Tech tips on Notes / Domino and life with a Tablet PChttp://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/en-ukSat, 4 Feb 2012 11:02:19 +0100 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:02:19 +0100 Sean Cull So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ? http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#04022012110219WEBEXZ.htm Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:57:24 +0100 Sean Cull So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ?
This is particularly important where you have a search view where you have different documents requiring different xpages to render them.

Our solution will prbably be to include the required xpage name in a column in the view so that we can build a url efficiently.]]>
This is particularly important where you have a search view where you have different documents requiring different xpages to render them.

Our solution will prbably be to include the required xpage name in a column in the view so that we can build a url efficiently.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#04022012105724WEBEUX.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:45:00 +0100 PatC:) Fusion Charts tips ( including xPages )
Thanks!]]>
Thanks!]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/fusion-charts-tips-including-xpages-.htm?opendocument&comments#01302012024500AMWEB597.htm Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:08:14 +0100 Sean Cull SNTT : Adding embedded Video to the Openntf Domino Wiki Template
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Too bad you can't be here.

See you at BLUG in March.]]>
Too bad you can't be here.

See you at BLUG in March.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/please-dont-be-shy-at-lotusphere.htm?opendocument&comments#01142012044344PMWEBMMD.htm Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:11:26 +0100 Brendan Mulvaney I am very honoured to be an IBM Champion
Merry Christmas from all in Norn Ireland.]]>
Merry Christmas from all in Norn Ireland.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/i-am-very-humbeled-to-be-an-ibm-champion.htm?opendocument&comments#24122011091126WEBCSP.htm Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:31:29 +0100 Martin Donnelly So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ?
As for other comments above, in particular with regard to XPiNC not being usable in 8.5.2, this is simply not the case. Yes, there was an issue with application load time for remote applications and this was addressed in 8.5.3, but this problem does not impact all types of XPiNC applications.

As you remember, we invested some time with you in February analyzing a non-performant XPiNC sample app you sent us, and the two main problems there were remedied by simple modifications to the application design.

Best wishes of the season,

-Martin]]>
As for other comments above, in particular with regard to XPiNC not being usable in 8.5.2, this is simply not the case. Yes, there was an issue with application load time for remote applications and this was addressed in 8.5.3, but this problem does not impact all types of XPiNC applications.

As you remember, we invested some time with you in February analyzing a non-performant XPiNC sample app you sent us, and the two main problems there were remedied by simple modifications to the application design.

Best wishes of the season,

-Martin]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#12222011023129PMWEBK2Q.htm Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:06:20 +0100 Glen Urban So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ? http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#22122011000620WEB25Z.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:26:06 +0100 Glen Urban So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ?
But if you use a notes url then I suspect it will follow the same rules as Notes doc links when determining the server. ie first option is the DB at the top of your replica stack]]>
But if you use a notes url then I suspect it will follow the same rules as Notes doc links when determining the server. ie first option is the DB at the top of your replica stack]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#21122011212606WEBT5V.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:52:26 +0100 Devin Olson So how do you open an xpage in a different database in XPINC ? Link }]]> Link }]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/so-how-do-you-open-an-xpage-in-a-different-database-in-xpinc-.htm?opendocument&comments#12212011015226PMWEBJAB.htm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:10 +0100 Kriz Fusion Charts tips ( including xPages ) http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/fusion-charts-tips-including-xpages-.htm?opendocument&comments#12202011021510PMWEBJQJ.htm Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:01:21 +0100 Sean Cull Concerns about the speed of Xpages in the client ( XPiNC) - please comment.
We are now using the 853 client in anger and the performance issues described above have improved significantly.

We have yet to get an App onto a production site running 853 and XPINC so I will report back further into the future.]]>
We are now using the 853 client in anger and the performance issues described above have improved significantly.

We have yet to get an App onto a production site running 853 and XPINC so I will report back further into the future.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/concerns-about-the-speed-of-xpages-in-the-client-xpinc-please-comment..htm?opendocument&comments#18122011160121WEBLSW.htm Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:25:24 +0100 Paul Withers I am very honoured to be an IBM Champion http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/i-am-very-humbeled-to-be-an-ibm-champion.htm?opendocument&comments#16122011142524WEBJWX.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:11:53 +0100 Tim Tripcony I am very honoured to be an IBM Champion
I was joking at work the other day that "becoming a 'social business' just means two things: more effective internal engagement, and more effective external engagement. That's it. Why are people writing 300-page books about this?" I suppose the answer, of course, is that so many businesses have tried and failed to become more effective in their collaboration because they either don't have the right tools or aren't using them in a way that fits their business model and target audience (i.e. customers / supply chain, etc.).

In some ways, the organic collaboration facilitated by some of these popular social networks does provide a useful model for businesses to follow: make it easy to find the right people, easy to create content, and easy to filter content created by others such that only what's important to me floats to the surface. None of this matters, however, if the underlying culture of a business continues to cling to the old model of trickle-down vision instead of trickle-up empowerment... if I have to be a VP or higher for my ideas to turn into a revenue opportunity, no tool can ever prevent the business from stagnating.

Some of the reticence toward "social" reminds me of my past experiences with corporate stigma toward instant messaging. One employer outright banned any form of instant messaging - including Sametime - having written it off as "social". They viewed it as a distraction from "real work", something only used by teenagers to tell each other "like, omg, i cant believe my dad grounded me", not as the highly effective collaboration tool it can be. I suspect that it's difficult for the average CEO to distinguish between how his daughter uses Facebook and how his employees would use Connections, or how Miley Cyrus uses Twitter vs. how his customer support organization could use the same tool to engage customers who are publicly bashing his brand and convert those critics back into satisfied and loyal customers.

With all that said, however, I also agree that XPages fill the gaping hole left by these tools that have a much narrower focus. Connections is a fantastic bit of kit, but it's still just blogs, wikis, and the like. How does a company's custom supply chain management application fit into that container? That's a perfect fit for XPages. Sure, it's a "social" app - the very process it streamlines is guaranteed to require external engagement (and, almost certainly, internal) - but you're not going to use a wiki to store a list of your approved vendors, with documentation of the audits performed to verify each, and so forth. Sure, Activities might be leveraged to create a reusable process for vendor approval, but in almost all cases, a business is going to want a custom app for this sort of thing. And, just as has always been true for Notes, the scope of the apps that can be created in short order with XPages dwarfs any other development platform I've yet seen... including traditional Notes apps.]]>
I was joking at work the other day that "becoming a 'social business' just means two things: more effective internal engagement, and more effective external engagement. That's it. Why are people writing 300-page books about this?" I suppose the answer, of course, is that so many businesses have tried and failed to become more effective in their collaboration because they either don't have the right tools or aren't using them in a way that fits their business model and target audience (i.e. customers / supply chain, etc.).

In some ways, the organic collaboration facilitated by some of these popular social networks does provide a useful model for businesses to follow: make it easy to find the right people, easy to create content, and easy to filter content created by others such that only what's important to me floats to the surface. None of this matters, however, if the underlying culture of a business continues to cling to the old model of trickle-down vision instead of trickle-up empowerment... if I have to be a VP or higher for my ideas to turn into a revenue opportunity, no tool can ever prevent the business from stagnating.

Some of the reticence toward "social" reminds me of my past experiences with corporate stigma toward instant messaging. One employer outright banned any form of instant messaging - including Sametime - having written it off as "social". They viewed it as a distraction from "real work", something only used by teenagers to tell each other "like, omg, i cant believe my dad grounded me", not as the highly effective collaboration tool it can be. I suspect that it's difficult for the average CEO to distinguish between how his daughter uses Facebook and how his employees would use Connections, or how Miley Cyrus uses Twitter vs. how his customer support organization could use the same tool to engage customers who are publicly bashing his brand and convert those critics back into satisfied and loyal customers.

With all that said, however, I also agree that XPages fill the gaping hole left by these tools that have a much narrower focus. Connections is a fantastic bit of kit, but it's still just blogs, wikis, and the like. How does a company's custom supply chain management application fit into that container? That's a perfect fit for XPages. Sure, it's a "social" app - the very process it streamlines is guaranteed to require external engagement (and, almost certainly, internal) - but you're not going to use a wiki to store a list of your approved vendors, with documentation of the audits performed to verify each, and so forth. Sure, Activities might be leveraged to create a reusable process for vendor approval, but in almost all cases, a business is going to want a custom app for this sort of thing. And, just as has always been true for Notes, the scope of the apps that can be created in short order with XPages dwarfs any other development platform I've yet seen... including traditional Notes apps.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/i-am-very-humbeled-to-be-an-ibm-champion.htm?opendocument&comments#12152011091153AMWEBCSY.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:45:29 +0100 LongLiveLotus I am very honoured to be an IBM Champion
Many congrats Sean - you keep telling it how you see it!]]>
Many congrats Sean - you keep telling it how you see it!]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/i-am-very-humbeled-to-be-an-ibm-champion.htm?opendocument&comments#15122011084529WEBCAG.htm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:22:47 +0100 Carl Tyler I am very honoured to be an IBM Champion http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/i-am-very-humbeled-to-be-an-ibm-champion.htm?opendocument&comments#12142011112247PMWEBVES.htm Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:31:32 +0100 Paul Mooney What advice would you give a MAC newbie ?
That said, certain things drive me nuts. For example I hate finder, but I use it.

I like to keep computers clean, but I posted questions a while back

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Any time, fire away with questions. It takes getting used to. Moreso for engineers like yourself. The "it just works" mantra takes some getting used to.]]>
That said, certain things drive me nuts. For example I hate finder, but I use it.

I like to keep computers clean, but I posted questions a while back

{ Link }

Any time, fire away with questions. It takes getting used to. Moreso for engineers like yourself. The "it just works" mantra takes some getting used to.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/what-advice-would-you-give-a-mac-newbie-.htm?opendocument&comments#11272011103132PMWEBUER.htm Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:10:11 +0100 sean cull What advice would you give a MAC newbie ?
loving the multitouch track pad, very very cool. 1 finger, vs 2 finger and even 3 finger swipes - nicest surprise to date.

I was struggling with the equivalent of ctrl + home and ctrl + end but it is fn left arrow and fn right arrow.]]>
loving the multitouch track pad, very very cool. 1 finger, vs 2 finger and even 3 finger swipes - nicest surprise to date.

I was struggling with the equivalent of ctrl + home and ctrl + end but it is fn left arrow and fn right arrow.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/what-advice-would-you-give-a-mac-newbie-.htm?opendocument&comments#11262011101011AMWEBDXE.htm Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:09:44 +0100 palmi What advice would you give a MAC newbie ?
Wwelcome to Mac world. you will never go back.]]>
Wwelcome to Mac world. you will never go back.]]> http://www.seancull.co.uk/public/seancull.nsf/dx/what-advice-would-you-give-a-mac-newbie-.htm?opendocument&comments#11262011090944AMWEBCRM.htm