Home Security System
Ok so I was shopping for a system to put up at the house that gave me some versatility, captured what I needed and when I needed, and was cost effective. Well I found this…
Author Archives: Chrisisaguru
NetApp A200 Install
Follow me through this journey of installing our NetApp A200. We just purchased this as a replacement for our NetApp FAS8020 and all of our servers are going to benefit from this 12TB all flash…
VMware Certification Renewed
I passed! I took my VCP-DCV 6 Delta exam to renew my “going to expire soon” VCP-DCV 5 and passed with flying colors. This may not be a very notable accomplishment to most but I…
Prepare AD Domain and Schema for Exchange 2013 CU10
Perform AD Schema and Domain Preparation for Exchange 2013 CU10 using the following step-by-step instructions: 1) If you haven’t already, download the latest version of Exchange 2013. 2) Next, verify AD health by running DCDIAG and…
How to install Exchange 2013 CU10 step-by-step
1) Download Exchange CU10, here is a convenience link to download the latest version of Exchange 2013. 2) Execute the downloaded CU10 file to extract the installer, choose the path you would like the installation…
Install Exchange 2013 prerequisites on Windows 2012
Prerequisites for Mailbox Server role or combined Mailbox and Client Access: 1) Right Click the blue PowerShell icon on the task bar and click ‘Run as Administrator’ 2) Paste the following into the PowerShell window…
Private WoW Server
So for my followers out there who play / have played World of Warcraft. I have made use of a pre-compiled emulator that has been configured as a fun little sand box to play in. This…
Philae comet lander
I mean, I am somewhat of a space nut. I actually went to college to be able to work for NASA but unfortunately found that I am much better at working a computer and chose…
Tera Online
So I picked up this new MMO and am actually having a good time playing it. Graphics are great, story is OK, and game play is unique; but the best part is it cost all…
Using a FOR loop to ping a list of server names
So for those of us that need a quick solution to resolvable IP’s or IP addresses based off of a host name list, this is the script for you. After doing some digging, I found…
Batch files: FOR loop in Windows
For is loop command in Windows. Using this command we can simplify some of the repetitive tasks. The usage of this command is explained below with examples. The simplest form of for command is: for…
My growing list of PowerShell Commands
I plan to update this list every time I come across a command that I use that I am SURE I will need again or will be helpful in the future. Thought I would at…
Shrink your over-provisioned VMDK File
Ever give too much space your VM and realize that you are overprovisioned on space, alarms are going off, but you are not really in danger? The following commands here can help you take care…
Create your own synology NAS?
So I set out and bought some hardware to get myself a “SAN” setup. I ended up with just about 6TB of space. A friend of mine had some old hardware that I am using…
My RetroPi
So I got myself a RaspberryPi and have setup a retro gaming console. I got a few USB controllers off Amazon and was playing Super Metroid yesterday. I must say its pretty awesome to be…
Eve Miner Ganking
*This information is out of date as patches have made this setup mostly obsolete* Well I guess I better watch my behind… NAH, I welcome the challenge! *Edited* – SO MUCH FOR THAT… I actually…
Android Security Camera
I found an article that will be pretty useful for the old android phone that is just collecting dust and the semi-tech savvi… This is a pretty great way to get that home security monitoring…
Recipes
Well if I have been asked once, I have been asked a dozen times… “How did you make this, it is so delicious?” Now you can see it all, just head on over to my…
IT Solutions Page
Well, now that I have my site up, I guess I should explain how my IT Page works. So, you can click the link across the top of the home page to get there for…
Chrisisaguru Online
After many hours and painstaking research, I have finally managed to get my website on the internet. YAY, I should take a vacation to the beach to lay near the sand… OK, it wasn’t near…