compare Design elements in Designer 8.5http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902051726Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:26:03 +0200



okok, I'm a bit late with this, but I haven't had time yet to 'play' with Designer 8.5 (I still go by the old rule of using the same designer version the customer runs) so this was a pleasant suprise.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902051726



okok, I'm a bit late with this, but I haven't had time yet to 'play' with Designer 8.5 (I still go by the old rule of using the same designer version the customer runs) so this was a pleasant suprise.

]]>2 New undocumented LotusScript classes in 8.5http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902041920Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:20:30 +0200
NotesUIWorkspace.Viewrefreshbydbid(byval replicaid as string, optional byval viewname as string, optional byval calendarview)
NotesUIDocument.Importitem(byval notesdocument, byval itemname as string)

Have fun!
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902041920
NotesUIWorkspace.Viewrefreshbydbid(byval replicaid as string, optional byval viewname as string, optional byval calendarview)
NotesUIDocument.Importitem(byval notesdocument, byval itemname as string)

Have fun!
]]>OpenNTF & Yahoo passwordshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902021340Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:40:16 +0200Anyway, does anyone know who/where the Yahoo users are pointed to OpenNTF? I am fed up receiving those requests.



]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200902021340Anyway, does anyone know who/where the Yahoo users are pointed to OpenNTF? I am fed up receiving those requests.



]]>Google screws uphttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901311539Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:39:54 +0200




This happens on any search and both in Europe and US, so it seems like they have srewed up big time, I guess they never saw the BP session of Paul and Bill on designer access to production systems ;)

Update: Googles statement on the issue
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901311539




This happens on any search and both in Europe and US, so it seems like they have srewed up big time, I guess they never saw the BP session of Paul and Bill on designer access to production systems ;)

Update: Googles statement on the issue
]]>OpenNTF Server Maintenancehttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901311255Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:55:12 +0200Most services will continue to work since we have clustered servers nowadays (Thanks to Prominic), but some services like the takingnotespodcasts are currently unavaillable.



mmmm... 17 Gb install??


]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901311255Most services will continue to work since we have clustered servers nowadays (Thanks to Prominic), but some services like the takingnotespodcasts are currently unavaillable.



mmmm... 17 Gb install??


]]>About time..... ;)http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901201318Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:18:15 +0200

Photo by Ferdinand
OGS Lotusphere 2009.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901201318

Photo by Ferdinand
OGS Lotusphere 2009.

]]>OpenNTF and IBM http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901192311Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:11:07 +0200OpenNTF as platform for Lotus Notes & Domino templates.
Niklas Heidloff lists some of the intended changes here

I am really glad we got this far, this wil really boost OpenNTF big time :)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901192311OpenNTF as platform for Lotus Notes & Domino templates.
Niklas Heidloff lists some of the intended changes here

I am really glad we got this far, this wil really boost OpenNTF big time :)
]]>Parallels corruptionhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901160945Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:45:08 +0200Anyway after restart I tried to start Parallels, and it came up with an error message stating the VM was corrupt and had to be removed.
No problem I thought, just revert to an older snapshot.....Only to find that is not possible, it seems like it's not creating a full (bootable) snapshot, but only configuration settings etc.
I immediately broke into a sweat thinking of all the work that had to be done to get it all up and running.
Luckily there is a way around it:

- Start Parallels
- Select install VM and select the OS
- Click select image instead of CD/DVD and look for the OS.pvm file
- After using this as a base for the new VM everything was back to 'normal'

If you have Time Machine backups you could also try to restore the Parallels Folder located in your Documents. This is supposed to contain all the VM settings.



]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901160945Anyway after restart I tried to start Parallels, and it came up with an error message stating the VM was corrupt and had to be removed.
No problem I thought, just revert to an older snapshot.....Only to find that is not possible, it seems like it's not creating a full (bootable) snapshot, but only configuration settings etc.
I immediately broke into a sweat thinking of all the work that had to be done to get it all up and running.
Luckily there is a way around it:

- Start Parallels
- Select install VM and select the OS
- Click select image instead of CD/DVD and look for the OS.pvm file
- After using this as a base for the new VM everything was back to 'normal'

If you have Time Machine backups you could also try to restore the Parallels Folder located in your Documents. This is supposed to contain all the VM settings.



]]>OpenNTF sidebar widgetshttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901090934Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:34:20 +0200Duffbert, it is easy to convert a Google Gadget into a Notes sidebar widget.
Since I already developed several OpenNTF Gadgets last year, I updated them so they would be available for the Notes sidebar.

So here they are, OpenNTF 'Facts' with the category's:
  • Recent releases
  • Most downloaded projects
  • Most active projects


The real OpenNTF enthousiasts however, will go for the Project Management Plugin, configurable for the project(s) and categories you are interested in:


To add the widgets to your Notes 8 sidebar follow these steps:

1. Open your sidebar in Notes 8
2. If Widgets aren't enabled then enable them via File > Preferences
3. In the Widgets panel select 'Configure a Component from...' and then 'A Google Gadget'
4. In the next dialg click the 'Add a Google Gadget by URL' radio button and paste the URL http://www.openntf.org/widget.xml for the 'facts' or http://www.openntf.org/widgetproject.xml for the project widget.
5. Configure the gadget, make sure to enter a meaningful title, since the title calculation used by Google Gadgets does not work in the sidebar.
6. You will probably get a null-pointer exception, haven't found the cause yet, but it should work regardless
7. Double click the widget or rightclick 'open in'.



]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901090934Duffbert, it is easy to convert a Google Gadget into a Notes sidebar widget.
Since I already developed several OpenNTF Gadgets last year, I updated them so they would be available for the Notes sidebar.

So here they are, OpenNTF 'Facts' with the category's:
  • Recent releases
  • Most downloaded projects
  • Most active projects


The real OpenNTF enthousiasts however, will go for the Project Management Plugin, configurable for the project(s) and categories you are interested in:


To add the widgets to your Notes 8 sidebar follow these steps:

1. Open your sidebar in Notes 8
2. If Widgets aren't enabled then enable them via File > Preferences
3. In the Widgets panel select 'Configure a Component from...' and then 'A Google Gadget'
4. In the next dialg click the 'Add a Google Gadget by URL' radio button and paste the URL http://www.openntf.org/widget.xml for the 'facts' or http://www.openntf.org/widgetproject.xml for the project widget.
5. Configure the gadget, make sure to enter a meaningful title, since the title calculation used by Google Gadgets does not work in the sidebar.
6. You will probably get a null-pointer exception, haven't found the cause yet, but it should work regardless
7. Double click the widget or rightclick 'open in'.



]]>My favorite 8.5 mail feature..http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901082018Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:18:43 +0200
And the best part, it (@whichfolders) even works in Notes 8.0.

That reminds me, small SNTT:
What is the best method to discover new undocumented functions and classes???
Recompile the mail template in an older Designer version :)


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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901082018
And the best part, it (@whichfolders) even works in Notes 8.0.

That reminds me, small SNTT:
What is the best method to discover new undocumented functions and classes???
Recompile the mail template in an older Designer version :)


Technorati tag:

]]>BB server upgraded to 8.5http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901062040Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:40:12 +0200I will let you know if I find problems.

Note: This is not a supported configuration, so do this at your own risk :)

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901062040I will let you know if I find problems.

Note: This is not a supported configuration, so do this at your own risk :)

]]>OpenNTF running 8.5 goldhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901061043Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:43:24 +0200
Update: A lot of downloads are still missing from the partnersite though

The Designer client, Traveller and Domino for 64bit Windows for example are not available yet.



]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200901061043
Update: A lot of downloads are still missing from the partnersite though

The Designer client, Traveller and Domino for 64bit Windows for example are not available yet.



]]>OpenNTF & IBM teaming uphttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200812051628Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:28:20 +0200the cat is out of the bag already I feel I can safely confirm that we are discussing cooperation which could benefit us mutually.
Details have not been worked out yet, but we expect an official announcement (including more details) during Lotusphere 2009

If you have suggestions regarding this discussion please contact Steve Castledine, Niklas Heidloff or myself.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200812051628the cat is out of the bag already I feel I can safely confirm that we are discussing cooperation which could benefit us mutually.
Details have not been worked out yet, but we expect an official announcement (including more details) during Lotusphere 2009

If you have suggestions regarding this discussion please contact Steve Castledine, Niklas Heidloff or myself.

]]>New site designhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200812040859Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:59:00 +0200One of the new features (apart from the new UI) is showing and posting comments inline since the popup functionality (which I prefer) was perceived as being 'old skool' ;).

As you can see on the homepage I originally planned to release it right after Notes&Domino 8.5, but for some reason I thought that it was planned for December 4th.
Anyway since it is more or less finished now and I don't have time to work on it next couple of weeks I decided to put it live it anyway.

I hope you like it, it is not 100% finished yet, but the main features should work.

]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200812040859One of the new features (apart from the new UI) is showing and posting comments inline since the popup functionality (which I prefer) was perceived as being 'old skool' ;).

As you can see on the homepage I originally planned to release it right after Notes&Domino 8.5, but for some reason I thought that it was planned for December 4th.
Anyway since it is more or less finished now and I don't have time to work on it next couple of weeks I decided to put it live it anyway.

I hope you like it, it is not 100% finished yet, but the main features should work.

]]>New MBP arrived todayhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811262142Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:42:21 +0200

All prepared for 8.5 going gold, so let the games begin :)]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811262142

All prepared for 8.5 going gold, so let the games begin :)]]>Hurrah, I'm richhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811221307Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:07:59 +0200

Guys next time try a return address that at least looks a bit legit. This one didn't even fool my mother.
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811221307

Guys next time try a return address that at least looks a bit legit. This one didn't even fool my mother.
]]>Some people just can't wait for 8.5http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811201023Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:23:50 +0200

Sure we can Bastian:



So allthough OpenNTF itself is not yet upgraded to 8.5, your brand new XPage applications are welcome ;)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811201023

Sure we can Bastian:



So allthough OpenNTF itself is not yet upgraded to 8.5, your brand new XPage applications are welcome ;)
]]>SNUG Notes/Domino Admin+Dev dayhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811142114Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:14:07 +0200
Anyway, I had a great time and even learned a couple new tricks (especially on ND8.5 development, I didn't get around to it but can't wait to start now).
After the sessions I got together with some old and new friends and I managed to interest Fred Janssen and Ferdinand Vroom to participate in a 'Best Practices' section for Adminstrators on OpenNTF in the line with the current Development Best Practices.

So all in all a very good day. The location may not have been optimal for the sessions (small and primitive) but great for socializing and since it was close to the railway station it was also a good event for people who wanted to enjoy the free drinks ;)


]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200811142114
Anyway, I had a great time and even learned a couple new tricks (especially on ND8.5 development, I didn't get around to it but can't wait to start now).
After the sessions I got together with some old and new friends and I managed to interest Fred Janssen and Ferdinand Vroom to participate in a 'Best Practices' section for Adminstrators on OpenNTF in the line with the current Development Best Practices.

So all in all a very good day. The location may not have been optimal for the sessions (small and primitive) but great for socializing and since it was close to the railway station it was also a good event for people who wanted to enjoy the free drinks ;)


]]>Anonymous access enabled on OpenNTFhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810312050Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:50:04 +0200That means it is also possible to replicate OpenNTF applications without cross-certifying.

Server name: NotesOSS2/NotesOSS
IP: openntf.org

Project Management System: Projects/PMT.nsf
Mainbar: mainbar.nsf
Best Practices: Projects/BestPractices.nsf/bp.nsf

We are still working on the updatesite web interface for the plugins, but native Notes access is possible.
Widgets: projects/mywidgets.nsf
Plugins: updatesite.nsf

Note: Cross-certifying is still required for updates to any OpenNTF application except the plugins/widgets]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810312050That means it is also possible to replicate OpenNTF applications without cross-certifying.

Server name: NotesOSS2/NotesOSS
IP: openntf.org

Project Management System: Projects/PMT.nsf
Mainbar: mainbar.nsf
Best Practices: Projects/BestPractices.nsf/bp.nsf

We are still working on the updatesite web interface for the plugins, but native Notes access is possible.
Widgets: projects/mywidgets.nsf
Plugins: updatesite.nsf

Note: Cross-certifying is still required for updates to any OpenNTF application except the plugins/widgets]]>Back from AdminCamp2008http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810300810Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:10:57 +0200

Danke Rudi & Partner, es was spitze!

I presented in German for the first time in my life... It was 'interesting' ;)]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810300810

Danke Rudi & Partner, es was spitze!

I presented in German for the first time in my life... It was 'interesting' ;)]]>New 17" Macbook Pro release Delayedhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810142032Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:32:37 +0200
....But not the 17"... Apple supposedly has problems with the 17" displays and has postponed the introduction of the new 17" MBP.
 No release date revealed yet so we'll just have to wait :(

source]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810142032
....But not the 17"... Apple supposedly has problems with the 17" displays and has postponed the introduction of the new 17" MBP.
 No release date revealed yet so we'll just have to wait :(

source]]>OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.0.2 releasedhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810061501Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:01:19 +0200
  • Rules for whitelisting based on contacts
  • kSpam integration
  • Location dependent signatures

Get it here]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810061501
  • Rules for whitelisting based on contacts
  • kSpam integration
  • Location dependent signatures

Get it here]]>kSpam integration in OpenNTF ME 8.0.2http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810030849Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:49:00 +0200OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.0.2 template.


The advantage of having this rule on the client side (in combination with kSpam) is that users are now able to define their own criteria and populating the mailspam.nsf and mailgood.nsf which are used by kSpam to calculate the spam probability using a bayesian filter.




]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810030849OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.0.2 template.


The advantage of having this rule on the client side (in combination with kSpam) is that users are now able to define their own criteria and populating the mailspam.nsf and mailgood.nsf which are used by kSpam to calculate the spam probability using a bayesian filter.




]]>Home Officehttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810021233Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:33:25 +0200Paul, hereby a photo of my office.
As an independent, I need everything a 'real' office has and because it is a home office I get a lot of extra 'stuff' too ;)


1: Test server
2: Production server (Dell PowerEdge 1800)
3: Other equipment as a label writer, printers, scanner, routers etc
4: Kids stuff
5: Stuff to be sorted out
6: In/out
7: Archive
8: Taxes
9: More Taxes (this is the Netherlands you know ;))

But to be honest I'm rarely behind this desk, most of the time I grab my Dell monster or my Mac mini and go sit somewhere else.
For example in 'my garden office'


]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200810021233Paul, hereby a photo of my office.
As an independent, I need everything a 'real' office has and because it is a home office I get a lot of extra 'stuff' too ;)


1: Test server
2: Production server (Dell PowerEdge 1800)
3: Other equipment as a label writer, printers, scanner, routers etc
4: Kids stuff
5: Stuff to be sorted out
6: In/out
7: Archive
8: Taxes
9: More Taxes (this is the Netherlands you know ;))

But to be honest I'm rarely behind this desk, most of the time I grab my Dell monster or my Mac mini and go sit somewhere else.
For example in 'my garden office'


]]>New Version of the Composite Application Component Library on OpenNTFhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809232308Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:08:23 +0200Composite Application Component Library on OpenNTF last friday.
This is a library containing 22 components you can use to make composite applications in Lotus Notes 8

Check out a preview of the new library on YouTube

Download the ComLib V2 here! ]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809232308Composite Application Component Library on OpenNTF last friday.
This is a library containing 22 components you can use to make composite applications in Lotus Notes 8

Check out a preview of the new library on YouTube

Download the ComLib V2 here! ]]>Multiple Signatures in OpenNTF ME 8.0.2http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809080818Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:18:00 +0200


And no it's not out yet.
More next week, it's time for some real work now ;)
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809080818


And no it's not out yet.
More next week, it's time for some real work now ;)
]]>SnT Sunday ;)http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809061303Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:18:00 +0200For example I wanted to enable users to be able to restrict the OoO agent to Memo's in the inbox only.
If I had to implement this on ND7 or earlier, I would have to resort to (relatively) complicated techniques to avoid processing every document in the unprocessed document collection.
The new methods really make a difference here and you don't even have to convert NotesViewEntryCollections to NotesDocumentCollections before comparing them.

For example this is valid code:

Set NotesDocumentCollection = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set ViewEntryCollection = folder.AllEntries
Call NotesDocumentCollection.Intersect(NotesViewEntryCollection)
So if you are working on collections, make sure to check out those other 'new' methods as well (Contains, Substract, Merge and Clone)


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]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809061303For example I wanted to enable users to be able to restrict the OoO agent to Memo's in the inbox only.
If I had to implement this on ND7 or earlier, I would have to resort to (relatively) complicated techniques to avoid processing every document in the unprocessed document collection.
The new methods really make a difference here and you don't even have to convert NotesViewEntryCollections to NotesDocumentCollections before comparing them.

For example this is valid code:

Set NotesDocumentCollection = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set ViewEntryCollection = folder.AllEntries
Call NotesDocumentCollection.Intersect(NotesViewEntryCollection)
So if you are working on collections, make sure to check out those other 'new' methods as well (Contains, Substract, Merge and Clone)


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]]>New mail rules in OpenNTF Mail Experience 8.0.2http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809051320Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:20:21 +0200Here are 2 new rules that you will be able to set:


The second rule makes it possible to view a mailthread with a single person even if the the originating addresses differ, as long as those addresses are added to the Person Document.

== more Template news soon ==
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809051320Here are 2 new rules that you will be able to set:


The second rule makes it possible to view a mailthread with a single person even if the the originating addresses differ, as long as those addresses are added to the Person Document.

== more Template news soon ==
]]>If you think it's true, better make sure it is true. ;)http://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809050050Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:50:57 +0200OpenNTF Mail Experience template, I came across this gem in the CoreEmailClasses ScriptLibrary:
If Me.m_nSignatureOption = 2 Then
     Me.m_nSignatureOption = 2
End If

Yes there is more in the mail template that could use some cleaning up, but this would have been a very easy fix.
]]>Vince Schuurmanhttp://blog.vinceschuurman.com/home/ndt4.nsf/(LUBlogContent)/200809050050OpenNTF Mail Experience template, I came across this gem in the CoreEmailClasses ScriptLibrary:
If Me.m_nSignatureOption = 2 Then
     Me.m_nSignatureOption = 2
End If

Yes there is more in the mail template that could use some cleaning up, but this would have been a very easy fix.
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