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The pieces of Java 8 on IBM i

Posted on October 19, 2015 by admin

Ah, pieces of 8, wish it WERE gold. So this is a short story about installing Java 8 on IBM i. A quick Google search on “Install Java 8 on IBM i” takes you here: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ Which is exciting because … Continue reading →

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Loving the IBM i-life!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by admin

Been WAY too quiet on the blogging front which I hope to change in the next few weeks. I need to blow the dust off of my Ruby/Rails skills so expect to see a bit more on that front. My … Continue reading →

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Mobile web or mobile native?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by admin

This has been a long running discussion and I recently tripped across yet another blog post that picked up the debate.  This is from Quirksmode.org .  I’ll admit that in that “web vs. native” discussion I assume Peter-Paul is talking … Continue reading →

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Go west young man (or woman)! To Anaheim!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by admin

I am heading to Anaheim for the Common Spring Conference!  You know what that means: Updates to the Common Schedule Organizer, my mobile app for managing the Common Conference Schedule.  I had some small UI tweaks and added a hotel … Continue reading →

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The great open source mashup on IBM i

Posted on February 18, 2015 by admin

To the outside world and perhaps 80% of the established IBM i community running open source applications on the IBM i operating system is irrelevant.  This is a crime of monumental proportions in that folks are standing up *NIX and … Continue reading →

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Stumbling startup with node.js on IBM i

Posted on February 5, 2015 by admin

My 7.2 upgrade was done specifically to get going with an “officially” supported version of node.js.  Installing 5733OPS is a no brainer (either RSTLICPGM or just using the option to install a licensed program in the LICPGM menu will work).  … Continue reading →

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Moving to IBM i 7.2

Posted on January 29, 2015 by admin

Been meaning to do this for at least 6 months and finally bit the bullet and MOVED!  Naturally, the website has been down for days as I worked through several wrinkles.  On the IBM i OS side, I failed to … Continue reading →

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Handouts for the Common Spring Conference 2014

Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin

They will eventually make it to the Common website but here are the quick links to get them now: Developing defensible web applications on IBM i Open Source Tools and Applications for the IBM i Developing Mobile Applications for i … Continue reading →

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Common Spring Conference – Whats App?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by admin

Can’t believe that the spring conference has rolled around again.  Seems like we just finished fall and I haven’t blogged, Tweeted or been “Social” at all in the interim.  I have been BUSY and I plan to get back to … Continue reading →

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Common Schedule Organizer – Fall Edition 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 by admin

Yep, it is that time again!  Common Fall conference and I had to deal with a couple of API changes and I implemented a few of the suggestions from the Spring Conference so, as usual, I am late to the … Continue reading →

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