Help Wanted: Planet Lotus is Hiring.
Well, sort of. I have a Lotus Community project that I’d like to get off the ground however, this one I can’t do alone. I’m looking for someone out there that, if they believe in the project; would be willing to put a little elbow grease into its launch and maintenance. This role is all about dedication, thinking outside the box and giving back to the community all in return for some name recognition. Development skills are not necessary.
If you’re interested please drop me a line at yancy@collaborancy.com I have no clue how I'm going to pick from the application pool so impress me. I only ask that you keep the project under wraps until its public launch.
Kangamangus Highway 2010
It's a shame i didn't capture this event in a blog sooner to it actually happening. It's now a month later i'll try my best to recap. Below are the notes from my 2nd trip on this road.
It all started with serious uncertainty between Graham, myself and Mark. We wanted to do the Kank but the ran looked really bad and we had only Saturday to make it happen. We monitored the weather maps for hours and had plans. They were in order, do that Kank no matter what, me drive down alone to Graham's to do a ride around his place, featuring a trip into NYC, or a trip around Mt. Wachusett. NYC was out, and last minute we decided we'd get wet regardless so the Kank, ran or shine it was.
7am at my place. We loaded up the very cool FJ Cruiser with my rack and headed North, but only after breaking my favorite coffee cup. In hindsight i could have taken this as a sign but didn't. We got a little rain on the way but but nothing to right home about.
We arrived at the perfect parking spot in Lincoln, NH and got ready and before we knew it we were on the bikes headed east at a blistering pace, Graham was flying, well for mile 1-4 he was. It went on to rain for the first 2 hours. We were soaked but not complaining, funny how that works. We stopped at the top for some adjustments and headed down, this was slightly scary since it was full on raining and it was a road, with 2 ton cars on it.
After miles of coasting we started the trip North up Bear Notch Road. In the two times i've done this road it's never seemed like a big challenge in comparison to the other climbs of the day, however staying on my bike was another story. We stopped for a bio brake and the sand on the side of the road was pretty deep, instead of correcting my front wheel at the expense of breaking something i chose to fall over, with Graham watching causing both of us to laugh. Nothing more then a sand wound that the rain eventually fixed.
The trip down Bear Notch was awesome and the trip east on 302 was fast. We were going to hit the store on our map for drinks but we were good. Going from me doing it solo to having three us made for very fast times.
We went around the bend to 16 South and stopped at Flat Bread Pizza and each had one, then stocked up on coffee and drink. From there we tried to get to a back road but after one failed attempt, im not pointing fingers Graham, we decided to take it all the way down to 112. I was pretty happy we made this choice. This gave us a measurable target, the top was about 22 miles away so we could monitor the effort. The trip west up the Kank is so much harder in my opinion, and not just because it starts at mile 70 of our effort. It's relentless.
Last year, this part was a near religions experience, one day I'll brush off the draft i wrote and publish to this site, this year things were better, it was cooler, no sun and plenty of water on hand. I accomplished my goal, once again, of not putting my foot down until reaching the sign at the top. Once again the accomplishment was very special, some things don't loose their luster. We all grouped at the look out. Graham was always ahead of my and I tired like mad to catch him but he had the better legs and went out of sigh maybe 6ish miles from the top. He was up first, then me and then we both cheered on Mark who opted not go to the sign but instead pull into the look out area. When telling him to go for the sign there were some choice words expressed in jest so we just left it at that, i didn't pry.
We spent a little longer at the top, taking pictures having others take our pictures, it was fun, but not as much fun as the show we missed but Graham was privy to, a handful of Harley guys downing a 100 proof bottle of So Co; all driving and well lubricated, unreal.
On the way down we pushed the speed a little. As it started to flatten out a little I hit "E", it was something I hadn't felt in some time. I went up this little hill and it felt like people were pulling me backwards. Mark and Graham put it into high gear and finished about a half mile in front of me.
It all went by so fast. In the parking lot i tried out Graham's 56cm PedalForce. It was strange to say the least, he has a very aggressive setup, handle bars down, seat jacked up... and it almost fit me but it did feel strange, too compact. and the cockpit was almost non existent on the count of the smaller size. I didn't feel i had full range of leg motion, all what you'd expect when dropping down a size. Other then that it weighted in the 15's, who wants a bike that light 
.
This brings us to dinner, once again, time flies by, it was already dinner time. There we are leaving after breakfast to go out for a ride and now that we're finished we're having dinner... and beers. That's always the best part. The burger joint we stopped at was amazing. Forget the name but if in ever in the area again, that good. We got home late, forget the exact time, maybe 10?
What next? Next time I might be traveling to Graham's neck of the weeds to do some Upstate NY riding. The sooner the better.
Axceler Acquires echoTechnology
This is huge! To know why, you have to check out the power and flexibility of the migration solutions echoTechnology offers. I look forward to launch of "Davinci Migrator" which will surly turn some heads. If you're planning on doing any migrations of SharePoint from 2003 to 2010 or 2007 to 2010, or even file shares to SharePoint check out echo!
Combination of ControlPoint and echo Positions Company As the Leading Provider of SharePoint Administration and Migration Solutions As Enterprises Get Ready to Upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint 2010
WOBURN, MA – June 1, 2010 – Axceler, the leader in administration software for Microsoft SharePoint, today announced its acquisition of echoTechnology, the technology leader in SharePoint migration. With the acquisition, Axceler’s software solutions now address two of the most critical areas of SharePoint management —administration and migration — required as customers move to the new SharePoint 2010 platform. SharePoint migration is a natural extension of Axceler’s product portfolio. Both software companies are privately held and terms were not disclosed.
Separately today the company also announced ControlPoint 4.0 and Davinci Migrator for SharePoint 2010, the latest new releases of Axceler’s SharePoint administration and migration products. Both will support SharePoint 2010. ControlPoint 4.0 will be available this month and Davinci Migrator will be available in early Q3.
"As collaboration and content management adoption is growing rapidly, enterprises often face several deployment challenges. Organizations going through infrastructure migrations typically have to deal simultaneously with factors such as product upgrades, business reorganizations, mergers and consolidations, and the dynamic nature of their collaborative needs," said Mark Gilbert, Research Vice President at Gartner. "Having the right administration and migration tools can really help enterprise customers plan and manage their sometimes complex transitions," he added.
"I've had the pleasure of working with Axceler on a deployment of ControlPoint with one of our clients, a leading European worldwide publishing company," said Jon Norton, Managing Consultant at PointBridge. "Our client has one of the largest SharePoint collaboration deployments and presented some unique challenges due to the scale of the environment. Throughout the deployment process, Axceler's support and development teams were outstanding and incredibly responsive to our needs. Axceler provides us with tools like ControlPoint that are critical for maintaining our SharePoint infrastructure, and echo brings a strong focus on migration product development which will mesh well with Axceler's strengths in support, people, training and development."
"Adding SharePoint migration to our product portfolio demonstrates our commitment to enhance and broaden our support for customers managing SharePoint and getting ready for SharePoint 2010," said Michael Alden, President and CEO, Axceler. "We found a natural fit with echoTechnology, who offer the most comprehensive, reliable, and efficient SharePoint migration products available. With this acquisition, we can better serve our customers’ growing need for management before, during and after their SharePoint migrations and upgrades."
"Axceler is the leader in SharePoint administration. They’ve built great momentum with the award-winning ControlPoint product," said Garry Smith, General Manager of echo products at Axceler, formerly CEO of echoTechnology. "Together we are uniquely positioned to help organizations transition to SharePoint 2010 with best of breed solutions for migration and administration. My team and I are very pleased to be joining Axceler at this timely juncture in the evolution of SharePoint."
echoTechnology will continue to operate from its Seattle area offices. No personnel reductions are planned and new hiring has already begun to grow the team.
ControlPoint, the leading SharePoint administration product for Microsoft SharePoint and winner of the most recent Best SharePoint Product award, includes comprehensive permissions management, in-depth activity and storage analysis and the ability to measure performance of SharePoint environments against governance policies. Axceler ControlPoint also gives administrators complete control over the configuration and deployment of their SharePoint environments.
Axceler’s echo products dramatically reduce the time and costs associated with moving to the latest versions of SharePoint while avoiding data loss and downtime. By giving administrators better control, echo ensures their migration will be reliable, secure and cost effective. Davinci Migrator for SharePoint 2010 will help administrators manage the taxonomy, content, configurations, security settings, and the entire change management process.
About Axceler
Specializing in software for Microsoft SharePoint, Axceler has delivered award winning administration products worldwide since 1994. For Microsoft SharePoint, Axceler offers ControlPoint - the best way to get control over a SharePoint environment. ControlPoint gives SharePoint professionals the ability to manage permissions, copy sites, analyze activity and much more. Axceler's ControlPoint was recently named the Best SharePoint Product of 2009 by the editors of Windows IT Pro. The company’s recently acquired echoTechnology product line delivers comprehensive, best of breed migration solutions for organizations upgrading to newer versions of SharePoint, including SharePoint 2010. For more information visit http://www.axceler.com
...and yes, I do work for Axceler.
Yancy Lent - Blog
Links
Categories
- Career
- Cycling
- Family
- Ideas
- Ironman
- Lotus
- Lotus Notes
- Lotusphere
- PanMass Challenge
- Planet Lotus
- Random
- Running
- SharePoint
- Social Media
- Triathlon
- Web Development
- WordPress
Archive
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- April 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008