Author: David Vielmetter
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Create a virtual router to provide Internet access to a virtual LAN
In this tutorial, I’ll be talking about connecting a virtual LAN network created using VirtualBox to a physical LAN segment with Internet access. The reason for this tutorial is to demonstrate that it is possible to create a virtual environment that closely mimics a production company LAN network in functionality. This includes being able to…
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Show up-to-date server info on the desktop background of all your servers
If you’re a sysadmin like me, you’ll have multiple RDP sessions to multiple servers open a the same time on occasion. They tend to look alike if you keep things standardized and this can introduce the risk of human error when it comes to maintenance. If all RDP sessions look the same, it can be…
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Issues when scrolling Google News using Safari on the iPad
I’ve had this issue with the Google News page not scrolling properly on my iPad 2. At first I thought it was just an issue with Safari, because it would only happen after the page was initially loaded. It appeared as if while scrolling down something on the page updated and would automatically take me…
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Password reset delegation not working
Whenever you’re working in an Active Directory domain you didn’t setup yourself, there’s a good chance someone has made changes that won’t be obvious. Therefore implementing further changes may not always have the expected results even if you’ve tested them thoroughly in a test environment. Active Directory is a complex system with many dependencies and…
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A review of leeflets
Leeflets is a simple, but powerful content management system for single page websites. Once installed, platform is ridiculously easy to use. Leeflets doesn’t require a database or any messy setup process within your hosting panel. Just drag and drop the files on to your server, and you’re ready to go!
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Play music from your iPhone on speakers of any PC in your house
I have a HTPC running Windows 7 hooked up to my entertainment system in the living room. Recently someone asked me how I play music from my iPod, iPad or iPhone to the speakers of my entertainment system without an Airport Express. Here’s how I do it: