Install SQL 2016 with Data on a Separate Drive
I’m setting up SQL 2016 Standard for low-volume use. All I want is to put the programs on the C: drive and all data (including error logs, system and user …
List Volume GUIDs by Disk
Windows Server 2016 Backup says it wants to back up a volume that has no letter. What volume is it? What disk(s) is that volume on?
Convert Jing SWF Files to MP4
Jing is a free program from TechSmith for creating short screen-share videos with audio. It works great BUT it only outputs SWF files. SWF files require that Adobe Flash be …
Sophos on Mac: Infinite Loop Brings Machine to a Crawl
A late-2012 Mac Mini had been behaving oddly for a while, with disk space on the 250GB SSD often nearing capacity. By the time I got my hands on it, …
Replace CMOS Battery in Gateway ZX4300
Yesterday I needed to replace a dead CMOS battery in a Gateway ZX4300 All-in-One. This YouTube video shows how to get the outer case off but doesn’t show how the …
Azure Automation Fails to Start Machine
I have an Azure virtual machine running Server 2012 R2. I use Azure Automation to start the machine weekdays at 6am and shut it down at 10pm. I just realized …
Advanced Wireshark SIP filters
When looking for SIP traffic in Wireshark, you can start with the Display Filter sip. Here are a couple more specific filters. To find a specific type of SIP packet: …
Careful: LastPass Remembers Generated Passwords Forever
I use LastPass Premium for storing hundreds of online passwords. However I don’t trust it with my most important banking passwords. For those, I use LastPass only to generate a …
Set up BLF on Yealink Phone with Grandstream UCM
Yealink phones can have basic BLF functionality in conjuction with a Grandstream UCM server. In this case, I’m using a Yealink T41P and a Grandstream UCM6102.
How to Revert a 3CXPhone Update in the 3CX Dashboard
When you approve an update to 3CXPhone for Windows in the 3CX v15 server dashboard, the server will start pushing out the update the next time the users start 3CXPhone. …