The Problem with Legacy Software
Tue, 02/17/2009 - 18:19 — pRoseI have a client who runs an i5 (aka i*series, as400). Recently we upgraded the o/s to V5R4. While we had minimal problems with the actual upgrade of the o/s, the real problem started after the upgrade. One of the key applications, a form overlay program called Create!Print, now owned by Bottomline Technologies, failed to operate. In a production environment with no real way of going back, this situation represented a real problem. After a couple of calls to Bottomline, we confirmed that our version of Create!Print does not work with V5R4.
#1 Wine of the Year
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 23:00 — pRoseThis time of year is infamously known for the Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year Awards. All of the lemmings out there then rush out and buy the #1 wine causing the price to spike upwards for some undetermined time frame. Whether that price holds is dependent on any number of factors including availability, desirability, etc. Granted, once the Wine Spectator announces this so called #1 wine, it’s desirability factor goes up. This year, the award went to a Chilean wine. Now, hearing that makes me want to open and taste a Chilean wine.
