July 24, 2008 4:29 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Programming,
WikisToday RPG is on my mind (perhaps because it was the focus of our Search400.com News newsletter today). And truly, RPG seems to be one of the most contentious issues with the i. For example, Pinnacle...
July 24, 2008 8:23 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i hardwareThat elusive term: the midrange. What does it mean? We in the IT journalism industry often refer to it without really defining it. I myself usually only use the actual term "midrange" when referring to the IBM i server platform, although there are presumable so-called "midrange" customers running...
July 24, 2008 7:14 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
HumorThough it's only tangentially related to the IBM i, this joke about IBM and Microsoft software engineers would probably have a lot of iHeads nodding and laughing. Let's just say it involves three IBM...
July 23, 2008 11:59 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Blogroll,
COMMONMark Hall, a columnist over at Computerworld, had a recent column about the System i, or the IBM i, or whatever you want to call it. It was called "Bye bye i." As Hall puts it, "(n)ow the company offers you a single, pathetic...
July 10, 2008 8:02 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Blogroll,
Programming,
System i hardware
- Context is Key: This nugget from midrange.com (it's been a while, David!) talks about always remembering the "why." If a program needs to be fixed, take a step back and ask why, and what it will accomplish.
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July 10, 2008 7:29 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Logical partitions,
System i hardwareAs if often the case, digging into the comments of blogs online can often be more interesting than the posts themselves. Take this example from Maxed Out, the System i Network blog by Chris Maxcer.
The blog itself isn't bad --
July 10, 2008 7:11 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Blogroll,
Disaster recovery,
Operating systems,
System i hardware
Lukas Beeler has a thorough post about his experience with
