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What would you say it is?

Phil Randolph — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:24:00 -0500

A recently created piece of art by Katie:

I'm thinking it's a squirrel or a groundhog... Nice garden setting.

An Excellent Season

Phil Randolph — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:44:00 -0500

Just wanted to pop in quick to say how proud I am of my son's hockey team's accomplishments this year.

For this being their first year at the Squirt level, and all of them being birth-year 2000 players except for our goalie, I think they did a remarkable job playing in the A2 Squirt Division and compiling a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 3 ties.

They were able to beat the previously 'undefeated in the division' team which ended up going 15-1 in the division in a 2-1 decision. They ended up as the 2nd seed going into the playoffs and won against the 3rd seed (of all '99 birth-year players) to make it to the finals. They met up with the 15-1 team (also a mix of '99 and '00 birth-years) in the finals and while they didn't win the game and playoff banner (lost 3-1), it wasn't for lack of trying.

They won a tournament (which I wasn't able to be at because of Lotusphere 2010) in Pittsburgh in January, and they did well at 2 others ones. Now that we are past the regular season and the playoffs, they still have one more post-season tournament this coming weekend fairly close by in Mentor (so we don't need to stay out of town - which is nice!) Hoping that they do well at this one too, to put an extra exclamation point on this great season.

Nice thing about birth-year teams is that a lot of the time, they play together as a group and with the same coaches for several years in a row, and I think that's what will be happening with us. The cohesiveness they've built this year should be able to carry on to next season when they will be the 'older' birth-year players at the Squirt level.

Congrats again for a great season Strongsville Mustangs Squirt 00-1 Team!

A Treasure Trove of info in The XCast, Episode 2

Phil Randolph — Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:23:00 -0500

After way too long a time, I finally got around to listening to Episode 2 of the XCast Podcast by Tim Clark and Stephan Wissel while on the way to work on the bus this morning. This episode was a veritable treasure trove of content to get new XPages developers started.

The guys linked to many different resources (some of which I've already captured in my XPages Resources post) in the show notes for the episode, and I fully intend to follow each and every link to delve further into the wisdom of those who have gone before me in this crazy thing called XPages development.

Great job guys! Thanks!

How could I forget LinkJam?

Phil Randolph — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:49:00 -0500

Bruce nudged my memory banks the other day and pointed me to the 'XPages' tag result page on LinkJam. So a great way to get more resources on this radar would be to LinkJam them.

A couple more resources I've come across recently are:

Elguji's Xpages101.net

The XPages tag on Steve Castledine's Blog

More XPages resources to add to the list

Phil Randolph — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:56:00 -0500

After posting my assembled list of XPages resources on Tuesday, I got quite a response, both from a readership standpoint (broke my highest ever PL click-through count by over 100, and at one point was on the What's Hot list), and from a comment standpoint.

Several of you have given me some more XPages Development resource ideas, so I'll post them here, but will also go back and update my original post.

I hope to keep doing this over time as I discover more on my own and you tell me about more. I hope this is useful to many of you out there now, and to others who may see it in the future when starting their own work in this area.

Via John Mackey - XPages posts on his blog
Via David Leedy - YouAtNotes XPages Wiki
Via Karsten Lehmann - XPages posts on the Mindoo blog
Via Chris Whisonant - All Blog Entries tagged with XPages on Bleedyellow.com and Medusa a firebug plugin for use with XPages

Past 100, and still going...

Phil Randolph — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:50:00 -0500

Just wrapping up my 100 push-ups workout for the evening here in my hotel room in Dallas, and I remembered that I hadn't posted on my blog (for those of you that might not follow me on twitter) that I'd passed a personal milestone.

I've now gone over 100 days in a row doing 100 push-ups per day. Last time I mentioned it here, I'd just finished a month of the streak, but now it's gone over 3 months! I'm at 104 days now (after the last set of 30 I'll do in a second when I finish this post).

How's it been going? Well, it's not always easy to fit it in, but it does fit in a lot better than it ever did when it was 200+ every couple of days, I'll tell you that! I recover fairly quickly from the brief exertion and I do feel fairly energized when I get done, as long as I haven't left it for too late in the day, or if I've been doing a lot of work with my arms or legs during the day.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement so far!

Next goal - 200 consecutive days!

February Red Wings and Olympic Break Schedule Desktop Wallpaper

Phil Randolph — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:24:00 -0500

Only one week (3 games) left until the February Olympic "break" for our beloved Red Wings.

Here's this month's Wallpaper:

XPages Resources - help me build on this list!

Phil Randolph — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:17:00 -0500

At long last, I've been assigned a new project requiring me to create a XPages powered application! Woohoo!

So, now that I be justified in digging wholeheartedly into the meat that is XPages development, I thought I'd compile a list of resources that I and many others in the same boat as me can reference going forward through our learning process.

Please help me out with any other sources that I may be missing or just not know anything about. It would be much appreciated!

Podcasts/Screencasts

Blogs/Blog Series

OpenNTF

Lotusphere 2010 Sessions - (you can find the slide decks on your own)

SHOW 112 - How to build an XPages application from start to finish - http://www.tc-soft.com/wordpress/?p=392
BP207 - Make your XPage Apps Pop with CSS and Themes
AD106 - XPages Just Keep Getting Better
AD107 - Enhance your existing applications with XPages
AD108 - XPages in the IBM Lotus Notes Client - A Deep Dive! - http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/XPage_Components_in_Notes_851_Videos.htm
AD109 - XPages Performance & Scalability
AD110 - Unleash the power of XPages
AD111 - Harnessing the Power of Server-Side JavaScript and Other Advanced XPage Techniques
AD113 - IBM Lotus Notes Discussion Template: Next Generation and Other OpenNTF Assets

IBM/Lotus developerWorks

LDD Lotus Notes and Domino Application Development wiki (Developing XPages Web Applications category)

Other

Better really late than never - Red Wings January Schedule Desktop Wallpaper

Phil Randolph — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:27:00 -0500

Can't believe I've procrastinated this long putting this link up, must have a lot on my mind... So, for the 2nd half of your month of January enjoyment, here's the Red Wings' January Schedule Desktop Wallpaper from LetsGoWings.com

My Planned Lotusphere 2010 Session Schedule

Phil Randolph — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:50:00 -0500

This is what I've currently got as my pre-planned session schedule for Lotusphere 2010.

Of course as you know, things always get changed up in the midst of the week as priorities shift and other stuff comes up.

No slight intended to those whose sessions aren't on this list, you all know there is just too much to cover by 1 person, or even 5 people!

Sunday

08:00 am - 10:00 am - JMP 102 - Top Things For New Domino Developers - SW 7 - 10 <- I know I'm not a new developer, but you never know what new tips you may pick up, and besides... It's Kathy's first time presenting! ;-)

10:30 am - 12:30 pm - JMP201 - IBM Lotus Sametime for Web 2.0 - SW 7 - 10

01:30 pm - 03:30 pm - SHOW112 - How to Build an XPages Application from Start to Finish - SW Osprey

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm - JMP106 - "Kum Bah Yah" Meets "Let's Kick Butt": The Integration of IBM Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino with Microsoft Office, .NET, and IBM Lotus Symphony - SW 7 - 10

06:15 pm - 07:15 pm - TURT101 - The Turtle's Guide To Lotusphere 2010 - DL S. Hemisphere III

Monday

8:00 am - 10:00 am (give or take...) - OGS101 Lotusphere Opening General Session - DL Northern/Southern Hemisphere

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - BP108 - Worst Practices 4.0: "Orlando, We Have a Problem" - SW 5 - 6

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm - KEY104 - IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Strategy and the Future of the Desktop" - DL N. Hemisphere A - E

02:15 pm - 03:15 pm - AD307 - Web 2.0 Development with IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 Services - SW 1 - 2

03:45 pm - 04:45 pm - AD101R - IBM Lotus Domino Designer: Full Speed Ahead! - SW 7 - 10

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm - AD202 - What's New in Composite Applications in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.1 - DL S. Hemisphere II

Tuesday

08:30 am - 09:30 am - BP210 - The Great Code Giveaway 9: Never Gonna Let You Down - SW 7 - 10

10:00 am - 11:00 am - KEY101 - The Lotus Application Development Strategy - DL N. Hemisphere A - E

11:30 am - 12:15 pm - NERD101 - "Nerd Girl": The Panel's Revenge - SW Mockingbird

01:30 pm - 02:30 pm - BP207 - Make Your XPage Apps "Pop!" with CSS and Themes - SW 7 - 10

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm - BP212 - Delivering IBM Lotus Domino to Mobile Devices: Top 10 Mobile Browser Dev Tricks - and More! - SW 5 - 6

04:30 pm - 05:45 pm - AD204 - What's New in IBM Lotus Notes Widgets and LiveText - DL S. Hemisphere I

Wednesday

08:30 am - 09:30 am - BP213 - Apple iPhone Development Served Two Ways: Extending Lotus Domino Apps to the Cool Kids - SW Pelican

10:00 am - 11:00 am - AD113 - IBM Lotus Notes Discussion Template: Next Generation and Other OpenNTF Assets - DL S. Hemisphere I

11:15 am - 12:15 pm - BP205R - "I'm a Programmer Not a Firefighter!": The Low Maintenance "Notes Shop". - DL S. Hemisphere III

01:30 pm - 02:30 pm - BP206 - Let's Give Your LotusScript a Tune-Up - SW 5 - 6

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm - AD108R - XPages in the IBM Lotus Notes Client - A Deep Dive! - DL N. Hemisphere D - E

04:15 pm - 05:15 pm - INV107 - An Oral History of IBM Lotus Notes: The First Twenty Years - DL N. Hemisphere A - C

Thursday

08:30 am - 09:30 am - BP208 - Manipulating Time and Space: Adding C&S Functionality to Your Applications - SW 5 - 6

10:00 am - 11:45 am - SHOW110 - Import! Export! Write a Report! Access Lotus Notes Data in Ways of All Sorts! - SW Osprey

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - GURU101 - GURUpalooza! - SW 5 - 10 <- I'll join this already in progress after previous session finishes

01:45 pm - 02:45 pm - ASK101 - Ask the Developers - SW 5 - 10

03:15 pm - 04:30 pm - CGS101 - Closing General Session - DL N. Hemisphere A - E