Re: Another opinion on InfoCenter

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

In times past, people would refer others to using Search400 as a better 
way to search ibm's site than using IBM directly.  I've not found that to 
be the case.

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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Rob, I must be having a senior moment. I do not see anything on 
search400.com that points to the saearch engine on IBM's support site - at 
least not directly. That's why I'm confused. I see a text box labeled 
"Search this site and the web", and I see a "Powered by Google"

It's Thursday!

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> Yes. 
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> Rob Berendt 
> -- 
> Group Dekko Services, LLC 
> Dept 01.073 
> PO Box 2000 
> Dock 108 
> 6928N 400E 
> Kendallville, IN 46755 
> http://www.dekko.com 
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> I don't know anything about search400.com - the one I mentioned is the 
IBM 
> support site for iSeries. Are we on the same page? 
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> Vern 
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> > I've been pretty disgusted with the results from search400.com. Just 
> > searching the IBM site is much better. 
> > 
> > Rob Berendt 
> > -- 
> > Group Dekko Services, LLC 
> > Dept 01.073 
> > PO Box 2000 
> > Dock 108 
> > 6928N 400E 
> > Kendallville, IN 46755 
> > http://www.dekko.com 
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> > I understand & agree with Dan's frustration with the search engine. 
> > However, there is another search engine at IBM, and it is a whole lot 
> > better than the one in InfoCenter. The one you should also try is at 
the 
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> > iSeries Support site. http://www.iseries.ibm.com/support has a search 
> > entry 
> > in the upper-right corner. Put something there, or just click on the 
> > search 
> > button, and you will get IBM-specific stuff, including PTF cover 
> letters, 
> > APARs, knowledge base articles, redbooks, even InfoCenter stuff, and 
> other 
> > 
> > resources. It's almost as good as google. ;-) 
> > 
> > It is really worth a try. 
> > 
> > Vern 
> > 
> > At 02:11 PM 5/11/2005, you wrote: 
> > 
> > > >From ClubTech iSeries Management Tips newsletter today: 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >1. JUST MY OPINION ON THE IBM ONLINE INFORMATION CENTER 
> > > 
> > >Ahhh, The IBM Information Center, the oracle of all knowledge great 
and 
> 
> > >small for the IBM iSeries. The center of the universe for iSeries 
> techies 
> > >and managers. Wouldn't it be great if you could go to the Infocenter 
> and 
> > >actually find what you were looking for? 
> > > 
> > >I, for one, have had it! The IBM InfoCenter site, while containing 
the 
> > great 
> > >nuggets of truth, is the dunghill of Web design and functionality. 
> > > 
> > >The Java code is VERY Slow and VERY flakey. The search capability, if 

> it 
> > >works at all, is ok, but it's very limited. 
> > > 
> > >I have made the personal decision to Google my way to the iSeries 
> > >information I need. It's much faster and much better. Not only does 
it 
> > tell 
> > >me the things IBM wants me to know about a topic, but it also brings 
up 
> 
> > >other content such as iSeries Network articles. 
> > > 
> > >Dear Mr. IBM, I suspect that you actually have the resources and 
> > knowledge 
> > >to fix this thing. So please spend a little of that cash on hand and 
> fix 
> > the 
> > >iSeries InfoCenter! 
> > > 
> > >-- Dan Riehl, iSeries NEWS Technical Editor 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >I think it's fairly well universally accepted that InfoCenter isn't. 
> > > 
> > >The "dunghill of Web design and functionality" statement cracked me 
up. 
> I 
> > >know long-term total frustration when I read it. 
> > > 
> > >-- 
> > >Jeff Crosby 
> > >Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc. 
> > >P.O. Box 13369 
> > >Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369 
> > >260-422-7531 
> > > 
> > >The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of 
my 
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> > >company. Unless I say so. 
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