TLCC Notes and Domino Newsletter


Published on April 6,2010

In This Newsletter - From The Learning Continuum Company, the leader in Notes and Domino training since 1997!
  1. End of Service on Notes and Domino 6.5.x is April 30th
  2. Special Upgrade Training Deals!
  3. Fix Pack 2 for Notes and Domino 8.5.1 Has Been Released
  4. New Skill Paths - plan your training needs
  5. Understanding the Directory Structure used for the Notes 8 Client
  6. Lotusphere Comes to You Online
  7. Open Mic call on Domino Server Upgrade Best Practices hosted by IBM Support
  8. Attention IBM Employees - Order TLCC's courses at the Learning@IBM site
  9. No-charge Demonstration Courses and other Resources at TLCC's site

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1. End of Service on Notes and Domino 6.5.x is April 30th

If you are still using Notes and Domino 6.5 note that support from IBM will end on April 30th. It is time to upgrade!

To read the official IBM announcement of the end of 6.5 support go to:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21287154


2. Special Upgrade Training Deals Until April 30th!

TLCC wants to make it easy to upgrade to Notes and Domino 8.5!!! Until April 30th, get special deals on TLCC's update courses for developers and administrators as well as 20% off on TLCC's Notes user courses!

These special offers end on April 30th!!!

To learn how TLCC can make it easy for you to upgrade to Notes and Domino 8.5 go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/admin/tlccsite.nsf/pages/65updateoffer


3. Fix Pack 2 for Notes and Domino 8.5.1 Has Been Released

IBM has released Fix Pack 2 for Notes and Domino version 8.5.1. This Fix Pack can also be installed on the no charge version of Domino Designer (Fix Pack 1 could not). Note that Fix Pack 2 is cumulative and includes all the fixes in Fix Pack 1.

To see a list of the fixes in Fix Pack 2 go to:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd%5CR5FixList.nsf/WhatsNew/52f9218288b51dcb852576c600741f72?OpenDocument

To download Fix Pack 2 for 8.5.1 go to:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24025721#FP2


4. New Skill Paths - plan your training needs

Not sure what TLCC course to take to meet your needs? TLCC's new skill paths will help you chart your training needs. Just select your goal and let TLCC help you map out your training requirements.

To plan your training needs go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/admin/tlccsite.nsf/pages/suggestedcoursepaths


5. Understanding the Directory Structure used for the Notes 8 Client

Ever wonder where the Notes client installs files and what the directory structure is? The IBM wiki has a good article on where files get placed during the Notes client installation, what these files do, what files get modified when Notes is run, and what files will remain after Notes is uninstalled.

To read this article go to:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/Understanding_the_IBM_Lotus_Notes_8.5.x_client_directory_structure


6. Lotusphere Comes to You Online

The LotusUserGroup.org site will be hosting online session with updated presentations from Lotusphere. The first session is April 6th and is IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Strategy and the Future of the Desktop and is presented by IBMers Kevin Cavanaugh and Ed Brill. On April 8th is the session on The Lotus Application Development Strategy. There are six subsequent sessions.

To view the details and to sign up go to:
http://www.lotususergroup.org/LCTY2010Reg?openForm


7. Open Mic call on Domino Server Upgrade Best Practices hosted by IBM Support

If you are ready to upgrade to Notes and Domino 8.5 then this call will help you! IBM Support is hosting an Open Mic call on April 7th at 10:00 Eastern Daylight Time (US). The topic is Domino Server Upgrade Best Practices. You can submit questions ahead of time in the Notes Domino 8.5 Forum.

To sign up for the audio portion of the Open Mic call go to:
https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?customHeader=mymeetings&Conference_ID=6955359&passcode=6005160

To attend the web conference portion of the Open Mic call go to:
https://www.lotuslive.com/en/join?schedid=5937820

To submit questions in advance go to the following URL and sign in to post a comment
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd85forum.nsf/0/e95955f13d119d8c852576f2005a58bd


8. Attention IBM Employees - Order TLCC's courses at the Learning@IBM site

Now available at the Learning @ IBM site for IBM employees - TLCC's new course, Using XML and Web Services in Domino 8.5. There is no need to use a credit card or get a purchase order! Other courses for Notes and Domino 8.5 are also available. Check out the available courses listed below:

For a complete list of available courses go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/ibm


9. No-charge Demonstration Courses and other Resources at TLCC's site

TLCC offers several demonstration and complete courses at no cost. The demonstration courses work just like the actual TLCC course but contain a subset of the lessons. The following demonstration and full courses are available:

Developer courses:
User courses:
If you are receiving this newsletter then you do not have to register again at the TLCC site to try a demonstration course. Your username is at the end of this newsletter.

To try the free demonstration courses go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/admin/tlccsite.nsf/pages/free+course

Tips Archive
TLCC has archived all of our tips for Notes/Domino. The Tips Archive, which can be searched, is an excellent source of ideas and sample code to try in your applications.

To view the archive of all the tips go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/admin/tips.nsf/tipsview

White Paper - Effectively Training Notes users
This white paper explores the different alternatives to train your users how to effectively use the Notes client, reduce help desk calls, and maximize your return on investment in your Notes/Domino infrastructure.

To download the white paper go to:
http://www.tlcc.com/users


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