Basic Windows Time Service Setup
I’ve blogged about checking Windows Time Settings and how sometimes Windows Time Stops Even When Set to Start Automatically. But what if you just need a basic setup for a …
Microsoft EULAs and Price Lists
The decision about how to acquire Microsoft licenses usually comes down to license terms and price. Here are some shortcuts to finding the relevant information on the Microsoft web site.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk Initializes App Every 24 Hours
My Elastic Beanstalk deployment was loading my app but returning an error: [Instance: i-4e74d545 Module: AWSEBAutoScalingGroup ConfigSet: null] Command failed on instance. Return code: 1 Output: Error occurred during build: …
Set Up a Lenovo TS140 with an eDrive SSD
Here’s how I set up a new Lenovo TS140 Server with eDrive enabled on a Samsung 840 EVO SSD. eDrive will be managed by BitLocker under Server 2012 R2.
Find and Block a Rogue WiFi Device
I manage a small network that uses a router running Tomato firmware to host a guest wireless network on separate VLAN (setup guide). The modest 3000/512 DSL connection is easy …
AWS invalid literal for int() with base 8: ‘493’
Working on an AWS Elastic Beanstalk deployment, I’m using a .config file in my project’s .ebextensions folder to create and upload a file (see the Development Duide). The deployment fails …
Care and Feeding of your RapidSSL Certificate on AWS
I purchased a GeoTrust RapidSSL certificate from Namecheap to install on an Amazon Web Services Elastic Load Balancer. I won’t go into all the details of deploying SSL on AWS …
Connect to Postgres on EC2 using pgAdmin
A few quick notes on connecting to a Postgres database running on an Amazon EC2 instance using pgAdmin with its built-in SSH tunneling option.
Using Google Apps for E-mail Filtering Only
I have a small client with an in-house mail server. Their cloud-based spam filter just wasn’t keeping up—too much spam was making it through. I wanted to try Google Apps …
BitLocker on Windows 8.1 Standard
My new Asus Transformer Book T100 running Windows 8.1 (Standard, not Pro), authenticating with my Microsoft account, has Device Encryption (BitLocker) enabled. Nice! Check out these articles on HowToGeek and …