RIM warns over PDF peril

Research In Motion (RIM) warns there’s a vulnerability in BlackBerry servers which could allow malformed PDF files to open the door to attackers. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1 Service Pack 3 (4.1.3) through 5.0 and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1 Service Pack 4 (4.1.4) are affected.

Posted on: May 28, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Top 10 ways to launch and build a Lotus consulting practice (with a little help from the Beatles)

It takes a certain type of person to succeed as a consultant. The current economic climate continues to make the headlines and often people find themselves turning to consulting practices to carry themselves through an "in-between-jobs" stage or as a permanent option. Do you have what it takes? Well, do you?

Read this DominoPower article.

Posted on: May 28, 2009 9:00 am

Actual DAOS savings

Estimates are notorious for being inaccurate. So when the DAOS estimator told David Jones he could save 85.4 GB he didn’t believe it. Now that he’s started using it… The estimate was kinda close.

Posted on: May 27, 2009 9:00 am

Question on dojo date picker

Mike Sobczak has been playing with Dojo 1.1.1 and is having some problems with dates. He’s wondering if his problem is resolved in a later version of Dojo or if there’s a widget he needs.

Posted on: May 27, 2009 9:00 am

The Game of Life

Byron Reeves got tired of all the corporate e-mail junk in his inbox. Instead of getting mad he decided to turn it into a game. Now, if you want people to read your e-mail, you can attach tokens that cause your message to "float" to the top but if you send out too many messages, you might run out of tokens.

Posted on: May 27, 2009 9:00 am

New Notes and Domino 8.5 Developer Course

The Learning Continuum Company, Ltd. (TLCC) has released two new Notes and Domino 8.5 courses taken using the Domino Designer 8.5 client. Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development 1 is for new developers, covering the basics of Notes and Domino development.

Posted on: May 27, 2009 9:00 am

Sys Admin Tips May 2009

LotusUserGroup.org has posted the May 2009 Sys Admin Tips. Topics covered this month include: Keeping Your Sametime Meeting Center Clean and Healthy; Quick Tip: Sametime Advanced Update 8.0.1 and Sametime Connect 8.0.2; and From the IdoNotes Mailbox: Architecture Decisions for the EMS.

Posted on: May 26, 2009 9:00 am

Internet Explorer 8 breaks word wrapping in Sametime and slows down Notes 8.x

Changing something on your computer can be exciting. Carl Tyler found some interesting "features" when he moved to IE 8 and offers some tips on making it more Notes-friendly.

Posted on: May 26, 2009 9:00 am

XPages: multiple submit buttons for multiple data sources on the same page?

Julian Buss has an XPage with multiple data sources that’s giving him headaches. He wants to know if there’s something like a "reset" or "create" method for the NotesXSPDocument that he could use.

Posted on: May 26, 2009 9:00 am

Solution to ‘Cannot bind port 80’ error caused by AVG

Ben Langhinrichs’ Domino test server started giving him errors about loading HTTP saying the port was in use or he lacked privileges. After some investigation he discovered his anti-virus program had taken control of his laptop.

Posted on: May 26, 2009 9:00 am