www.NotesOnProductivity.comhttp://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/en-usMon, 26 Jul 2010 06:26:29 AM -0700 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:26:29 AM -0700 Danny "You cannot know how truly horrible Lotus Notes is until you’ve been forced to use it" (via Twitter)
I've used Lotus Notes in several organizations. And for databases (while there are better options out there) it works fine, but the email side of the system is so outdated and frustrating for normal users its unbelieveable.

But please, if you know why in the world it would be doing that, let me know..

The other strange phenomena is that the local replica icon won't create "on top" of the server copy on the workspace..

Boy, I hate Lotus Notes :)]]>
I've used Lotus Notes in several organizations. And for databases (while there are better options out there) it works fine, but the email side of the system is so outdated and frustrating for normal users its unbelieveable.

But please, if you know why in the world it would be doing that, let me know..

The other strange phenomena is that the local replica icon won't create "on top" of the server copy on the workspace..

Boy, I hate Lotus Notes :)]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/on-twitter-you-cannot-know-how-truly-horrible-lotus-notes-is-until-youve-been-forced-to-use-it?opendocument&comments#07262010062629AMICAHS4.htm Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:54:43 PM -0700 Keith Brooks A new record: 20,626,644 Notes Databases Replicated http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/a-new-record-20626644-notes-databases-replicated?opendocument&comments#07252010055443PMICA349.htm Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:51:25 PM -0700 Eric Mack A new record: 20,626,644 Notes Databases Replicated http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/a-new-record-20626644-notes-databases-replicated?opendocument&comments#07242010095125PMEMA7Q8.htm Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:49:06 PM -0700 Peter Presnell A new record: 20,626,644 Notes Databases Replicated http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/a-new-record-20626644-notes-databases-replicated?opendocument&comments#07242010084906PMICA6H9.htm Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:52:44 AM -0700 Eric Mack This is embarrassing: Add to your Outlook Calendar
I would be happy to help you.

You indicated that you are having problems with Lotus Notes and Lotuslive but you do not indicate what the problems are. Perhaps you can reply to this blog post with a description of your system set up and the problems you are experiencing. If I can't find a solution, there's a large readership of very smart Notes and Lotus Software users on this blog that would also be happy to assist.

For starters, we'll need to know how your system is set up: (Mac/Windows/Linux) System configuration and what version of Lotus Notes you are running (Choose "Help About Lotus Notes" from the menu to find out the version).

Then, if you will briefly describe the problems you are having with Notes and LotusLive, we'll see if we can find some answers.

Eric]]>
I would be happy to help you.

You indicated that you are having problems with Lotus Notes and Lotuslive but you do not indicate what the problems are. Perhaps you can reply to this blog post with a description of your system set up and the problems you are experiencing. If I can't find a solution, there's a large readership of very smart Notes and Lotus Software users on this blog that would also be happy to assist.

For starters, we'll need to know how your system is set up: (Mac/Windows/Linux) System configuration and what version of Lotus Notes you are running (Choose "Help About Lotus Notes" from the menu to find out the version).

Then, if you will briefly describe the problems you are having with Notes and LotusLive, we'll see if we can find some answers.

Eric]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/this-is-embarrassing-add-to-your-outlook-calendar?opendocument&comments#07242010115244AMEMAQ63.htm Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:36:55 AM -0700 Isabel This is embarrassing: Add to your Outlook Calendar http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/this-is-embarrassing-add-to-your-outlook-calendar?opendocument&comments#07242010093655AMICAMH5.htm Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:56:50 AM -0700 Victor Toal Configuring the Lotus Notes Client with Gmail http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/configuring-the-lotus-notes-client-with-gmail?opendocument&comments#07132010075650AMICAKJK.htm Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:30:12 AM -0700 Jose It’s easy to open .ICS iCalendar Files in Lotus Notes 8.5x (Thanks, Ed) http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/its-easy-to-open-.ics-icalendar-files-in-lotus-notes-8.5x?opendocument&comments#07082010093012AMICAMCX.htm Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:58:43 PM -0700 Eric Mack Why is my Lotus Notes so slow? (how to improve your personal productivity by sharpening the saw) http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/why-is-my-lotus-notes-so-slow-how-to-improve-your-personal-productivity-by-sharpening-the-saw?opendocument&comments#07072010095843PMEMA7UT.htm Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:37:59 AM -0700 Luis Fernando Garcia Why is my Lotus Notes so slow? (how to improve your personal productivity by sharpening the saw)
There is nothing else running (except WinXP enviroment). When I open an email, it take 20~ secs to display it. Why?

I never found Outlook so slow...]]>
There is nothing else running (except WinXP enviroment). When I open an email, it take 20~ secs to display it. Why?

I never found Outlook so slow...]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/why-is-my-lotus-notes-so-slow-how-to-improve-your-personal-productivity-by-sharpening-the-saw?opendocument&comments#07062010053759AMICAGTS.htm Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:57:50 AM -0700 Eric Mack Today we sold.... http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/today-we-sold....?opendocument&comments#07052010105750AMEMAP3R.htm Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:40:28 AM -0700 Jason Today we sold.... http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/today-we-sold....?opendocument&comments#07052010104028AMICANQU.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:21:10 AM -0700 David Barry Configuring the Lotus Notes Client with Gmail http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/configuring-the-lotus-notes-client-with-gmail?opendocument&comments#06302010102110AMICANCS.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:55:57 AM -0700 Richard Schwartz Configuring the Lotus Notes Client with Gmail http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/configuring-the-lotus-notes-client-with-gmail?opendocument&comments#06302010075557AMICAKJ2.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:13:11 AM -0700 Andreas Ponte Configuring the Lotus Notes Client with Gmail
What I don't like about the pop3 retrieval with the standard mail template is that the timestamp of the email is not correct, meaning it shows when the email got downloaded (delivered) but not when you've actually received it. But that's what we've got the designer for :) You only need to change two entries and the received date is shown.]]>
What I don't like about the pop3 retrieval with the standard mail template is that the timestamp of the email is not correct, meaning it shows when the email got downloaded (delivered) but not when you've actually received it. But that's what we've got the designer for :) You only need to change two entries and the received date is shown.]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/configuring-the-lotus-notes-client-with-gmail?opendocument&comments#06302010011311AMICABNA.htm Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:35:20 PM -0700 Vaughan Rivett Today we sold.... http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/today-we-sold....?opendocument&comments#06292010103520PMICA8KM.htm Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:50:02 AM -0700 Deborah Latter "You could’ve heard a pin drop!"
I could go on and on until I froth at the mouth and fall over. Suffice it to say that if you don't like Notes Domino and think Notes is only for Mail, yer doin' it wrong and you are most assuredly short-changing yourself.]]>
I could go on and on until I froth at the mouth and fall over. Suffice it to say that if you don't like Notes Domino and think Notes is only for Mail, yer doin' it wrong and you are most assuredly short-changing yourself.]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/you-couldve-heard-a-pin-drop?opendocument&comments#06212010095002AMICAMRB.htm Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:03:11 AM -0700 Tim Tripcony Some thoughts on an App Store/Catalog and self-serve Lotus Notes Applications
It seems most people that don't see the value in an app store for Notes are thinking about apps on the scale of ideaJam, where the product costs thousands of dollars, needs to be implemented by an admin to be of any real value, and would be purchased via PO more often than by credit card. But having used the iPad for just a couple months, I'm thinking the real value of a Notes app store would be the emergence (or re-emergence) of a bunch of apps on the scale of a basic personal task manager, or something like TwitNotes or Wildfire, which are not about sharing internal data with internal users, but rather about integrating the Notes client with various cloud-based applications and services.

Imagine if each of these types of apps cost $5 (which seems to be higher than the average cost of an iOS app): there are supposedly over 100 million active Lotus Notes users. For every 1% of those who chose to purchase a Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Plaxo connector for Notes, whoever wrote it makes $5 million dollars (minus whatever commission is extracted by whoever runs the app store). That's the kind of "get-rich-quick" possibility that is inspiring all manner of developers to write iOS apps... and (I suspect) would inspire the same type of opportunists to try Notes development when they realize the target market is even larger than that of iOS device owners.]]>
It seems most people that don't see the value in an app store for Notes are thinking about apps on the scale of ideaJam, where the product costs thousands of dollars, needs to be implemented by an admin to be of any real value, and would be purchased via PO more often than by credit card. But having used the iPad for just a couple months, I'm thinking the real value of a Notes app store would be the emergence (or re-emergence) of a bunch of apps on the scale of a basic personal task manager, or something like TwitNotes or Wildfire, which are not about sharing internal data with internal users, but rather about integrating the Notes client with various cloud-based applications and services.

Imagine if each of these types of apps cost $5 (which seems to be higher than the average cost of an iOS app): there are supposedly over 100 million active Lotus Notes users. For every 1% of those who chose to purchase a Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Plaxo connector for Notes, whoever wrote it makes $5 million dollars (minus whatever commission is extracted by whoever runs the app store). That's the kind of "get-rich-quick" possibility that is inspiring all manner of developers to write iOS apps... and (I suspect) would inspire the same type of opportunists to try Notes development when they realize the target market is even larger than that of iOS device owners.]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/some-thoughts-on-an-app-storecatalog-and-self-serve-lotus-notes-applications?opendocument&comments#06212010080311AMICAKNJ.htm Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:11:46 AM -0700 Frank Paolino Some thoughts on an App Store/Catalog and self-serve Lotus Notes Applications
You called me to discuss this but we did not connect. I would love to try this on the NotesAppStore site. A "live" environment will give us the chance to work out the implementation details across different product types. This idea moves us closer to a "true" App Store.

My goal for the NotesAppStore is to implement those things that makes it easier for a buyer to try (and buy) a Lotus Notes product.]]>
You called me to discuss this but we did not connect. I would love to try this on the NotesAppStore site. A "live" environment will give us the chance to work out the implementation details across different product types. This idea moves us closer to a "true" App Store.

My goal for the NotesAppStore is to implement those things that makes it easier for a buyer to try (and buy) a Lotus Notes product.]]> http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/some-thoughts-on-an-app-storecatalog-and-self-serve-lotus-notes-applications?opendocument&comments#06212010071146AMICAJNE.htm Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:54:41 AM -0700 Peter Presnell Some thoughts on an App Store/Catalog and self-serve Lotus Notes Applications http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/some-thoughts-on-an-app-storecatalog-and-self-serve-lotus-notes-applications?opendocument&comments#06212010065441AMICAJBQ.htm