Installing Windows 8 on this tablet went off without a hitch. For a severely under powered device it is actually running Windows 8 very well. After reading numerous comments around the net about how slow it was running Win8, I was curious to find out for myself. So far I have only found 2 issues. … Read more
I have no data to back this statement up but here goes: every IT has heard of LogMeIn. I offer an alternative: GFI MAX. http://www.gfimax.com/remote-management On the advice of himuraken I have been using MAX to support two Windows servers, one Windows desktop and (now in beta) a Debian server. I still have a ton … Read more
Last week I ordered an EnGenius EAP300 access point from NewEgg (a vendor who deserves a review of it’s own) and it was waiting for me when I got home today. I have been having trouble with a NetGear WG103 and contact with support has been unsatisfactory. The product design is very functional. It pretty … Read more
So you like Debian, and why wouldn’t you, it is great after all. Unfortunately, many laptops come from the factory sporting Broadcom-based chipsets. So inevitably I complete a Debian install and Broadcom takes the wind out of my sales. I then trudge over to http://wiki.debian.org/wl#Squeeze and go through the paces. Why? I do it over … Read more
Question for the readership: What is the true cost of providing public WiFi (unsecured) in say an airport? Leave answers in the Comment section… In this age of 3G, MiFi, etc. does anyone really need to pay to use WiFi service to get work accomplished? Sure I’ll connect all day long if it is free. … Read more
Found this great article and thought I would share it with RH readers: Original text from http://blog.scottlowe.org/ In an earlier article about VMware ESX, NIC teaming, and VLAN trunking, I described what the configuration should look like if one were using these features with Cisco switch hardware. It’s been a quite popular post, one I … Read more
The VDI marketplace has been heating up. VMware’s recent launch of View 4 seems to have sparked more interest overall. Microsoft has further cemented its partnership with Citrix to provide virtual desktops. Microsoft has also simplified (and reduced pricing) on using desktop OS in a virtual environment. Recent promotions by Citrix (and Microsoft) are geared … Read more
Sitting in on a Sonicwall technical today and thought that I would just rapid post anything that has value. To kick off I will share a URL that lists all of the WWAN devices that are supported in Sonicwall devices. The layout is nice because it lists per model / per connection / per provider. … Read more