Collaboration, technology, travel, Chicago, and morehttp://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/en-usWed, 8 Feb 2012 11:00:31 AM -0500 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:00:31 AM -0500 Dimitri Prosper Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age
1) Why do I have to sit @ an intersection waiting for 2 minutes when there is no traffic coming from the other sides. Seems like their should be a "better" way of recognizing present conditions and appropriately handling the condition.

2) On a major street by me there are two traffic lights that are two car lengths away from each other, way too often because of bad coordination between the two lights - and the person behind the wheels - a car gets stuck blocking the intersection.

3) Too many times I sit at a light and wonder if it is ever going to turn green. Call me impatient, but how about a something that tells me my turn is coming up in 5 seconds or 2 minutes.

Inventing something "completely new" when people have either built, conceptualized and patented millions of things, seems almost impossible to me. I don't think Ed is speaking of re-inventing the wheel, but trying to improve on something by making more responsive to present conditions.

I still own a plain old wireless phone which I use to call my family/friends, I have a good old plain mp3 player which I use when I exercise, and I do use snail mail to send pictures around during the holidays. all things that work perfectly well. However, adding a new twist to something that already exist, mashing two things that never got put together before, perfecting on something with the goal of making things easier and more attractive to people is what I believe makes companies like Facebook and Apple the companies that they are today and why I use their product/services. I don't personally feel like they invented "something new", just a better way of doing the same things.]]>
1) Why do I have to sit @ an intersection waiting for 2 minutes when there is no traffic coming from the other sides. Seems like their should be a "better" way of recognizing present conditions and appropriately handling the condition.

2) On a major street by me there are two traffic lights that are two car lengths away from each other, way too often because of bad coordination between the two lights - and the person behind the wheels - a car gets stuck blocking the intersection.

3) Too many times I sit at a light and wonder if it is ever going to turn green. Call me impatient, but how about a something that tells me my turn is coming up in 5 seconds or 2 minutes.

Inventing something "completely new" when people have either built, conceptualized and patented millions of things, seems almost impossible to me. I don't think Ed is speaking of re-inventing the wheel, but trying to improve on something by making more responsive to present conditions.

I still own a plain old wireless phone which I use to call my family/friends, I have a good old plain mp3 player which I use when I exercise, and I do use snail mail to send pictures around during the holidays. all things that work perfectly well. However, adding a new twist to something that already exist, mashing two things that never got put together before, perfecting on something with the goal of making things easier and more attractive to people is what I believe makes companies like Facebook and Apple the companies that they are today and why I use their product/services. I don't personally feel like they invented "something new", just a better way of doing the same things.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#02082012110031AMPSCMXV.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:42:18 AM -0500 Neil Wainwright Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#02082012084218AMPSCK9H.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:30:44 AM -0500 Anantha Lotusphere 2012: Mobility http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotusphere-2012-mobility?opendocument&comments#02082012073044AMPSCHUR.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2012 03:53:10 AM -0500 Murray Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age
Personally I think there are for too many companies and individuals desperately trying to find replacements for systems that already function well.

In answer to your question "What would a traffic signal look like today if we didn't have the historical example of a red/yellow/green light?" I think it should be the same. Traffic Lights are a very good example of a process/system that just works, so why do people expend time and money trying to find a "Better" way to do something that functions perfectly well already?

Why spend time trying to reinvent the wheel when you could invent something completely new? But I guess inventing something completely new is not as easy as trying to produce a "Better" version of X,Y,Z right?]]>
Personally I think there are for too many companies and individuals desperately trying to find replacements for systems that already function well.

In answer to your question "What would a traffic signal look like today if we didn't have the historical example of a red/yellow/green light?" I think it should be the same. Traffic Lights are a very good example of a process/system that just works, so why do people expend time and money trying to find a "Better" way to do something that functions perfectly well already?

Why spend time trying to reinvent the wheel when you could invent something completely new? But I guess inventing something completely new is not as easy as trying to produce a "Better" version of X,Y,Z right?]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#08022012035310PSCDLS.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2012 03:40:59 AM -0500 Sharon Bellamy Lotusphere 2012: Lotus Notes/Domino Social Edition http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotusphere-2012-lotus-notesdomino-social-edition?opendocument&comments#08022012034059PSCDD9.htm Wed, 8 Feb 2012 02:19:19 AM -0500 Rafik Now available - Lotus Notes Traveler for Android
thes case was solved by port 443]]>
thes case was solved by port 443]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/now-available-lotus-notes-traveler-for-android?opendocument&comments#08022012021919PSCBS5.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:10:43 PM -0500 Mark Roden Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age
I think a broader question really though is why are we less open the change the older we as people (a nation) get, more risk averse maybe?]]>
I think a broader question really though is why are we less open the change the older we as people (a nation) get, more risk averse maybe?]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#02072012081043PMPSC4KR.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:38:19 PM -0500 Carl Tyler Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age
"what would a traffic signal look like today if we didn't have the historical example of a red/yellow/green light?"

Answer: Roundabout]]>
"what would a traffic signal look like today if we didn't have the historical example of a red/yellow/green light?"

Answer: Roundabout]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#02072012043819PMPSCUJZ.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:18:55 PM -0500 Timothy Briley Wired: Clive Thompson on Analog Designs in the Digital Age
Click "Calendar Settings", then scroll down to "Custom View", then set that field to "three weeks" or if you are so inclined, to "four weeks".]]>
Click "Calendar Settings", then scroll down to "Custom View", then set that field to "three weeks" or if you are so inclined, to "four weeks".]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/wired-clive-thompson-on-analog-designs-in-the-digital-age?opendocument&comments#07022012161855PSCU6V.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:14:50 PM -0500 Eric Otchet IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is now available
LotusScript support is something that we are still working on from an Apache OpenOffice point of view. There are some technical issues we must solve before I am able to give you definitive answers. Our intent is to extend the current Symphony/LotusScript support to the Apache OpenOffice code. There is no intent to have it only work with the "IBM Edition" . I cannot say whether it will work with any other distributions like LibreOffice since there may be code required in the core to enable it.]]>
LotusScript support is something that we are still working on from an Apache OpenOffice point of view. There are some technical issues we must solve before I am able to give you definitive answers. Our intent is to extend the current Symphony/LotusScript support to the Apache OpenOffice code. There is no intent to have it only work with the "IBM Edition" . I cannot say whether it will work with any other distributions like LibreOffice since there may be code required in the core to enable it.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/ibm-lotus-symphony-3.0.1-is-now-available?opendocument&comments#02072012021450PMPSCRRB.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:05:53 AM -0500 Robert That does it for the Tumi http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/that-does-it-for-the-tumi?opendocument&comments#02072012070553AMPSCHD8.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 03:43:19 PM -0500 Eric Otchet More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap
No that won't be supported. There will be integration with Notes and other products in the portfolio available. For example if you choose File--Send -- In email from the OO menu .. it will launch Notes. We are also working on extending our LotusScript support to the Apache OpenOffice 4 implementations.]]>
No that won't be supported. There will be integration with Notes and other products in the portfolio available. For example if you choose File--Send -- In email from the OO menu .. it will launch Notes. We are also working on extending our LotusScript support to the Apache OpenOffice 4 implementations.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap?opendocument&comments#02062012034319PMPSCTGM.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 03:33:16 PM -0500 Jens-B. Augustiny IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is now available http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/ibm-lotus-symphony-3.0.1-is-now-available?opendocument&comments#06.02.2012153316PSCTAG.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 02:56:12 PM -0500 Bernfried Geiger IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is now available
What about the lsx integration of the Notes client - Is it already save to say, that the lsx will survive into 'whatever IBM version' based on Apache OO Version 4 and Notes Next (with whatever name it may have)?

I am very close to the start of such Project. (Budget is already clear, MS Office is still in the race). I guess I should have stopped by at Lotusphere. too late now.]]>
What about the lsx integration of the Notes client - Is it already save to say, that the lsx will survive into 'whatever IBM version' based on Apache OO Version 4 and Notes Next (with whatever name it may have)?

I am very close to the start of such Project. (Budget is already clear, MS Office is still in the race). I guess I should have stopped by at Lotusphere. too late now.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/ibm-lotus-symphony-3.0.1-is-now-available?opendocument&comments#06.02.2012145612PSCSKA.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 01:02:30 PM -0500 Adam Osborne More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap
Does the plan include the ability to run OO 4 inside Notes like we can today ?]]>
Does the plan include the ability to run OO 4 inside Notes like we can today ?]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap?opendocument&comments#02062012010230PMPSCQC5.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:27:15 AM -0500 John Jardin Business Gets Social 2012 - formerly Lotusphere Comes to You - dates announced
Cheers,

John]]>
Cheers,

John]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/business-gets-social-2012-formerly-lotusphere-comes-to-you-dates-announced?opendocument&comments#02062012112715AMPSCNGL.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:52:28 AM -0500 Ed Brill Business Gets Social 2012 - formerly Lotusphere Comes to You - dates announced http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/business-gets-social-2012-formerly-lotusphere-comes-to-you-dates-announced?opendocument&comments#02062012095228AMPSCLMC.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:31:49 AM -0500 Eric Otchet More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap
In case you had trouble with the Ed's link in the blog to the Symphony Buzz page with the FAQ .. here is the correct link to use until Ed can update ..

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In case you had trouble with the Ed's link in the blog to the Symphony Buzz page with the FAQ .. here is the correct link to use until Ed can update ..

{ Link }]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap?opendocument&comments#02062012083149AMPSCK2X.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:15:09 AM -0500 Ed Brill More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap?opendocument&comments#02062012081509AMPSCJQJ.htm Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:14:33 AM -0500 Ed Brill More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap
@2 there are still some ibmers using PowerPoint but also those using symphony saving as .ppt

@1 if you look thru the deck you see refernce to Union Pacific, there are many other large companies worldwide.]]>
@2 there are still some ibmers using PowerPoint but also those using symphony saving as .ppt

@1 if you look thru the deck you see refernce to Union Pacific, there are many other large companies worldwide.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap?opendocument&comments#02062012081433AMPSCJQ6.htm