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Up the WAS-ZOO
The final piece of the IBM “it’s broke please fix it” list was getting Websphere Application Server Express Edition V7 installed and running. What triggered this “simple” activity was that there was some discussion of source management and version control … Continue reading
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A little Linux success
After ranting about how difficult it was to install Linux on the blade (vs IBM i), I was hoping I’d get some quick resolution. However, the scenario ended up like this: The VIOS folks tossed it over the wall to … Continue reading
The easiest partition on a JS12 blade (is NOT Linux)
A few months back I participated in the IBM i 7.1 beta program and I absolutely marveled at how ridiculously simple it was to install i5/OS on a new partition. Create the partition, activate it, use Operations Console to connect, … Continue reading
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Nothing to fear but … change itself…
There are few things that strike fear into the heart of a small business owner than changing Internet or telephone service providers. These days those two are usually linked so the double fear factor looms when such a change is … Continue reading
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A successful Common Experience
The 1960’s returned, for a few days at least, during the Common Conference and meeting and 50th anniversary celebration in Orlando. If you didn’t attend, you missed a great conference. I’d say this: If you didn’t attend for economic reasons … Continue reading
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The swirling vortex of commitments
How often have you committed to do something thinking: “I have *months* to get this done, no problem!” Only to find out the months are suddenly gone and you are at the commitment vortex, trying to traverse it with being … Continue reading
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Some March Musings
Shortly after I posted the Busybox post I received an email from the vendor whose device I was working with, offering assistance. Nice! I really haven’t leveraged it (yet) because the toughest nut I had to crack was the roundtrip … Continue reading
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Tagged absence management, IBM i, substitutes, time card, time clock
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A Busybox encounter
If you have worked with embedded systems you have probably bumped into Busybox. If you are a long time Linux geek, you probably know Busybox. My first encounter with Busybox started last weekend and has been almost non-stop since. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged absence management, ASAAP, Busybox, Sqlite3
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Pondering when to change from proprietary to Open Source
I engaged in a round of discussions on open source on the Midrange-L list regarding the use and merits of open source software in the enterprise. I wasn’t really surprised all that much by the content of the discussion, there … Continue reading
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Technology: The gift that keeps on…taking.
Amid many of the bits I am juggling at the moment, I was gifted with a new Blu-ray drive to add to the video server here at the Helgren household. My son, Jonas, who has done some work for Sony … Continue reading
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