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Automate VMware Converter 5 For Backups Or Disaster Recovery
Perhaps a daft move, but VMware Converter (sometimes called P2V or vCenter Converter) no longer allows you to script the creation of a machine image by way of the command line. This used to be...
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The Big Blog Spring Cleaning
Starting yesterday, I have embarked on a process of cleaning up most of the 540 posts I’ve done here on the blog. This process aims to fix a number of messy things left after a large migration from...
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A Long List Of First-Time Entrepreneur and Business Owner Misconceptions
I am, as it turns out, surrounded by many who wish to woo the fickle mistress of business and good fortune. They want to work at something in a moral way, be empowered to make their own choices, and...
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Apple’s WWDC 2014 Announcements
Big Apple announcements are always greeted with interest. This time around you’ll probably have come across slew of blogs that talk about what Apple decided to release. In that vain, I guess I’m no...
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Bemoaning The Abrupt End Of TrueCrypt
If you’ve been following news about security and encryption tools, no doubt you’ve heard of the shutdown of popular open source encryption tool TrueCrypt. Given that using TrueCrypt was considered one...
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Amazon’s Fire Phone: Hot Or Not
I’m coming into this a bit late, but I feel like it was important to digest all the information about this new phone. If you missed it, last week Amazon announced a new Android-based phone named “Fire...
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Google Buys Songza
In a very unexpected move, Google has announced the purchase of streaming service Songza. For the time being they appear to plan on keeping the service intact, though that will likely change in the...
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Thinking Of Running Windows Server 2012 Foundation? You Might Want To Think...
Microsoft has had an interesting history with creating versions of Windows Server that might fit into different verticals. You might recall the horrible Windows Small Business Server version for an...
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Twitter And Its Broken Two-Step Authentication Process
Bad design can creep into any process, whether small or the much larger Twitter. I was thrust upon this when I (rather innocently) changed my phone number – but forgot to turn off Twitter’s “login...
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Why “Disruption”&“Erosion” Are Lethal To IT Service Companies (And What To Do...
Struggle on Flicker In any business, some form of competition is a way of life. Any company with clients will have to compete with the need for growth and profit, the difficulty in satisfying...
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We’re Going Full SSL
In the past I’ve kind of flirted with the idea of encrypting this site (and all of the articles contained within), but didn’t think it was all that important. Over the years, this has just been a blog...
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The WordPress Relative Link Conundrum
Source: Flickr As a blog that runs on WordPress, this site is bound to the glorious options that are presented by this tool; but also many of the limitations. I’ve worked with WordPress in a number of...
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First Look: Google Domains
Google’s bread and butter is search and advertising. While that will likely not change for some time, Google seems to be looking for ways to converge some of its services into a kind of super offering....
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Facebook Comments Plugin And The Domain Problem
While working to move this site to using encryption, I have come across another painful reminder of how inadequate the Facebook comments plugin really is. When changing the url (and ultimately the...
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“The Expendables 3″ Leak Is A Piracy Lightning Rod
You may well have heard of the third instalment of The Expendables movie series starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger and almost every other known action actor. The movie...
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How We Could End Commenting Systems, And Save Blog Comments
source There is a real sense that sites of all shapes and sizes are moving away from commenting systems. Pacific Standard appears to have turned them off altogether. I’m seeing comment systems that...
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If You Take Sides On Copyright, Don’t Take Kurt Sutter’s
With all the attention swirling around the recent leak of The Expendables 3, I’m reminded of a rather prescient article from Kurt Sutter – creator and showrunner for Sons of Anarchy. I consider him...
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Installing ScreenConnect On An Amazon AMI Micro Instance
ScreenConnect, a remote access tool, allows you to host a server that enables remote support of client computers. Many of the best features of this software relate to giving you control over...
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Making Sense Of Google’s HTTPS Ranking Signal, And What Matters
source Does it make sense to move your blog to https? If you’re on the fence about this, you might be very confused. There seems to be a real war of words going on about this right now. Clearly,...
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BitTorrent Sync Gets a Major Update With Version 1.4
What a difference a new version makes. BitTorrent’s has announced its Sync tool has undergone a serious revamp. This should be version 2.0, not 1.4. Gone is the previously sparse interface, and instead...
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