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I recently built new Exchange 2016 servers for a customer and needed to move all of the users' mailboxes to the new servers. When I initiall...
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I recenly rebuilt a vCenter environment for a customer. We decided to use the vCenter Server Appliance 6.5. The configuration of the vCenter...
Read Article →Cisco IOS v15 Bug - Unauthorized software on a Cisco 2960X switch
While rebooting a Cisco 2960 switch to back out some configuration changes, I was not able to route traffic through the switch. After some t...
Read Article →Apple Mac OS X start wireless before login
Like many new laptops, the new Apple MacBooks are too thin to have an onboard Ethernet adapter. After setting up a local account and connect...
Read Article →How-to Open Each Excel Spreadsheet in a New Instance
In Windows XP there was the advanced file type options which could be changed to open each Excel file in a new instance of Excel. In Windows 7...
Read Article →Manually Resetting an APC Smart-UPS Battery Constant After New Battery Replacement
I came across a Smart UPS 1500 that needed a battery replacement recently. After the replacement battery was installed, I ran a self-test li...
Read Article →Fixing an Application That Appears in Task Bar but Doesn't Open
Sometime back while I was out of the office, my system crashed with a blue screen message about a hard drive failure. Fortunately, I was abl...
Read Article →Fixing Problem With Windows 7 Shared Files and Mapped Drives Unavailable Over VPN
One of our IT consulting customers using a Windows 7 laptop was experiencing a problem with access mapped drives while connected to their co...
Read Article →How to Boot a Cisco Router Off a USB Flash Drive
It is possible to boot a Cisco router off of a USB flash drive. This can come in real handy if you are on-site and the compact flash of the ...
Read Article →List of Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
New Windows 7 hotkeys Keyboard Shortcut Action Windows logo key +Home Clear all but the active window Windows logo key +Space All windows be...
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