Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-09-30

  • Retweeting @Alex_Manchester: http://tinyurl.com/4obfbo #
  • catching up on email, rss, tweets, sorting some admin stuff before getting stuck into some “heavier” tasks! #
  • @pedrorq cool, you can find me here http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/SimonScullion #
  • @benpoole I was thinking the same, though would help if I had some money to actually buy shares with! #
  • RT @billt: The current crisis is a result of our giving untrammelled freedom to the greedy few. A readjustment will benefit us all in th … #
  • @ibmevents thx for the reminder to signup, assume its via the ijam2008 email address? #
  • from the beeb: Stressed Indians leave call centres http://snurl.com/3yhqg #
  • @stuartmcintyre blush! #
  • @yourdon enjoyed the pics from moscow #
  • @yourdon yep, I caught them too! ;-) #
  • @ibmevents yes, included the details from the panel on the right, thx! #ijam08 #
  • RT @pedrorq another awesome blog post by @SamLawrence “What it takes to Go Big” http://tinyurl.com/446344 I can only agree, a must read. #
  • @stuartmcintyre quickrblog.com is taking *ages* for me….. :-( #
  • @stuartmcintyre scratch that, suddenly they all come up very spritely! #
  • the US is waking up, internal wiki slowing down…. #
  • @dbraxto2 good point! but boy has it been reduced to a crawl! #
  • @dbraxto2 that would be great, assuming we had the additional resources to do it #
  • really must break for some grub. back in a bit! #
  • @Bigoceans Nice! Sailing 1-2-3 for newbies in <140 characters! #
  • @belgort so is that (pages as string), (pages as variant) or what!? ;-) #
  • managed to get my order for a couple of Viglen MPC-Ls in on time before the special offer runs out! Now to be patient! #
  • Retweeting @monkchips: “the more opportunities you create for other people, the more you get in return.” Awesome #
  • @skyle after seeing the show in Orlando, and various stuff on the TV, I’d go and watch if they were in town, you bet #
  • RT @dWLotus: Support Blog: JUST PUBLISHED: “Migrating IBM WebSphere Portal v6.0.1.1 to version 6.1: A ste.. http://tinyurl.com/3tlqxa #
  • News on Lotus iNotes Ultralite for the iPhone on Lifehacker http://is.gd/3kJu and the Unofficial Apple Weblog http://is.gd/3ls9 Cool! #
  • @IdoNotes would love to have a peek too, thx! #
  • auto levels in the Gimp is giving me some amazing results #
  • @SteveRichards good job I’m not suffering iPhone envy! LOL! I upgraded to the LN8 mail template, you the new iNotes too, its pretty slick #
  • @SteveRichards I did a *clean* install of 8.0.2 and its MUCH better, quick and so far stable #
  • @SteveRichards I’ve fallen out with my 8820, need to blog about it, quite a funny story! #
  • @sdownes1972 I think I am too, though also dreaming of a carrier that has the vision to boost uptake by not fleecing us for data charges #
  • @SteveRichards should be interesting. I’m anting to get the 8.5b2 on Ubuntu time permitting. :-) #
  • finally finished uploading photos from the NY leg of my US trip back in MAY!! http://is.gd/3lBv #
  • @andysc got my order in today, now to plan on what to do with them! #
  • time for head to meet pillow, buenas noches twitterverse! #

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links for 2008-09-29

Twitter Updates for 2008-09-29

  • buenos dias twitterverse! already working through the joys of Monday morning email…. #
  • @benpoole starting the week on the same topic as we finished the last!? #
  • @benpoole ouch! bad luck, hope you managed to get some family time in though #
  • Lotus Sympnony just crashed on me, hopefully it did save the requirements document I was working on! #
  • @pedrorq patience my friend!! #
  • @stroker Xmas party in September!!?? That is just plain wrong! #
  • good news, Symphony did save the doc before closing! Yay! Café to celebrate! #
  • time for some lunch before this afternoon’s team call #
  • @dbraxto2 have you tried importing your ID into iNotes? allows you to read encrypted email #

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links for 2008-09-26

Twitter Updates for 2008-09-26

  • buenos dias! just realised, its Friday!!! :-D #
  • restartign FF which has updated to 3.0.2 #
  • looks like its AdBlockPlus blocking the Flickr stylesheet! very annoying! #
  • scratch that re adblock, viewing the CSS only gives me network timeouts, wierd… #
  • via @spinnak3r The Volvo Ocean Race is to undergo a thorough environmental audit in partnership with DNV http://snurl.com/3utrl #
  • @094459 anything that can be shared, would be interested in your approach #
  • @guywakely so its not just me that gets irate with them pesky toolbars then!? #
  • @ibmevents is there a public list of attendees for #ijam08 anywhere? #
  • @guywakely yep, drives me up the wall, look forward to reading the blog post! #
  • @GrahamChastney building IE dependency into a corp app in 2008 should be a sackable offense! #
  • @stuartmcintyre after our last interchanges, I’m going to resist entering into comments on your musical taste! ;-) #
  • @GrahamChastney cheer up chap, its Friday! :-D #
  • RT @bbcnews: New research suggests that Scots drink more pure alcohol than people living elsewhere in the UK. http://tinyurl.com/3rm9ft #
  • @stuartmcintyre oooouuuooo! touchy! LOL! #
  • @DelphRB interesting to see who the big losers are, almost exclusively the big financial firms. #
  • @Dominoyesmaybe hey, nowt worng wit Kylie either, well, ok, she is a little on the short side! ;-) #
  • @pedrorq it’ll be different, so yes, also being on at a sensible time for us in Eurpope helps! #
  • @hossmacian LOL! No sir, not guilty!! Funny to see where peeps have musical taste in common tho! #
  • @Dominoyesmaybe for me currently those “but why..?” exchanges are rather regular, guess it goes with the territory of a 2.5yr old! ;-) #
  • RT @Dominoyesmaybe: “@pedrorq - Hmmm she is a short over produced antipodean she is to pop what Status Quo are to metal ;-)” Harsh but funny #
  • @stuartmcintyre not stats to go waving about, not if their ones own that is!! #
  • @david_hay its a well-known fact that grated cheese in sarnies tastes much better, particularly mild chedder! #
  • @epredator @monkchips: I would love to know what the IBM Second Life mavens think. Comments PLEASE http://tinyurl.com/virtualeverything #
  • @david_hay I have to admit I am having a particularly bad spelling day! TGIF! #
  • tengo hambre == I have hunger. Solution == lunch #
  • back from lunch, now to finish up today’s tasks without tweeting away the afternoon! #
  • @dahowlett anything to do with the fact that Spanish banks are stuck in the dark ages, charging us for everything and anything!? #
  • @Dominoyesmaybe Red Leicester, corr blimey! Now you’re talkin’!! With pickled onions in a granary bread doorstep! Feeling hungry again! #
  • @stroker hope the coffee does the trick! #
  • @ccrowson spot on, if we’re scared of everything, how can we move with the times? Likewise nothing green, no corp. social responsibility…? #
  • @zuffle just in time for the weekend! Go enjoy! #
  • @epredator @monkchips your comments reminded me of something I’d read about earlier this year http://tinyurl.com/3gnr4w #
  • @mitchellmckenna who cares, I use Ubuntu! ;-) #msfree #
  • @monkchips LOL! there’s a few more of us out here too! ;-) #
  • @benedictpoole maybe you should be asking M$!? ;-) #
  • RT @scastledine: Only 1 day in prison for this, unbelievable: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7636577.stm (you have to watch video to see why) #
  • @aspender have you heard about the Nigerian consortium looking to invest in Newcastle? Apparently they sent Mike Ashley an email… ;-) LOL! #
  • @benedictpoole thats worse than sobering, yet I live in a country where they have had ID cards for years, its completely accepted…. #
  • Palin and Clinton stand united against sexism in the US election campaign http://snurl.com/3v2u0 Hilarious!! #
  • @guywakely oops! got a link? #
  • @gialyons how did you answer that!? #
  • @stuartmcintyre good luck with them chap! #
  • @pedrorq no, but the new ones do contain biometric data #
  • @benedictpoole Quite. Its amazing how you lose touch, I’ve only been abroad 5yrs and so much has changed… #
  • @benedictpoole chatting with my brothers this summer while they were over brought that home to me. Some of what they said was quite a shock! #
  • @monkchips and why can’t they release amazon mp3 in europe? or have they and I missed it!? always a possibility! #
  • @gialyons LOL! what a great way to start the day! Its amazing what the little ones pick up on! #
  • @guywakely left you a comment #
  • anyone else seeing issues with flickr and delicious!? no css loading from l.yimg.com, ideas? #
  • thinking it really is beer o’clock…. have a great weekend tweeps! #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-25

  • @shartlen isn’t it great how the openness of twitter encourages these conversations! #
  • morning twitterverse! #
  • Retweeting @chieftech: lol - green IT tip from Dilbert http://is.gd/36mk #
  • lets have a go at reinstalling notes 8.0.2, first uninstall… #
  • cleaning up a few other things whilst I’m at it #
  • @martinpacker what about #ijam2008 ? #
  • error removing LN 8.0.2: "provisioning" something or other not found… #
  • lots of "junk" left in C:\Program Files\Lotus\Notes Safe to delete_ Only one way to find out! </( #
  • lets try reinstalling #
  • @pedrorq exciting! Look forward to you spilling the beans! #
  • time for another cafe me thinks, while LN is installing….. #
  • install and notes setup ruan ok, then and error launching the client…. #
  • @andypiper I can feel the peer pressure growing for me to get on, torn between that and the Linksys NSLU2.. #
  • Notes is running, I just heard the sound for new mail! No sign of the client anywhere though!! #
  • @andysc @andypiper thanks for the reminder guys, now, where did I leave the podcast to find out the details… #
  • running Notes basic, eclipse version borked after reinstall, launches 2 processes, but looks like org.eclipse.osgi is throwing a wobbly #
  • @andysc muchas gracias! will try and have a listen now #
  • @chuckstar76 looks like I’ll need to dig in the registry to clean things up… #
  • right, anyone now how I *completely* remove Notes from my PC? Need to do a *clean* install! #
  • @pedrorq LOL! if only it were that simple! Darned Windoze! #
  • @olufsphere thx, nothing there in the registry, though had stuff under Software\IBM\Lotus Gone! #
  • @dichter thx, though tried that, just brought up the same error #
  • registry butchered, trying again with the Notes install #
  • Notes install taking longer this time round, is that a good sign!? #
  • need to nip out for some lunch, brb! #
  • back and running through the Notes setup wizard #
  • @ccrowson a pleasant start to the day then! #
  • @olufsphere looking better this time round #
  • crossing everything as I say this, but it looks like I have a working Notes 8.0.2 client! Finally! #
  • @olufsphere LOL! saving 8.5beta2 for Ubuntu :-D #
  • the twitter channel comes up trumps once again, thx to all for the help and support in fixing my Notes client! :-) #
  • @conoro the A-Team, now we’re talking! #
  • Retweeting @monkchips: "its like mis-spelling of mayonnaise or something. awful awful URL. a good idea sure, but really." LOL! Me too! #
  • @stuartmcintyre my thoughts entirely, can’t understand why anyone would want to #
  • @Phigment I have to concur with @stuartmcintyre guns can’t protect us from gov’t and we don’t trust them either! #
  • @Greyhawk68 You’re kidding right!? In this day and age!? #
  • @jonvon now that is something that worries me much more than whether or not I can carry a gun! #
  • Retweeting @yourdon: U.S. compared to Russia = Mac compared to Windows. At home, everything "just works". Here, *everything* is a hassle. #
  • crap, already late for the IBM mashups webcast, now cant join in FF3!! #
  • on the Lotus Mashups in Financial Services call #
  • @SteveCogan good point re IETab, have it installed, completely forgot! #
  • home time for me #
  • just uploaded a few more photos from my trip to NYC http://www.flickr.com/photos/siscu/ #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-24

  • Buenos dias! back at the pit face…. #
  • @TomRaftery sorry to hear about the little chap, hope he perks up today! #
  • just had a great discussion with colleagues re the mess in the US financial systems, heady stuff at this time in the morning! #
  • not impressed with the looks of the googlephone "G1", not going to compete with the iphone on that front http://snurl.com/3t99n #
  • white screen of death = reboot = time for another cafe! #
  • why is @twhirl showing my updates as coming via the web!? #
  • @monkchips Nice, but the quote from M$’ Zig Serafin is even better I’m afraid! Smacks of a pot, a kettle and a dark colour! #
  • M$ criticising Cisco on UC: “They are trying to stick together acquired applications, and the approach they have taken is largely piecemeal” #
  • RT @breadedcod: "@cern must be running on WAS, as they’re expecting to have completed their current restart in 2009." ROLF!! #
  • writing up meeting minutes, such fun, and gives *such* a warm productivity glow! :-/ #
  • @pjnet run, hide, whatever it takes to avoid that! #
  • @andypiper would love to hear who that goes, I’m thinking along the same lines for a media server etc #
  • @TomRaftery what a mess! capturing CO2 emmisions, that long term thinking!? Thx for the link #
  • @Dominoyesmaybe @dmgursky ROLF!! Perfectly translated sir! #
  • must be lunchtime, feeling rather peckish! #
  • @pedrorq not bad for an ex-pat eh!? Sometime feel more Spanish than I do English! #
  • @pedrorq LOL! I’m sure you are right, has its benefits though! ;-) Just have to be selective about what I "adopt"! :-D #
  • @monkchips is that a prediction! ;-) #
  • @Ruralworker con quien tienes tu hosting? #
  • @researchnetwork interesting that it comes from Newsgator, thx for the link #
  • @verowhite quizas porque lo que pasa en los EEUU nos afecta mas que lo que pasa aqui! ;-) #
  • trying to find out what is wrong with my mailfile on the server since upgrading to 8.0.2 #
  • @mastermark LOL! and to me it looked like an interesting conversation! #
  • @chillwillnj think the problem is with my Notes client, will blog the errors… #
  • anyone else seeing wierd composite app errors when opening mail in LN 8.0.2? "java.io.IOException: CWPCA4004W" WTF!? #
  • @delboycarter thx for the reminder, I have expenses to submit too! #
  • @dmgursky can’t open my mailfile, thats the error code I get #
  • @dmgursky right, was thinking the same thing, might need to do a clean instal of 8.0.2. Wierd it just stopped working though :-/ #
  • @jaysolo don’t tempt fate sir! #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-23

  • back in the office, clearing the way towards more SAP data processing…. #
  • lunch #
  • @chuckstar76 @edbrill Sorry guys, but a Bounty right now with my cafe after lunch would be perfect! #
  • can’t seem to login to Sametime, no errors, nothing! Wierd! #
  • Retweeting @pedrorq: @stuartmcintyre flakey W word… hmmm… Windows? :-D LOL! How true! #
  • @monkchips You bet! I can’t wait! Just 3 months left before my 2 weeks “New Dad Leave”, plus might take some additional days! :-) #
  • @stuartmcintyre hey! nothing wrong with the Cheeky Girls! ;-) #
  • @stuartmcintyre Thats harsh! LOL! #
  • @pedrorq yes, udberite!! ;-D #
  • @pedrorq You know where your dinner’ll be if SWMBO sees that last comment! #
  • @stuartmcintyre nah! no intention to! lol! #
  • RT @monkchips: Note to Apple: there is absolutely no justification for making iTunes mess with Outlook DLLs. seriously that is bullshit. … #
  • @stuartmcintyre its even better when it comes with the “save the trees” icon! #
  • @belgort Enjoyed your photos of Balitmore, interesting to see what you saw. I have some here http://flickr.com/photos/siscu/tags/baltimore/ #
  • @aspender Ouch! I’ll have the camera for you then! ;-) Boy does it look exciting! #
  • @belgort re LoLA, check @edbrill’s blog…. #
  • @belgort re Flickr, is their stylesheet loading for you? Its borked over here #
  • updated my email signature to the new corporate standard, no trees harmed! #
  • a big “hola” to my latest follower @DavidMTaylor, good to have you along sir! #
  • @094459 I missed a word, “mandatory” should have been in there somewhere…. #
  • Excel just crashed, and PC whitescreened for the second time today, at this rate not going to get anything done #
  • need to reboot again…. :-/ #
  • @scastledine are you refering to “your team’s *autumn* BBQ”….!? ;-) #
  • @benedictpoole @stuartmcintyre @mattwhite nope, afraid it just has to be RaspberryJam! #
  • Retweeting @blankbaby: “Canon has Nikon to keep it on the straight and narrow… who does Apple have?” Good question, google, OSS, M$? #
  • @stuartmcintyre not such a good strategy from a consumer perspective, competition == innovation, the EOS 5D Mark II sounds a huge leap fwd #
  • I’m done for the day, off to see what the family has been up to this afternoon :-) #
  • @ccrowson yes, fantastic advert for the camera, though the list of lenses used is rather frightening! Check out the chap’s blog for details #
  • finally managing to work on getting some photos uploaded to Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/siscu/ #
  • uploaded some more photos from my trip to NYCback in May, yes, I’m way behind! http://www.flickr.com/photos/siscu/ #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-23

  • back in the office, clearing the way towards more SAP data processing…. #
  • lunch #
  • @chuckstar76 @edbrill Sorry guys, but a Bounty right now with my cafe after lunch would be perfect! #
  • can’t seem to login to Sametime, no errors, nothing! Wierd! #
  • Retweeting @pedrorq: @stuartmcintyre flakey W word… hmmm… Windows? :-D LOL! How true! #
  • @monkchips You bet! I can’t wait! Just 3 months left before my 2 weeks “New Dad Leave”, plus might take some additional days! :-) #
  • @stuartmcintyre hey! nothing wrong with the Cheeky Girls! ;-) #
  • @stuartmcintyre Thats harsh! LOL! #
  • @pedrorq yes, udberite!! ;-D #
  • @pedrorq You know where your dinner’ll be if SWMBO sees that last comment! #
  • @stuartmcintyre nah! no intention to! lol! #
  • RT @monkchips: Note to Apple: there is absolutely no justification for making iTunes mess with Outlook DLLs. seriously that is bullshit. … #
  • @stuartmcintyre its even better when it comes with the “save the trees” icon! #
  • @belgort Enjoyed your photos of Balitmore, interesting to see what you saw. I have some here http://flickr.com/photos/siscu/tags/baltimore/ #
  • @aspender Ouch! I’ll have the camera for you then! ;-) Boy does it look exciting! #
  • @belgort re LoLA, check @edbrill’s blog…. #
  • @belgort re Flickr, is their stylesheet loading for you? Its borked over here #
  • updated my email signature to the new corporate standard, no trees harmed! #
  • a big “hola” to my latest follower @DavidMTaylor, good to have you along sir! #
  • @094459 I missed a word, “mandatory” should have been in there somewhere…. #
  • Excel just crashed, and PC whitescreened for the second time today, at this rate not going to get anything done #
  • need to reboot again…. :-/ #
  • @scastledine are you refering to “your team’s *autumn* BBQ”….!? ;-) #
  • @benedictpoole @stuartmcintyre @mattwhite nope, afraid it just has to be RaspberryJam! #
  • Retweeting @blankbaby: “Canon has Nikon to keep it on the straight and narrow… who does Apple have?” Good question, google, OSS, M$? #
  • @stuartmcintyre not such a good strategy from a consumer perspective, competition == innovation, the EOS 5D Mark II sounds a huge leap fwd #
  • I’m done for the day, off to see what the family has been up to this afternoon :-) #
  • @ccrowson yes, fantastic advert for the camera, though the list of lenses used is rather frightening! Check out the chap’s blog for details #
  • finally managing to work on getting some photos uploaded to Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/siscu/ #
  • uploaded some more photos from my trip to NYCback in May, yes, I’m way behind! http://www.flickr.com/photos/siscu/ #

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links for 2008-09-23

  • Describing the mechanics of any project is tough, especially if you're an insider. Detailing what's happened with ESME is particularly challenging because it is unlike any other project in which I have participated. At this stage (and remember we haven't yet gotten to the first TechEd), anything I say is preliminary and tinged with the sort of caution that any 'beta' release' brings.

    Regardless of anything else, of one thing I am 100% certain. ESME is a case study in the power of community, the dynamics that can emerge, the value of active cooperation between 'suits' and 'geeks' and the results that are possible. Put another way, how else might the germ of an idea emerge to become a functional application in less than three months without the benefit of community?

  • some recommended practices for a social software PoC
  • The spectacular new MPC-L from Viglen is a compact PC designed for basic functionality such as web browsing and office applications. £99 gets you the basic box with a 40GB Hard Disk and a special preinstalled version of Xubuntu Linux. With no internal fans, the MPC-L is silent in operation and remarkably small, but its size isn't an obstacle to functionality with integral SXGA graphics, 10/100 Ethernet and multimedia audio. There is a wide range of compatible peripherals to choose from, such as a keyboard with USB port or a cradle to mount it to the back of any VESA monitor.