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More driving with IBM BOB

Posted on February 17, 2026 by admin

So, I am actually a bit impressed with BOB. Used it enough to run through all my BOBCOIN credits and then have since been stymied in subscribing since BOB’s directions on how to subscribe to BOB (a little recursive) weren’t … Continue reading →

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Taking IBM BOB for a drive

Posted on January 22, 2026 by admin

I am not much of an AI enthusiast. It’s not that I am opposed to AI, it’s just that AI isn’t “Intelligent”. It takes wisdom to use a tool like AI effectively and all the gloom and doom about how … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Wacky World of “Wagile”

Posted on August 27, 2018 by admin

Quick!  Are people “agile”?  In my opinion, I give that a resounding “NO!”.  Yet, I see companies, organizations and people using agile as a term in reference to their current operational state.  I have decided that “agile” is the new … Continue reading →

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Dear Google Cloud Team

Posted on August 25, 2018 by admin

Doncha just hate it when you have one of those FedEx tags on your door that says “Sorry we missed you. Your turn!”? So, I got one of those after returning from a vacation and the pickup point was the … Continue reading →

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The growing problem of digital fatigue

Posted on August 18, 2018 by admin

Last week I participated in the Global Leadership Summit , a digitally streamed event from Willow Creek Church in Illinois. I learned quite a bit. I was moved and inspired. But the impact would have been even greater on me … Continue reading →

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Where’s Waldo…um, Pete!

Posted on April 22, 2018 by admin

Nothing like a move from a monolithic, easy to maintain gem of a framework like Liferay to a distributed, micro-service based bespoke solution to suck the very life and free time out of your schedule. The whole of the IBM … Continue reading →

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Common spring conference 2017 – AWESOME!

Posted on May 12, 2017 by admin

I hope you are kicking yourself as you read the title. “Dang! I should have gone!”  Yep. Shoulda, woulda, coulda.. Just sayin’ you missed another great week with the IBM i family. I probably had the greatest session load I … Continue reading →

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Common sense

Posted on September 24, 2016 by admin

I finished the book I have been working on for the past 4 months and just about the time I pushed the big button to send it off, I got a call from my wife letting me know that the … Continue reading →

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Updating 5733OPS on IBM i

Posted on August 2, 2016 by admin

Sounds easy you say? There are already instructions elsewhere you say? More power to you! So here are my curated instructions: 1) Obtain the latest version of the 5733OPS licensed program through ESS. There are some good instructions on Club … Continue reading →

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Living the Open Source life on IBM i

Posted on June 10, 2016 by admin

I realize that I have taken Open Source on IBM i for granted.  Having run open source applications on IBM i for over 15 years, I just assume everybody knows that IBM i on Power is a great Open Source … Continue reading →

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