July 2001
What Shall Become Of Peer-To-Peer?
by Volker Weber
What Shall Become Of Peer-To-Peer?
John Weir has created a
by Volker Weber
John Weir has created a technology called Clippings which was first used at International Herald Tribune. It is now GPLed and I think it is a very useful addition for a site with many text articles. Clippings add a method of collecting links on a site for later browsing. They function like a shopping basket for links or other URL addressed data. Cookies are required
The Boston Globe has another
by Volker Weber
The Boston Globe has another story of Lotus being folded into IBM. Al Zollar is no longer CEO but General Manager like all the other division heads for the Database, Systems Management and Websphere units. 200 people (out of 5500) laid off, office space in Cambridge reduced and some 10.000 addtl square meters leased in Westford, where Iris Associates resides, which is also folded into IBM.
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: Disney Tattoo Guy - Disney's #1 Fan
Sonork has released a new
by Volker Weber
Sonork has released a new version of their Instant Messenger.
Doomsday Blueprints
by Volker Weber
A list of Starbucks that
by Volker Weber
A list of Starbucks that have wireless internet access - sort of NexGen internet café.
SoapWare.Org : A Busy Developer's
by Volker Weber
SoapWare.Org : A Busy Developer's Guide to SOAP 1.1 - excellent primer !
Optimizing Views, Reporting and Name
by Volker Weber
Optimizing Views, Reporting and Name Address Lookup for Web Application Development in Domino by Raphael Savir
Yes, you can do this
by Volker Weber
Yes, you can do this with DHTML.
Big Blue wants to be
by Volker Weber
Big Blue wants to be the Web host of choice: Armed with its professional services legacy and the might of Big Blue at its disposal, IBM Global Services is on the brink of dominating the Web-hosting market.
Vivanco, maker of baby phones,
by Volker Weber
Vivanco, maker of baby phones, has one of the cutest models: 
Warez World (Original version published
by Volker Weber
Warez World (Original version published in Wired) Das Internet wurde ausschließlich zu einem Zweck geschaffen - zum freien Austausch von Informationen. Information jedoch ist eine einzigartige Ware. Du kannst sie verschicken und eine Kopie für dich behalten. Falls die Information jedoch in der realen Welt einen Wert hat, einen konkreten Preis wie etwa Computersoftware oder kommerzielle Musik im MP3-Format, dann hast du ein Problem. Ein riesiges Problem.Execs' crystal balls turn mostly
by Volker Weber
Execs' crystal balls turn mostly cloudy at Internet Summit
Carnegie to Go The Carnegie
by Volker Weber
Carnegie to Go The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace introduces the world's first nuclear weapons database compact enough to hold in the palm of your hand.
TipAndGo hat ein Fahrtenbuch für
by Volker Weber
TipAndGo hat ein Fahrtenbuch für den Palm entwickelt, das vom Finanzamt akzeptiert wird. Zitat des Herstellers : "Es liegt aber immer noch im Ermessen Ihres Sachbearbeiters, ob er das Fahrtenbuch akzeptiert oder nicht. Bisher sind uns noch keine Probleme mit der Akzeptanz des Fahrtenbuches beim Finanzamt bekannt. "
Australia may change laws "to
by Volker Weber
Australia may change laws "to protect people too stupid to protect themselves"
In case you missed Lotus
by Volker Weber
In case you missed Lotus Devcon 2001 in Las Vegas: You can now download the presentations from sessions where Iris Associates staff were speaking. I consider those the most interesting ones.
Weird link of the day:
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day: The Big Nose Appreciation Page
Microsoft thinks you should buy
by Volker Weber
Microsoft thinks you should buy Office XP. Here's why. I would be very surprised to see this in the US. If Microsoft pulls the advert, you will still find it at AdCritic. If both don't work try this one.
Internet 3.0: Distribution and Decentralization
by Volker Weber
>Internet 3.0: Distribution and Decentralization Change
Everything, a new report from Bear Stearns, looks at the impact of network distribution and decentralization on the Internet and profiles the companies taking advantage of these trends to drive the next phase of the Internet.
before | after: Gorgeous. (Flash
by Volker Weber
before | after: Gorgeous. (Flash required.)
Three reasons why you shouldn't
by Volker Weber
Three reasons why you shouldn't try to shake soft-drink machines to get a free drink: (1) You won't get a free drink. (2) If the machine falls on you, it will kill you. (3) Your distraught parents might put up a Web site about the stupid way you died.
TableWalker 2.01, created by Michael
by Volker Weber
TableWalker 2.01, created by Michael Rohrbach, provides any easy to use solution for developing dynamic tables (aka gridcontrols) in Notes. There are many solutions out there, however, this one differs in that very little programming is needed.
Community Tools: ActionBase, eRoom, Groove
by Volker Weber
Community Tools: ActionBase,
eRoom,
Groove Networks,
PlaceWare,
QuickPlace,
WebEx,
Zaplet
Using XML to Configure Groove
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: Don't try this at home.
The Week in Pictures on
by Volker Weber
The Week in Pictures on MSNBC: very nice.
Date Picker im Web: Ein
by Volker Weber
Date Picker im Web: Ein Problem bei der Entwicklung von Domino Web Sites besteht in der begrenzten Umsetzung einiger nützlicher Domino Design Elemente. Dazu zählt unter anderem das Embeded Element Date Picker (oder auf deutsch: das eingebette Element Datumswähler). Dieser Beitrag zeigt den Einsatz eines solchen Elements in Domino Web Applikationen. Dabei wurde besonderen Wert auf die Funktionsweise in unterschiedlichen Browsern gelegt.
overLIB is a JavaScript library
by Volker Weber
overLIB is a JavaScript library created to enhance websites with small popup information boxes (tooltips) to help visitors around your website. It will provide the user with information about what will happen before they click on a link as well as navigational help.
IT Factory has finally released
by Volker Weber
IT Factory has finally released Authoriti, an open-platform, web-enabled knowledge management portal. Get the Flash demo here.
What progress did we make
by Volker Weber
What progress did we make in the last 10 years with Microsoft? Watch IBM's 1991 CUA demo.
CERT Advisory CA-2001-18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
by Volker Weber
CERT Advisory CA-2001-18 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Several Implementations of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): This includes iPlanet Directory Server, version 5.0 Beta and versions up to and including 4.13 , IBM SecureWay V3.2.1 running under Solaris and Windows 2000, Lotus Domino R5 Servers (Enterprise, Application, and Mail), prior to 5.0.7a, Teamware Office for Windows NT and Solaris, prior to version 5.3ed1, Qualcomm Eudora WorldMail for Windows NT, version 2, Microsoft Exchange 5.5 prior to Q303448 and Exchange 2000 prior to Q303450, Network Associates PGP Keyserver 7.0, prior to Hotfix 2, Oracle Internet Directory, versions 2.1.1.x and 3.0.1, OpenLDAP, 1.x prior to 1.2.12 and 2.x prior to 2.0.8
IT FACTORY Announces Immediate Availability
by Volker Weber
IT FACTORY Announces Immediate Availability of ITF Development Center for Microsoft
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: Bundesdance
Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes
by Volker Weber
Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes
Finally. I have been planning
by Volker Weber
Finally. I have been planning to do this for a very long time. I removed Windows Millenium Edition from the last machine in my office. Pfeew. I could not stand this Placebo Forte of an operating system any more. No more Windows 95, 98, ME. As much as I hate those, I do like Windows 2000 Professional a lot. Almost as stable as Linux.
Factoids galore: Harper’s Index
by Volker Weber
Factoids galore: Harper’s Index
How busy is Bob? Cool
by Volker Weber
How busy is Bob? Cool idea. The Bob-o-Meter tells you that Bob Balaban is actually available to be contracted. If you are a developer, you may also want to take a look at his tech forum, where Bob answers lots of questions for free.
tecChannel has an interesting feature
by Volker Weber
tecChannel has an interesting feature about Windows Product Activation in Windows XP RC1: Windows-Produkt-Aktivierung ausgehebelt. English version here.
Network World has this story:
by Volker Weber
Network World has this story: Web-based mail clients still don't measure up - Lotus' release last week of its latest browser-based Notes client again raises the question of whether full-fledged e-mail and collaboration "fat clients" are soon to go the way of the dinosaur. The answer would appear to be not anytime soon.
jNotes MindMap applet for Lotus
by Volker Weber
jNotes MindMap applet for Lotus Notes
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: The erection collection
Interview with Uffe Sorensen, CTO
by Volker Weber
Interview with Uffe Sorensen, CTO Lotus EMEA, about Sametime Everyplace in c't 15/2001, S. 116
According to CNET Sun, AOL
by Volker Weber
According to CNET Sun, AOL prep corporate instant messaging
Lotus has a new webinar
by Volker Weber
Lotus has a new webinar entitled Developing Applications with the Sametime 2.0 Java Toolkit.
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: A Woman’s Guide on How to Pee Standing
Microsoft's Really Hidden Files: "There
by Volker Weber
Microsoft's Really Hidden Files: "There are folders on your computer that Microsoft has tried hard to keep secret. Within these folders you will find two (major) things: Microsoft Internet Explorer has been logging all of the sites you have ever visited -- even after you've cleared your cache, and Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express has been logging ALL of your e-mail correspondence -- even after you've erased them from your trashbin. (This also includes all incoming and outgoing e-mail attachments.) And believe me, that's not even the half of it. "
According to CNET Handspring is
by Volker Weber
According to CNET Handspring is slashing the price of VisorPhone to $49 with cellular activation. Here they try to sell it for 999 DM without activation, Visor not included. For now it's only for the Rich & Stupid (tm).
Insider am Neuen Markt:
by Volker Weber
Insider am Neuen Markt: Aufsichtsräte und Vorstände eines Neuer Markt-Unternehmens (Insider) müssen seit dem 1. März 2001 alle Geschäfte mit Wertpapieren dieses Unternehmens bei der Deutsche Börse AG melden. Anzeigepflichtig ist auch der Handel mit Derivaten (z.B. Optionsscheine) und Optionen auf Aktien des Unternehmens.
Infoworld has this story: "Instant
by Volker Weber
Infoworld has this story: "Instant Messaging, which has drawn millions of users into chatty, real-time communication, is ready to crack the enterprise as a tool to expedite critical work efforts by connecting employees with applications, customers, and suppliers."
With a little engineering help
by Volker Weber
With a little engineering help from our friends at Porsche Engineering Services legendary Harley-Davidson has released a new bike. Wow.
The Rise and Fall of
by Volker Weber
The Rise and Fall of Germanys Neuer Markt, Part III. Leaving Las Vegas.
Georgi Guninski security advisory #49,
by Volker Weber
Georgi Guninski security advisory #49, 2001 "MS Office XP - the more money I give to Microsoft, the more vulnerable my Windows computers are." Amen.
The FBI has recently released
by Volker Weber
The FBI has recently released material about Marylin Monroe. Oh dear. Find a lot more famous people here.
Jave - Java ASCII Editor:
by Volker Weber
Jave - Java ASCII Editor: You have to see this.
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--XXXXXXXPeriodic Table: The essential elements
by Volker Weber
Periodic Table: The essential elements of a man's universe. Click and learn more
Weird link of the day
by Volker Weber
Weird link of the day department: Glow in the dark Toilet Seats: How can you live without?
Donaldismus: Die Entdeckung der Veronkelung
by Volker Weber
Donaldismus: Die Entdeckung der Veronkelung
Lawyers
by Volker Weber
BBspot - MCSE Program Cums
by Volker Weber
BBspot - MCSE Program Cums of Age Redmond, WA -- In a move hoped to boost enrollment in Microsoft's Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer programs, it was announced today that the MCP ID number would grant access to the special porn section of Microsoft.com.
Mailexpire - Free Email Addresses
by Volker Weber
Mailexpire - Free Email Addresses to Avoid Spam - Because it's YOUR inbox Mailexpire is still the simplest, cleanest way for you to keep your inbox spam-free. Our system allows you to create a free email alias for yourself. For a period you choose, from 12 hours to 3 months, anything sent to this email alias will be passed on to you at your actual email address. You can now give this alias to that salesman you're not sure of. If you get appropriate email from him, that's great. However, if you start receiving spam, you know where it came from, and you only have to put up with it until your alias expires. If you want to extend your mailexpire alias, or kill it instantly, just use our unique control panel. Simple, isn't it? Mailexpire is free, and you can use it as often as you like.
Processes Don't Work; People Do:
by Volker Weber
Processes Don't Work; People Do: We've all heard the horror stories about out-of-control projects, and many of us have lived through death-march final days in which such projects are finally forced out the door after enormous labor and suffering. But at Kofax, an Irvine, Calif., company that develops products to capture and manage documents, this overly familiar story has an unusual ending.
Wireless Security Auditor is an
by Volker Weber
Wireless Security Auditor is an IBM research prototype of an 802.11 wireless LAN security auditor, running on Linux on an iPAQ PDA.
A Melbourne man has patented
by Volker Weber
A Melbourne man has patented the wheel. Freelance patent attorney John Keogh was issued with an Innovation Patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device" within days of the new patent system being invoked in May.
IBM Redbooks - Domino and
by Volker Weber
IBM Redbooks - Domino and WebSphere Together Second Edition: "In this IBM Redbook we explain how you can use the combined capabilities of Lotus Domino and IBM WebSphere to provide a complete and integrated platform for solutions like collaborative commerce."
Notes.net: NotesNIC Directory Home Page
by Volker Weber
Notes.net: NotesNIC Directory Home Page NotesNIC is a Notes directory service on the Internet that provides a way for Notes sites to locate and communicate with each other. This is accomplished by grouping all NotesNIC servers into one Notes Domain called the "NET" Domain. As a result, all NotesNIC servers share a replica copy of the "NET" Public Address Book, which provides the information needed to locate and communicate with Notes Internet sites. Any Notes site can register to become a part of the NotesNIC domain (NET).
Remove banner from Lotus Quickplace:
by Volker Weber
Remove banner from Lotus Quickplace: Beginning with release 2.08, the QuickPlace administrator will not see a banner and will not have to register the product using the registration form in the administration room. Previously, QuickPlace registration forms were submitted to a QuickPlace registration server on the Internet. While the registration process is being phased out, it will still be possible to install older versions of the product that contain the registration screen and banner. If this scenario is applicable to you, use remreg to remove the registration screen and the yellow banner.
Sychronizing employee information with Domino
by Volker Weber
Sychronizing employee information with Domino Workflow by Cornelis Van Der Woude
World Wide Web Consortium Issues
by Volker Weber
World Wide Web Consortium Issues First Public Working Draft of SOAP Version 1.2
AnalogX CookieWall allows you to
by Volker Weber
AnalogX CookieWall allows you to quickly and easily decide which cookies can stay on your system, and which cookies should go - once you let CookieWall know which ones are unwelcome, it does the rest.
Group Computing:"Sametime Everyplace Eliminates Missing
by Volker Weber
Group Computing:"Sametime Everyplace Eliminates Missing in Action Status - When mobile workers think Sametime Everyplace, they picture realtime chats with co-workers via wireless devices during meetings, from airplanes, or from hotel rooms. But instant messaging sans wires isn't such a big deal, Lotus says. The awareness capability that Sametime Everyplace provides is, however. And awareness brings new issues to light."
Ashok Hingorani: Getting into the
by Volker Weber
Ashok Hingorani: Getting into the Groove: "Ray Ozzie was the creator of Lotus Notes -- the collaboration program with 60 million users, or rather haters"
From poor to powerful: Groove
by Volker Weber
From poor to powerful: Groove review on Infoworld
Ozzie Interview on searchNetworking.com
by Volker Weber
Ozzie Interview on searchNetworking.com
Hugh Pyle on distributing applications
by Volker Weber
Hugh Pyle on distributing applications with Groove: With its component architecture supported by OSD - self-describing applications, made from granular, trusted, mobile code - Groove has built some infrastructure which takes the maintenance work out of thick-client applications. The ability to maintain multiple versions, multiple language implementations if you want, multiple native-platform codebases if you need, of a component-based framework means that your thousands or millions of clients can transparently update themselves. Groove's enterprise administration system means that you can even centralise the "code trust" question if that's appropriate. You can see this in action by creating a space, adding a custom tool to the space, and inviting your friends. Without any pain (and according to their corporate trust policies, if appropriate), your friends get the code. Their "thick client" dynamically updates itself to bring the code down. If they need a new version, it'll just arrive.
P2P 'fat clients' are wrong
by Volker Weber
P2P 'fat clients' are wrong for Internet collaboration: James Kobielus of the Burton Group writes in Network World: "P2P 'fat clients' are wrong for Internet collaboration. In all the attention given to peer-to-peer architectures, we overlook the fact that these environments often require each user to download, install, configure and update multimegabyte peer software packages". Hugh Pyle from Cabezal thinks that he's wrong - spectacularly wrong.
German Company publishes details about
by Volker Weber
German Company publishes details about Windows Product Activation: "The current public discussion of Windows Product Activation (WPA) is characterized by uncertainty and speculation. In this paper we supply the technical details of WPA - as implemented in Windows XP - that Microsoft should have published long ago."
I stole Dilbert! Without ads.
by Volker Weber
I stole Dilbert! Without ads. The whole month on one page.
Groove Preview Edition: New Version
by Volker Weber
Groove Preview Edition: New Version 1.1 (build 1015) has just been released. New UI has improved a lot. New features are listed here.
jetzt:die liste Wörter, die dringend
by Volker Weber
jetzt:die liste Wörter, die dringend mal erfunden werden müssten
MSN Messenger outage in seventh
by Volker Weber
MSN Messenger outage in seventh day: The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a seventh day Monday, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims most had been restored.
Warpstock Europe: Yes, there is
by Volker Weber
Warpstock Europe: Yes, there is an operating system called OS/2. :-)
White Paper: Passport to Monopoly:
by Volker Weber
White Paper: Passport to Monopoly: "Windows XP, Passport, and the Emerging World of Distributed Applications"
It looks like Groove is
by Volker Weber
It looks like Groove is getting a new interface in the next release: "Works quite well at 800x600 and overall makes better use of screen real estate."
Iris Sandbox - Web File
by Volker Weber
Iris Sandbox - Web File Attachment provides the ability to add/delete multiple attachments via a browser for your Domino applications. It's basically the attachment page you get within hotmail.com.
Codernauts: Strange but funny.
by Volker Weber
Codernauts: Strange but funny.
Gartner Group has published a
by Volker Weber
Gartner Group has published a research note about Groove that is freely available.Notes.Net has a nice report
by Volker Weber
Notes.Net has a nice report on the enhancements that went into Notes & Domino in 5.0.1 through 5.0.8. Worth reading, unless you want to miss lots of goodies you never heard about.
k-blue software has some interesting
by Volker Weber
k-blue software has some interesting command line tools for administrators.
TimeToAct released a new version
by Volker Weber
TimeToAct released a new version of their SecureDomino intruder detection. Free trial version available.
If you attended Lotus DevCon,
by Volker Weber
If you attended Lotus DevCon, then check out the WebCasts at their website. They are available until the beginning of August. Some pictures from Las Vegas here.
The Register reports about new
by Volker Weber
The Register reports about new rumours that Lotus is all but a name per July, 1st. I can add to that: The Lotus PR person in Germany just changed her adress from @lotus.de to @de.ibm.com. We reported these rumours at the end of February for the first time. I am afraid, IBM is not handling this very well. In times of uncertainty one would always assume the worst.
I have followed the Groove
by Volker Weber
I have followed the Groove Log for some time now. Groove Log has an interesting concept. You send an instant message to their Groove client. It then in turn includes your message into the log which is hosted in a Domino Database. One of the more active contributers to the Groove Log recently left Agora and founded his own company Cabezal. This is where I ran across his web log which is hosted on Blogger (see graphics below). I think this is a rather cool tool. So let's try it out.
