Category Archives: Community

Treasure Map to Learning XPages and a NotesIn9 Episode Guide

A couple days ago, Stephan Wissel, created a “Mind Map” on what might be involved for an XPages Project.  I thought that was pretty cool. Around the same time I discovered this XPages community on Google+.  I highly recommend checking that out and I’ll be talking about it more on future shows.  One of the [...]

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XPages Extension Library vs. Upgrade Pack 1

I got a question today from someone who looked at the slides that Kathy Brown and I did from IBM Connect” while reading your presentation XPages: No experience Needed I noticed the your screenshot of the layout control differs from what is displayed here in designer. we downloaded openntfextensions (ExtensionLibraryOpenNTF-853.20121022-1354) and installed ‘em (test/-developer-server and developer-client). [...]

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NotesIn9 Update

Just to give anyone a heads up as someone asked me about NotesIn9 and new shows. I wanted to get more shows out by now, but I’m in the middle have some heavy traveling as I’m training people on how to use this XPages Application I’ve been working on for the day job. It uses [...]

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Declan is blogging about XPages!

Declan Lynch was the first real blogger to really share XPages Information. Back in 2009 he came out with a legendary 54 part series that for the longest time was the best XPages information available. His blog is www.qtzar.com and he’s blogged today about XPages in Java and I believe has more ready to go [...]

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XPages No Experience Needed Starter Kit files

At IBM Connect I presented a Show and Tell session with Kathy Brown called “SHOW 111 –  XPages: No Experience Needed”. The goal of this session was not to through the kitchen sink and a throw a lot of eye candy at the app.  The goal was to try and get people familiar with key [...]

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NotesIn9 Live! Coming to IBM Connect

Next week I’ll be speaking at IBM Connect.  I’m presenting 3 times.  When speaking at Lotusphere I’ve always had awesome partners.  Long before I worked with him I presented with Declan Lynch in 2010 on CSS and Themes.  Then in 2011 I teamed up with Paul Withers and even though he made me wear a [...]

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The Social Side of IBM Connect is Confusing me.

I just don’t know what all sites to use to maximize this conference.  There’s the one we always had: http://www.socialbizonline.com  and now there this new vivastream push for some reason. I think there’s a 3rd site that I’m forgetting about at the moment – maybe it’s sponline.info…  I don’t know. On top of that VivaStream [...]

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The NotesIn9 CheatSheet

IBM Connect, the conference formerly known as Lotusphere, is closing in.  Once again I’ll dusting off “NotesIn9 Live” and will be actually presenting during the show.  I’m doing 2 sessions this year.  The first is a Show and Tell called “SHOW 111 XPages: No Experience Needed”.  I’m presenting that with the awesome Kathy Brown. I’m [...]

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End of the Road

I wanted to make some really long and eloquent post that reviewed the year and especially the end of the “Drive to 99″. But for various reasons (Slide prep for Connect, a failing Drobo FS, a server with problems, family commitments, etc) I think I’ll skip eloquent for “just getting something out there”. 2012 was [...]

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IBM Connect / Lotusphere Technical Program Speaker Poster

Here’s a really cool poster that IBM created for the upcoming conference. I’m really happy to see a bunch of friends highlighted here. Great job IBM! Full Size: Connect2013_Invitation_Lotusphere Speakers Dec 20

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