Do you want to Create Different Subsystems for Web Services? There are a lot of positive reasons for us to create separate subsystems for each out our sets of applications. But if you read this blog entry then you already know that. So, assuming you want to do it — let’s stop blathering and dive

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IBM i Subsystems IBM i Subsystems are used to control jobs and functions. A subsystem description defines how, where, and how much work enters a subsystem, and which resources the subsystem uses to do the work. IBM i is shipped with a standard set of subsystems The following subsystems are necessary for supporting user work: Interactive

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I like the odd bit of computer game playing There is nothing better than a movie with a little apocalypse end of the world situation, some sci-fi and a few zombies thrown in. So, when I saw this game called “SCUM” which is basically exactly that – I decided to give it a go. The

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Let’s add my custom domain to my new Proton Email This will let my new Protonmail account send and receive emails as nick@nicklitten.com, as well as the default protonmail.com email address: The first thing we will need to do is is define the domain name we will be using (in my case its nicklitten.com) and

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Migrating from Gmail to Protonmail took just over an hour for 24k emails I’ve been using Gmail since the early 2000’s – Yikes!! Over twenty years of my digital life stored on Google’s servers? No wonder they bombard me with very specific targetted advertising 😉 I originally watched the import process and was bemoaning the

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Protonmail feels like Gmail! Both Protonmail and Gmail have similar features and can be used on any device. Protonmail also has many more privacy settings and comes with aquivalent for calendar, contacts, drive plus a wonderful VPN option! ProtonMail has to a clean, minimalist design with separate boxes delineating different areas in the screen ui. I like this a

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Goodbye Google, Hello Proton I’ve used Google Mail for years and years. I like it. But in now it’s time to move to something new. Something more secure. Something that doesnt read my emails and sell my information. Welcome to Protonmail Proton Mail is the world’s largest secure email service. It offers end-to-end encryption and lots of

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What is Node.js? Node.js is an open source project based on the Google Chrome JavaScript Engine. What does Node.js do? Node.js provides a platform for server-side JavaScript applications running without browsers. Who can use Node.js? Node.js can be run on the IBM i power system, a platform that provides enterprise-grade scalability and reliability for business

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Special Authorities – What are they on IBM i? If you come from the world of IBM I you will have heard of *ALLOBJ authority. This is the ultimate level of object access authority on an IBM I system. *ALLOBJ literally means you are authorized to read, change, or delete any/all objects on the system!

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IBM i Authority is a wonderful beast with many layers of complexity. Like a big red onion, peeling back these layers is simple to do, but sometimes causes some tears, or occasionally full-on sobbing and weeping. The system can be anywhere from ultra secure to the other (naughty) end of the spectrum commonly known as

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Have you got the “no authority to use system request functions” showstopper? If you are not authorized to see the System Request panel group (QGMNSYSR) you will see this error: How to Enable/Disable SysReq Menu Access The SYS/RQ function is controlled by the IBM Panel Group called QGMNSYSR. This lives in the QSYS library and this panel

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Want to find LARGE Objects on your IBM i System? First we need to collec the information about the fat objects on our machine — The Retrieve Disk Information (RTVDSKINF) command is used to collect disk space information. Then we can print this information and/or query it — Disk space information can then be printed

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