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The easiest partition on a JS12 blade (is NOT Linux)

Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin

A few months back I participated in the IBM i 7.1 beta program and I absolutely marveled at how ridiculously simple it was to install i5/OS on a new partition.  Create the partition, activate it, use Operations Console to connect, … Continue reading →

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Nothing to fear but … change itself…

Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin

There are few things that strike fear into the heart of a small business owner than changing Internet or telephone service providers.  These days those two are usually linked so the double fear factor looms when such a change is … Continue reading →

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A successful Common Experience

Posted on May 12, 2010 by admin

The 1960’s returned, for a few days at least, during the Common Conference and meeting and 50th anniversary celebration in Orlando. If you didn’t attend, you missed a great conference. I’d say this: If you didn’t attend for economic reasons … Continue reading →

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The swirling vortex of commitments

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

How often have you committed to do something thinking: “I have *months* to get this done, no problem!”  Only to find out the months are suddenly gone and you are at the commitment vortex, trying to traverse it with being … Continue reading →

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Some March Musings

Posted on March 11, 2010 by admin

Shortly after I posted the Busybox post I received an email from the vendor whose device I was working with, offering assistance.  Nice!  I really haven’t leveraged it (yet) because the toughest nut I had to crack was the roundtrip … Continue reading →

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A Busybox encounter

Posted on February 15, 2010 by admin

If you have worked with embedded systems you have probably bumped into Busybox. If you are a long time Linux geek, you probably know Busybox.  My first encounter with Busybox started last weekend and has been almost non-stop since.  Here … Continue reading →

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Pondering when to change from proprietary to Open Source

Posted on January 25, 2010 by admin

I engaged in a round of discussions on open source on the Midrange-L list regarding the use and merits of open source software in the enterprise.  I wasn’t really surprised all that much by the content of the discussion, there … Continue reading →

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Technology: The gift that keeps on…taking.

Posted on December 30, 2009 by admin

Amid many of the bits I am juggling at the moment, I was gifted with a new Blu-ray drive to add to the video server here at the Helgren household. My son, Jonas, who has done some work for Sony … Continue reading →

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Tis the season

Posted on December 21, 2009 by admin

To be busy.  No matter how much I try,  I never achieve the goal of having very little “business” programming to do this time of year so that I can play.  I always look forward to the break in the … Continue reading →

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Losing our Common relationships

Posted on November 10, 2009 by admin

For those of you NOT involved in the i community, this is probably irrelevant news.  But to us folks who spend most of their time in the i trenches, this is big.  The “this” is the blog post from Jon … Continue reading →

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