Using extension library component Remote Service

Recently I had some queries on using the extension library component of Remote Service a.k.a. <xe:jsonRpcService>. I posed this question on StackOverflow and Tim Tripcony gave a detailed answer along with some operations where this might be useful. I would strongly suggest going through Tim's answ...

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Mission Apollo

  This post starts a new chapter of my blog: Windows Phone 8. I was waiting for some time to see what was Microsoft "cooking" in the next version of Windows Phone and last week, with the leak of an internal version of the development tools, I finally got a sneak peak into Apollo (aka Windows Phone 8). There are a lot of new topics and scenarios enabled by the Windows 8 core and I already have in mind my next posts (hopefully they will follow...

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Creating optgroup tag in combo boxes in XPage

Tommy Valand in his blog post pointed to a StackOverflow question to add <optgroup> in combo box in JSF. Using hints from there I was able to devise a way to get <optgroup> in combo box for XPages. Below is the code snippet for the combo box. Continue reading...

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Getting stack trace of error in LotusScript

Java has a wonderful method called printStackTrace which prints out the entire stack trace in case of exception. Unfortunately LotusScript does not have any similar functionality. But we can use On Error statement to reproduce this functionality.Continue reading...

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Review: C Spire's wireless terminal delivers landline alternative

I've been making quite a few telephone calls lately using a traditional corded desk phone, which can also be called a landline phone. But it was not plugged into a wall jack.This was possible with the "Home Phone Connect" service from C Spire Wireless, that looks like a Router or modem with unlimited local and long-distance callingIf you're interested in getting rid of your landline and keeping your household number, this device is up to the task....

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Nokia Lumia 900 gets price cut on AT&T

​​​AT&T has slashed the price of the Nokia Lumia 900 to $49.99, with a two-year contract. That's half of the original price of $99.99, when the Lumia 900 was first available in April. The Lumia 900 has only been in the market for around three months and there is no official indication, or sales figures, if the Microsoft Windows Phone platform, which uses live tiles instead of application icons, is gaining traction with consumers. The Lumia...

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Customizing lock screen shortcuts on HTC One X

On my HTC One X I was trying to customize the icons which are present on the screen when it is locked.After a bit of searching and experimenting I realized that these icons come from the launch bar.So you have to customize the launch bar and the same four icons will be visible on the lock scre...

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