The Lotus Geeks, Bob Balaban and Rocky Oliver, have their session abstract written up for Lotusphere, now they need your input as to which myths you want them to bust.

This bubble-gum pink Keyboard For Blondes, while playing on the stereotype, is more than just a pretty color. It’s filled with proprietary software adding keys that say "Oops…" and "You’re deleted!" and "Duhhhh?!" Hit the "$" sign to hear a cash register clinking. 70 unique features in all.

NSD (Notes System Diagnostics) files have been updated for the following operating systems: AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows and Domino versions: 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 8.0, 8.0.1. Remember to check your current installation before upgrading to these files.

This is a "best practices" webcast on virtualizing Lotus Sametime on VMWare. The presentation will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 11:00 AM EST (4:00:00 PM GMT). A recording of this webcast will be provided once it is complete.

If you haven’t used NSD (Notes System Diagnostics) before, or even if you have, Elliott Harden and Joe Wallace provide a link to "Using NSD – A practical guide.pdf" from their blog.

The View’s Lotus Notes and Domino Upgrade Seminar is now available as multimedia training. The course provides help in evaluating, planning and executing your upgrade to Notes and Domino 8 right to your desktop. Points covered include The impact change to Notes Domino will have on your enterprise Design an upgrade plan for Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Learn to use SmartUpgrade and install packaging techniques for a smooth deployment

Fragmented databases are slower to respond than non-fragmented ones. Defrag.NSF is a database-oriented utility allowing you to defragment databases and pre-allocate contiguous free space to be added to your databases. Configure Defrag.NSF to automatically integrate the running of tasks and perform maintenance on selected databases.

If you’re running Directory Assistance on your Domino servers, this wiki walks you through the basics of trouble-shooting issues. If you aren’t sure is you use Directory Assistance, type "show xdir" at the console to check.

The Domino and Notes Information Center has on-line system requirements, installation and configuration procedures for Domino 8.5 Administration, Lotus Notes 8.5, and Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5. Thee are also links to certification information, Redbooks, and general product information.

I originally published "It’s a small world" in DominoPower back in 1998. It was the story of a female Notes administrator who was most unfairly treated, late one night at Newark airport on the eve of Thanksgiving. I’m reprinting it now, exactly 10 years later, in honor of Thanksgiving, that woman, Notes and Domino people everywhere, our new President-elect, and the American people. It may still be a small world, but maybe – just maybe – we’re growing up.

Read this DominoPower article.