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Re: Tracing IUCV
My apologies if I am just being ignorant. This did not show anything either. However if I use this to trace my own userid and use a RXsocket client that I wrote then I get trace info in the console. When I run the application I am trying to trace it does show up in a NETSTAT CONN command. Is there any other 'communication' method that can be used when communication with TCPIP? I mean anything that would not show up as IUCV? Thanks. Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] ibm.com To Sent by: The IBM IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU z/VM Operating cc System [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject ARK.EDU Re: Tracing IUCV 09/21/2006 06:02 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System [EMAIL PROTECTED] ARK.EDU On Thursday, 09/21/2006 at 12:17 AST, Peter Rothman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies - I will try and debug the situation with the info. BTW - I tried NETSTAT TRACEONLY userid ENDTRACEONLY NETSTAT OBEY MORETRACE IUCV SOCKET but still did not get any info displayed in the TCPIP console. Is this a problem? Try NETSTAT OBEY SCREEN. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Tracing IUCV
On Friday, 09/22/2006 at 08:34 AST, Peter Rothman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My apologies if I am just being ignorant. This did not show anything either. However if I use this to trace my own userid and use a RXsocket client that I wrote then I get trace info in the console. When I run the application I am trying to trace it does show up in a NETSTAT CONN command. Is there any other 'communication' method that can be used when communication with TCPIP? I mean anything that would not show up as IUCV? Yes, VMCF can be used. It is used by Pascal programs, but is rarely seen in the wild. NETSTAT OBEY MORETRACE TCPREQUEST UDPREQUEST Are you sure the program you're using is talking to the same stack you're issuing NETSTAT requests to? Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
Title: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid... This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different userid? -- .~. Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\ RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different.
Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
Did you train the GCS segment to know about RSCSXXX ? David Nix, Robert P. wrote: This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different userid? -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 22/09/2006
Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
On: Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 09:47:37AM -0500,Nix, Robert P. Wrote: } This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got } it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. } } On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common } CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: } } GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing } GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- } } The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a } getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. } } Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same } number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links } from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config } filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS } CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. } } Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different } userid? The abend is (probably) because GRIZRSCS is not listed in the GCS auth list. You can: 1) Update the list and regen GCS. 2) In the GCS profile, authorize GRIZRSCS. 3) Make the 191 r/o on both systems and use RSCS on both systems. If you do, then the PROFILE GCS would have to determine which system its running on and start RSCS with the proper config file. The A disk will contain both config files. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself my dogs only.VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red Shasta (RIP),Red, Zero Casey, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
Missing Interrupt on virtual LAN devices
Hello list, Some time ago I noticed the performance toolkit reporting missing interru pt (s) on devices owned by a zLinux guest. It turned out this is on the virtual NIC. Also TCPIP appears to have MI on the virtual LAN devices. How would this be possible? I wouldn't expect to find a missing interrupt on the guest LAN devices. What could we do to remove these errors? We run z/VM 4.4 RSU 501. We have several zLinux guests running on a guest LAN. The guest LAN will be defined as: DEFINE LAN NEPWERK TYPE QDIO OWNDERID SYSTEM. All guests have a special in the directory: SPECIAL 0F00 QDIO 3 SYSTEM NEPWERK. Thanks in advance, Berry.
Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
The first obvious question is did you include GRIZRSCS in the GCS group on your second system? Rick Barlow Systems Engineering Consultant Nationwide Services Co., Enterprise Business Intelligence Services Mainframe, z/VM and zSeries Linux Support One Nationwide Plaza 3-20-13 Columbus OH 43215-2220 U.S.A Voice: (614) 249-5213Fax: (614) 677-0821 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 09/22/2006 10:47:37 AM: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different userid? -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different.
Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup
Does anyone know how to remove a specific user's data from the VM:Backup catalogs? Commands are preferred over brute force, but I have not found such a command - that or I didn't recognize it when I saw it. Regards, Richard Schuh
Re: Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup
Last I knew... no can do unless the user's data was in a specific backup job (in which case you can expire that job prematurely). We had a similar legal requirement in which we were required to remove data. The best we could do was to develop and write a new VM:Backup exit which prevented restore of specific userid and minidisk (fortunately did not have to deal with SFS spaces) backed up on specific dates. I *think* that I opened a DAR with CA for a supported capability to do this, or remove such backups from an existing catalog and tapes (a much bigger job). I can share the new exit if you want it. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Schuh, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/22/2006 10:54 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup Does anyone know how to remove a specific user's data from the VM:Backup catalogs? Commands are preferred over brute force, but I have not found such a command - that or I didn't recognize it when I saw it. Regards, Richard Schuh The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
Thank you; It's been a long time since I used GCS for anything :-) -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Kreuter Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 9:56 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid... Did you train the GCS segment to know about RSCSXXX ? David
Re: Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup
Thanks, Mike. At about the time you replied, Fran Hartmann (I apologize if I misspelled your name) called confirming your answer. I don't think I will need your exit, but I will keep the offer on the table just in case. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 9:07 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup Last I knew... no can do unless the user's data was in a specific backup job (in which case you can expire that job prematurely). We had a similar legal requirement in which we were required to remove data. The best we could do was to develop and write a new VM:Backup exit which prevented restore of specific userid and minidisk (fortunately did not have to deal with SFS spaces) backed up on specific dates. I *think* that I opened a DAR with CA for a supported capability to do this, or remove such backups from an existing catalog and tapes (a much bigger job). I can share the new exit if you want it. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Schuh, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/22/2006 10:54 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Uncatalog Files in VM:Backup Does anyone know how to remove a specific user's data from the VM:Backup catalogs? Commands are preferred over brute force, but I have not found such a command - that or I didn't recognize it when I saw it. Regards, Richard Schuh The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid...
Robert - Here's a quick and dirty way to get your RSCSXXX running without an IPL of GCS: I did this from my VM USER OPERATOR (I don't know what priviliges are required): cp set secuser gcs * HCPCFX6768I SECUSER of GCS initiated. Ready; T=0.01/0.01 13:54:23 cp send gcs CONFIG AUTHUSER ADD RSCSXXX GCS : 'RSCSXXX' can now IPL as an authorized virtual machine. Ready; T=0.01/0.01 13:54:48 GCS : Ready; o make this permanent add to your PROFILE GCS on the GCS machine: 'CONFIG AUTHUSER ADD RSCSXXX' /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 43 years [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153 Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:47:37 -0500 Nix, Robert P. said: This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different userid? -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different.
One step further... RSCS NJE via FCTC
Once the second rscs starts, It's link immediately deactivates. The message I see is: DMTNCR916E Invalid NJE signon connection record received -- Link POLAR is being deactivated. On the other node's RSCS I see: DMTNET951I Sign-off record received -- Link GRIZZLY being deactivated. After which it cycles and restarts. I tried adding matching RLPASS, RNPASS, TLPASS, and TNPASS parms on the PARM records for the two links. Same results. -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Barlow Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:00 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: A rose by any other name... Renaming the RSCS userid... The first obvious question is did you include GRIZRSCS in the GCS group on your second system? Rick Barlow Systems Engineering Consultant Nationwide Services Co., Enterprise Business Intelligence Services Mainframe, z/VM and zSeries Linux Support One Nationwide Plaza 3-20-13 Columbus OH 43215-2220 U.S.A Voice: (614) 249-5213Fax: (614) 677-0821 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 09/22/2006 10:47:37 AM: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU This is the first time we've brought up RSCS on our systems, and I got it running on one and waiting for the NJE connection from the other box. On the other box, I need to have it run with a different userid (common CP Directory), and it starts to come up there, but abends with: GCTABD232E Abend 0C2- occurred during abend ESTAE processing GCTABD226E Application 'RSCS' failed - System abend B78- The B78 CMS description talks about using an invalid subpool for a getmain. I couldn't find a GCS messages manual on the CDs. Both RSCS and GRIZRSCS have the same amount of memory. Both had the same number of links and auths defined; I dropped a bunch of sample links from the GRIZRSCS config. I also thought that, possibly, the config filename needed to match the virtual machine name, so I copied RSCS CONFIG to GRIZRSCS CONFIG, with the same results. Would anyone know what I need to do to get RSCS to run under a different userid? -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OC-1-13 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different.
One step further... RSCS NJE via FCTC
Once the second rscs starts, It's link immediately deactivates. The message I see is: DMTNCR916E Invalid NJE signon connection record received -- Link POLAR is being deactivated. On the other node's RSCS I see: DMTNET951I Sign-off record received -- Link GRIZZLY being deactivated.=20 After which it cycles and restarts. I tried adding matching RLPASS, RNPASS, TLPASS, and TNPASS parms on the PARM records for the two links. Same results. Does the link name match the RSCS node name on the other side? Or have you used the node link parameter to indicate the name of the node on the other side? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFDSS
It appears from this thread that the question and most of the responses referred to backing up Linux volumes, but I discovered something last spring or so when we were polishing up our D/R backups. We use DFDSS on z/OS to do full volume D/R dumps for both our MVS as well as our VM dumps. My initial thought was that we could use S/A ADRDSSU to restore a single volume VM system and then get a bunch of restores running at the same time. You can't do that, at least easily. S/A ADRDSSU does not restore, at least correctly, the allocation bit map (rec 4 or 5??) on a CP owned volume that maps out space. I guess you could use S/A ADRDSSU for the restore and then S/A ICKDSF to allocate, but if your record keeping is out of sync with what's on your tape, you're out of luck. This is documented in the ADRDSSU manual, at least as far as not being able to correctly restore the allocation record for a VM volume. This is only the case for the S/A version of the program. We ended up documenting the S/A restore of a starter MVS system and then we'll use it to restore everything else. Wish we had FDR. Jim Marcy Cortes wrote: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C6DCED.566D9DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Anybody backing up VM volumes using this on z/OS? =20 Marcy Cortes Enterprise Hosting Services - z/VM and z/Linux (415) 243-6343 -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (607) 255-1760 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Changing system name - does it affect anything?
I am flash-copying our test zvm 5.2 environment to create a new test environment, which eventually will become production. After I do the flash-copy, I want to adjust the system parameters including the System_Identifier_Default. I did notice that I had to specify the system id when installing/configuring DVHMOVE, in the CONFIGAA DATADVH file. When I change the system id, are there other places that will be affected?
Re: Changing system name - does it affect anything?
Ranga, If you use RSCS, or CMS commands SENDFILE or NOTE, you may want to check SYSTEM NETID on the S-disk (MAINT 190). The 'SYSTEM_IDentifier' is displayed in the lower-right hand corner of 3270 screens. Attentive CMS users may notice a change. The 'SYSTEM_IDentifier' is also returned in the reply from 'CP QUERY USERID' - a fact that can, if desired, be used to change the way things get started up within the PROFILE EXEC or elsewhere. We use it to affect how things get done after IPL for disaster recovery. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Ranga Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/22/2006 01:58 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Changing system name - does it affect anything? I am flash-copying our test zvm 5.2 environment to create a new test environment, which eventually will become production. After I do the flash-copy, I want to adjust the system parameters including the System_Identifier_Default. I did notice that I had to specify the system id when installing/configuring DVHMOVE, in the CONFIGAA DATADVH file. When I change the system id, are there other places that will be affected? The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Some interesting developments in grid computing and other web services - cross-posted from Boston.pm mailing list
Some interesting developments in grid computing - Forwarded by Ranga Nathan/AMERICA/BAX on 09/22/2006 04:29 PM - *Tom Metro [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/22/2006 03:45 PM To L-boston-pm boston-pm@mail.pm.org cc Subject [Boston.pm] Jeff Barr's talk: Amazon's web services I wrote up my notes on Jeff Barr's talk to Boston.pm on 9/13/2006 for some colleagues, and figured I might as well post a copy here for anyone who wasn't able to attend. Here are some of the highlights: The Elastic Compute Cloud http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sc_fe_c_1_3435361_1/104-6093751-9591919?ie=UTF8node=201590011no=3435361me=A36L942TSJ2AJA A general purpose grid or cluster of machines. It uses Xen virtualized machines and they'll rent you the equivalent of a 1.7 GHz Xenon CPU w/1.7 GB of RAM, 160 GB HD, and 256 Mbps network (probably 1/4 of a blade) for 10 cents/hr. You provide your application as a Xen image, and load it up onto as many machines as you need. This can be used for a variety of tasks - from compute intensive operations, to bulk data processing, to web hosting. One example the speaker mentioned was a telephone company using it to process end-of-the-month billing, where the compute capacity is only needed for a few days out of the month. The Elastic Compute Cloud is only 4 weeks old (and still in limited beta), but it potentially will have a big impact on Internet startups. Now it is no longer necessary to pay for substantial infrastructure up front. You just expand to more machines almost transparently as your business grows. (Though you could always rent machines, the ability to expand and contract capacity wasn't as flexible.) The speaker told a story of a friend who declined a VC investment because this service allowed him to avoid the up-front expenses. Alexa web services http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sc_fe_l_2/104-6093751-9591919?ie=UTF8node=239513011no=3435361me=A36L942TSJ2AJA It's basically the database and processing infrastructure of a search engine that you rent, which you can then layer your specific search engine design on top of. Their database includes a bunch of meta data on the spidered sites, including a web map, which is the linking relationships between sites. They also have a thumbnail service that returns an image for a specific site. And they have a custom processing cluster that can execute custom data processing code (at a rate of $1/CPU/hour; the speaker speculated the price may drop now that the ECC service is priced so much lower). Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) http://www.amazon.com/S3-AWS-home-page-Money/b/ref=sc_fe_l_2/104-6093751-9591919?ie=UTF8node=16427261no=3435361me=A36L942TSJ2AJA Amazon's answer to online storage. This has been available for 6 months or so, and already several startups (such as photo sharing services and PC backup services) are using it as their back-end storage infrastructure. It's been written about a lot, so I'll just mention that the rates are 15 cents per GB per month, and 20 cents per GB for transfers. It was also mentioned that S3 is on the same internal network as The Elastic Compute Cloud, and that there are no transfer costs between the two. Some related links: JungleDisk (open standard/closed source/multi-platform, runs as a WebDAV server, $0.15/GB) http://jungledisk.com/ filicio.us (web-based file storage and sharing front-end for S3) http://www.filicio.us/ Amazon Web Services Developer Connection: s3sync -- a simple rsync look-alike http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/thread.jspa?messageID=37272tstart=0#37272 S3Fox Organizer (Firefox extension) http://www.rjonna.com/ext/s3fox.php s3/fuse (Linux file system for S3) http://dev.extensibleforge.net/wiki/s3/fuse Windows-only commercial backup services using S3: http://elephantdrive.com/ http://altexa.com/ Amazon Mechanical Turk http://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Turk-AWS-home-page/b/ref=sc_fe_l_2/104-6093751-9591919?ie=UTF8node=15879911no=3435361me=A36L942TSJ2AJA http://www.mturk.com/ Described as Artificial Artificial Intelligence or people as a service. This service provides the infrastructure for automating the process of assigning small tasks to people - tasks that are too difficult or impossible for computers to do. An example of a task is image processing: does this image contain a picture of a human? This task can be given to thousands of people, with multiple people processing the same images to improve accuracy. Another example is transcribing podcasts. It can also be used for marketing surveys. (Who would have thought Amazon would end up dominating the get paid to take surveys market.) One entertaining example use was for an art project, where people were paid to draw sheep (http://www.thesheepmarket.com/). HIT-Builder for Amazon's Mechanical Turk (a tool for creating tasks) http://www.hit-builder.com/ CastingWords (podcast transcription services that uses AMT)
