I have been playing around with ESXi and needed to upload some files via SCP and discovered that SSH is not enabled by default. There are many sources out there for accomplishing this but I found the following information to be the easiest to follow. 1) At the console of the ESXi host, press ALT-F1 … Read more
After breaking my VMWare Workstation install by upgrading to the latest kernel, I decided to give VirtualBox a try. VirtualBox comes in two flavors, the full version and the open source edition (OSE). I have had a great time creating virtual machines in VirtualBox, the application really is quite solid. I am seeing performance similar … Read more
Windows Vista users can now download and test drive the freshly released SP2 Beta. I haven’t had the chance to test it yet, but I would definitely give it a try on our “Vista Box” here and report back. Cheers! -Raul Montana
If you have been around Linux for any length of time, you know that you can statically define which DNS servers your computer uses for name resolution. This is not always the case in Ubuntu / Debian systems because of a package called dhcp3-client. If this package is in use on your system, you will … Read more
I’d like to welcome raulmontana to our blog. His first post is below and as you can see, he has a knack for new things technical. Raul is always on the up and up with new technology whether it is browsers, devices, or social networking. He brings a perspective that many may find familiar and … Read more
The Gmail Team has finally released themes for Gmail users. If you’re a Gmail love like me, and you and to give it a try, click on “settings” and click on the “Themes” tab and pick yours. Here’s what my inbox looks like: Have fun 🙂 -Raul Montana
Well folks, I kept with my original bid for the signed humidor and I won! I placed my original bid just after the auction started and thought that I would lose for sure. Well, I didn’t and I am now the proud owner of this El Rushbo signed humidor. Hrmm, come to think of it, … Read more
I was browsing around on the web and found a great tutorial on ripping videos from YouTube and saving them to your local system, using Linux. You can visit this external tutorial by clicking here. –Himuraken