Print Server Cname Stops Working After 2008 SP2 Install

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 Posted in Technology, Windows Server | 4 Comments »

During a recent Sunday downtime window doing Windows updates, I found that our Windows Server 2008 print server was missing service pack 2.  Having had no difficulty in the past with the SP2 upgrade on our other boxes in the ...

How to change the blocksize of a VMFS filesystem

Thursday, July 12th, 2007 Posted in Technology, VMWare | 9 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 | 3 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 ...