VeriSign and ICANN Square Off Over the DNS Root
Without too much effort, hackers could spoil the little confidence remaining in the internet.
Cyber-criminals are already exploiting the Domain Name System hack uncovered by security researcher Dan Kaminsky this summer – while ICANN and VeriSign contend for control of the new security protocol, DNSSEC.
IdeaJam and IdeaJam Express Fall ’08 are now available
The Elguji development team has released the Fall ’08 versions of IdeaJam and IdeaJam Express. Fall ’08 includes the following new features, to name a few:
- iPhone and iPod Touch support
* Multi-word tags
* Added ability to sort and filter ideas on a user’s profile
* LinkJam integration
* Added "Favorite Ideas" function
The upgrade from the IdeaJam Summer ’08 takes about 5 minutes and is available to all IdeaJam and IdeaJam Express customers.
How to make a full text index really “immediate” – what do you think?
Everyone knows the full text index setting of "immediate" isn’t. It just means the request is queued immediately. The index is then updated 10 to 15 minutes after that.
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Julian Buss is trying to write a Java server task to use an undocumented Domino API. It works, but he’s wondering if there are drawbacks he hasn’t considered.
Notes Client Active Workspace Prototype Available
Devin Olson is publishing his Active Workspace Prototype for you to test. For Free. He just asks you to give him credit if you decide to use it.
Right now, since it uses the Microsoft Web Browser control, it only works on Windows machines.
Setting forwarded email addresses to the name of the original sender in Domino
Paul Mooney steps through the steps needed to make sure forwarded mail has the correct, original, name of the sender in the From field in ND8.
New machine prints sheets of light
Start with an 8-inch wide plastic film sealed with a layer of metal foil, apply electric current, and watch it light up with a blue-white glow.
The process uses compounds known as organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs and it’s already being used in cell-phone displays but it might be used to light up rooms in the future.
Win an iPod Touch! Domino Blog Import contest
Stuart McIntyre wants to be able to take one or more existing RSS blog feeds and a Domino Blog database and to "automagically" import all the entries and comments from the RSS feed(s) into the Domino Blog DB. And he wants this by October 30!
XPages and Yellow Water
In the Taking Notes Episode 83: 2008.06.29 – XPages and Yellow Water – podcast, Rob "Captain Oblivious" McDonagh and John Head talk about the forthcoming Domino Server 8.5 feature called "XPages". During the show you will learn:
Why you need to brush up on your Javascript skills
Why XPages are important
What the heck XPages are
What XPages can’t do
And more during the 52 minute podcast.
Flow v1.0 Beta 3 LS Logging Engine Released
This latest release of Flow, an open-source LotusScript logging engine available on OpenNTF.org, includes a speed enhancement, a fix for a rare inaccuracy in the error count, and new functionality.
Accessing Domino Data on a non-Domino storage device
Denny Russell of Sherpa Software offers some tips on getting to that data you archived on a non-Domino server by using a Notes Directory Link (DirLink) .