How to change the blocksize of a VMFS filesystem

Thursday, July 12th, 2007 Posted in Technology, VMWare | No Comments »

By default, VMWare ESX server uses a 1M block size which limits you to having a maximum of 256GB in any single virtual machine.  By changing the block size of your vmfs partition, you can increase the maximum amount of disk you can have.  A 2M ...

Microsoft a Step Ahead of Apple For a Change?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 Posted in Technology | 2 Comments »

At 12:01 this morning (5/30/07), Microsoft announced a new product they're calling "Surface".  It might be best described as the morning-after result of a coffee table, a computer, and a touch screen monitor on a drunken bender.  Five years in the making, Surface is a computer inside a ...

Install McAfee EPO On Windows Vista Without Disabling UAC

Friday, April 13th, 2007 Posted in Technology, Windows Vista | 2 Comments »

It took some time and thinking, but I've finally discovered how to install McAfee EPO without having to disable User Account Control.  Here's the theory behind the solution:  UAC effects all standard user and administrator accounts in Vista.  The local ...