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You might be a Domino geek if ... you enjoy passing on your knowledge about Domino!
Over the last couple of weeks I've had the opportunity to share some of my knowledge and experiences with Notes and Domino through this Blog, and by answering questions through the answer centre.
It's been a fun period :-)
Even though my time "on station" is at an end, there are still heaps of questions to get through, so I will be working my way through them over the next couple of days. If you posted a question, and haven't seen an answer yet, keep checking back.
And for those of you with SameTime questions, remember I'm always available through the SameTime ATE on SearchDomino.com.
I hope that the topics I've written about have been interesting and relevant, and you've even found a couple of tips to help you out in your Domino environment.
There has been some good feedback, and even a couple of really interesting questions - I especially liked the one asking a Domino guy how to move FROM the platform. I must admit, I've been involved in quit a few migrations, but it's always been in the other direction (why would you want to migrate TO Exchange anyway???).
As you've probably gauged by now, I LOVE working in the Notes environment. Virtually everything we do here, with the exception of accounting and graphic design stuff, is done in Notes/Domino.
The main reason would have to be the flexibility of the platform. At the end of the day, Notes is a database application, with inherent mail, calendar and scheduling, and more than enough security to lock out the undesirables. You're not tied into someone else's vision, for example, of what features should be in a mail client. You don't have to wait for Uncle Bill to say: "look - in this version you can see the return receipt indicators right in your Inbox!", if you want them, you can build them yourself!
We've heavily customised our own mail over the years to build the features we want to see, Knowledge Centres - as an example - was born out of someone here wanting to share email like they could in Outlook with Public Folders. There are many others, with products like HelpWorks, BusinessWorks, and Address-IT.
So working in the Notes environment is one of my favourite things, the other is participating in forums, and events such as the ExpertAnswer Centres "Experts on Demand".
Early on in my Domino career I quickly learnt that consulting is fun, and sharing your knowledge with clients is an important part of that process. It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes:
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." -- Dalai Lama
Another would have to be a quote from one of the greatest orators of all time:
“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind” – Sir Winston Churchill
I like that one so much, it's included in my mail signature. Sir Winston said that over 50 years ago during a speech at Harvard university. We have come a long way since then, especially in the field of Information Sciences. Today it seems that almost all of the knowledge in history is available at the click of a mouse. Many people are now employed as "knowledge workers", that is, they work increasingly in information management, rather than in manufacturing, mining and the trades.
I'm just one of those people, who has an outstanding platform within which to work (and play).
So to those of you who are new to Domino - and even those who aren't - learn about your environment, enjoy the experience, participate in the community, and pass on your knowledge.
See you in the "Ether"...
Notes Rulez!
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