The Pridelands

I miss you, Dad!

raybilyk — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:43:01 +0000

On this date 21 years ago, my father passed away. It was the first time that I ever saw him weak, and as I saw the life leave his eyes, I saw that I thought was fear. I always thought that it was him fearing what was next. I now realize that he was fearful for what was going to happen to all of us left behind.
After many trials and tribulations, I think that we’re hanging in there.
As I’m getting older, I’m seeing someone familiar looking at me in the mirror…

I miss you, Dad!

St Pius X Parish Motorcycle Blessing – Saturday, June 1st starting at 8:30AM

raybilyk — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:00 +0000

St. Pius X Parish is hosting a Motorcycle Blessing on Saturday, June 1st at 8:30AM. Coffee and donuts will be served and the first 60 people will receive a reflective decal for their bike or helmet. ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
St Pius X Parish is located at 14101 Superior St in Southgate. Join us!

IBM Notes Traveler 9 – Looks good on my Samsung Galaxy S3

raybilyk — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:15:35 +0000

I found out Friday that IBM Notes Traveler was available on at the Google Play Store. As I read the description, I noticed that the app was “compatible with IBM Notes Traveler server version 8.5.3.3 and later fixpacks, as well as 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 1, 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 2, and 9.x”, and since our server is in that range, I had to pull the switch!

The device worked great all weekend! Now to review that upgrade documentation…

LotusBeers / IBMSocialBeerz – Detroit

raybilyk — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:49:58 +0000

I cross-posted this at SocialBizUG.org‘s Detroit Notes Professionals Community… If you haven’t joined the community (or SocialBizUG.org), now’s the time to join! (SocialBizUG.org is the website formerly known as LotusUserGroup.org)

The concept for ‘LotusBeers’ (now IBMSocialBeerz… thanks Stuart McIntyre!) is simple… we get together at a central (or near-central) location after work one day and have a couple of beverages… notice I did not say “have a presentation”, “workshop”, “seminar” or even “conference”. I’m just talking about the concept of ‘social’ in its purest and original form… SOCIALIZING!

If you are interested, let me know where you work so a ‘near-central’ location can be picked via email, DM or by leaving a comment.

Hopefully this can be the rebirth of DNP!

Yep… I’m doing it…

raybilyk — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:58:35 +0000

Upgrading to IBM Notes 9…

More free space in the cloud! Try Copy NOW!

raybilyk — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:51:05 +0000

Who doesn’t need more space in the cloud? CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND WE BOTH WIN! (This product is backed by Barracuda Networks, a very trusted networking name):

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Happy 11th Birthday Kiara Anne!

raybilyk — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:36:06 +0000

What happened to the years? You’re growing up to be a very beautiful young lady! We’re so proud of you and we love you very much!

Happy birthday!

Kiara at almost 6 months

Kiara’s 5th Grade picture

Lotus Notes group documents only print the first three group members

raybilyk — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:40:56 +0000

Here is another one that got me… IBM Technotes to the rescue! (This one is IBM Technote #1414908 – Group Document Print and Print Preview only shows First Three Group Members):

Question
When you Print or Print Preview a Group document, the output only shows the first three member names in the members field

Steps to reproduce:

Open a Group Document, either in the Personal Address Book (Contacts) or in the Domino Directory. Ensure the Group Document Members field has more than 3 names. When you Print or Print Preview the document, the output only shows the first three member names in the members field. The field itself appears to be truncated in the print output.

Cause
New print functionality was introduced in 8.5.1. The user must now select “expand the name fields content when printing” in the print options before printing the group document.

Answer
This issue was reported to Lotus Notes Quality Engineering in SPR WTON7XAJ8N. It was determined that this is working as designed. New print functionality was introduced in 8.5.1. The user must now select “expand the name fields content when printing” in the print options before printing the group document.

I knew that would work for emails (the To: CC: and BCC: fields), but I never thought about the Members fields in group documents.

Hopefully this will help someone else…

THEY PICKED A NEW POPE!!! Live Papal Conclave Sistine Chapel smoke cam – from NBC News

raybilyk — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:11:29 +0000

Thanks to NBCNews.com for this live cam of the chimney from the Conclave:

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How to fix Message Tracking in Lotus Domino

raybilyk — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:57:15 +0000

There have been times that the Message Tracking (MTC) functionality on my Domino servers have gone south. It’s rare but it does happen. When it does, it needs to be deleted and recreated. Fortunately, IBM has created a Technote (Reference #1221830) for just such an occasion.

Question
What are the steps to recreate the Message Tracking Store (MTSTORE.NSF) database and its associated MTDATA subdirectory?

Answer
To recreate the MTSTORE.NSF and MTDATA subdirectory, do the following:

1. Shut down the Domino Administrator client.

2. Issue Tell Router quit on the server console.

3. Delete the MTDATA subdirectory at the Operating System level*. MTDATA is a subdirectory of the Domino data directory.

*If you receive a message that the directory is in use, issue the following command on the server console:

dbcache flush

and then try to delete the directory again.

4. Issue Load Router on the server console.

5. Launch the Domino Administrator client and select the Files tab. You should see a MTDATA folder, which contains the new MTSTORE.NSF.

Restarting the Router task also restarts the MTCollector task. The MTDATA subdirectory is created when Message Tracking is enabled in the Configuration document and the Router task is restarted.

If you’re not sure what Message Tracking is, take a look at IBM Technote #1165592 for more details. (This also has a chart with associated tasks and commands! Thanks IBM!)