How to Configure Microsoft Outlook 2007 and + to read Lotus Notes Mail 8 and +

1) Download https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21421636 ( DAMO Connector ; You may have to use IBM ID to download )

2) Install DAMO ( IBM Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook )

3) From Start –> Program Files –> IBM Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook, Create new MAPI profile using your lotus notes id file.

4) After completing configuration, Open Outlook with the new MAPI Profile that you have just created.

5) Enjoy Outlook Email Client

How to configure Vonage extensions in multiple phones using Google Voice

Here are the major steps that you have do using your phone and Google Voice for calling Vonage Extensions

I) Signup for Google Voice if you don't have it already. Its free

II) Configure Google Voice to access through your cell phone(s) or landline

III) Configure Vonage Extensions using your Vonage Web Interface ; Use your Google Voice Number as your number for Extensions

IV) Get your Vonage Extensions phone number and add to Google Voice Contact list

V) When you wanted to make phone call, you may use Google Voice to call your Vonage Extension number; Enjoy using multiple phones

Let me go in detail on how to do this using your cell phone.
1) Open your Cell phone Contacts

2) Add a contact say “MyVonageNumber”;  (or any name)

3) Enter your Google Voice Number, followed by two Pause Character ‘PP’ and then enter your Google PIN Number and then Pause Character ‘P’
   and then Enter 2, then enter Vonage Access Number Enter the Pause Character ‘P’ and then Enter  4 digit PIN number of Vonage (Not your Google PIN)

e.g..., 555-444-9876 (Pause) (Pause) (Google Pin Number) (Pause) 2 (415) 363-0427 # (Pause) (Vonage Pin Number)

Note: In the above e.g..., 555-444-9876  is your Google Voice Number and (415) 363-0427 is your Vonage Extension Number

 

Hint: To get “Pause” on your cell phone (most of the phones), hold on to ‘ * ‘ (star) key for a moment (2 sec’s)

4) Dial out the international number you want to call

If you have Google Voice App on your IPhone or Android. This is much more easy.

Top 5 types of must have Apps or Widgets on Android

1) Antivirus – Apps such as AVG

2) Utilities – Apps that are memory optimizer, Task Killer or Task Manager

                               

3) News & Weather  – Apps such as CNN, Google Reader , NPR etc

                          

4) Location based Services – Gas Buddy, Poynt, Where, Yelp, etc

                            

5) Email & Social Networking – Gmail, Facebook, Google+

                             

Free Opensource Drawing Tool LibreOffice Draw vs Microsoft Visio

Most of Designers and Architects spend most of the time in sketching pictures in Visio or ppt for presentation or documentation. Sometimes its odd that you may not find Visio on your personal laptop. Here is how LibreOffice Draw comes quite handy. This is pretty decent tool and support open office standard.





















There are ways to export the drawing to visio. But the conversion is not straight. You have to do some work around.

Use export option: File ->Export and Select "Scalable Vector Graphics" (.svg) format .
After you save .svg format this can be easily opened using Visio 2003 or above.

We have come miles and miles away...

When I first started my career, I was working on 286 Intel IBM Clone machines with DOS version 5.2 with 100MB hard disk and 5.25 inch floppy disk and 8MB of RAM.
It was the time when DOS 6 was released and we had Clipper Installed for DBMS custom based application. The difference with then famous Foxpro was that Clipper was compilable and distributed as an executable. The installation was simple for distributing your application and only environment settings you need to modify was config.sys and autoexec.bat and ensure you have 8MB of RAM. This was hardly 12 years back. Luckily I had chance to get Windows 3.11 which was network version and that was the time where event driven program was on limelight. I did my course on PowerBuilder and Oracle that remarkably change my outlook in Programming. Quickly I was able to grasp the nuances of Event driven programming.

This was the time when Client/Server Programing was popular. What it meant was the code/business rule sits in the Relational database such as Oracle and the thick Client interacts and controls the flow with the help of DBMS. After that there were several versions of Client/Server Programming evolved.
This let to 3tier Architecture. (to be continued...)

The merge of gadgets

With the new generation of cellphones, its really mindbogglingly to see eye pooping features on cellphone devices. As far as functional feature goes, you can call anyone anywhere, maintain personal database of the contact including birthdays, anniversaries, company, emails etc...You could add reminder to any event or meeting. Set the time to wake you up with nice ring tone of your choice or with your favorite FM radio channel. If FM music bores, then you have your favorite songs played as mp3. Talking about storage...well the device has additional storage area where you can plug-in your 5GB memory card to your cell. If your lost your way...well the device can act as a GPS navigator. Browse through google to search for any restaurants nearby or quickly catch up with latest news on the net. Check emails on the go. This list goes on and on...

Talking about technical features you have additional storage area, bluetooth connectivity for voice and file transfer,wifi to connect to your home network. What next? ...Well, in todays world "connection" is the key. If you are not able to get connected you are obsolete. Thats why you see lot of gadgets which support wifi infrastructure. Your computer, printer, microwave, scanner, music system, cellphone, speakers...are wifi enabled.

With the release of iPhone, it now pretty obvious that you don't need many of additionally burden to carry with you such as mp3 player, laptop(checking mails or for any info search, file editor such as word) , Video player, PDA. Ten years ago you need all these in separate gadget.

There is a saying "The future is in your hands". Yes, the world of gadgets will be all merge into one device that will be of palm size. You will see your cellphone, electronic credit card, electronic keys for you home/car, electronic SSN identity card, Home management console (Controls your electric power, water,Airconditioner, heat system) everything converging rightly fitting to your palm.

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