Recently we found a great tool to test network performance called JPerf. JPerf is a GUI that builds and run the IPerf network performance measurement tool command for you, all you have to do is input the required fields. Using JPerf is very simple. First, you will need two machines, […]
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If you are on a budget and running VMware ESXi without paying for VMware license and are looking for safe way to shutdown VMs during a power failure then look no further. We have found a way to safely suspend all VM’s running on an ESXi host in the case […]
Adblock Plus is a free browser plug-in for Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. In addition to the obvious function of blocking advertisements, Adblock Plus also provides the following benefits: Speeds up web browsing by decreasing page load times. No more waiting for advertising DNS lookups and image/banner downloads. Can block […]
Yesterday we had two machines in the shop getting fresh installations of Windows 7. On first check for Windows updates with SP1 installed, both hung on checking for updates. We let one machine check for 10 hours without success. The solution: Stop the Windows Update Service (wuauserv). Download and install […]
WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) in use today. According to its Wikipedia page, WordPress is used by more than 23.3% of the top 10 million websites as of January 2015. This popularity also makes WordPress a target for hackers. If you’re running WordPress, have you ever […]
Growing up as a kid, we left the outer garage door closed and the inner door open. Never had any problems. Those days are over. Until recently, leaving the main entrance door to an office open for visitors was the norm. Those days are also over. For the inner garage […]