Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the airline, retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

OpenOffice 3.4 Released

May 8, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Apache OpenOffice Project has just released OpenOffice v3.4. http://www.openoffice.org/news/aoo34.html OpenOffice.is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files […]

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LibreOffice 3.5.3 Released

May 4, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.5.3. http://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, […]

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GIMP v2.8 Released

May 3, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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The GIMP Team has just released GIMP v2.8. http://www.gimpusers.com/news/00420-gimp-2-8-finally-released GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v5.1 Released

May 2, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v5.1. http://www.openbsd.org/51.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MIT and Harvard announce edX

May 2, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to offer FREE online courses to students around the world. The initiative, known as edX, will be run by a non-profit organization controlled by the two schools. http://web.mit.edu/press/2012/mit-harvard-edx-announcement.html Also, Princeton, Stanford, Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania announced that they would offer free Web-based courses through a for-profit company […]

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Ubuntu 12.04 Released

April 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v12.04. http://www.ubuntu.com/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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Mozilla Firefox 12.0 Released

April 24, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v12.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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WebSphere MQ version 7.5 Released

April 24, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has released WebSphere MQ versoin 7.5: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS212-091 Highlights Tight integration of managed file transfer and advanced message security capabilities with the WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Common installation experience based on the MQ Installer Common tooling interface via the MQ Explorer Managed File Transfer-specific functional enhancements Security enhancements including the integration of the WebSphere MQ […]

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University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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A truly sad day for computer professionals and future computer professionals. The University of Florida eliminates Computer Science department and increases athletic budgets: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/04/22/university-of-florida-eliminates-computer-science-department-increases-athletic-budgets-hmm/ Are you kidding me!?! They are eliminating the entire Computer Science department and will be using the money for athletic departments. Well, I guess the University of Florida FULLY supports off-shore […]

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Issue with MQ on Windows 2008 after applying fixes?

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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If you recently applied Windows 2008 fixes KB667402 and KB2621440 and now your IBM MQSeries service will not start then read the following from IBM to fix your issue: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21591014 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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