So I finally created a Twitter account and started checking it out. I quickly noticed that below everyone’s tweets, was the application or place that they were tweeting from. I noticed that a lot of people with using TweetDeck. So I headed over to their download page and clicked on the big yellow “Download now, … Read more
Virtualization Lab: Part 2 – Concepts and Terminology Welcome to part two of my Virtualization Lab series. If you haven’t read part one, I would recommend reading it first. In this post I want to go over the concepts and terms that are used so frequently. Understanding the gist of virtualization will help lay a … Read more
Recently a client asked me to lend them a hand with a Cisco IP Phone 7940 that was haning during the boot process. After some quick research online, I determined that a reset on the device was needed, and the process is really simple. Begin by unplugging the phone and then reconnecting the power. As … Read more
Virtualization Lab: Part 1 – The Basics Many people are wondering what virtualization is really all about, and for good reason. In this multi-part series, I will take the virtualization novice from the ground up to a working lab/light production system. I’ll start with a bit of a rant: It seems that people on the … Read more
We recently purchased Kaseya and needed a better server to put it on. After deciding to setup Kaseya as a VM on a ESX host and a little capacity planning, I determined that a new server would be needed. After getting the corporate overlords to approve, I ordered up a new Dell PowerEdge R610 with … Read more
We recently purchased Kaseya One for MSP’s and I have been engaged in many hours of training and configuring this week. One of the more interesting topics that were covered during the Kaseya Boot Camp training was scripting. Simply put, Kaseya is scripting. Script this, script that, and things that appear to just be menu … Read more
Many of my clients are getting the newer E series Dell Latitudes. The laptops seems pretty decent but they all come with the Dell ControlPoint software. The ControlPoint software aims to centralize the management of the systems settings. While I am unfamiliar with the overall usefulness of the ControlPoint software, I do know that the … Read more
I have been updating some of my Visio diagrams lately and wanted to use stencils that were more realistic and stumbled upon these Dell provided stencils. Just follow the link below. http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/pvaul/topics/en/visio?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=gen Enjoy. –Himuraken