Archive for the Category: Linux

Java Code to Open a Web Page

November 7, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Some times the simplest things drive you nuts. 🙂 The Desktop class (java.awt.Desktop) was introduced in Java v1.6. There are occasions when you are running a Java application in JVM 1.6 or higher that the Desktop class is not available or fails to load. It is just weird and very frustrating. Its not just me. […]

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Java MQ Code to List Channel Status

November 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I thought I posted this code sample but I guess I forgot to do it. 😉 If you have done the runmqsc command for Channel Status for all channels of a queue manager as follows: And you wanted to do the same thing via a program, here is a fully functioning Java MQ example that […]

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Released

October 31, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Red Hat has just released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/7.6_release_notes/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM Z, and desktop versions for x86 and x86-64. All […]

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Fedora 29 Released

October 31, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project has just released Fedora 29. https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-29/ Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora is the upstream source of the commercial Red Hat […]

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IBM announced plans to buy Red Hat

October 29, 2018 Roger Lacroix

This is interesting. IBM announced it will buy Red Hat for $34 Billion. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/10/ibm-buys-red-hat-with-eye-on-cloud-dominance/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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So You Secured MQ But How Do You Know It Is Secure?

October 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

As the MQ Technical Conference V2.0.1.8 t-shirts said “MQAdmin: the superhero of middleware messaging!“. Since, you are a “superhero”, you have secured your MQ environment. You have implemented CHLAUTH and/or CONNAUTH features in IBM MQ. So, give yourself a pat on the back, a gold star or have another cold one on you because you […]

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Ubuntu 18.10 Released

October 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v18.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.10/ 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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Language Wars – Maybe Enough Already

October 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Maybe I’m just old and grumpy, but I’m tired of surfing the internet and seeing language wars. I just saw this line “100% Java free!” the other day, listed as a product feature and it makes me shake my head. Of all the product features that would sell a product, you want to include that […]

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LearnMQ from IBM Developer

October 4, 2018 Roger Lacroix

During David Ware’s “What’s New in IBM MQ?” session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8, David announced LearnMQ (see slide 24). LearnMQ is a place where new users can get some FREE MQ training (and earn badges). The LearnMQ web site is broken down into 3 sections: MQ Essentials MQ Tutorials Run a Demo So, if […]

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SQLite v3.25.0 Released

September 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.25.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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