Monthly Archives: July 2017

Nastel Technologies’ Sessions at MQTC v2.0.1.7

Richard Nikula of Nastel Technologies will be presenting the following sessions at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC): Richard Nikula’s Technical Session: Introduction to Kafka (and why you care) Richard Nikula’s Vendor Sessions: Using Machine Learning and Analytics to Understand How MQ Impacts Your Business Get Out From Under the Tangle of Middleware Applications For more […]

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FreeBSD v11.1 Released

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has just released FreeBSD v11.1. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/announce.html FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. FreeBSD’s code base has undergone over thirty years of continuous development, improvement, and optimization. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. FreeBSD provides advanced networking, impressive […]

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IBM Broke T.Rob’s Stash!

T.Rob Wyatt has posted a blog item on how IBM broke his stash file (so to speak). You can read about it here: https://t-rob.net/2017/07/28/dude-ibm-broke-my-stash/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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8 Weeks until MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7

MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC) is only 8 weeks away – September 25 to September 27, 2017 at Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky, Ohio. MQTC will offer 71 technical sessions and 15 vendor sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who are using IBM MQ on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, […]

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Server Jenga? No, Recycling Time

Capitalware’s server room is not very big and I got tried of tripping over and moving dead and/or obsolete servers around. So, today I decided to get rid of bunch of servers and an old Sun monitor that Capitalware no longer requires. I decided it would be funny to make a jenga stack of the […]

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Debian 9.1 Released

Debian Project has just released Debian 9.1. https://www.debian.org/News/2017/20170722 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.7 Released

IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.7 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005832 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQTC v2.0.1.7 Gold Sponsor: Avada Software

Capitalware would like to announce that Avada Software is a Gold Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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United Airlines – You Suck!

My wife (Cynthia Meek) wanted to visited Richard and Tyler in San Jose, California before Tyler’s internship at Facebook was over on Friday (Richard just started at Google). So, she booked her and the kids flight on United Airlines for Monday (July 17th). It was supposed to be a 1-stop flight – Toronto to Newark, […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.7 Platinum Sponsor: Nastel Technologies

Capitalware would like to announce that Nastel Technologies is a Platinum Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.7 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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