Category Archives: Computing

I had 2 VMs, and I could only get 1 to run at a time.  When I booted the second VM, I got Event ID 18560, that says the VM “was reset because an unrecoverable error occurred on a virtual … Continue reading →

Goal – shrink my VDI using VirtualBox-provided tools Important note (this will come into play later): I have VERY fast home-grown ZFS-based NAS/SAN that stores my VDI (and most other) files that I use on a regular basis.  In most … Continue reading →

Symptoms: The computer crashes and reboots for no apparent reason, and now users get an error message when trying to access any of the file or printer shares on the server/computer.  This is related to a registry setting, the Security … Continue reading →

Having some fun with iometer recently.  I had the opportunity to compare benchmarks on SAS vs. SATA vs. SATA SSD.  Also been working on a OpenSolaris 10 alternative to a NetApp filer.  Benchmarks for that setup are here.  Test specs, hardware … Continue reading →

7 pages: Average size of a print job in my dept. 13%: Amount of printed pages wasted by banner pages: 13% (1 out of 8 pages is usually thrown away recycled). 1,050,000 pages: Average yearly print volume in my dept … Continue reading →

This is just the beginning of a work-in-progress to fully utilize the extra storage available on the 200+ workstations in my department.  Updates will be posted regularly (hopefully).  In the end, I hope to present a step-by-step guide to fully … Continue reading →

This is more a reference for me than anything else. It took me over half an hour to find how to do this correctly, so I figured I would document it. Installing Windows 2003 Server’s Network Monitor on Windows XP

Last week I was given the opportunity to perform my first ever VMware to Hyper-V migration. This was primarily done to get the Exchange 2003 virtual machine on a supported platform so Microsoft’s PSS would support it. VMDK to VHD … Continue reading →

If you’re reading this, chances are friends and family ask you for tech support. Even worse, they usually call you from 100 miles away and want you do talk them through something over the phone (like finding the any key). … Continue reading →

I was reminded last night that I”ve had a good idea or 2 in the past.  Watch my March 2005 presentation about using Group Policy to secure Windows machines here.  Original link to the presentation, and presentations by others can be … Continue reading →