OpenOffice 3.4 Released

May 8, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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 from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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LibreOffice 3.5.3 Released

May 4, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, …).

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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GIMP v2.8 Released

May 3, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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

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

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 called Coursera.
http://www.coursera.org/

There’s also Udacity, formed by a Stanford professor and Khan Academy, which boasts 3,100 free educational videos across a variety of subjects.
http://www.udacity.com/us

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 12.04 Released

April 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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.

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Mozilla Firefox 12.0 Released

April 24, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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 anticipate likely additions to the standards

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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ version 7.5 Released

April 24, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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 Advanced Message Security function into the MQ Server
  • Licensing changes for the Extended Transactional Client
  • Licensing changes for WebSphere MQ Telemetry Client
  • Multiple transmission queues defined for use in a clustered queue manager

WebSphere MQ homepage
http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wmq/

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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 computer companies. Maybe they received some donations for Indian, Chinese, Russian, etc… off-shore computer companies. Or maybe, they just feel that high-tech education is really not important. A sad, sad, sad day.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Issue with MQ on Windows 2008 after applying fixes?

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

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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