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First look at VMware ESXi 5.5 installation on a flash drive, followed by the vSphere client install 27 Aug 2013 | 11:06 am
This video is just a first step in producing a whole series of these, much like the comprehensive, step-by-step series I did back on ESXi 5.0, seen here. You’ll witness the install of the hypervisor, ...
VMware vSphere 5.5 announced, with general availability the week of September 9 2013 likely 27 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
VMware’s August 26 2013 Press Release here. I didn’t manage to get to VMworld this year. But the good news is that I’ll have a bit more time to get cranking on some content about 5.5 right away, star...
Windows Server 2012 Essentials UR3 coming soon, will finally include the DNS fix I requested! 25 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
Today, prepping the our family’s Lenovo Yoga13, affectionately known as yZilla, to leave the house for a bit. So I did a quick test of tethering to an iPhone 5 with a USB cable. The dreaded network co...
Superguide: Timeline of USB, SATA, and Thunderbolt speeds 24 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
There’s a fair amount of discussion about USB 3.1, SATA Express (SATA 3.2), and Thunderbolt 2.0 lately, coming up soon in the Apple Mac Pro. So when I was asked by a family member about the speed diff...
Ivy Bridge-E platform announcement on September 11 2013 will include SSD overclocking, here’s why 24 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
In this new article: Intel To Showcase SSD Overclocking At IDF13 San Francisco – Possible With Ivy Bridge-E CPUs on August 24 2013 WCCFTECH’s Hassan Mujtaba states: You must be wondering how SSD ov...
INSTEON Smoke Bridge 2982-222 21 Aug 2013 | 09:25 am
INSTEON Smoke Bridge 2982-222 on Amazon here. The marriage of a smoke alarm and an INSTEON home automation system can allow you to get automatic alerts on your smarthphone. Wouldn’t you like to know ...
INSTEON Leak Sensor 2852-222 21 Aug 2013 | 08:58 am
INSTEON Leak Sensor 2852-222 on Amazon here. This is going well. First, Smarthome kindly replaced my INSTEON hub, to make good on the promise of an easy configure smartphone + cloud home automation s...
Very handy iPhone 5 charging cradle that’s bumper case compatible 21 Aug 2013 | 04:51 am
Way back in July 2011, I wrote about how I wished I could have a cradle for my iPhone right at my desk, kind of like the one I use in my car. Keeping my iPhone 5 charged, within my working field of vi...
Got to hear “Virtualization Security for the IT Guy/Gal” by Mike Foley at my local VMUG today 14 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
Today, those of us here in Southern New England owe a thank you to Kelser‘s Matthew Kozloski, who sponsored and ran this fun and educational Hartford VMUG Meeting. The unique outdoors setting made for...
“VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1b and modules” and “VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0 Update 1b Appliance” released 3 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
5.1U1b Releases: August 1st heralded the arrival of new vCenter versions. Download Release Notes, here’s an excerpt: vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1b | 1 AUG 2013 | Build 1235232 vCenter Server 5.1 U...
