Archive for the Category: Education

Free ‘Intro to Linux’ Course Surpasses One Million Enrollments

September 28, 2020 Roger Lacroix

The Linux Foundation has announced its ‘Introduction to Linux’ training course on the edX platform has surpassed one million enrollments. So, if you are working from home, or even in the office, and want to learn a new skill for free then you should sign up and take the free ‘Introduction to Linux‘ training course. […]

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How to (Properly) Setup ASUS AiMesh

September 15, 2020 Roger Lacroix

One thing always leads to another! In my house (and home office), I had an ASUS RT-AC68U router (on main floor) and a Tenda W150M router (in basement). Once in a while, someone would complain that the ‘internet is not working’ or ‘internet sucks’! Sometimes it would be as simple as being on the wrong […]

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Redbooks on IBM MQ

July 24, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I have created a new section on Capitalware’s IBM MQ Documentation Library page called Redbooks on IBM MQ. I searched the internet and IBM’s Redbook site and found 20 redbooks on the subject of IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ, MQSeries). I have listed them in chronologically order. Note: Some of them may be old but […]

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Working from Home – Loneliness / Self-Isolation

March 23, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Chris Hadfield is a retired astronaut. You may remember him from his rendition of Space Oddity on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013. He spent 166 days in space. So, if you are feeling lonely, depressed or don’t know how you will handle working from home then watch the following: Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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IBM Think 2020

March 5, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I just received the following email from David La Rose of IBM saying that IBM Think 2020 has been cancelled and turn into a virtual event. Here is what email said: The health of IBM’s clients, employees and business partners is our primary concern. In light of global precautions for the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and building […]

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Learn How to Code in Python With Microsoft’s Free Classes

October 21, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Microsoft has created free instructional videos on Python. Microsoft has uploaded a 44-part series to YouTube dubbed Python for Beginners, which can teach anyone how to program in Python. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Released

June 25, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-from-35/ Everything is bigger, faster & better. Specifications: A 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (~3× performance) 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM Full-throughput Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band 802.11ac wireless networking Bluetooth 5.0 Two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports Dual […]

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Offline C Runtime Library Reference

March 14, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Google is a great search engine. When I search for “ftime linux”, the first search hit will be the man page for ftime which is exactly what I wanted. But sometimes I just want the whole manual in PDF format so that I can simply read about functions and scroll through it while I’m trying […]

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RIP: MQ Technical Conference

February 19, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. is a small software company specializing in IBM MQ. Capitalware used to be a vendor at IBM’s Transaction and Messaging Technical Conferences (T&M Conference). IBM merged several conferences including the T&M Conference into Impact 2007. I went as a vendor to Impact 2007 but found that most attendees were not involved in MQ. […]

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LearnMQ from IBM Developer

October 4, 2018 Roger Lacroix

During David Ware’s “What’s New in IBM MQ?” session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8, David announced LearnMQ (see slide 24). LearnMQ is a place where new users can get some FREE MQ training (and earn badges). The LearnMQ web site is broken down into 3 sections: MQ Essentials MQ Tutorials Run a Demo So, if […]

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