Mat Newman. IBM Champion. #GetProductive #GetLotusNoteshttp://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/en-usWed, 22 May 2013 05:42:35 AM +1100 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:35 AM +1100 Eric Smith MYTHBUSTING Outlook IS NOT better than Lotus Notes, pt 8: Reply without History
If you supply an average driver with a car that steers right when the driver turns left and left when when he turns right, he's not going to like it. You can espouse the technological superiority of the cupholders all you want. You can talk up how wonderful the rich, Corinthian leather is. Notes *does* have much to recommend about it, but it's the *basic* stuff it gets wrong -- so incredibly, impossibly, ridiculously wrong -- that makes people hate it. And the typical Notes advocate response? "You need more training." The user's response to that is "no, I need a damned steering wheel that works intuitively, not training that tries to go against every usability convention in all of history."]]>
If you supply an average driver with a car that steers right when the driver turns left and left when when he turns right, he's not going to like it. You can espouse the technological superiority of the cupholders all you want. You can talk up how wonderful the rich, Corinthian leather is. Notes *does* have much to recommend about it, but it's the *basic* stuff it gets wrong -- so incredibly, impossibly, ridiculously wrong -- that makes people hate it. And the typical Notes advocate response? "You need more training." The user's response to that is "no, I need a damned steering wheel that works intuitively, not training that tries to go against every usability convention in all of history."]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/mythbusting-outlook-is-not-better-than-lotus-notes-pt-8-reply-without-history?opendocument&comments#05222013054235AMYODR56.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:29 AM +1100 Eric Smith MYTHBUSTING Outlook IS NOT better than Lotus Notes, pt 8: Reply without History
That said, I've used both Outlook and Notes during my career. Notes may be the more powerful tool compared to Outlook but that power is completely wasted because, by and large, Notes is an incomprehensible usability nightmare. Sure, you've had training, and no doubt if every Notes user on the planet got proper training then much of the "hate" wouldn't be present.

However, training isn't free. It consumes time and money, and corporations don't like to waste either. Outlook works the way people *expect* a mail program to work. 99.9% of the "power" of Notes is utterly irrelevant to 99.9% of the user base who just want to send and receive email, perhaps with an attachment from time to time.

Your argument that Notes is "better" sounds a lot like the typical argument of Linux is "better" than Windows. Linux *may* be technologically superior in many ways, but the average user *does not care*. They just want their apps to work in the way they expect them to work. Notes doesn't satisfy this very well; Outlook does. That's why Notes is typically reviled and Outlook is praised despite any technologically superiority of the former over the latter.]]>
That said, I've used both Outlook and Notes during my career. Notes may be the more powerful tool compared to Outlook but that power is completely wasted because, by and large, Notes is an incomprehensible usability nightmare. Sure, you've had training, and no doubt if every Notes user on the planet got proper training then much of the "hate" wouldn't be present.

However, training isn't free. It consumes time and money, and corporations don't like to waste either. Outlook works the way people *expect* a mail program to work. 99.9% of the "power" of Notes is utterly irrelevant to 99.9% of the user base who just want to send and receive email, perhaps with an attachment from time to time.

Your argument that Notes is "better" sounds a lot like the typical argument of Linux is "better" than Windows. Linux *may* be technologically superior in many ways, but the average user *does not care*. They just want their apps to work in the way they expect them to work. Notes doesn't satisfy this very well; Outlook does. That's why Notes is typically reviled and Outlook is praised despite any technologically superiority of the former over the latter.]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/mythbusting-outlook-is-not-better-than-lotus-notes-pt-8-reply-without-history?opendocument&comments#05222013044129AMYODPWY.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 05:07:55 AM +1100 Joaquin Ruiz Getting started with the new IBM Notes 9 browser plug in
I downloaded Notes 9 Social Edition from Software Access Catalog but it doesn't contains any standalone notes browser plug-in installer.

Can someone direct me to a link where I can download a standalone notes browser plug-in installer.

Thanks]]>
I downloaded Notes 9 Social Edition from Software Access Catalog but it doesn't contains any standalone notes browser plug-in installer.

Can someone direct me to a link where I can download a standalone notes browser plug-in installer.

Thanks]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-the-new-ibm-notes-9-browser-plug-in?opendocument&comments#17052013050755YODQFH.htm Wed, 8 May 2013 03:49:45 AM +1100 Matthew IBM Should Support IBM Connections, IBM Sametime and Lotus Notes Traveler on IBM i http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/ibm-should-support-ibm-connections-ibm-sametime-and-lotus-notes-traveler-on-ibm-i?opendocument&comments#05082013034945AMYODNWN.htm Tue, 7 May 2013 08:27:44 PM +1100 Joachim Laicher A question for you: ’Pencil In’ or ’Mark Available’: Why do you mark yourself as ’Available’
In my opinion an FYI invitation should rather automatically be marked 'available' when added to the calendar. Alternatively more options should be offered for FYI invitations such as 'Add as available', 'Add as unavailable' and 'Ignore'.]]>
In my opinion an FYI invitation should rather automatically be marked 'available' when added to the calendar. Alternatively more options should be offered for FYI invitations such as 'Add as available', 'Add as unavailable' and 'Ignore'.]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/a-question-for-you-pencil-in-or-mark-available-why-do-you-mark-yourself-as-available?opendocument&comments#07.05.2013202744YODEAD.htm Thu, 2 May 2013 07:34:11 PM +1100 Javier Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 3: The Search Box
I have 3 archives (grouped by years), all under data\archive, but when I search including archives, only the current archive file is included y search.

What can I do to search in all 3 archive databases?

Thanks in advance,

-Javier]]>
I have 3 archives (grouped by years), all under data\archive, but when I search including archives, only the current archive file is included y search.

What can I do to search in all 3 archive databases?

Thanks in advance,

-Javier]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-ibm-notes-9-part-3-the-search-box?opendocument&comments#02052013193411YODD8W.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:37:35 PM +1100 Vilius MYTHBUSTING Outlook IS NOT better than Lotus Notes, pt 10: I’m so dumb, I don’t know how to handle groups http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/mythbusting-outlook-is-not-better-than-lotus-notes-pt-10-im-so-dumb-i-dont-know-how-to-handle-groups?opendocument&comments#2013.04.30213735YODFN2.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:47:47 AM +1100 Mike Brown Getting started quickly with IBM Notes 9 on Ubuntu 12.10 using this install script
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Should be good for Ubuntu too.]]>
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Should be good for Ubuntu too.]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-quickly-with-ibm-notes-9-on-ubuntu?opendocument&comments#30042013104747AMYOD2XW.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:25 PM +1100 Max Getting started with the new IBM Notes 9 browser plug in
I can see the icon in FF, but as soon as I click, Notes starts and then crashes after a few seconds.

Same when clicking on a Notes-link in a mail iNotes.

Goes for both FF and IE.

Might try that cleanup tool.]]>
I can see the icon in FF, but as soon as I click, Notes starts and then crashes after a few seconds.

Same when clicking on a Notes-link in a mail iNotes.

Goes for both FF and IE.

Might try that cleanup tool.]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-the-new-ibm-notes-9-browser-plug-in?opendocument&comments#2013-04-29210025YODEWT.htm Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:58:39 PM +1100 Olle Hermansson Getting started quickly with IBM Notes 9 on Ubuntu 12.10 using this install script
I was able to install notes9 on Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit with your script and I can launch and use it but I get this error with apt-get:

sudo apt-get upgrade

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

ibm-notes:i386 : Depends: gdb:i386 but it is not installed

Depends: grep:i386 but it is not installed

Depends: sed:i386 but it is not installed

Recommends: ttf-xfree86-nonfree:i386 but it is not installable

ibm-sametime:i386 : PreDepends: alsa-utils:i386 but it is not installed

E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

If I try -f install it will remove most of my packages. Any ideas?]]>
I was able to install notes9 on Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit with your script and I can launch and use it but I get this error with apt-get:

sudo apt-get upgrade

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

ibm-notes:i386 : Depends: gdb:i386 but it is not installed

Depends: grep:i386 but it is not installed

Depends: sed:i386 but it is not installed

Recommends: ttf-xfree86-nonfree:i386 but it is not installable

ibm-sametime:i386 : PreDepends: alsa-utils:i386 but it is not installed

E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

If I try -f install it will remove most of my packages. Any ideas?]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-quickly-with-ibm-notes-9-on-ubuntu?opendocument&comments#04262013065839PMYODCJQ.htm Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:20:35 AM +1100 Rob O’Neill Getting started with the new IBM Notes 9 browser plug in
Thanks,

Rob]]>
Thanks,

Rob]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-the-new-ibm-notes-9-browser-plug-in?opendocument&comments#04262013082035AMYODU7W.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:28:18 PM +1100 vijay Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 1: Installation http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-ibm-notes-9-part-1-installation?opendocument&comments#04222013092818PMYODFG9.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:23:13 PM +1100 vijay Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 1: Installation
It will take maximum 8 days to get downloaded to the notes data directory in smart.The end user needs to stay in the location document for minimum amount of time to get the id file get downloaded to the note client.

what about the duration mean?

Can't we access until 8 days? Also, what does stay in the location mean?

Pls explain...]]>
It will take maximum 8 days to get downloaded to the notes data directory in smart.The end user needs to stay in the location document for minimum amount of time to get the id file get downloaded to the note client.

what about the duration mean?

Can't we access until 8 days? Also, what does stay in the location mean?

Pls explain...]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-ibm-notes-9-part-1-installation?opendocument&comments#04222013092313PMYODFD4.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:19:28 PM +1100 vijay Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 1: Installation
1. Now outlook is the mail client being used. After installing Notes, will outlook still work?

2. Client single logon feature??

Awaiting ur reply...]]>
1. Now outlook is the mail client being used. After installing Notes, will outlook still work?

2. Client single logon feature??

Awaiting ur reply...]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-ibm-notes-9-part-1-installation?opendocument&comments#04222013091928PMYODFAQ.htm Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:02:54 AM +1100 n00b Why users hate Lotus Notes, Episode 1: The customisation debacle
Maybe lotus notes is too easily customized? Maybe customizations shouldn't be allowed to hurt the user experience so drastically.

Is it fair to dis the .NET framework for bad software that uses it? No. But an application lives in a different conceptual space where it is presumed to have control over the user experience. Even if you don't buy into this line of thinking, from a practical standpoint, Lotus Notes will get blamed anyway.]]>
Maybe lotus notes is too easily customized? Maybe customizations shouldn't be allowed to hurt the user experience so drastically.

Is it fair to dis the .NET framework for bad software that uses it? No. But an application lives in a different conceptual space where it is presumed to have control over the user experience. Even if you don't buy into this line of thinking, from a practical standpoint, Lotus Notes will get blamed anyway.]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/why-users-hate-lotus-notes-episode-1-the-cusomtisation-debacle?opendocument&comments#04202013020254AMYODLTV.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:30:42 AM +1100 Nadine #NotesTip Video demo Adding an iCal feed to your #IBM Lotus Notes calendar (featuring the AusLUG agenda) http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/notestip-video-demo-adding-an-ical-feed-to-your-ibm-lotus-notes-calendar-featuring-the-auslug-agenda?opendocument&comments#04192013123042AMYODK29.htm Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:34:52 AM +1100 joe benedetto IBM Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.3 UP2 - new features, and a whole lotta Blue! http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/ibm-lotus-notes-traveler-up2-new-features-and-a-whole-lotta-blue?opendocument&comments#04132013013452AMYODLAC.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:23:08 PM +1100 Dave Harris IBM Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.3 UP2 - new features, and a whole lotta Blue!
Thanks, that fixed it for me, although on my S3 I had to uninstall first, as the client won't let you change the address otherwise]]>
Thanks, that fixed it for me, although on my S3 I had to uninstall first, as the client won't let you change the address otherwise]]> http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/ibm-lotus-notes-traveler-up2-new-features-and-a-whole-lotta-blue?opendocument&comments#11042013192308YODCZZ.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:27:28 +1100 Mat Newman Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 3: The Search Box http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/getting-started-with-ibm-notes-9-part-3-the-search-box?opendocument&comments#11042013092728MNEVHR.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:09:25 +1100 Mat Newman #IBMNotes9 Proud to be a ... http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/ibmnotes9-proud-to-be-a-...?opendocument&comments#11042013090925MNEV6H.htm