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Virtualization

Nicholas Moore - Blog

VNC and SSH Raspberry PI

05/11/2013
Setting up VNC Install tight VNC: “sudo apt-get install tightvncserver” Run the program: “tightvncserver” Start a VNC session: “vncserver :1 -geometry 1024×728 -depth 24” To connect, Use port “590x”, where “x” is the session number, using the exmaple “1″ as in “vncserver :1 -geometry 1024×728 -depth 24” setting up SSH:

Nicholas Moore - Blog

RetroPie (Nes emulator) Day 7

05/10/2013
  Came across this gem the other day and wanted to share. To run the RetroPie Setup Script make sure that your APT repositories are up-to-date and that Git and the dialog package are installed:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y sudo apt-get install -y git dialog Then you can download the latest RetroPie setup script withcd git clone --depth=0 git://github.com/petrockblog/RetroPie-Setup.git The script is executed withcd RetroPie-Setup chmod +x retropie_setup.sh

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Heat sink on Raspberry PI (Day6)

05/07/2013
Heat sink on PI for over clocking: 1)Radio shack heat sink $1.50 2)Thermal adhesive paste $6.00 Overclocking: sudo nano /boot/config.txt arm_freq=800 sdram_freq=500 sudo sync sudo sh -c “echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches” sudo cp config.txt config.txt.save sudo cp config.txt config.txt.save.1 sudo sync; sync; exit; exit sudo sync; sync; sudo shutdown -h now To confirm that the changes worked, after reboot:

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Raspberry PI Day 5

05/06/2013
I recived my ledborg today. What is led borg? “Light your case in a different colour when your mood changes – displays 26 colours! Use the LED as a status display such as a resource monitor. Program mood lighting from your Pi.” (Rev2) mkdir ~/ledborg-setup cd ~/ledborg-setup wget -O setup.zip http://www.piborg.org/downloads/ledborg/raspbian-2013-02-09-rev2.zip

Tim Smith - Blog

vCloud Lab – Planning

05/06/2013
  With the release of vSphere 5.1, comes a new version of vCloud as well.  I thought this would be a great chance to put up a vCloud lab at home, and to share the steps for others who want to learn the setup and management of vCloud, but don’t have a lot of physical [...]

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Simple Hints for Raspberry PI (Day 4)

05/04/2013
After you have your Raspberry PI, wheezy base image . There are a few things you might want to do if you are not familiar with the Linux command line, these tips will help you both in the command line and the GUI. Misc:

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Apple TV replacment for half the cost (Raspberry PI Day 3)

05/01/2013
Raspbmc is a small Linux distrio based off of Debian, It brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. Raspbmc is brought to you by the developer of the Crystalbuntu Linux Distribution, which brings XBMC and 1080p decoding to the 1st generation Apple TV. Here are some Key Features: • Free and open source. • Supports both wired and WiFi out of the box! • Multiple languages supported • auto updating • 1080p playback.

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Rasbperry PI Playstation3 Gaming System Tin Case (Day 2)

04/25/2013
It’s pretty self explanatory; here are the items that are needed: $3 Gamestop tin $5 Metal cutters $2 Electric tape $1 knife (Heated)

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Raspberry PI Day 1

04/24/2013
Today I received my Raspberry PI. I will be blogging about a few projects I had in my mind for this amazing little device. Each Project I will label as different days. The Raspberry PI is a credit card sized ARM based computer for $35, originally created for educational purposes. However the possibilities for this little amazing device are endless. I first wrote about the PI over a year ago.

Tim Smith - Blog

Upcoming Webinar – The Perfect Storm: Bloggers and Virtualization

04/17/2013
  Webinar: April 18 @ 12pm Eastern   Join Eric Siebert, noted blogger, author, VMware vExpert and the proprietor of vSphere-land.com where he has been running his popular top blog voting for 4 years that determines the most popular bloggers in the VMware vUniverse. Join us online and learn: How the blogger community has evolved [...]

Tim Smith - Blog

Training Resources – TrainSignal

04/16/2013
  *Disclaimer: While TrainSignal is sponsoring  my blog, the views expressed in this post are my own. Recently, TrainSignal revamped their website, and delivery method of training classes.  Previously, training was available by ordering a specific class, and receiving some DVDs – either physically, or as a download. They have stepped up the game, and [...]

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Microsoft Update, Kaspersky Issue: (2823324)

04/15/2013
You might receive a stop error in Windows 7, If you installed security update 2823324 last week. Microsoft’s knowledgebase article on the issue explains that one symptom of the bug can be that Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows may display a message claiming its licence is invalid and that it cannot provide anti-malware protection.

Tim Smith - Blog

SSH can’t be disabled on ESXi server

04/04/2013
  This is something I have come across a couple of times, but yet couldn’t find a lot on it when I searched – so I thought I would add to the search results. Randomly, I will get an error when I go to stop the SSH service on an ESXi 5 server: “Call ‘HostServiceSystem.Stop’ [...]

Nicholas Moore - Blog

10 Things I carry in my bag at all times

04/03/2013
Today I read a great article on Linkedin. Link is provided at the bottom, check it out to join in a great conversation. The article made me want to share the list of things I carry in my bag that help me get through the day, when out in the IT field. Please feel free to comment and share your list! 1) Notepad 2) mini screw driver 2\way 3) Ipad 4) Beats (headphones) 5) Blank USB thumb drive (data recovery) 6) NT offline thumb drive (Windows Password Reset Tool) 7) Charge cables \Ipad & Phone 8) Peppermints (stress release)

Nicholas Moore - Blog

Information Technology Conference in Lima Ohio

03/24/2013
On behalf of the LRITA.org 2013 Vendor Committee, I would like to share our vendor list for our upcoming event on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center PERRY proTECH, Digital C.O.P.S. Independents Fiber Network Exagrid Cisco Systems Northwestern Ohio Security Systems, Inc PERRY proTech, IT/Networking Computer Lab International CentraComm & Kaspersky PERRY proTECH, IMAGING Nimble Storage Fatpipe, Inc.

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