IBM i User Profile – Special Authorities
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...
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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....
View ArticleMigrating from GMAIL to PROTONMAIL
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...
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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,...
View ArticleHow long does Protonmail take to import emails?
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...
View ArticleAdd Custom Domain to Protonmail
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...
View ArticlePlaying SCUM Survival Zombie Game
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...
View ArticleIBM i Web Services in their own Subsystem
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...
View ArticleHow to Create Different Subsystems for Web Services
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...
View ArticleFind large Objects on my IBM i System – PRTDSKINF Print Disk Information
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...
View ArticleHow to Create Different Subsystems for Web Services
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...
View ArticleCheck OS Version in IBM i, iSeries and AS400
There are a multitude of ways to check the IBM i OS version on your IBM i System (No it is NOT an AS400 or iSERIES machine – Don’t argue. Don’t!) You can do it from Control Language Programs You can do...
View ArticleIBM POWER SYSTEM evolved from the old AS400
From AS400 to IBM POWER SYSTEM The IBM AS/400 was one of the most robust operating systems of the late 20th century. Fast forward to 2023 and the grandson of the AS/400 is the IBM Power System. This...
View ArticleIs Kieran Canham (KCBespoke on ETSY) a Scam?
How to spot a Scammer on Etsy? I like to pride myself on being cautious with online purchases. Scammers come in all shapes and sizes and I often sigh with exasperation when I realise that one of my...
View ArticleEasy way to find all my IBM i Job Description (*JOBD) information
What is an IBM i Job Description? A job description (JOBD) defines runtime information about the Job that is submitted using it. This information includes things like: Job queue to be used by the Job,...
View ArticleFind IBM i Deleted Records and Reorg Them
Lots of IBM i Deleted Records? Want to find the 100 Files with the most deleted records in them? Ready to purge those Beauties? For years us AS/400, iSeries and IBM i Techies have been using the...
View ArticleMigrating from GMAIL to PROTONMAIL
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...
View ArticleProtonmail First Thoughts
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,...
View ArticleSQL for AS400 Dummies
A simple guide to SQL for AS400 Dummies You can spot my brethren fairly easily, the rare old-school AS400 developer can be found lumbering around your IT department. The trade mark style of these rare...
View ArticleLODRUN ‘Library QTEMP not found’
Have you ever seen a ‘Library QTEMP not found’ error? Weird Huh? After some head scratching we figured it out – this IBM i Power System is using an Independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (aka iASP). The...
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