April 2004

• April Fools - iSeries Reality TV (cartoons) - We bet you didn’t realize there’s a connection between the iSeries and the "reality TV" fad. Come to think of it, there are multiple iSeries scenarios that could be played out in that genre.
• Clear Eye for a New Web Site - When revitalizing your Web Site, pay attention to these hard-won rules of thumb for Web-site design and development.
• What's New in WebSphere MQ V5.3? - This latest version of the product, formerly known as MQSeries, provides integrated JMS support, enhanced performance and scalability, improved security, and more. Read on to learn how these new and enhanced features can benefit you.
• Magic of Selling iSeries: Sell to the Gut - Having difficulty getting businesses to purchase your product because it’s based on the iSeries? You may think that people make decisions about technology products based upon a logical evaluation of the product. But, that isn’t how it works.
• Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Networks - Setting up a wireless network seems simple, but keeping it running can be a complex process, with a whole new set of gremlins to plague you. Learn the essentials of troubleshooting wireless networks æ and a few tricks of the trade æ to keep the unwired gremlins at bay.
• Calling iSeries Programs in a Wireless World - Making iSeries applications work over wireless networks is challenging, especially when you want to maintain desktop-like familiarity. IBM’s Toolbox for Java 2 Micro Edition does the heavy lifting to make your iSeries applications fly without wires.
• Buyer's Guide: Wireless Switches - If you have, or are considering, a wireless LAN, you need a switch to protect access points. A selection of offerings from major vendors and an overview of the related issues can help you find a switch that meets your needs.
• Timeouts with Sockets - "SCKTPROC Eases RPG Socket Programming," article ID 3042, June 1999, contained an ILE RPG service program that lets you directly call socket functions and perform socket-related tasks. This procedure adds timeout capability to that utility.
• Working with APIs, Part 2 - This walk through the CHKOBJSRCR program shows how to create a user space, fill it with a list of data, extract records from the user space, retrieve information about source members using other APIs, and more.
• A C++ and Java Conversion Tool for RPG - If you need to convert RPG source to Java or C++, doing it manually isn’t cost-effective. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.’s RPG Into Objects can resolve your dilemma.
• Troubleshooting iSeries Access for Web Problems - Some of the most common problems in getting iSeries Access for Web to work properly occur because users don’t read the product documentation thoroughly. A compilation of frequent complaints to IBM proves the point.
• Tech Corner -
• The Good, the Bad, the Ugly -
• April Fools - iSeries Reality TV - We bet you didn’t realize there’s a connection between the iSeries and the "reality TV" fad. Come to think of it, there are multiple iSeries scenarios that could be played out in that genre.
• Problem Saving Objects to V4 -
• FTP Error: 550 Invalid File Name -
• Calling Variable Procedures with Procedure Pointers -