Comments for Lotusnotesrocks http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com Lotus Notes Rocks, it does and it's Not Dead!!! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Fighting FUD by Darren Duke http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/fighting-fud/#comment-61 Darren Duke Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:08:33 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-61 But it was the other way round. We want R8 Standard so "when" we move to outlook there will be less training. This client has subsequently been seized by the FDIC. I wonder why? As Keith said, extol the virtues of the sidebar. You can embed ANY view from ANY database in there and can really increase a users productivity. But it was the other way round. We want R8 Standard so “when” we move to outlook there will be less training.

This client has subsequently been seized by the FDIC. I wonder why?

As Keith said, extol the virtues of the sidebar. You can embed ANY view from ANY database in there and can really increase a users productivity.

]]> Comment on Fighting FUD by Keith Brooks http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/fighting-fud/#comment-60 Keith Brooks Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:37:15 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-60 Your mistake was in trying to discuss the new UI. Should have said, yes sir, walked away and then installed, via smart upgrade or email push, the 8.5.1 client standard. But what you can do is express the benefits from using the sidebar, builtin sametime/quickr if you have them and leverage what makes the standard client better for everyone. Like opening views or forms in the sidebar to reduce time to accomplish tasks. Push the benefits aside from UI and you will get farther and make everyone happier. and wonder about why they went to Outlook. Your mistake was in trying to discuss the new UI.
Should have said, yes sir, walked away and then installed, via smart upgrade or email push, the 8.5.1 client standard.
But what you can do is express the benefits from using the sidebar, builtin sametime/quickr if you have them and leverage what makes the standard client better for everyone.
Like opening views or forms in the sidebar to reduce time to accomplish tasks.
Push the benefits aside from UI and you will get farther and make everyone happier.
and wonder about why they went to Outlook.

]]> Comment on Fighting FUD by David Bailey http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/fighting-fud/#comment-59 David Bailey Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:20 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-59 I just upgraded my wife's Notes client from 7.0.1 to 8.5.1. It was not much of an event -- she just shrugged. I just upgraded my wife’s Notes client from 7.0.1 to 8.5.1. It was not much of an event — she just shrugged.

]]> Comment on 2 months down the line by chairboyrules http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/2-months-down-the-line/#comment-58 chairboyrules Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:56:28 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/2-months-down-the-line/#comment-58 The one problem seems to be an inability to give Lotus Notes a fighting chance, we have demoed Notes 8.5 to our IT Management, but have not been given the oppotunity to demo to the users, Exchange 2007 was shown to one department and given we are still on Notes 6 client they were blown away and couldn't wait to get their hands on it, I somehow expect that 8.5 would get the same reaction. The problem is that someone signed off on a huge MS License package into which MS added Exchange licenses "at no extra cost" consequently there is a level of "We must take advantage of these Licenses". However what someone doesn't seem to see is that even if we move to Exchange we will still needs Notes/Domino due to our Applications that are key to many projects. The classic which I had to point out to my boss was that even if we moved ot Exchange it would make no difference to our Notes Dev team as we don't have much to do with the E-mail other than updating the template every few years as we upgrade. I am certainly not convinced that Exchange will ever get approval but in the mean time it's unsettling and bloody annoying. The one problem seems to be an inability to give Lotus Notes a fighting chance, we have demoed Notes 8.5 to our IT Management, but have not been given the oppotunity to demo to the users, Exchange 2007 was shown to one department and given we are still on Notes 6 client they were blown away and couldn’t wait to get their hands on it, I somehow expect that 8.5 would get the same reaction. The problem is that someone signed off on a huge MS License package into which MS added Exchange licenses “at no extra cost” consequently there is a level of “We must take advantage of these Licenses”. However what someone doesn’t seem to see is that even if we move to Exchange we will still needs Notes/Domino due to our Applications that are key to many projects. The classic which I had to point out to my boss was that even if we moved ot Exchange it would make no difference to our Notes Dev team as we don’t have much to do with the E-mail other than updating the template every few years as we upgrade. I am certainly not convinced that Exchange will ever get approval but in the mean time it’s unsettling and bloody annoying.

]]> Comment on 2 months down the line by Henning Heinz http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/2-months-down-the-line/#comment-57 Henning Heinz Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:23:09 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/2-months-down-the-line/#comment-57 Have you spoken with Ed Brill about your company. I mean as you describe it it would be a good time for an IBM representative to speak with your team /boss and evaluate all options. Apart from that it is not a bad idea to learn something about Microsoft environments too. I don't find it very compelling but its adoption is huge and it will just add another option for your cv. Have you spoken with Ed Brill about your company. I mean as you describe it it would be a good time for an IBM representative to speak with your team /boss and evaluate all options. Apart from that it is not a bad idea to learn something about Microsoft environments too. I don’t find it very compelling but its adoption is huge and it will just add another option for your cv.

]]> Comment on The magic R word rears it’s head. by Jim Casale http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/the-magic-r-word-rears-its-head/#comment-54 Jim Casale Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:39 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/the-magic-r-word-rears-its-head/#comment-54 Good luck man. I am going through something similar...only have 3 months at best before I am "offshored". Good luck man. I am going through something similar…only have 3 months at best before I am “offshored”.

]]> Comment on Every cloud has a silver lining by Jim Casale http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining/#comment-53 Jim Casale Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:35:38 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-53 You're not alone. Seems there is a lot of that going around You’re not alone. Seems there is a lot of that going around

]]> Comment on Oh to be heading to Orlando by Shawn(0) http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/oh-to-be-heading-to-orlando/#comment-52 Shawn(0) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:10:00 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-52 So any update on the wickedness of MS? Just don't give up! So any update on the wickedness of MS? Just don’t give up!

]]> Comment on About by gunawantw98 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/about/#comment-51 gunawantw98 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:18:15 +0000 #comment-51 hai admin, why dont you register this blog to planetlotus.org? hai admin, why dont you register this blog to planetlotus.org?

]]> Comment on Admins, the bane of a Developers life!! by Bippin Patak http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/admins-the-bane-of-a-developers-life/#comment-49 Bippin Patak Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://lotusnotesrocks.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/admins-the-bane-of-a-developers-life/#comment-49 speak for yourself! speak for yourself!

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