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I use ESXi on a small number of VMs at home and recently moved to some newer hardware. Not really new, they are Lenovo M58 (7479CTO) small form factor. In regards to ESX the biggest factor is the CPU is: … Continue reading
You will notice as time goes by that the inside of the scanner glass gets dirty. The good news is that for this scanner at least, cleaning the glass is really easy. Firstly remove the scanner lid by unplugging the … Continue reading
When I was creating a VSTS Git post-commit service hook it became clear fairly quickly that I needed to be able to simulate calls from VSTS using SoapUI. This is what I did. SoapUI: https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui.html Python script to capture VSTS … Continue reading
I had a really strange problem, I was writing a tiny Python script to learn about Python and it was writing to /var/tmp. Only problem was the file never turned up. This script was run from within Apache 2 on … Continue reading
Want to run Python from Apache 2.4, this is what I did to get it working. For this exercise I am creating a web hook script and want to run them from the custom folder “/srv/www/webhooks/”. Apache config changes First … Continue reading
I have my public web server in my DMZ which is running on a VLAN. I am getting timeouts on my SSH connections. Login to the admin console and get to “Firewall | Access Rules” and change the viewing style … Continue reading
During a conversation in the weekend I was reminded of a visit to Motat 2 where they hide the steamies. We paid a visit in November 2016 as a member of the Western District Model Railway Club and we had … Continue reading
The goal when I archive CDs is to get the best possible digital quality from my CDs and be protected against the loss of my collection. I don’t have as big a collection as many but I like most of … Continue reading
Looking at a CD which only has only writing or an image but no background color you will be able to straight through to the reflective back of the CD. Thus if you hold the CD at just the right … Continue reading
All modern hard drives come with SMART, Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, which in essence allows you to monitor the status of your disks and if they have any errors. This will often alert you to dangerous situations where you … Continue reading
