Resetting EqualLogic “grpadmin” Password
The Problem – Forgot EqualLogic Password It happens to us all – well, those of us who don’t configure their arrays with “password” or “qwerty” as the grpadmin password. There you are, an innocent storage administrator, just trying to log on to your SAN, when you suddenly realize: “I forgot my grpadmin password!” You might […]
Shoretel Version 9.0 / 9.1 LLDP Isssue
With an upgrade to Shoreware version 9.0 or 9.1 the installer soon realizes that Shoretel has decided to add the LLDP feature to the phones and has turned this option on by default after the installation. Since most switches are already set up with the LLDP option turn on, this causes the phones to display a “MAC/PHY […]
Blackberry Hacks: Easy way to restart your Blackberry
I’ve only confirmed that this works on my 8900 so YMMV, but to reboot your blackberry without removing the battery simply press ALT + Right Shift + DEL.
The Basics of SEO
I recently got an email from an individual who has had a website for quite awhile. They knew they wanted/needed some Search Engine Optimization (SEO) but really didn’t know what all that meant or entailed. I knew gave their website a quick scan and pointed out four basic steps to jump-start their website on the […]
WriteMonkey: A Simple but Effective Text Editor & Writing Tool
Do you need to concentrate just on “the writing.” Need a text editor that allows you to create blog posts without a connection to the web. Want to keep track of the total words in your document or set a time limit on your writing? Write Monkey is a shareware text editor that provides a very […]
EqualLogic’s 10 Gig Series
PS6010 and PS6510 Series Arrays After what seems like a long wait, Dell EqualLogic finally released the 10Gb controllers for the PS Series arrays. The new PS6010 and PS6510 arrays offer two ten gig ports per controller, allowing you to have 20Gb/s of bandwidth to each EqualLogic array. In multiple array setups, you’re able to […]
Virtualization and the SMB – Part 1
Virtualization is a big buzz word in technology. New for some, old hat for others, it is always changing and evolving. A lingering question for many people, though, is….just what is it? Others wonder how it could possibly help their company, a place that doesn’t have a bottomless wallet or 500 servers. I’m going to […]
Upgrading ColdFusion Java on Windows
I made the attempt to upgrade the Java Runtime used on one of our ColdFusion servers to the latest Java 1.6 Runtime. I thought it would be a simple, download the latest JRE, install, update the jvm.config java.home variable to point at the new JRE, and then restart ColdFusion. It wasn’t. ColdFusion did not want […]
ASP.NET Active Directory Membership Provider – Connection String Tomfoolery
Ran into an “interesting” problem this week with the ASPNetActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider configuration. In the connection string you’ll usually see: LDAP://server:port The important thing to note is that the “LDAP” MUST BE CAPITALIZED. A transmission protocol that is case sensitive? Way to go, Microsoft. Hountowa okashii ne.
Now You Can See Your Congressman’s Spending
HouseSpendDataSmallUSCongressExpensesV3As part of our Federal government’s commitment to greater transparency, The US House of Representatives released its Statement of Disbursements (SOD) in electronic format, late November, covering July 1, 2009 through September 20, 2009. The government has been required by law to publish this information since 1964. But, this is the first time the data […]
