And there's more - looking at the sound preferences on OSX using the "hidden" menu ...

Hot on the back of my previous two posts: -

Mac OSX - Checking your WiFi signal strength

More hidden secrets in OSX - battery strength indicator ...

I've just "discovered" another one.

If you hold down the [Alt] key and click on the sound/volume icon   you get this: -

which is very very useful, especially to me with an external Plantronics CS-60 USB/DECT headset.

IBM Collaboration Solutions - WW Partner Demo Community

One of our partners drew my attention to this Community out on the IBM Greenhouse: -

This community is used by the ICS team at IBM to provide information to our business partners WW. It's also meant to be a platform for partners to be able to share best practices, provide feedback, and share information with IBM, and among the partner community.

This community is your community. Please make the most of it, feel free to download the presentations/material you find relevant to your projects, use the IBM Connections social feature to provide recommendations, and leave feedback.

Feel also free to use the Forum capabilities in the community to get the conversation going between you and the IBM team, and more importantly among yourselves. We look forward working closely with all of you to push the use and adoption of our Messaging, Portal and Social collaboration offerings in the region.

It includes useful content such as: -

• ICS Integrated Demo Setup Guide
  
  
• ICS Integrated Demo Images - User IDs and URLs
  
  
• How to Download Demo Images
  
  
• Demo Visuals - what does this demo look like?
  
  
• ICS Integrated Demo related questions
  
  
• Share your Demo stories/scripts/experiences ?
  
  
• IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 and IBM Connections Demo ( Flash File )
  
  
• Portal and Sametime integration
  
  
• Portal and iNotes integration
  
  
• Portal and Connections integration
  
  
• Portal and Quickr integration

and it's definitely worth a look / bookmark: -

IBM Collaboration Solutions - WW Partner Demo Community

You will need a Greenhouse account to get full benefit from the Community, but the self-registration process is nice and simple, and is here.

More hidden secrets in OSX - battery strength indicator ...

Picking up on my previous blog post about the hidden signal strength indicator, as if by magic, whilst listening to the most recent @BritishTechMac podcast, I heard Gazmaz mention a similar tip for the battery health indicator on OSX 

As with the WiFi signal strength indicator, hold down the [Alt] key as you click on the Battery icon, and this is what you'll see 

Nice one, Gaz, thanks :-)

Mac OSX - Checking your WiFi signal strength

This came from a friend of mine, Mr Halman, and has solved a problem that's been bugging me for a very very long time.

Did you know that, on Apple  Mac OSX, holding down the [Alt] key whilst clicking on the  wireless link, then you can see the signal strength and other relevant characteristics of a WiFi network, as per the following example ...

Jonathan tells me that he found this from the book -  Mac Kung Fu - Over 300 Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for OS X Lion by Keir Thomas

After you've uncovered the basics in Lion, Mac Kung Fu is your next step. You'll learn how to master everyday tools such as the Dock, Spotlight, Mission Control, Launchpad, and Dashboard. You'll discover other amazingly useful tools and built-in add-ons that you never knew existed. You'll customize the OS X interface, refine your workflow, learn valuable security tricks, work better with photos, movies and documents, and test your Mac hardware. You'll wow friends with your insanely great Mac knowledge!

Mac Kung Fu details things even Mac Geniuses don't know. And why should they? Many of the tips in this book exploit settings or experimental features never officially made public.

Each tip in this unique book is deliberately short and readable, and you can dip in and out whenever you want. Most take less than a minute to complete, yet the results last for a lifetime of better computing.

Nice one, Keir

Nice one, Jon

:-)

Roll up, roll up, get your IBM Collaboration Solutions demos here ….

I was looking for a downloadable or on-line demo of IBM WebSphere Portal earlier, and ended up here at IBM developerWorks, where's there a whole slew of IBM product demos and trials, including: -

Live Demos

• LotusLive Labs
• Lotus Connections
• Lotus Sametime
• Lotus Quickr
• Lotus iNotes
• IBM Mashup Center
• Lotus Forms Turbo
• Lotus Notes Traveler
• WebSphere® Portal

On-Demand Demos

• What's New in IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8.5
  
  
• XPages Components in the Notes 8.5.1 Client: Video Demonstrations
  
  
• Creating a simple XPages application
  
  
• Using XHTML on an XPage
  
  
• Building a government mashup with IBM Mashup Center 2.0
  
  
• Adding the Google Gadget widget to the mashup builder
  
  
• Discover how LotusLive, the integrated social networking and online collaboration services, can help your business.
  
  
• Lotus Foundations Overview
  
  
• Introduction to Mashups
  
  
• IBM Mashup Center
  
  
• Lotus Web Content Management: Create Personalized Promotions

Some are old, all are good.

Worth checking out ….

Business Process Management For Dummies, IBM Limited Edition

Continuing to climb the learning curve, as IBM Business Process Management (BPM) has cropped up in a number of projects recently ….

In today's dynamic business environment, your organization needs to be ready to turn signals from the marketplace into strategic plays. BPM helps you quickly find and execute on missed opportunities trapped inside day-to-day operational processes. By unleashing the power of technology as a competitive advantage, your entire enterprise becomes far more agile, helping you meet your goals. BPM creates value through growth, improved performance, better productivity, higher staff effectiveness, and better customer service. Get your free copy of Business Process Management For Dummies, IBM Limited Edition today!

Click here for your copy …..

IBM Connections 3.0.1 Mobile Now Working

This popped up in my Twitter activity stream this morning

The Tweet takes us this thread: -

SOLVED: ipad/iphone app connectivity issue

on the IBM Connections Forum

which links across to Tom Truitt's blog post: -

IBM Connections 3.0.1 Mobile Now Working

To make the iPad/iPhone/Android mobile client work for Connections, there's more required than just checkmarking the Mobile app when installing IBM Connections Applications.

Want to know more ? Then check out the blog post here….

*** UPDATE 12 March 2012 ***

One of my colleagues noticed that the original Mobile Update fix for IBM Connections had disappeared from Fix Central.

I checked with a colleague in the L2 team in Dublin: -

Quick question for you - do you happen to know whether  3.0.1.0-LC-Multi-MOBILE-CRLO63049 has been pulled and/or replaced by 3.0.1.0-IC-Multi-Mobile-IFLO64399 as the former no longer seems to available on Fix Central any longer ?

He replied saying: -


LO63049 is MOBILE AUGUST 2011 UPDATE FOR LC3.0.1 and has been replaced by
LO64399 which is SEPTEMBER 2011 MOBILE REFRESH.

Mobile fixes are cumulative so include all previously published fixes.

*** UPDATE 12 March 2012 ***