Archive for the Category: macOS (Mac OS X)

TrueCrypt – Something very Strange is going on!!!

June 2, 2014 Roger Lacroix

I don’t know what is going on with TrueCrypt. If you are using TrueCrypt then you should remove it immediately from your computer (do NOT upgrade it either). Late last week, TrueCrypt’s web site posted a very strange message: WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues This page exists […]

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Java Program to Send an MQSC Command to a z/OS Queue Manager

May 9, 2014 Roger Lacroix

The other day I created a C program to send an MQSC command to a z/OS Manager and since I have done the same thing in Java, I thought I would publish a Java program to send an MQSC command to a z/OS queue manager. You can download it as a zip file from here […]

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It’s back: Excelsior JET Charity Bundle

April 30, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Excelsior have announced the Excelsior JET charity bundle, where you can get the standard edition of Excelsior JET for just $50 (without support), and they contribute all of the money to charity. www.ExcelsiorJET.com/charity That’s a discount of over $1,400 from the list price of Excelsior JET Standard Edition. What’s the catch? No support. That’s fine, […]

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GCC v4.9.0 Released

April 29, 2014 Roger Lacroix

GCC v4.9.0. was released http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.9/changes.html The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj,…). Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Mozilla Firefox 29.0 Released

April 29, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v29.0. 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 […]

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Watching a Directory and Sending Files with Universal File Mover (How To #11)

April 16, 2014 Roger Lacroix

In this blog posting, I will show you how to configure Universal File Mover to watch a directory for new files and send the new files immediately. In this example, Universal File Mover will connect to the queue manager in “client mode”. In the Universal File Mover’s Watch Action, the user can specify all files […]

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UFM and MQJE001: Completion Code ‘2’, Reason ‘2495’

April 4, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Universal File Mover (UFM) can work with both 32-bit and 64-bit JVMs. If you are using client mode for connecting to your queue manager then life will be fine with either of the JVMs. If you are on Windows, attempting to connect to the queue manager in bindings mode with a 64-bit JVM, you may […]

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Java 8 Released

March 18, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 8. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8train-relnotes-latest-2153846.html Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applicationsrequire. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Mozilla Firefox 28.0 Released

March 18, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v28.0. 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 […]

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Mozilla Firefox 27.0 Released

February 4, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v27.0. 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 […]

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