Monthly Archives: January 2011

LibreOffice 3.3 Released

January 25, 2011 Roger Lacroix

LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.3. 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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New: MQ File Mover v3.2.1.1

January 24, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce that starting with v3.2.1.1 MQ File Mover is now supported on IBM i (OS/400). MQ File Mover is a software package that is designed to move files using WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user combines a series […]

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Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 Released

January 18, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The Apache Tomcat Project has announced the release of version 7.0.6 of Apache Tomcat. This is the first stable release of the Tomcat 7 branch. For more information about Tomcat v7, go to http://tomcat.apache.org/index.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Exit Programming Tips

January 18, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Here are some things that MQ Exit developers need to be aware of: 1. Most people have never developed and will never develop an MQ Exit. Developing a MQ Exit is an ‘advanced topic’ – hence, you SHOULD have experience developing Windows DLLs or Unix shared Libraries and understand the concept of parallel processing (i.e. […]

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Java Programming Tips

January 14, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The following Java programming tips should help developers write Java programs that will have fewer bugs / problems and run faster: 1. Avoid “equals” conditional statements where the variable is checked against a constant. Always check the constant against the variable. If myStr (String) is ever null then the following conditional statement will throw an […]

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Lotus Symphony 3.0 FixPack 1 Now Available

January 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released the first FixPack for Lotus Symphony 3.0. It contains a number of small fixes. You can find more detail on what is included and how to install the Fixpack from the following link: http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/help.nsf/ReleaseNotes?OpenForm&version=3 fix pack 1 IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ is a richly-featured set of productivity tools that are intuitive and […]

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Why a Default Transmit Queue is a Bad Idea

January 11, 2011 Roger Lacroix

A default Transmit Queue (DEFXMITQ) is a bad idea since an endless loop can potentially be created between queue managers or a group of queue managers when a poor configuration is implemented. Queue Manager Names: • QMA is the name of a queue manager (shown above) • QMB is the name of a queue manager […]

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Are you having MQ Cluster problems or issues?

January 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The following are links to solutions in the IBM WebSphere MQ documentation for particular problems / issues. A cluster sender channel is in retry state http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc13100_.htm DISPLAY CLUSQMGR command shows CLUSQMGR names starting SYSTEM.TEMP http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc13120_.htm Applications get RC of 2035 (MQRC_NOT_AUTHORIZED) when trying to open a queue in the cluster http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc13430_.htm Applications get RC of […]

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IBM’s Watson computer to be on Jeopardy!

January 6, 2011 Roger Lacroix

In February 2011, IBM’s Watson computer will be on the TV game show Jeopardy!. Watson will take on 2 of the greatest Jeopardy champions ever: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. IBM press release: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/33233.wss From a nerd point of view, this is really interesting. I definitely will be watching those 3 Jeopardy! episodes (Feb. 14, […]

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Information on MQ Message Behavior

January 5, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The following is general information on WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries) message behavior during normal and abnormal message processing. The first thing to understand about MQ is that, it is not a database but a real-time messaging system. It was built on the following 2 principles: Once-only delivery of a message Assured delivery of a message […]

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