I couldn’t find a step-by-step how to, so here goes: My new Dell R710 has 4 on-board Broadcom NICs, and an add-on Intel Quad Port NIC.  After installing ESXi 4 Update 1 (customized ISO for Dell) I saw the Broadcoms, but not Intels.  The solution is a driver CD that is available from VMWare, but ...Read More

Performing a backup on a MS Windows operating system have been greatly improved with the introduction of the Volume Shadow Service.  On the server side, Windows 2003 introduced this new functionality for Microsoft.  There are several layers of features and services, but in summary, the VSS service allows for consistent, point-in-time access to files on ...Read More

UPDATE:  Apparently, the Codeweavers website is getting hammered due to this free offer.  Click the link below to connect DIRECTLY to the registration page.  Once registered, you are locked in – but you only have until midnight on 10/28 to register. Its true! Codeweavers is offering Crossover for Linux and Mac for free (including support) ...Read More

As I mentioned to some of my peers at the Round Table, I think Microsoft will eventually dominate the Virtualization market, and quickly start taking big chunks of VMWare’s customers away.  Here is some evidence: HyperV 2.0 Features Announced. Now, if you know me, you know I am partial to FOSS (Free and Open Source ...Read More

UPDATE 2008.10.03: So it looks like Travis was right, and an Outlook plug-in is needed – which means this system isn’t 100% compatible, although the ActiveSync part looks interesting.  That means the only100% solution I know of is still Post Path.  It just isn’t open source.  If Cisco would find a way to GPL it, ...Read More

I ran into a problem the other day… too many downloads of a large VMWare image I had shared.  It swamped my connection and made the server inaccessible.  So I had to quickly put in a bandwidth limiter, and thought I’d share how easy it is to do: I am using mod_bandwidth.  There are several ...Read More

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”  –  John F. Kennedy For about a year after September 11th, 2001 this quote was ...Read More

Red Hat announced today the acquisition of Qumranet, the inventor and maintainer of KVM:  http://www.redhat.com/promo/qumranet/ Red Hat has been involved with the ongoing efforts to develop and maintain KVM.  I think this will give additional focus, resources, and credibility to the KVM project.  Red Hat’s virtual management project, oVirt will probably pick up the pace ...Read More

I was in an Apple store at lunch today (don’t tell anybody) with a friend picking up a Nano for his wife.  I have always been curious about the little PDA checkout devices they use.  My buddy was even impressed with how quickly he was able to checkout, since the clerk scanned the bar code ...Read More

Filing this one under either silly, ridiculous, or scary, Microsoft was finally granted a patent for its amazing invention, the Page Up and Page Down functions: Read about it here: http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-218626.html Aside from copious amounts of prior art, and obviousness, is this shame on Microsoft, shame on the Patent Office, or both? What do you ...Read More