Archive for the Category: General

Customer Support – Something Canada Post Workers Don’t Understand

September 14, 2014 Roger Lacroix

This blog is about MQ, Java, C, and other programming things but I need to complain/vent/bitch about vengeful, petty, Canada Post unionized letter carrier(s). When Capitalware moved to London, Ontario, Canada 3 years ago, I thought it was a good idea to get a mailbox for mail delivery, since Capitalware might move again (to a […]

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OpenBSD Needs Help with Funding

January 20, 2014 Roger Lacroix

OpenBSD will shut down if it cannot raise funds. http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=138972987203440&w=2 If you use OpenBSD or want to help out, please go to OpenBSD’s donations page and donate some money. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 23, 2013 Roger Lacroix

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, etc… and a Happy New Year. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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A Must Read for IT Managers!!

December 16, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Mike Hadlow has posted an excellent blog item that every IT Manager should (must) read: http://mikehadlow.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/are-your-programmers-working-hard-or.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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The Perfect Cup of Coffee

December 12, 2013 Roger Lacroix

At first I thought this article ‘Over-Engineering the Perfect Mug of Coffee‘ at Slashdot was a joke but it is real. Since coffee fuels my programming, I’m seriously thinking of getting one through the KickStarter project or maybe I’ll ask Santa for it. 🙂 The company that will be creating the mugs is called Joevo. […]

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Do You Backup Your Data?

December 9, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Over the weekend, I read Alan Zeichick’s article Protect your developer data and it made me smile as I’ve been through the exact same thing many times over the years. Of course, it made me think, are people/companies backing up their data or just flying by the seat of their pants. Do people think that […]

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Winamp is Shutting Down on December 20th, 2013

November 20, 2013 Roger Lacroix

I’ve been using Winamp since the 90’s and this is really sad news. Here is a banner from www.winamp.com: Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. Regards, Roger Lacroix […]

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T.Rob Wyatt and IoPT Consulting

April 22, 2013 Roger Lacroix

T.Rob Wyatt of IBM and Bank of America fame has decided to become an independent consultant. His new company is called IoPT Consulting and he will be doing consulting work in the following areas: WebSphere MQ WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition (FTE) WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security (AMS) WebSphere MQ Telemetry (MQTT) WebSphere Message Broker […]

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The Best 404 Error Pages Of All Time

March 21, 2013 Roger Lacroix

Now this web page at Business Insider is seriously funny: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-404-error-pages-of-all-time-2013-3 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Pictures from a Developer’s Life

March 5, 2013 Roger Lacroix

If a picture speaks a 1000 words, then this web page is worth a thousand laughs: http://martinvalasek.com/blog/pictures-from-a-developers-life Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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