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Having trouble trying to decide what type of clients to roll out to your environment?
I’d like to try and help make your decision a bit easier…
As I am sure you already know, both clients are essentially the same. The embedded Sametime client (ESC) in Notes (a.k.a the Sametime Contacts plugin) is based off the same source code that the stand-alone client (SAC) uses but is just packaged differently.
There has been some confusion as to whether or not there is any disparity in the set of features provided by both clients, but the reality is that BOTH clients, ESC & SAC, offers MOSTLY the same set of features. As of today, there are some feature gaps with the ESC (for example, the ESC does not contain the Primary Buddies or the Office integration features), but in general, the main set of features is consistent between the two clients.
This article describes the key differences in available features between the two clients from ONLY an entitlement perspective:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/notesanddomino/sametimeentitlement.html
From a technical perspective, both clients provide the same set of features minus the ones mentioned above.
OK, so both clients provide pretty much the same set of features… so now what? In most cases, it should be a fairly easy decision:
If you have Notes clients deployed in the environment or plan to, my recommendation is to use the Notes embedded client. You can have the same set of features without having to load two separate applications. That’s the whole point of having the embedded Sametime client.
For all other environments, where Notes is not planned for deployment, then deploy the full stand-alone Sametime client.
Hope this helps 
Wow, it’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted last. Life, in general, has been super hectic so I just havent been able to find the time to post. (I’ll be trying to change that a bit here in the near future…)
Anyways, how many of ya’ll drive fairly regularly on the freeway between major cities ? Today, my wife and I drove down to Houston, about a 2.5 hour drive from where we live, and EVERY single time, there is some yahoo on the road who doesn’t know the RULES of the HIGHWAY.
What annoys me every time is that there is that one person who is driving in the left lane AT the posted speed limit. From Austin to Houston, the speed limit is mostly 70 miles/hr during the daytime. That’s a decent limit, yes, but it’s still WAY too slow to be driving in the left lane! Even if you are driving in the left lane, and someone approaches from behind going faster, it is common courtesy to move over to the right lane to let the faster driver pass. But the more and more I make this trip, I’m beginning to wonder how many people are actually familar with that RULE.
In fact, there are SIGNS to tell you if you forget: Left lane is for passing ONLY
Arghh.. I wish people we were forced to take a driving course every few years Everyone but me.. hehe
Have you ever wanted to customize the default folder options of the Windows’ Save dialog box? I have wasted so much time traversing through my directories trying to get to the few folders that I always save attachments in.
You are thinking to yourself… why don’t you just optimize your folder structure. Yes, I know. I have , but my directory structure is heavily nested, and it takes time to drill down each and everytime that I have to save a file.
Why can’t I just have the folders that I save to most often appear on the left-hand side of the Save dialog ?
Well I CAN!
Thanks to TechBold, this article explains how to do it:
http://techbold.com/2007/07/customize-file-open-or-save-dialogs.html
Customizing the folders to which I can save files to has saved me a ton of time! So just wanted to share this with y’all to reap the benefits.
Hmmm.. tasty!
We had our 1st annual crawfish boil this past weekend, and it was a blast!
As you may know, I was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, but now live in the Lone-Star state; so I’ve been longing for some good ole-fashioned crawdads. My wife and I were finally able to host a crawfish boil, and the experience was great! I wasn’t really sure what I was doing, but it wasn’t that difficult once I got started. Lessons Learned: throw in a ton of spices!
The 1st batch was a bit bland, so I kicked it up a notch (as Emeril would say). The 2nd & 3rd batch was much better. Anyway… if you are thinking about throwing a crawfish boil, DO IT! It’s a blast. Feel free to hit me up and ask any questions. I was able to get all the spices and material locally here in Austin so it wasn’t that difficult at all (the price per lb of crawfish was a bit pricey, but worth it).
To be honest, most of you may already know this, but I get enough questions on how to customize the Windows services panel, I’d thought I’d share what I know…
You ever get annoyed with how the Windows services panel always loads the Extended tab (less real estate) instead of the Standard tab (much more real estate)? Or would like you like the default size of the panel to be different than what it is… well you can customize the default look of the services panel very easily and very quickly…. here’s how:
1. Right-click on the services short-cut (however you get to it), and select Author.
2. Then customize the panel to how you would like the default look to be (i.e. click on the Standard tab, increase the window size, etc.)
3. Then, select File > Save from the file menu bar, and you’re all set.
Now, everytime you launch the Windows services panel, it’ll be exactly how you configured it !
Neat, eh ?
