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Disable Windows "Aero Shake" in Windows 8, 8.1
Aero Shake is a feature that debuted in Windows 7. It allows the user to minimize all of the open windows on the desktop by grabbing and shaking one of the currently open windows. …
Adding Users To The Local Administrators Group Using Group Policy
Adding users (AD or otherwise) to the local administrators group on multiple computers is simple using Group Policy. Difficult otherwise. That's because this group is commonly kno…
Install VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5
This article briefly describes the process of installing the VMWare tools on CentOS 6.5. It is important that you install VMware Tools in the guest operating system because the VM …
CentOS 6.5 Installation fails – “Unable to read package metadata.”
So in the past few weeks I have been studying to take the RHCSA, and in my studies have been using both RHEL 6.5 at work, and CentOS 6.5 as a playground environment at home. (Since…
Pass serial port through iDRAC
Lets say for a minute you're trying to configure your first SAN. Now, lets pretend that first SAN is a Compellent SC8000. Ya know, cause that's what we all learn on.. Yo…
Heading off on vacation
Hello all,
Just because I'm selfish, and I want everyone to know what I'm doing, i'm publicly announcing that I am taking some time off. Not really my favorite vacation.. My wife…
Install 2012 Active Directory Domain Services
Hi all, and welcome back to another blog post, by yours-truly!
The purpose of this post, is to outline the deployment of 2012 Active Directory empty root domain, using a single GU…
Marvel One-Shots in order
So, a little change from the norm, but the family was discussing the Marvel one-shots released with certain movies in the Marvel universe, and a question was brought up, what movie…
Running DSET on ESXi 5.1/5.5 Host Remotely
So, most troubleshooting, involves getting the correct information, so you can even begin to look into a problem. Many application related issues, stem from a hardware issue, thus …
Install VMWare Tools on Windows Server 2012 R2 Core
Windows Server Core is an installation option for Windows Server 2012 R2. It installs fewer components and administrations options than the full installation of Windows Server 2012…