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Java

NotesIn9 207: Send Attachments to 3rd parties

In this show the amazing John Jardin returns with great information on how to get attachments sent to 3rd parties.

Since integration with other systems is becoming more and more critical you certainly want to be thinking about this.

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Community

It’s back! TreeOnATruck.com

It’s that time of year. It’s BACK! That’s right. Our world famous Tree on a Truck game!

http://treeonatruck.com

It’s a game all about spreading the joy of the season. The concept is simple. If you see someone bringing home a Christmas Tree you yell “TREE!” and then count it and see how many you and/or your family/team gets by the end of the season. The more trees we spot the more joy gets spread.

Go to the website, Create your team, Read the rules and start spotting trees!!!

Game starts tomorrow morning and runs till Christmas day.

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XPages

NotesIn9 206: Rest Servlets

In this episode, OpenNTF Board Member and long time IBM Champion, Paul Withers returns with a great show on how to get starting building REST Servlets inside an EXTERNAL Library.  This is a longer show as getting started with Libraries is a little involved but believe me it’s so worth it.  Just like you take advantage of the Extension Library you can now make your own custom library.

 

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XPages

NotesIn9 205: Leverage Domino Development with New Tools!

In this show Eric McCormick returns to talk about ways in which Automation can help you.  While this is not needed for basic XPages development if you want to level up on your skills be sure to check this episode out!

UPDATE :

Eric has some further information about this show on his blog.  Check it out!

https://edm00se.io/self-promotion/ni9-node-tools-grab-bag/

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Uncategorized

NotesIn9 204: Building an Alexa Skill

I’m so excited about this show. After years of negotiations and down right harassment I’ve finally convinced/tricked Bruce Elgort to come on the show and share some if his knowledge. In this show Bruce will give us a great demo on building a skill for Amazon Alexa. If you’re not familiar with Alexa, it’s similar to Siri and “Ok Google”, in that it’s a voice based service. I think these voice services are going to only get bigger and bigger as time goes on.

There’s also a little discussion on an important blog series not to be missed for the Domino Developer as well as a note of congratulations to Julian Robichaux for being named a lifetime IBM Champion. Congrats Julian!!!

 

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Future

Everyone Pay Attention!! Declan is blogging again!

Declan Lynch is famous for his legendary 54 part series on “Learning XPages”.  This was back in the day when there was no good info on XPages.  His series did not just pre-date NotesIn9, it was one of the inspirations of NotesIn9.

Anyway – after a LONG hiatus Declan is finally blogging again. Our company is moving away from Domino and XPages.  So he’s starting a to blog on what that really means for application development.  What do you replace Domino with and why?  What options did he explore and what did he choose to use.

Regardless of what IBM announces for App Development at the Connect conference in a couple weeks.  These posts should be required reading for the Domino/XPages developer.

Read them now at :

www.qtzar.com

 

 

 

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Community

The Famous Lotusphere Pretzel Cookie

One of the many legendary things from the conference once called “Lotusphere” was the “Pretzel Cookie” that was provided in the box lunch on the last day.

If, like me, you’re not able to go to the conference this year but don’t want to miss out on the famous cookie I present to you 2 options.

The first is this recipe from John Rolings blog :

Create the infamous Pretzel Cookie at Home!

My wife has made these before and I can attest it to be a pretty good representation.

But what if you want the real thing?  Did you know you can order the cookie yourself?  Yep it’s not some special Disney recipe at all.  It’s from a Bakery called Silverland Bakery.

http://www.silverlandbakery.com/bakery/cookies/athenas-premium-cookies/twisted-mountain

 

Enjoy!

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Community

2017 IBM Champion thoughts.

Yesterday IBM announced their 2017 “IBM Champions”. I’m honored to once again be associated with an amazing group of people.  This will be my 7th year as a champion going all the way back to when the program started. I do want to thank the people that took the time out of their day to think of me and nominate me.  I do hope my silly little NotesIn9 screencast has been valuable to you.

I don’t talk about being an IBM Champion too often because one, I hate talking about myself, and second, my philosophy has always been that I’m going to contribute and share content on my terms no matter what.  If I’m in the program great.  If not, I’m still going to keep contributing and sharing where I can.

It’s been my experience that the more you share, the more you learn and the more you gain.  I’ve received back so much more then I’ve given.  I’ve gained knowledge, friends, and even a job from my sharing content and contributing to the community.

One of the things I love the most is working with new people and trying to help get them engaged in the community by blogging, sharing content and even putting a show on NotesIn9. It’s possible that I’ve played a very very small part in helping a few people start their path to be an IBM Champion.

If you are reading this post, then you have things you can share as well. If you want help getting started please let me know and I’ll do whatever I can to help. Feel free to email me (Email address is at the end of every show), ping me on Twitter (@DavidLeedy)  or reach out on the XPages Slack chat.

 

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XPages

NotesIn9 203: A Smart Admin Bootstrap Theme for XPages

This show brings us not only a brand new contributor to NotesIn9, but it’s the first official appearance of newly minted IBM Champion Csaba Kiss! Congrats Csaba!!

Csaba is an amazing developer and friend to the community. He was my personal number 1 choice to become an IBM Champion and I’m so happy he has been recognized for his contributions.

His website is : http://xpagexplorer.org/

In this episode he’s going to look at using a popular Bootstrap theme inside XPages.

This is also the first show produced by John Jardin.  John is a long time IBM Champion and he has contributed on over 17 NotesIn9 episodes.  I’m very excited to have John join the team!

 

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Community

It’s back!!! The Tree on a Truck game!!

Ok. It’s that time of year again. The Tree on a Truck Game starts on Black Friday!!!

The game is simple. If you see a vehicle carrying a Christmas Tree you yell “TREE!!” and then record it. Team with the most called trees win.

The website to signup is :

http://treeonatruck.com

Create your team. Add your member and then use that to track your trees.

Below are the official rules. If there’s any problems with the website let me know. I do hope to make it better this year.

Official Rules

Honor System. This is just for fun.

Game Starts Black Friday. Ends Christmas morning.

Only 1 person in a group can call the same tree during an outing.
Exception: If it’s a TRUE tie than each person who called it can count the tree.

Tree MUST be inside, on top of, or otherwise touching a vehicle.
1 point given per tree called.

If the vehicle contains more than 1 tree – each tree MUST be called to get the point. (Yes you must yell “TREE!” for each tree”)

If a vehicle has more than 5 trees and the # can not be determined the caller can get a maximum of 5 points for the vehicle

You MUST call the tree. If you see a tree you must shout “TREE!”

Do not call false trees. Don’t see that kayak in the distance and call it as a tree “just in case”.

Christmas Trees only. No landscaping trees. Artificial Trees in boxed are allowed.

Drivers: Do NOT crash while looking for trees. Play at your own risk.

You can call antlers, Rudolph noses or wreaths, but they do not count for scoring.

P.S. – Yes I know this is not a great app.  I do hope to improve it this year.  Suggestions or help are accepted!  🙂