Archive for the Category: macOS (Mac OS X)

Java 7.0 Preview Release

July 8, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has issued the first release candidate of Java Standard Edition version 7. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/ea-jsp-142245.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Thunderbird 5.0 Released

July 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has just released Thunderbird v5.0 http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes: More responsive and faster to start up and use. Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine. New Add-ons Manager. Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup. New Troubleshooting Information page. Tabs can now be […]

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MQ Visual Edit and WMQ v7 local queue manager

July 6, 2011 Roger Lacroix

The current and previous releases of MQ Visual Edit are designed to work with any version of an WMQ remote queue manager (i.e. connecting in ‘client mode’). If the user has WMQ v6 server installed on their PC, MQ Visual Edit can connect in either ‘bindings mode’ or ‘client mode’ to the local queue manager. […]

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MQ File Mover v4 beta

June 30, 2011 Roger Lacroix

I am working on the next release of MQ File Mover and was working if anyone working like to beta test it? (This is a beta, so do not put it into your production environments.) Here are the new features/updates so far: – Added support for unlimited file size for Send, Receive and Watch Actions […]

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Eclipse 3.7 Released

June 23, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 62 projects including Eclipse v3.7 (‘Indigo’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – EGit 1.0 provides tight integration with the Git version control system. – WindowBuilder, a popular GUI builder for Eclipse developers, is now open source and part of Indigo – Drag to Install support with Eclipse Marketplace Client. – Better integration with […]

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LibreOffice 3.3.3 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.3.3. 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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Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v5.0. 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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MQFM: Submit your code changes

April 20, 2011 Roger Lacroix

I am in the process of updating the open source project MQ File Mover (MQFM). I would like everyone who has modified MQFM source code to submit their changes (now), for the upcoming release. It will be far easier to merge the changes before the next release than after the release. Please submit any and […]

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New: PyMQI v1.2 – Python interface to WebSphere MQ

April 19, 2011 Roger Lacroix

PyMQI allows users to connect Python applications to WebSphere MQ queue managers. It can be used to develop test harnesses for WebSphere MQ based systems, for rapid prototyping of WebSphere MQ applications, for development of administrative GUIs or for mainstream MQ application development. PyMQI has been used in production environments for several years on Linux, […]

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Oracle drops OpenOffice

April 19, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Oracle is dropping OpenOffice and returning it to a community-based open source project. Oracle will no longer offer a commercial version of Open Office. http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/oracle-gives-up-on-ooo-after-community-forks-the-project.ars Interesting. Oracle won the battle for OpenOffice but lost the war and now concedes defeat. It was a nice David and Goliath story. It is good to see David win […]

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