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.