Kenny Smith This is something I get asked about often regarding Rational HATS. Usually the person wants to run a macro on a screen under one circumstance, and display it with a transformation on another circumstance. For example, let’s say you want to combine two disparate screens of read only data. The first time you get to … Read more
IBM has announced that HATS 7.5 will become available on November 26 of this year. While there are no major new features, the largest benefit will be support for the new 7.5 code stream of the development platforms (RSA, RAD, RBD, RDi, RDz, etc), which runs on top of Eclipse 3.4. There is a word … Read more
IBM has released the next version of their software development platform. These are based on Eclipse 3.4 and include the new WebSphere Application Server 7.0 with full Java EE 5.0 support. This includes EJB 3.0 support, JPA support, and the newest web services extensions.http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS208-305#h2-chargex Starting pricing levels are as follows:Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software: … Read more
So, I have a long diatrabe about standardizing on Firefox and then another open source browser gets released. I’m currently writing this blog post on Google’s new browser Chrome. It is a different experience for sure, but some of the same familiar features that I like such as tabbed browsing, and formatted code when you ‘view … Read more
For those that missed it, IBM release 8.0.2 to Notes on Friday of last week. This release is highly focused on performance. IBM’s goals were to reduce the startup time of the Notes client and improve the overall performance of the Domino server. For some real world measurements, Darren Duke has posted some of his … Read more
I have recently had the great displeasure of using a time and expense application that works only in Internet Explorer 6. The company is Infinite Computer Solutions, and I don’t mind using their name because of the frustrations this application has given me and the time its taken from me. The application is so bad … Read more
I’m currently reading Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design. In it I’m finding lots of good design tips, and learning many new HTML elements I’ve never heard of. The guy is really an excellent writer. This book is right up there with my other favorite The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for … Read more
As mentioned on Slashdot this morning, a new vulnerability has been released which shreds all the security built into Vista. Yes, Windows Vista is considered to be much more secure than XP. I was actually starting to use and like Vista on a new hard drive I recently purchased. This newly discovered type of attack … Read more
Yes, Strongback Consulting is a full fledged company, but I started as basically a freelancer. In getting my business started I’ve learned a few things about the tools that are really necessary for the business. I’ve learned some hard lessons in the process. Some like to say that experience is the best teacher. That’s not … Read more
Saw this yesterday. IBM is getting smart about putting out information like this. Creating HATS Macros part I Creating HATS Macros part II ©2016 Strongback Consulting