Archive for the Category: Open Source

Hardkernel ODROID-X for $129

July 13, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Did I miss the miniaturization memo? After waiting for months, last month I was finally able to order a Raspberry Pi for $35.00 USD. Now Hardkernel (Korean company) is offering a premium board called ODROID-X for $129.00 USD. Yes, it is more money but you get a quad-core ARM CPU and 4 times the amount […]

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Eclipse 4.2 Released

June 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 72 projects including Eclipse v4.2 (‘Juno’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – Code Recommenders is a new project that makes Eclipse code completion a lot smarter. – Eclipse Virgo ships the new Nano kernel that provides the ability to build very small OSGi based applications. – Koneki project delivers a Lua IDE – […]

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New: MQ File Mover v4.1.1

June 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of MQ File Mover v4.1.1. It is a free open source project. MQ File Mover is a managed file transfer solution that facilitates the transfer of files using IBM’s WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user […]

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Five Principles of an Open Source Company

June 26, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Alexander Mitnikov writes about the five principles of an open source company: http://opensource.com/business/12/6/five-principles-open-source-company?70160000000UaIpAAK More of a 10,000 foot view of the principles of an open source company but still a good article. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Sequoia built by IBM is the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

June 25, 2012 Roger Lacroix

The world’s fastest supercomputer is the US Department of Energy’s Sequoia system, installed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/25/06/2012/53974/top-supercomputers-revealed.htm Sequoia is an IBM BlueGene/Q system with 1,572,864 cores. Sequoia uses IBM’s 18 core 64bit Power Architecture processor and runs Linux. The Top500 Supercomputer list has Linux running 457 out of 500 of the world’s […]

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Android App Steals Contactless Credit Card Data

June 21, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before this type of app was released: http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/305881,android-app-steals-contactless-credit-card-data.aspx All I can say is, you better buy and put your cards in a wallet/container that blocks NFC (near field communications) signals. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ordered a Raspberry Pi

June 21, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Woo-hoo. Last night, I finally received my invitation to order a Raspberry Pi. I ordered the Raspberry Pi model B along with a clear case for it. The only sad thing is that it said “Despatch expected within 9 week(s))”. I have to wait 9 weeks for it to be shipped!! Aaahhhhh. I feel like […]

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SQLite v3.7.13 Released

June 14, 2012 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.7.13. 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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ProGuard v4.8 Released

May 31, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Eric Lafortune has just released ProGuard v4.8. http://proguard.sourceforge.net/ ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier. It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It optimizes bytecode and removes unused instructions. It renames the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. Finally, it preverifies the processed code […]

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Fedora 17 Released

May 29, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors has just released Fedora v17. http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Release_Notes/index.html Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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