For whatever reason, Microsoft makes it difficult / impossible to convert old disks (even in virtualized systems) from MBR to GPT. This is very important for administrators that need to have drives / shares that are larger than the physical 2TB limit on an MBR partitioned disk. One of the ways to mitigate this problem […]

If so, then you might be seeing this error in your systems notification panel on your Windows 10 installation: The solution can be found here: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4189-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-10-a.html It involves disabling fast startup.  Once disabled, this error should go away on its own.  If you have an SSD drive, then performance is usually not effected in any […]

This is originally from rokoding.com.  Their website is currently having some issues and I found a copy.  If anyone else needs these settings, they’re here!  Alternatively, maybe give the guy some money to pay for dedicated hosting.  I’m going to try to do so as soon as I can.

There’s a few more things that are great about the Google Apps service!  I’ve listed a few in an earlier post, but this is a continuation of what the service can do for you: A custom email address is key to continue building your brand and it’s included when you setup your Gmail account. In addition to […]

Lifehacker re-post.  Good info for those who want to ditch public “cloud” services and make their own: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-self-hosted-alternatives-to-popular-services-1579866571

If you want to download Adobe Flash Player without Adobe’s additional software or the online installers, go here to find the individual exe’s and msi files for all browser types: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Edit – Don’t bother. Adobe isn’t publishing these files anymore, you have to sign up for a distributor license in order to use them […]

Give Thumbtack a try! It’s a website that I found that allows you to offer your services or find someone that can help you with a problem or project in your area.  I haven’t successfully been able to provide any services yet, but I believe I’ll be able to do so very soon. Check them […]

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