Hello all,

I'm getting over the pneumonia and feeling more normal.

For the Hook family it's Christmas time.  I can't manage anything that comes close to Rocky's universal greeting which I think has been honed over a number of years but whatever you happen to be doing over the next week I hope it's a happy time for you. 

     @If(bYouDoChristmas;
           @Prompt([OK];"Happy Christmas");
           @Prompt([OK];"Happy Holiday")
     )


Some good news: I now have a working BlackBerry! 

Of course one of the first things I did was to put the Party App on it   Initially I couldn't pull down the data from Domino.  My BlackBerry is a standalone and not currently tied to a BES server so I had a hunch that the device needed some additional configuration.  To confirm I connected RIM development tool (JDE) to my BlackBerry and started debugging.  This is the bit I love about the JDE: debugging a running application on a real device.  OK so it's shouldn't be necessary and strictly speaking it isn't necessary but it's great to have the option.  When the app tried to open a http connection the call returned a java.io exception "Couldn't open a tunnel".  This led me via Google to an entry on www.blackberryforums.com which talks about APN settings.  With a bit more digging I found the right settings for my carrier and tried again.  This time everything worked perfectly   So very early on in the new year I think I'll make it available to download with an extra little help page.

The second Lotusphere project which I've been keeping reasonably close to my chest is nearly ready to talk about.  I know I said I'd talk about it this week but that was before getting ill.  I've had to slow down but I haven't stopped so by the time we all get back from the holiday I should having something nice to talk about

I'm off to do fatherly duties (and last minute shopping!) so take care and see you on the other side.

Jason