Carter Education Day 12/01/08

1. WebSphere Software
© 2008 IBM Corporation
10 Tools and Tips to
Dan Griffin
12/01/08
Your Work Day
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© 2008 IBM Corporation
2 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #1 – Google Alerts
 What is it?
– A service from Google that emails you whenever your keywords show up online.
For example, know when your product is mentioned in a blog.
 Where can I find it?
– Google.com/alerts
Tell Google where to look. For
example, only in blogs.
How often do you want to be
alerted?
Do you want them to be
emailed? You can also
receive in RSS.

3. WebSphere Software
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3 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #2: Bluepages and W3 Integrated into Firefox
 What is it?
– A plug-in for Firefox that
allows you to search w3
and Bluepages directly
from your browser
 Where do I get it?
– http://
www.phys.uu.nl/~run/ib
Add directly to
Firefox

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4 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #3: Cool Google Tricks
 Search by site
 Search by date, document type, and more!

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5 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #3: Cool Google Tricks (cont’d)
 Find your backlinks

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6 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #3: Cool Google Tricks (cont’d)
 Convert currencies, measures, timezones, distances, etc.

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7 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #4: How to Grab a Color and Use it in PPT
 How many times has this happened to you?
Is this it? Nope, not quite.
How about this?
Nope, that’s not it either.
I really need to
get that color!
 What is it?
– ColorPic – a color grabber
– Where can I find it?
http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
Got it!

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8 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #5: Create a PDF from Any Doc or Web Page
 Typical belief is that you have to have to purchase full
Adobe Acrobat to create PDFs
 But there is a FREE solution!
 What is it?
– PDFCreator: A program
that allows you to “print” to a
PDF document
 Where do I get it?
– http://
sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator
/

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9 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #6 Create an Autofill button in Lotus Notes
 How many times do you cut and paste your conference call dial-in information?
 Automate that with a button in Lotus Notes
Steps to Add to Lotus Notes:
 Right click on your toolbar  Toolbar preferences 
Customize
 Click “New” and select “Button”
 Fill in a Caption and in the “Formula” window use the
following commands:
 To add a blank line insert:
@Command([EditInsertText];@NewLine);
 To add a text line insert:
@Command([EditInsertText];“Your Text Here");
For example, you could cut and paste the following:
@Command([EditInsertText]:"Call-in: XXXXXXXX");
@Command([EditInsertText];@NewLine);
@Command([EditInsertText];"Passcode: YYYYYYYYY")

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10 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #7 Automate Repetitive tasks
test1@example.com, test2@example.com, test3@example.com, test4@example.com,
test5@example.com, test6@example.com, test7@example.com, test8@example.com,
test9@example.com, test10@example.com, test11@example.com, test12@example.com,
test13@example.com, test14@example.com, test15@example.com
test1@example.com
test2@example.com
test3@example.com
test4@example.com
test5@example.com
test6@example.com
test7@example.com
test8@example.com
test9@example.com
test10@example.co
m
test11@example.co
m
test12@example.co
m
test13@example.co
m
test14@example.co
m
test15@example.co
m
For example, turn this: Into this:
Or this:
<test1@example.com>;<test2@example.com>;<test3@example.com>;
<test4@example.com>;<test5@example.com>;<test6@example.com>;
<test7@example.com>;<test8@example.com>;<test9@example.com>;
<test10@example.com>;<test11@example.com>;<test12@example.co
m>;<test13@example.com>;<test14@example.com>;<test15@exampl
e.com>;

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11 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #7 Automate Repetitive tasks (cont’d)
Or this: Into this:
Yecsy Escalona/Venezuela/IBM@IBMVE
Linda Grigoleit/Rochester/IBM
Rebecca Mettler/Bakersfield/IBM
Diana Waterson/San Francisco/IBM
Liz Savoie/Austin/IBM
Tom Creamer/Fort Lauderdale/IBM
Richard Sufliarsky/Slovakia/IBM@IBMSK
Rose Tyksinski/Bethesda/IBM
Sylvia Moreno Lopez/Spain/IBM@IBMES
Sakthi Palani/Schaumburg/IBM
Kia Muktar/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA
Karen Favero/Houston/IBM
Anil A Kumar/San Jose/IBM
Tina Dworak/Chicago/IBM

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12 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #7 Automate Repetitive tasks (cont’d)
 Using Textpad, you can easily record Macros and “Play them through
the end of the file”
– For example, you keystroke may be “end, delete, comma -- end,
delete, comma – end, delete, comma…”
– Record it once and then have Textpad repeat it.
 What is it? Textpad 5 – A powerful text editor
 Where do I get it? Textpad.com

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Tip #8: Track Readers of RSS Feed (or downloaders of Podcast)
 RSS Feeds are notoriously hard to track because people don’t
actually come to your site
 Traditionally, there is no easy way to track downloads of
podcasts
Your Blog or
Podcast
 What is it? A way to track
RSS subscriptions and
Podcast listens
 Where do I get it?
Feedburner.com

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14 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #9 Find Those Lost Emails with Google Desktop
 Search your computer for documents, emails, files, etc.
Install directly from ISSI
Search from the standard interface
Or by pressing
Control-Control
to get a popup.

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15 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #10: Purchase Order Bot on Sametime
 Add orderinfo@us.ibm.com to your sametime list
 Type “Cart ######” and then keyword
– Keywords: status, requestor, initiator, buyer, submit date,
approver, requesting department, supplier, ponumber
 Type “PO ######” and then keyword
– Keywords: invoiced?, supplier, podate, cart

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16 Jan 30, 2015
Tip #11: How to Tell if you are CC’ed on a Note without Opening It