tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37620902011-06-08T02:52:49.268-04:00Updated information on the happy adventures of Ray, Jennifer and Kiara Anne Bilyk...with Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes information in there (just to keep it interesting). Our goal...getting to the Pridelands (of Florida). CHECK OUT THE REAL BLOG AT HTTP://WWW.THEPRIDELANDS.COMRay Bilyknoreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1161029221692215582006-10-16T16:00:00.000-04:002006-10-16T16:07:01.750-04:00

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Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1158698400846670732006-09-19T16:34:00.000-04:002006-09-19T16:40:00.950-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Welcome to the world, Summer!, originally uploaded by Ray "The Lion King" Bilyk.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138029665553835172006-01-23T10:21:00.000-05:002006-01-23T10:21:05.560-05:00

Maureen Leeland is here...Workplace Designer demo. This is a great product. Even though I have stronger admin skills, I can't wait to go back and work with this product...You can mix and match JavaScript and Lotus formula language. Nice!Ouch! Maureen's demo blew up.Next version of Workplace Designer on Eclipse.It will have AJAX in it.Battery is about dead... Sorry more later...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138029006637539082006-01-23T10:10:00.000-05:002006-01-23T10:10:06.643-05:00

Workplace Managed Client( WMC) 2.6 is shipping as of today!Workplace Collaboration Services = WCSWorkplace demo. Document Manager navigation thru Windows Explorer.Crap...I only have 17% battary left...WMC has Productivity Tools that allows you to work with MS Office files and the OpenOffice standards.Now it's a Workplace Blah Blah Blah demo...Now comes the 'Tools' section...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138027956445267962006-01-23T09:52:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:52:36.450-05:00

Just a reminder that last month, IBM/Lotus bought BowstreetBowstreet Portlet Factory demo...Alistair Renne is here to talk about Workplace

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138027611754193312006-01-23T09:46:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:46:51.753-05:00

Here comes Portal stuff...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138027550561001992006-01-23T09:45:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:45:50.560-05:00

With purchase of PureEdge, Lotus can do forms..Engineer guy...Demo of Workplace Forms...and Forms Designer... Yea, scan in a form, pick the fields, and you can make a wizard to fill it in...Integration of this with WS Portal... You can manipulate what you do with this. and you can digitally sign it and it locks it down...You can imbed the form in a Notes Applicaton!!!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138027170536328742006-01-23T09:39:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:39:30.536-05:00

8 of 10 top banks worldide use Sametime8 of 10 pharmaceutical companies use ST3 of 4 most profitable companies use ST

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138027077775493062006-01-23T09:37:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:37:57.783-05:00

Craig Hayman, VP of Development and Technical Support is here. Here come Sametime 7.5 annoucement.Rich texttime stampsspellcheckdancing gifsphoto business cardstypeahead searchingvoice chatVoIP (as good as Skype)Built on Eclipse!A bunch of companies announce integration with SametimeAvaya, Polycom, Nortel, Siemens, Tandberg Sametime Web Conferencing....any protocol to any protocol... enterprise

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138026375392459362006-01-23T09:26:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:26:15.393-05:00

Sametime connectivity now with AOL!Sametime connectivity now with Yahoo!Sametime conncetivity now with Google Talk!!!!!!!!!!!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138026222803290092006-01-23T09:23:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:23:42.803-05:00

...and VP guy is leaving...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138026160758323272006-01-23T09:22:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:22:40.763-05:00

Nokia Rim Intellisync Nokia.Roaming user support/Wanda: Notes stuff on a USB drive. "Real Roaming..." and yea, it's secure.Enterprise integrationLotus Notes and SAP integration.Notes integration with SAP demo. Nice tight integration.Blackberry Notes integration. Awareness with Blackberry. He's IMing a Blackberry. Nice demo.Engineer guy just updated a Notes app from a Blackberry.Now Google Desktop

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138025644562155432006-01-23T09:14:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:15:09.600-05:00

Kevin Lamb CFO of Plymouth Tube Co. is talking about his move from Exchange to Notes. Over half a dozen announcements about mobile devices and Notes/Domino.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138025505814309712006-01-23T09:11:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:11:45.816-05:00

He's showing the boxing glove ads...What's the big idea? Innovation.Notes 7 has over 100 features.Some engineer is doing a demo of Notes 7 clent on the Macintosh. It looks like Notes on a Mac. Support for Intel Apples later this year.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138025120615877682006-01-23T09:05:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:05:20.620-05:00

He keeps using the phrase 'Real time'. Now he's talking about his kids. Everything we see today will be based off of stuff that we already have and use. He's also talking about openness.Three questions...re the demos...What's the big idea?How can I use it?when can I get my hands on it?

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138024620716778512006-01-23T08:57:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:57:00.720-05:00

He's talking about how someone can make a film now. They aren't depending on big film houses to make, produce and release a movie.He thanks us for making it possible for him to do his job.Jason Alexander OUT!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138024443918976402006-01-23T08:54:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:54:03.923-05:00

He's talking about his role in 'Pretty Woman'. Now his role on 'Seinfeld'. When Seinfeld was first on the air, 'ALF' was the number one show. Now he's talking about the future. His mother made the funniest phone answering machine message. He's been traveling around the country doing Master Actor classes. He's now making parallels between the way IT works then vs now AND acting in Hollywood works

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138023867264665452006-01-23T08:44:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:44:27.290-05:00

He's talking about his past. He went from braces to losing hair. Football story. He was 5 foot 5 and weighed over 200 pounds. He was great then. He intercepted a football, but never touched one before. He played defense. He through the football at the opposing team.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138023465155549892006-01-23T08:37:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:37:45.156-05:00

Jason Alexander is here!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138023405860539152006-01-23T08:36:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:36:45.866-05:00

2005 numbersDouble digit growth. Customer satisfation is up. Over 125Million Notes licenses.2895 Workplace customers triple digit growth.6000 attendees this year.."I hear that there are competitors in our audience. Welcome. I'm glad you came here to listen...and learn!"

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138023277090257852006-01-23T08:34:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:34:37.096-05:00

A video montage talking about the future and the past. Sweet video. The future...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1138022331154556262006-01-23T08:18:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:18:51.193-05:00

I'm sitting with a few of my blogger friends getting ready for the Opening Session. I'm going to try to update the Pridelands as fast as I can with what is going on. Expect a lot of updates today. Short and quick will be the key to spreading the information.Oh, and I'm using w.bloggar to update the blog this morning.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1137887586933088312006-01-21T18:53:00.000-05:002006-01-21T18:53:06.980-05:00

I've made it to Lotusphere! The trip here included sitting behind a large man in the airplane. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, but he decided to lean his chair back while I was using my laptop to watch 'National Treasure' on DVD. Nothing broke, but I couldn't finish it. I'm on my way to Disney's Boardwalk to partake in Turtle's annual Gonzo Party at ESPNZone. Party on!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1137781018976620692006-01-20T13:03:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:31:20.743-05:00

There's a WINTER STORM WATCH in the Detroit area from 10PM Friday until 10AM Saturday. During that range of time, there's a certain 'lion' that's departing for Lotusphere...I don't know what's worse... worrying about the weather conditions or worrying about Osama bin Laden's latest threat...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1137708456335531552006-01-19T17:03:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:07:36.343-05:00

Both Greyhawk and Bruce Elgort mentioned to tag all of your blog entries (especially for technorati) and your pictures for Flickr to 'Lotusphere2006'.Spread the word!!!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1137431329943582952006-01-16T12:03:00.000-05:002006-01-16T12:08:49.953-05:00

Starbucks is offering everyone who stops in one of their stores on Thursday, January 19th, a FREE 12oz. cup of coffee!Check it out by clicking here.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1137221773403675062006-01-14T01:52:00.000-05:002006-01-14T01:56:13.413-05:00

Since many of you posted your EgoSurf.org results, I'd do it also. I'm no Greyhawk or Ed Brill, but I'm happy with me just the same."Isn't that what us unpopular kids say when we want to make ourselves feel good?"

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136820145117228652006-01-09T10:00:00.000-05:002006-06-28T19:03:44.200-04:00

In the January 2006 issue of DominoPower, they have an article called 'What's really new with Domino Domain Monitoring?'. (In fact, it's the first article listed from the issue's home page.) In it, the author says this, "...I'll subject the new R7 DDM features to as objective analysis as I can." Oh, by the way, the author works for GSX Groupware Solutions, which he also mentions is "...arguably a

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136524460696534162006-01-06T00:14:00.000-05:002006-01-06T00:16:18.966-05:00

Ed Brill mentioned on his site that Lotusphere 2006 on-line will be up next week. He's taken a sneak peek at some of the presentations also, and commented on a couple of things. Check him out!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136492284360297772006-01-05T14:19:00.000-05:002006-01-05T15:54:07.780-05:00

I've been using Blogger for a while now, and while it has some great features, it's no Blogsphere. I'm probably going to upgrade my machine that was hosting it soon (before Lotusphere), so I think that it's time to 'come home' to where I belong...Blogsphere!My only question now is if anyone knows how to take posts from Blogger and import them into Blogsphere???

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136462210036585592006-01-05T06:42:00.000-05:002006-01-05T06:56:50.046-05:00

I'm hoping to beat Ed Brill in commenting on this.In this article on Reuters.com, Bill Gates states that despite all of the media hype, Google is not Microsoft's biggest competitor, but IBM.The article further mentions how IBM, Toshiba, and Sony developed the Cell microprocessor that will go into the Playstation 3 game system. (Maybe should have waited, Greyhawk??? Nah! I wouldn't have either...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136093015156782592006-01-01T03:29:00.000-05:002006-01-03T21:17:55.906-05:00

Thirty-six years ago on this date at 3:29AM, I was born upon this beautiful planet and into the Great Circle of Life. It's suppose to be a time of reflection, but I'm trying to stay alive (read previous post). I guess I'll reflect more tomorrow...If anyone wants to wish me a Happy Birthday, please feel free to comment (for anonymous posts, please leave your name).For those of you that are going

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1136092257015502122006-01-01T00:02:00.000-05:002006-01-01T00:10:57.026-05:00

Happy New Year to everyone! In Detroit, idiots celebrate the new year by taking every weapon, bomb or stick of dynamite they can find and see if they can out 'bang' each other. This goes on for about 4 hours, and Detroit Police are too scared to do anything about it. All I know is that those of us that don't partake in this stupid activity are scared!I soooo got to get out of here...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1135507491821521232005-12-25T05:41:00.000-05:002005-12-25T05:44:51.866-05:00

Bruce Elgort has a poll going on at his site asking what color scheme would work for a shirt for OpenNTF.Org. Head over there and be a part of the process.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1135494134604099432005-12-25T01:55:00.000-05:002005-12-26T08:16:34.983-05:00

Linus said it best:"And there were in the same country sheperds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.For unto you is born this day

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1135360178009672532005-12-23T12:42:00.000-05:002005-12-23T12:49:38.016-05:00

My 1999 Honda CR-V has been making a rattling sound for about 2 months. Now, it's making a different sound, and the 'Check Engine' light came on, so I had to put it into the shop. My brother-in-law referred me to Downtown Mobil Service here in Detroit. Sam Zammit greeted me and took my keys. I have a good feeling about him and this place.I just wish I could have waited until after the holidays.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1135175163931249252005-12-21T09:22:00.000-05:002005-12-22T15:33:33.536-05:00

Thanks to Santa, I'm going to Lotusphere!!! I even found a picture of Santa to share...Thank you! I am forever in your debt!LONG LIVE OPENNTF.ORG!!!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1135001601650498572005-12-19T09:08:00.000-05:002005-12-19T09:16:47.956-05:00

I redirect any my from "TheLionKing @ thepridelands(dot)com" to my Gmail account. Over the last few days, I noticed that I haven't received a lot of mail at Gmail. I sent a test message from one of my other accounts and found that I never received it. Could this be because of Gmail's new anti-virus scanning?For ANYONE that sent me email over the last couple of days, PLEASE SEND IT AGAIN to

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1134659016421219862005-12-15T10:03:00.000-05:002005-12-15T13:10:03.076-05:00

My 3 year old daughter, Kiara, is becoming quite the Internet addict. She goes to just 2 or 3 sites, including PBSKids.org. Thanks to them, my daughter made me a story about the Berenstain Bears. I thought that it would be nice to share it with you. Remember that she's 3 years old...I picked the words myself daddy! Mom helped alittle.Love you DaddyOne sunny day, Mama Bear decided to go to the

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1134266843898547502005-12-10T20:52:00.000-05:002005-12-10T21:09:54.780-05:00

Usually we here in The Pridelands just make a regular donation to the Salvation Army, but because I'm a geek and thanks to their website, I'm trying something different...Please donate to my online Red Kettle for the Salvation Army. My goal is to raise $50 for them. They do great work here... PLEASE HELP BY CLICKING HERE!By the way, for my 'Lotus Friends' out there... The Salvation Army in the

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1133829125517976962005-12-05T19:21:00.000-05:002005-12-05T19:33:33.800-05:00

According to the December issue of Clippings, the online newsletter for Certified Lotus Professionals, the Lotusphere 2006 Discount for Lotus Professionals has been extended until January 5th. (You must be registered for the certification private site to access the article they mention and to get the discount.)Maybe one or two (two?) of my fellow professionals out there can answer this for me:Is

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1133472154532434602005-12-01T16:14:00.000-05:002005-12-01T16:22:34.543-05:00

I have about 24 hours to decide if I can afford to attend Lotusphere 2006. In the past 28 days, I've been hit with just about every known bill/tax/fee I could. I really, really wanted to attend this year, but unless I find me a fairy godmother and/or godfather, I'm going to be on the sidelines...AGAIN!I know that this is vitally important for my career, but after adding in the hotel & plane

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1131986602647109492005-11-14T11:43:00.000-05:002005-11-14T12:03:00.670-05:00

I see that although my abstract did not get selected, Lotus is still placing a session (a 'Birds of a Feather' actually) regarding Lotus Education. Here was my suggestion:Suggested Track:Track FOUR: Best PracticesorBusiness Development DaySession Title:Knowledge is Power (and Productivity): Education Options for Lotus SoftwareDescription:With the emerging technologies of Lotus Software, technical

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1131926589976167752005-11-13T18:54:00.000-05:002006-01-06T23:05:10.696-05:00

WWE Superstar Eddie Guerrero was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. He was born in 1967. He left behind a wife and 3 daughters, ages 14, 9 & 3.By now, readers of my blog know that I'm a wrestling fan, and have been my entire life. Stuff like this brings the reality to what is a mostly fictional world. They are athletes. They work hard. They train hard. They also work very

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1131640941060695342005-11-10T11:40:00.000-05:002005-11-10T11:42:21.070-05:00

From ClickOnDetroit.com (WDIV-TV Detroit) - Clerk Shot In Liquor Store RobberyMayor Kwame Kilpatrick, you just won the election for Mayor of Detroit... what do you want to do next???HOW ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CRIME???I wonder why I want to get my pride out of here...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1131045985601038552005-11-07T12:38:00.000-05:002005-11-07T20:43:55.860-05:00

As promised, I'm making a list of known Lotusphere 2006 speakers. If your name is not on this list but you ARE speaking, presenting, leading a BoF (Birds of a Feather) session, please email me at TheLionKing@thepridelands.com. Thanks to Ed Brill (who is presenting as well) for starting the list on his blog. Here we go:Ed Brill and Libby IngrassiaCarl TylerJessJohn David Head aka 'Starfish'Devin

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1131040756113108322005-11-03T12:49:00.000-05:002005-11-03T12:59:16.126-05:00

From Slashdot, Nestle has applied for a patent for a fermented coffee beverage. Coffee beer? Well, there is a lot of beer out there that's made with coffee beans. (I plan on making some soon.) What IS different is that it looks like it will be made from the coffee beans itself. "Where do I buy a six-pack?" I thought. Then I noticed something in the patent itself... NON-ALCOHOLIC!!! Oh well. I

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130954513475750322005-11-02T12:54:00.000-05:002005-11-02T13:01:53.486-05:00

I'm 0 for 2! I just received this in my e-mail:From: Lotusphere_2006_Content_Team@Lotus.com Sent by: Lotusphere_Devcon_Staffing@Lotus.comSubject: We Are Unable to Accept Your Lotusphere 2006 Session SubmissionTitle: Knowledge is Power (and Productivity): Education Options for Lotus SoftwareRay J BilykThank you for submitting an abstract for consideration for Lotusphere 2006. Unfortunately, we are

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130943795947870222005-11-02T10:03:00.000-05:002005-11-02T10:14:14.703-05:00

Ed Brill announced earlier in the week that the Lotusphere session selections are just about done. In fact, it looks like some people (Vowe, Carl Tyler, ...Did I miss anybody?) have already received their announcements.I remember in the past that if your session(s) were not selected, you received a 'thank you for submitting, but..." letter (sort of like a 'Dear John' letter, but more painful),

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130863556884292302005-10-31T15:10:00.000-05:002005-11-01T11:45:56.893-05:00

Trick or Treat!!!Kiara is sick, so she won't be able to go out for 'Trick or Treating' tonight. Hope that everyone else has a SAFE Halloween! Hope that everyone gets what they want in their goodie bags.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130500572234044292005-10-28T07:30:00.000-04:002005-10-28T14:17:38.756-04:00

Another podcast from the Pridelands.By the way, I know there wasn't an episode 004. I considered the Red Cross PSA as an episode.Shownotes:Joshua Kadison - The Bubble Man http://www.joshuakadison.com The Status on Bruce Hopkins http://dpconnection.blogspot.com Podsafe Music Network http://music.podshow.com PW Fenton & The Second Ward - 99 Pounds http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130500311535107862005-10-28T01:42:00.000-04:002005-10-28T14:16:14.400-04:00

My niece, Selena, is currently at Children's Hospital in Detroit. She started having problems breathing a couple of days ago.Selena...get better soon!I also found out yesterday that just about everyone else in my family is sick as well. Maggie, Kiara, Jimmy... just to name a few. My niece, Katie, is at school in Grand Rapids. I hope that she's away from all of this.Everyone... GET BETTER...please

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130336632441962352005-10-26T10:23:00.000-04:002005-10-26T10:23:52.456-04:00

At LotusGeek.com, Rocky Oliver will be making an announcement about something cool coming to Lotusphere 2006. Since he can't announce it yet, he decided to give 'clues' to what it is. I don't know if it's because it's Lotusphere or that I have a 3 year old that likes 'Blue's Clues' (ok, I like the show also), but I can't wait for the next clue.Since the last clue was Friday, (Are you okay, Rocky?

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130324054207901582005-10-26T06:54:00.000-04:002005-10-26T06:54:14.236-04:00

Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr. died October 16th of cancer. He was the voice of the Jolly Green Giant...you know, "Ho, ho ho...Green Giant!" He actually was an entertainer that had his had in other commercials as well. I don't know if you can say that we'll miss him, but that booming "Ho, ho ho" is something I'll never forget.More details from WDIV-TV (ClickOnDetroit.com).

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130262064968887262005-10-25T13:41:00.000-04:002006-01-05T17:35:21.560-05:00

This morning, I found out that the local station in Detroit (97.1FM) broadcasting Howard Stern is not replacing him with David Lee Roth or Mancow, but with some show out of Cleveland called 'Rover's Morning Glory'. (Does anybody know anything about him? Please let me know.) Infinity Broadcasting (which owns WKRK-FM 97.1) is also rebranding some of their stations as 'Free FM'. I find this almost

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1130183797538070712005-10-24T15:56:00.000-04:002005-10-24T15:59:19.803-04:00

Why does it not surprise me that on a website called "Domino Unplugged", Rob places a link out there for pocketmod.com.Thanks Rob! This is great stuff!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1129738995535006682005-10-19T12:19:00.000-04:002005-10-19T12:23:15.540-04:00

After about 2 days, it looks like things are finally done. My friend's home did not get destroyed, but there is clean water damage in one of the rooms. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. There were actually 2 other fires in the area about one day after this big one happened. Some are saying that they might be related.I tried to contact my friend, but I got voicemail. Maybe we'll

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1129554111698557342005-10-17T08:43:00.000-04:002005-10-17T12:18:12.150-04:00

I would normally not report on something like this, but if you go to clickondetroit.com (WDIV-TV), read the article and view the video, you'll hear about a guy named David Mardeuz. Dave (or 'Friend Dave' as my daughter calls him) is a good friend of mine. To see him having to go thru this is tearing me up inside.My family has survived a fire, so I know what he's going through. I will say this

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1129308550795474962005-10-14T12:27:00.000-04:002005-10-14T12:49:10.800-04:00

Tomorrow, October 15th, the price for a ticket to Lotusphere will go up to $1595 (until December 3rd, then it's up to $1795). Take advantage of the certified (or Friends and Family) rate of $1395 by clicking here. (Note: you will be asked to log in...it's your IBM certified username and password.)Hope to see you there...heck, hope to see ME there!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1129246999164533902005-10-13T19:43:00.000-04:002005-10-17T09:15:05.546-04:00

We celebrate another tapping of a cask conditioned beer at the Fort Street Brewery. Brewmaster Doug Beedy has done another excellent job, this time with a beer called Double Scotch. I've become a BIG FAN of Doug's work. He's a great guy to talk with, and he has a monthly 'Beer Fantasy Camp' (limited to 10 people) that even Jennifer likes a lot.This is without a doubt the best place to get a beer

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1129116412547283242005-10-12T07:17:00.000-04:002005-10-12T07:31:34.840-04:00

Nine years ago today, someone was silly enough to marry me. I'm so glad that she did. Today's podcast is dedicated to her, and to someone that helped me marry her, recording artist Joshua Kadison.You can get his music at http://www.joshuakadison.com.Jennifer, thanks for 9 wonderful years. You still make me laugh, smile, and think. We'll make it to the Pridelands some day... I promise!Shownotes:

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128859668042633302005-10-09T08:00:00.000-04:002005-10-09T08:07:48.050-04:00

I know that it's short notice (considering it starts in 1 hour), but if you happen to be in the Detroit area this morning (where it's currently 41 degrees), the Columbian Squires from Circle 801 are having a Car Wash for Katrina. Come get your car washed for FREE, except that we are asking for donations in any amount to help support the different hurricane victims.It will be held at Holy Cross

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128710940907431502005-10-07T14:25:00.000-04:002005-10-07T14:49:00.913-04:00

Rocky "Lotus Geek" Oliver, Richard Schwartz, Tom "Duffbert" Duff, and Carl Tyler and others all got away from using a free counter service that used to be called Nedstat, but is now called WebStats4U. It gives certain users a random popup not coming from me. (I hate popups!)Thanks to all of the guys above (especially Rich and Carl) for mentioning this. My new counter is all the way at the bottom

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128568248266620782005-10-05T23:03:00.000-04:002005-10-09T08:11:34.726-04:00

I made a public service announcement (PSA) for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. I'm going to submit it to the PodShow Podcast Network. Maybe some other podcaster will get some use out of it. Check it out here and here:

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128426448853817712005-10-04T07:15:00.000-04:002005-10-04T10:36:02.486-04:00

Click here to hear the podcast.ShownotesThanks to Adam Curry for his inspiration.- http://www.curry.com- http://www.dailysourcecode.comAC/DC - Thunderstruck [NOT podsafe, but screw it... It's my first song on a podcast]My first podcast worked!!! Thanks to Bruce Elgort for replying about first episode- http://www.bruceelgort.comPODSAFE MUSIC - Cruisebox - On A Podcast [Explicit]http://

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128119033892457672005-09-30T18:12:00.000-04:002005-09-30T18:23:53.896-04:00

Ever since my father passed away, I've had a hard time going to funeral homes. I try to 'suck it up' when it comes to certain people. This person, a Past Grand Knight from Ste. Anne Anacleto Rodriguez Knights of Columbus Council 8697, is one of those exceptions:HERNANDEZ, RAMON MSeptember 30, 2005 Died September 27, 2005. Beloved husband of Magdalena Janie. Loving father of Juan Jesus (Maria),

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1128118336361583602005-09-30T18:08:00.000-04:002005-09-30T18:12:16.366-04:00

I'm getting ready to do another podcast. (In fact, I've been working on it since Monday.) I'm going to make it more of a traditional podcast, with music, a microphone, and other things like that.Maybe I can get it done tonight. We'll see....Also, I might be accelerating our quest for moving to the Pridelands. At least things are aligning that way. Stay tuned.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127766545394821242005-09-26T16:24:00.000-04:002005-09-26T16:29:05.400-04:00

Well, it looks like my nephew, Jim Vote, got another job. He'll be working for the Archdiocese of Detroit on campus ministry and young adult programs. His title will have the word 'coordinator' in it. It sounds like a cool job, and one that he will be well suited to do.Good job, Bro! We'll break out the drinks when you get a chance...BTW, it's only about 95% a sure thing, so don't tell anyone

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127653344626339382005-09-25T08:50:00.000-04:002005-09-25T09:02:24.633-04:00

It annoys me when someone says they'll help you do something, then decides at the last moment to change their mind.This is the definition of commitment:com·mit·ment n. 1. The act or an instance of committing, especially:a. The act of referring a legislative bill to committee. b. Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility. c. A court order authorizing consignment to a

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127511613923505792005-09-23T17:40:00.000-04:002005-09-24T17:21:10.746-04:00

UPDATE: I think that I figured it out. Click here for a direct link to the podcast. Let me know if this works in your podcast retrieval system.I haven't figured out how to set this up for podcasting yet. Hope to do so soon.Let me know what you think...like it? hate it?

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127267598609675612005-09-20T21:41:00.000-04:002005-09-25T18:25:07.990-04:00

Thanks to the support of Declan Lynch, Richard Schwartz, jonvon and Stephan H. Wissel, I'm going to submit an abstract for Lotusphere 2006!!!I was worried that since I was away from the blog-o-sphere and then moved it, nobody was out there reading this. It's nice to know that not only are people reading, but it's people I consider friends... Thanks!If I make it there, you'll have a beverage of

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127148603318251752005-09-19T12:40:00.000-04:002005-09-19T12:50:03.316-04:00

Ed Brill mentioned this morning that Lotusphere abstract submissions have been extended a week.It's been a dream of mine to present at Lotusphere. In fact, I submitted a couple of abstracts last year, but they weren't selected. The topics were covered by others that were definitely more qualified.I have a second chance to submit. My questions...First, should I submit?Second, what should I submit?

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127146243124033742005-09-19T12:01:00.000-04:002005-09-19T12:10:43.126-04:00

Thanks to Ed Brill, I have a new side banner for Lotus Domino/Notes ND7:As of now, nobody has stepped forward to sponsor me at Lotusphere 2006 yet...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127137773196254562005-09-19T09:49:00.000-04:002005-09-19T09:49:33.203-04:00

Mike Wendland blogged about this experiences down in Gulf Coast. He and the team he travelled down with should truly be admired. One thing I got out of this was that they (the people needing relief) are not blaming the government for what happened or for the lack of support. It's amazing how much 'nonsense' is added to the media reports. I wish the media could just report the news, and not add

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1127007520935802292005-09-17T21:38:00.000-04:002005-09-17T21:38:41.703-04:00

My niece Maggie talking to Jennifer

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126754284766515072005-09-14T11:13:00.000-04:002005-09-19T13:03:08.966-04:00

UPDATE: Congratulations to David Hafey from Michigan Catholic Conference on winning the $50 Gift Certificate to Border's. It's nice to know that they use Domino.First off... I KNOW SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW!!! (I've always wanted to say that!) Ed Brill mentioned some cool stuff coming, but I promised him that I wouldn't blog about it, and I WON'T. All I can say is that I'm happy I'm still

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126640580097534772005-09-13T15:31:00.000-04:002005-09-13T15:43:00.103-04:00

I'm going to be at the COMBINED West Michigan Lotus User Group Meeting and 'Notes Domino 7 and Beyond' launch event in Grand Rapids, MI. Speaking at this event is none other than Ed Brill, Business Unit Executive, Worldwide Lotus Messaging Sales, IBM Software Group. In other words, he's 'our voice'...the voice of all of us who uses and advocates Lotus Domino/Notes. I can't wait! Hope to see you

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126534501917845792005-09-12T10:15:00.000-04:002005-09-12T10:15:01.966-04:00

Mike Wendland is a tech guru here in Detroit. He has a syndicated report he does for NBC, he writes articles for the Detroit Free Press, and he talks at area user group meetings. He also rode his bike back to fitness, and has a pretty cool 'spiritual' side. He's one man that I admire A LOT! Well, he and some other volunteers are heading down to the Gulf Coast to help with the relief effort. He's

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126185978248386892005-09-08T09:26:00.000-04:002005-09-08T09:35:44.560-04:00

Last night on the news, I heard that a lot of scammers are sending emails claiming to be from the Red Cross regarding donations for disaster relief. A spokesman from the Red Cross said that they do not send email solicitations.Please do NOT consider donating to anyone that emails you asking you to go to a site to make a donation. Just go to the Red Cross site yourself. Many of the scammers are

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126179144409268012005-09-08T07:32:00.000-04:002005-09-08T07:32:24.433-04:00

Hope that everyone had a good weekend. I spent this weekend with family, hugging them a little more than usual, and thanking God for the good fortunes that I have....There might be a chance that I will be in Grand Rapids, MI when Ed Brill is in town for a Lotus Notes/Domino 7 seminar. Too cool.... Maybe I found someone to interview when I start my podcasting career...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126121536566732052005-09-07T15:32:00.000-04:002005-09-07T15:34:17.866-04:00

Adam Curry and the gang at PodShow want you to help...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126090508205787302005-09-07T06:55:00.000-04:002005-09-07T06:55:08.243-04:00

I mentioned this a few days ago on this blog, but I guess there were no takers. It's up for sale again. I'd buy it, but there's no way I'm going to fit into a large anytime soon. Besides, I have it in XL... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7181406371&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 Happy shopping!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1126033928108535302005-09-06T15:12:00.000-04:002005-09-06T15:53:57.433-04:00

Hope that everyone had a good weekend. I spent this weekend with family, hugging them a little more than usual, and thanking God for the good fortunes that I have....There might be a chance that I will be in Grand Rapids, MI when Ed Brill is in town for a Lotus Notes/Domino 7 seminar. Too cool.... Maybe I found someone to interview when I start my podcasting career...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125598638994841752005-09-01T14:17:00.000-04:002005-09-01T16:13:53.663-04:00

I just got off of the phone with my wife. She seemed to be in a bad mood.She worked her buttocks off yesterday placing out for bulk collection (which Detroit collects once a month) A TON of junk that we had in our basement. It didn't help that I promised to help my brother-in-law and sister with their DSL/wireless setup when I promised to help Jennifer when I got home from work. What started out

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125582673957956362005-09-01T09:51:00.000-04:002005-09-01T09:51:13.980-04:00

For a limited time (September 6th), you can get a copy of one of the biggest names in Desktop Linux...LINSPIRE. Just follow the link below for more information: http://linspire.com/freespire

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125505241396664642005-08-31T12:13:00.000-04:002005-08-31T12:20:41.403-04:00

As of yesterday, I'm an IBM Certified Instructor in ND7-System Administration and ND7-Application Development. This is in addition to my other certifications.I like how IBM now sends your certificates as PDF files. It must save them a few dollars on postage.Now...who want's to learn Lotus Notes & Domino 7?

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125502838135374842005-08-31T11:40:00.000-04:002005-08-31T11:40:38.140-04:00

Following Ed Brill's "Call to Action", I'm asking anyone who is still reading this blog to help... Now, I have to admit, I can't contribute to the Red Cross right now (we're broke here in the Pridelands), but I'm doing the next best thing...contributing of myself. I made an appointment to donate blood (Saturday at 1PM EST). If you're like me and can't give your money (because you don't have any)

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125486289021003852005-08-31T07:02:00.000-04:002005-08-31T11:28:24.150-04:00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7179792106&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1Size Large. Oh, and by the way, not mine...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125416933151851162005-08-30T11:45:00.000-04:002005-08-30T11:48:53.156-04:00

I know I'm not the first (Ed Brill, et al.), but I am still pleased to announce that IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 7 has been released!!! According to Ed Brill, you can get it at IBM PartnerWorld Software and IBM PassportAdvantage download websites.Let the sweetness begin!!!

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125334982631899082005-08-29T12:49:00.000-04:002005-08-29T13:03:02.636-04:00

In case you were wondering...No, I did not get any sleep.... I turned off my alarm about one minute before it was scheduled to go off.I still have no idea about Lotusphere...except that my hair will soon be coming off in clumps (and I don't have that much to begin with.)Working today on classroom setups and get certified to teach N7D010 - The Power of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 7. in about 145 days..

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125298646118977312005-08-29T02:49:00.000-04:002005-08-29T02:58:14.576-04:00

I can't sleep...It's about 2:50AM, and I'm having trouble sleeping. Why? Possibly because I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how I can get down to Lotusphere. I can't think of anything to present, so an abstract is out. I haven't formally asked the company I work for if I can go yet, but based on how they are doing as a company, I think that I'm going to get shut out for the second

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1125088004865401142005-08-26T16:25:00.000-04:002005-08-26T16:55:44.110-04:00

Sorry everyone for being away...I know I've been off everyone's radar for a while. I promise to make it up as best as I can.As you can see, I'm not on Blogsphere right now...I'm using Blogger for the time being. I'm attempting to make some changes to my regular site, so this will have to do for now.If you are following me by RSS, you're not seeing this unless you changed your feed. Please do so

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1106829602517124942005-01-27T07:40:00.000-05:002005-01-27T07:40:02.516-05:00

This post is being written from my PDA. It's not great, but it works...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1106670979510394642005-01-25T11:36:00.000-05:002005-01-25T11:39:34.016-05:00

Tom Duff (aka Duffbert) did something during the Lotusphere 2005 JumpStart entitled "Java for the Domino Developer" that could be taken the wrong way...not that there's anything wrong with that.... During his presentation (with Joe Litton), Tom normally dumps water on himself. I guess this year, he used a squeeze type water bottle, and "...between squeezing, closing his eyes and his evident...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1106067174005255772005-01-18T11:52:00.000-05:002006-01-02T09:27:09.873-05:00

I'm currently testing this to see if this works with w.bloggar.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1105969298530520282005-01-17T08:41:00.000-05:002005-01-17T08:41:38.530-05:00

This still works...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1084370928200819012004-05-12T10:08:00.000-04:002004-05-12T10:08:48.200-04:00

I just wanted to see this work. I'm still at Bilyk's Pride.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1066834912117930622003-10-22T11:01:00.000-04:002003-10-22T11:01:52.273-04:00

PalmInfocenter.com - The Latest Palm OS News and Reviews

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-1064602251006759582003-09-26T14:50:00.000-04:002003-09-26T14:50:50.440-04:00

It has been soooo long since I have posted here. I will soon be setting up the Official Bilyk Family Blog on http://bilykspride.servehttp.com . There has been A LOT that has happened since the last post. The biggest one being Jennifer being found NOT GUILTY of negligent homicide. Now it is time to get our lives back in order.

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762090.post-821629472002-09-26T17:12:00.000-04:002002-09-26T17:12:33.893-04:00

Mom's out of the hospital today! She looks great. Kiara and I will be visiting her tonight. On another front, I've seemed to be depressed. I've got a lot of reasons why, but none that I want to put out there for the public. I hope "situations" in my life change soon, but I'm starting to come to the realization that "this is it"...this is all that there is of life. Sigh...

Ray Bilyknoreply@blogger.com0