IBM Rational Developer (RDi) is good but bloody expensive! If you are reading this blog then chances are you are (a) an RPG Programmer and (b) using SEU to edit your code and (c) you are frustrated that SEU wont syntax check new RPG anymore! It’s time to leap into an RPG EDITOR or be pushed… RDi …

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Jerry is a friendly chap, accomplished mechanic with great prices and swift work! It’s not often I endorse a local business but JR Mobile Mechanic in Charleston is awesome! Jerry is a thoroughly decent chap, punctual, professional, did the job with minimal fuss and cleaned everything up afterwards. Great job Jerry — you have a …

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Over at DRUMS THE WORD a new kid is on the block; the new kid is the old kid, but with a new coat on The King is dead – long live the King! Rob Litten and I have been working together over the last six months, between him in Hampshire (England) and me in …

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Bloody VPN is giving me a headache! Microsoft released an update to Win8.1 this week — which has screwed my Cisco VPN connection. Again. I thought it was only my Win10 laptop that was hating Cisco VPN but I think there is a developer on the Windows team that hates Cisco… lets call him “Henry”. …

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Katy Perry… PHWOAR! 😉 This antipodean beauty is working on her performance for the American Superbowl half-time show on February 1st 2015. How does she get inspiration? Well, it looks like she browses around Youtube looking for interesting dance videos, because she has tweeted that she watched one of *my* youtube videos :0 oooh a …

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Since the first service pack (9860 or quickie update) to Windows10 Technical Preview my skype has stopped working. Researching this online, I found that some Win8.1 users also suffer from the same annoying problem. Hashtag bugger and darnation. All I see in Skype is this annoying message: Luckily, Microsoft is aware of the problem and …

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Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in a militant Islamist attack. Four of the magazine’s well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30710883 Clearly, only the worst people alive could commit such terrible acts. If these …

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Don’t know who Jibbers Crabst is? Watch this video and convert to Crustacenaity. He is our Lord and Savior and Lobster. Find salvation, convert to Crustaceanity and find the One Lobster Truth through our Lord and Saviorâ„¢, Jibbers Crabst. The oatmeal is one of my most favorite online distractions. Matt Inman, the author of the aforementioned comic brilliance, …

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So, my trusty old work horse (Herman the Honda) starter motor has been failing for a few months now, I’ve known it was on the way out but have been hoping that it would make it past christmas. Sadly, on Sunday (bloody Sunday!) it finally gave up and expired. I quickly procured a new starter …

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I love my Family. The Litten clan is made from an eccentric bunch of family members spread far and wide across this wonderful world of ours. Diversity seems to define us with differing political views, religious beliefs and life goals. Variety is the spice of life. But we all share one common gene… the gene …

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SEO Here’s a friendly, detailed(ish) list of some factors affecting Google, Bing, Yahoo! and the other search engines. It’s a loose guide to kickstart SEO exposure and what are the nice things to do and also, which things are a bit naughty. Obviously this is the tip of the iceberg, but it’s a useful brain stimulator …

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UPDATE OCTOBER 2014: A few months ago, Google announced they were discontinuing Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync. These applications were designed to synchronize Gmail accounts with Outlook, various devices and other software via Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol. That time has come and I found that this free google sync stopped working properly. GOOD …

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