February 23, 2009 8:57 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
Bad Economy,
OfftopicIf we think happy thoughts will the economy get better?
I am not one to "think happy thoughts" or be positive for the sake of being positive. I do think there is something to it, but it's a hard pill for me to swallow sometimes. I have to firmly disagree with all the economist and politicians...
February 20, 2009 9:20 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
8.5,
DAOS,
Domino 8.5,
IBM,
Lotus,
Lotus DominoIf you are paying attention then IBM has recently delivered Lotus 8.5, and let me be the last to tell you. It's good. It's really good. It's on pace for being the best thing since R5 (R5 was a huge leap forward at the time.)
There is a new Domino Attachment Object Service that looks at email...
February 19, 2009 7:43 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
COMMON Cares,
COMMON in RENO,
COMMON.org,
IBM,
IBM i,
NV,
Reno,
Users GroupsYou will not catch me at the blood drive. I have a fear of needles and blood and while I am typing this I am breaking out in a cold sweat. I know it's ok to see blood and needles are just medicines great technological advances, but I must have been a CIVIL WAR solider reincarnate who had one of...
February 19, 2009 7:37 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
AiX,
COMMON,
COMMON Anuual Meeting,
COMMON in RENO,
COMMON.org,
IBM,
IBM i,
NV,
POWER Systems,
Reno,
Users GroupsAre you going to be in RENO? I am!
COMMON is having it's convenetion in RENO and you need to be there. If you are an IBM i or an AIX person looking for POWER solutions, please come to the COMMON Annual Meeting in RENO, NV this year. We would love to have you.
LINK ::
February 19, 2009 7:33 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
David on IBM,
POWER,
Power PlatformRight now IT in the world needs the IBM POWER Platform, yet no one is getting the message. Right now we are being told there is an economic downturn and that companies are cutting back. The timing is perfect for IBM to load up the guns and go big game hunting. Now is the time to crush Microsoft....
February 19, 2009 7:28 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
BSD,
Offtopic,
UNIXFor those of you who are wondering...why is David talking about BSD? I am a closet BSD Fan. I am just in love with it. While the rest of the world is out lov'in on Linux and Ubuntu ( I do love them too..) and I one who would rather see BSD make it into Enterpise IT and more widley accepted.
The...
February 12, 2009 5:01 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
AiX,
David on AiX,
IBM News,
MacOSX,
Security,
UNIX"Me Sad!" as my rough and tumble nephew in Colorado would say.
Well I am kind of sad and kind of happy in that AiX, which is an IBM product, is the most secure. I would have thought OpenBSD would have been the top pick.
LINK :: OSNews -
February 12, 2009 2:17 AM
Posted by: David Vasta
OfftopicLINK :: UCLA - FDR's policies prolonged Depression by 7 years, UCLA economists calculate
While this has nothing to do with the IBM i or POWER Systems, it has everything to...
February 9, 2009 8:40 PM
Posted by: David Vasta
AppleI know, I know.....It's not IBM i news, but Apple once used a POWER chip and I am a hug fan of MacOSX. Pystar won round one of the countersuit in court the other...
