If you have a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) and a VMware Platform Services Controller (PSC) and your storage goes offline or has an interruption, you may find yourself not being able to log into the vCenter vSphere client. Depending on your configuration, you should be able to connect directly to the host where your vCenter [...]
Apple released macOS Mojave a few months ago and as with any major OS release, one of the most discussed topics is battery life. macOS Mojave is no exception. There are quite a few topics in Apple's own support forums regarding macOS Mojave battery life compared to High Sierra or even going back to Sierra. [...]
If you've found this article, it is probably because your Mac won't boot up and is stuck at the Apple Logo screen with the loading/progress bar and never goes any farther. Luckily, there are a few steps you can try yourself before making an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar. There are a few reasons [...]
In the life of Windows, there may come a time when you need to block a specific update in Windows Updates. You used to be able to do this directly in the Windows Update app in previous versions of Windows, but it isn't so easy in Windows 10. The issue I came across recently was [...]
Tor is free software and an open network. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. You can [...]
If you manage a Remote Desktop Server (RDS) where multiple users and non-admins login, you probably don't want them to see the Windows Update notifications that popup after logging in. After all, only administrators should be installing the Windows Updates. Depending on your setup, you'll want to create a Group Policy that will disable the [...]
Another month has gone by and another round of Windows Updates by Microsoft is causing more issues for users. The Windows 10 October 2018 was pulled the same week it was released because it was deleting users folders and files (which has been resolved and re-released). The latest October 2018-10 Cumulative Update seems to have [...]
While running a Windows Server 2016 Server or Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Remote Desktop Licensing role, you may receive this notification popup in the lower right corner saying "Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is not configured. Remote Desktop Services will stop working in XX days. On the RD Connection Broker server, use Server Manager [...]
Tor is free software and an open network. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. You can [...]
If you've recently upgraded an IIS web server to Windows Server 2016, you may come across a NS_ERROR_NET_INADEQUATE_SECURITY error in Firefox or an ERR_SPDY_INADEQUATE_TRANSPORT_SECURITY error in Google Chrome. There are a few reasons for this and the main one is that IIS in Windows Server 2016 turns on HTTP/2 by default and only falls back [...]
