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I remember back when I was a PC user. I was always installing, uninstalling, backing up and restoring. Working on my personal PC was common place. I mean, I did it at work, why not do it at home? But as the years went by and as the Apple name became more popular I decided [...]
For weeks now I have been working on a better way to deliver training labs to remote users. When I started the project I thought it was going to be a slam dunk with all the remote capabilities on the market these days. I was dead wrong. What I Started With My immediate need was [...]
I’ve used a number of software solutions to manage windows devices. Internally we have used Citrix, GoTo, Microsoft Terminal Servers and so on. The one issue I run into is that I need to be able to watch a desktop while a remote student works on a lab. I also don’t want to use a [...]
I just updated my personal blog to the latest version of wordpress. Upon doing so I came across a fatal error that prevented me from logging into the site. Before having a massive heart attack I googled it (Thank you google) and the fix was out there. Super simple to fix but enough to make [...]
I have a need to map VMWare workstation running multiple virtual machines, each to different VLANS. I’ve done it before, but the VMWare side was always done for me. So when I tried to do it myself here is what I encountered, as well as the fix. First off, I have Windows 7 Professional with [..
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I’ve been working an a lab environment that’s a moving target. Each week I have a need to replace a number of files on my Cisco devices as well as reconfigure a bunch of Terminal Servers for student access. I’ve just started using the Synology DS1511+ and so far I’m happy wit
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Todays quick time comes from a place near and dear to my heart: The World Of Cisco Security. The Cisco PIX firewall was originally conceived in early 1994 by John Mayes of Redwood City, California and designed and coded by Brantley Coile of Athens, Georgia. In 1995 the PIX was considered the “
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How is Cisco Evolving Network Fabrics? Well, It hasn’t been long since Cisco announced their second iteration of gear in the Nexus space. They’ve addressed a number of areas such as power consumption with 9 Watts per port, as well as scalability, and cost, realizing that cost should be l
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In the last month I’ve had a requirement to implement a Service Desk software application. I’ve evaluated a number of solutions, and ServiceNOW was actually at the top of my list. The unfortunate thing about ServiceNOW is that you have to come in with a pretty hefty investment or use a t
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I’ve spent the better part of the last three weeks working on a migration from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The services offered by Google Apps fits the environment I am in, especially for the price. And of course, anytime you migrate from one environment to another the vendor is going t
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