Dell PowerEdge T30 Notes
I recently bought a Dell PowerEdge T30 for a small customer. I can’t guarantee yours will arrive the same way, but here are a some notes on what it did …
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Decrypt Error Adopting UniFi Switch
I thought it was a bit odd that a brand new UniFi US-8-60W switch, purchased on Amazon, had some scotch tape holding the outer box to the inner box. I …
SolarWinds Backup Tips and Tricks
I’m using SolarWinds backup at a client site. A few notes:
Configure CTI with Cloud-Based 3CX
I’m running 3CX v.16 in the cloud. I have a local Yealink T54W desk phone and the 3CX Windows client. After getting a new desk phone, I was having an …
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
I recently enabled Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) on my Office 365 account. ATP includes several extra features to detect and block threats that arrive by email (or through other Office …
Get WordPress to Sort by Date Only without Title
This is my 560th post since I started blogging in June 2007, Sometimes those old posts have useful information, but I want search results to show the newest posts first. …
List Windows Drive IDs and Drive Letters
I sometimes forget this seldom-used but invaluable command for listing volume mount points under Windows: mountvol
MeshCommander Remote Desktop During BIOS Update
Whenever possible, I install Intel-based machines with AMT vPro, then configure the free MeshCommander to access the machine. AMT started including full out-of-band remote desktop capabilities in 2013 or before. …
Using ChronoBooks to Migrate QuickBooks Online
I just finished helping a customer migrate a QuickBooks Online Plus account to Advanced using ChronoBooks. A direct upgrade was not possible because they were changing to the nonprofit platform …
August 2019 Windows Updates Could Affect GoldLink
The Windows security updates released by Microsoft on August 13, 2019 all contain a bug that can cause Visual Basic 6 (VB6) programs to stop working. As MCB GoldLink to …