Category Archives: Technology
Cognos and SPSS
SPSS enables extracting the essence of the heaps of data available today, and as a result dramatically reducing the time to present actionable information to decision makers. Continue reading
Using the PayPal express checkout API in Perl
Perl API for PayPal There are a number of apps written in Perl that connect to classic CC transaction gateways. Meanwhile, PayPal has become so inexpensive, that a number of merchants can save significant amounts by switching to PayPal. The … Continue reading
Lotus Protector for Mail Security
Enterprise Class Email Protection If you need to go beyond classic SPAM and Virus filtering for your IBM Domino environment, we recommend you take a look at Lotus Protector for Mail Security. Starting at only $29.50 one time license fee … Continue reading
Migrating Data to DB2 9.7 LUW
Problem You reached the limit or your unhappy with the performance or features of your database server, and you want to move to DB2. The transition can be simple with respect to your code, as it may be just a … Continue reading
IBM Security Tools
IBM has a comprehensive approach to encourage security by design. A free Red Book is available for developers: The IBM Redbook for Security in Development The home page for IBM’s main security testing tool is IBM Rational AppScan Share and … Continue reading
Where are the logs on AIX 7?
If you are familiar with Linux and Solaris where the logs are typically in /var/log/messages and /var/adm/messages, looking for the logs on an AIX system might be frustrating at first. The usual file locations are empty or non existent. By … Continue reading
Get grep right
Problem When you look for a process in the ps output, the command line of grep often shows up: ps auwwx | grep sshd root 648 0.0 0.0 3732 1012 ? S Apr06 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd user 20807 0.0 0.0 4836 … Continue reading
SPSS Tutorials
Problem You heard that SPSS can dramatically improve the efficiency of your data warehouse, reporting and data analytics processes. But how to get started? Solution Here are some links that will get you pretty far: SPSS Official Site SPSS lectures … Continue reading
DB2 9.7.2 Log files on Windows 7
Problem Since Windows Vista (that includes Windows 7), the place where programs store some of their information has changed. This makes finding the DB2 log files (equivalent of db2diag.log) more difficult. Solution The log files have moved under the directory … Continue reading
How to clear the IBM Lotus Domino server's dns cache
Problem When the domino server caches an MX record, and that record changes, it may take time before the cache is refreshed. In some instances it is desirable to have the DNS cache refreshed on demand. Solution On the Domino … Continue reading