If you've done an upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or moved to a retina-like display with a name like 2560x1440 / 3840 x 2160 / 4096x2160 (resolution) 3K / 4K / 5K Ultra HD / Quad HD it's pretty likely you've already noticed exactly what I'm talking about. Certain applications may be …
Ever found yourself with a Windows system that won't let you browse other computers or printers on the local network? If you're on a public connection such as an airport or hotel Wi-Fi, this expected behavior is good. But even if you're at home, Windows sometimes mysteriously winds up with this …
Watch a bare metal restore of a Lenovo ThinkPad T61p over gigabit ethernet, using the WS2012R2E's capability to do boot from LAN for the recovery media. That's right, no need to use USB/DVD/CD, it just works, it's one of the best features introduced with the 2012 version, and works great for busy …
I recently noticed my Windows 8.1 laptop wasn't getting backed up daily. You will still want to be sure you aren't low on disk storage to help prevent this issue from cropping up again. But if you're in a pinch, and just want to get your daily backups going again before you've had the time to r…
I was recently eating at a local burger joint. The two tip jars at the cash register are labeled "Star Wars" and "Star Trek." Makes me smirk, every time. In case you haven't looked lately, there's already 274 technical videos at the TinkerTry YouTube Channel, but the brief ads the…
I was working in Germany for a month. I used travelocity.com while in my hotel room. The hotel's internet provider was German, and that internet provider's geographic location was evident to travelocity.com. That means their webserver assumed I wanted the German version of their site, so it did a …
This article is geared toward the IT person in your family, likely the person who installed and configured your home's WiFi router. If you live in a not-terribly-congested residence, with perhaps two or three neighbor's 2.4GHz OR 5GHz channels showing in your home, then your situation is likely…
Experimental performance tuning for VM suspend and resume - In this Technology Preview release, you can enable an experimental performance tuning specifically improve the VM suspend and resume time consumption. To enable the feature, add the following lines to the VMX and ensure the VM is set to…
I've used LogMeIn for many years, occasionally helping remote family members with computer issues. I liked a lot of the features, including the ability to easily collaborate, with both of us able to see the screen and control the mouse. Worked well. I also liked that I could centrally see a list of…
If you launch Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Backup Launchpad, and to your surprise it shows Backup is not set up for this computer it turns out, the fix is simple, takes about a minute. Not sure why this issue crops up occasionially in the first place, but at least there's no need to…
Way back in 2008, Jason asked the VMware Community this question: Greetings... Recently I experienced a power failure at my office when I was running two different virtual machines. Upon restarting, I am unable to connect to the machines as VMWare tells me "This virutal machine appears to b…
Once or twice a year, even in the Windows Home Server 2011 days, I'd get a nasty, scary backup database warning. No idea why it happens, but I do have about a dozen machines backing up daily, some at home, some remotely via VPN. That's roughly 3TB of space needed for just my Client Computer Backups…
Rear view of Headset May 3, 2015 Update - I have come up with a $140 solution with much better sound, documented here. Original article appears below. Noise Suppression Stereo Headphones with Bluetooth Controls (4 item shopping cart) I often find myself searching for a device that nobody seems to m…
Have you done the free Windows 8.0 to Windows 8.1 upgrade, then noticed your iCloud Control Panel has stopped updating your Photo Stream? Even on the latest Apple iCloud Control Panel 3.1, the issue doesn't just go away. Somebody named "Alex leong" noticed this problem, and asked the…
Are you interested in being able to use public WiFi, with considerably less fear unscrupulous folks around you might be sniffing your packets, looking for tasty morsels of unencrypted goodness? You know, things like an email account that might be pulling IMAP messages over an unencrypted…
Connect to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials without affecting your DNS, staying in workgroup mode To find this article and registry setting easily when you're out and about, just type TinkerTry.com/connect which brings you back to this article. Please bookmark/share! When you install the R2 co…
It dawned on me that folks may want to flash the firmware of their LSI RAID controller before they get started with installing an operating system on that system. It's actually pretty easy to create the required USB boot media from a Windows system using Rufus for free, here's the simple steps. : …
Sorry, this isn't the catchiest title ever. But if you encounter the same issue I did recently with my vZilla server's LSI 9265-8i RAID5 array, you likely care more about finding a fix than you do about finesse. The simple steps are featured in the 5 minute video that I just produced, step-by-step.…
Ever found yourself with a Windows system that just won't let you browse the local network? If you're on a public connection, like at an airport or hotel WiFi, you'd expect this behavior, a good thing. If you're on a wired or WiFi connection at home, Windows may sometimes mysteriously wind up with …
You may have seen headlines about the new TiVo app update, such as this article from last week: TiVo iOS apps now let you stream and download shows from Roamio DVRs anywhere there's Wi-Fi The Roamio starts to live up to its name, by Nilay Patel on Oct 24 2013, The Verge: The TiVo Roamio Pro and Plu…
Tonight, I was listening to This Week In Computer Hardware 195, where 5 minutes in, hosts Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout have an interesting discussion about the wireless interference issue with USB 3.0, especially when external USB 3.0 drives are in use. It's all described with scientific preci…
Mar 12 2014 Update, see also ESXi 5.5 Update 1 info, just released Mar 11 2014: TinkerTry.com/download-vsphere-5-5-u-1-lab original article appears below. Do you have an efficient and affordable home "vZilla" system of your own, that's got some RAM, and a yearning to juggle many…
Does this scenario sound familiar? You install the VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) 5.5 using 'Deploy OVF Template', and all seems to go well, quick-and-easy, especially on an SSD datastore. Next, you web your merry way into that initial config, and cancel out of the wizard as it advises, …
Mar 12 2015 11:15am EDT update – with ESXi 6.0 now released, worth noting that Rufus still works just fine, including the new but very similar Rufus 2.0 Portable, and this USB flash drive. 8 people are reading this article right now! : The executable is digitally signed and the signature should s…
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After 6 successful years testing then shipping well over 1,000 Xeon D Bundles, Wiredzone had to stop selling them in mid-2021 due to cost, supply, and logistics challenges. So far, Xeon D-1700/2700 (Ice Lake D) was a minor refresh for 2023, with Xeon D-1800/2800 (Granite Rapids D) refresh looking a little better for 2024. More cores, but still just PCIe Gen4 and DDR4. Looking ahead, I'm glad it's Pat Gelsinger at Intel's helm. I'm also grateful to have had the honor of working at VMware when Pat was the CIO there. I'll leave it at that, given the whole Broadcom thing.
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