Hurricane Sandy Relief Widget - South Central NY

Forbes provided a link to a widget that you can embed on your website that donates directly to the South Central NY district of the American Red Cross.  If you'd like to put it on your website, feel free.  The direct link to the widget code is here.

Please donate, if you have the means, to the charity of your choice.

In the Wheelhouse: How Many Updates Did IBM Squeeze into IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5?

Really, it's that full. Overflowing even. Within the last two weeks, IBM announced new PureSystems offerings, new POWER7+ iron, and IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5. I'll touch on the hardware but focus on what everyone can take advantage of: IBM i 7.1 TR5.

IBM Announces IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5

On October 3, 2012, IBM announced IBM i Technology Refresh 5, which will be available for download on October 19. Some of the features you can get right now and others not until December. The IBM i 7.1 TR5 announcement is chock full of features, so we'll break down some of the highlights in parts. 

Read the rest of the article here.

Enabling Quickr 8.5.1 Functionality for IE9

This is a nice little tip I came across.  It does state that Quickr 8.5.1 support for Internet Explorer 9 will be coming in the next fix pack which would be FP32.  That kind of makes this tip a moot point.  For what it's worth, and if you need to get this IE9 functionality right away, here's how you do it:

Monitor Energy Use with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Monitor

Could you be managing your data center energy usage more effectively? IBM Active Energy Manager can help you find out and then do something about it.

Here's a link to my most recent article on MC Press Online where I have a look at the product:  Monitor Energy Use with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Monitor.