# Virtual Dennis > Sharing Tips Learned the Hard Way — IT, virtualization, homelab, and tech tips by Dennis Laube. Virtual Dennis is a personal technology blog by Dennis Laube covering IT infrastructure, virtualization (VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V), homelabs, networking, storage, macOS, Windows, and developer tools. ## Topics - AI - Apple - Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Bourbon - Calculators - Cisco - Claude - Google Cloud - HTML - CSS - Karaoke - Mac OS X - Manuals & How-To's - Microsoft - NetBackup - Networking - Nutanix - Palm Treo - PowerShell - SSH - Security - Storage - Technology - Tools - Ubiquiti - Uncategorized - VMware - Web Design - iOS ## Links - Homepage: https://virtualdennis.com - About: https://virtualdennis.com/about/ - RSS Feed: https://virtualdennis.com/rss.xml - Categories: https://virtualdennis.com/categories/ ## Recent Posts - [Fifth Wheel & RV Discount Calculator](https://virtualdennis.com/fifth-wheel-rv-discount-calculator/): Calculate the discount percentage on a fifth wheel, travel trailer, or RV offer—or turn a target discount into an offer price. - [How to Add a MacOS Finder Quick Action to Convert Images to WebP Easily](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-add-a-macos-finder-quick-action-to-convert-images-to-webp-easily/): Add a MacOS "Quick Action" to your finder so you can convert images to the "webp" format easily. - [Claude Code - Enable Remote Control on All Sessions by Default](https://virtualdennis.com/Claude-Code-Enable-Remote-Control-on-All-Sessions-by-Default/): Easily enable remote control on all claude code sessions by default - [Updated for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4 - Turn Off Liquid Glass and Stop Summarizing Messages](https://virtualdennis.com/ios-26-ipados-26-turn-off-remove-liquid-glass-design-view/): Turn off (or better phrased "reduce") "Liquid Glass" and reduce transparency, and Turn off Messages "Summarization". - [Fix for cPanel DNS Error: The DNS zone file is invalid. (Line 55: : CNAME and other data)](https://virtualdennis.com/fix-for-cpanel-dns-error-the-dns-zone-file-is-invalid-line-55-cname-and-other-data/): When trying to add a "base" (meaning just the subdomain) CNAME record to a newly added subdomain in cPanel, I received this error: Error: The DNS zone file is i - [New App! Whiskey and Bourbon: Should I buy this bottle?](https://virtualdennis.com/bourbon-should-i-buy-this-bottle/): For the Bourbon fans out there 🥃, I made this app to answer the question "Should I buy this bottle?" based on the bottle, MSRP, your location, and the availabi - [New free app! Many Hands Task Tracker (Shared task tracking)](https://virtualdennis.com/i-created-a-new-free-web-app-many-hands-task-tracker/): You create a task list, share one link, and people pick what they want to help with. No accounts for volunteers, no passwords, no ads, and it is completely free.  - [Make ChatGPT Sound Human: Proven Prompts and Tips for Authentic Writing](https://virtualdennis.com/make-chatgpt-sound-human-proven-prompts-and-tips-for-authentic-writing/): The writer shares a prompt that has improved their document creation process. They emphasize using simple language, avoiding specific phrases and punctuation, and maintaining a natural, direct tone. T - [Hey You - Update Your Passwords and Start Using a Password Tool (it's way easier than writing them down!)](https://virtualdennis.com/hey-you-update-your-passwords-and-start-using-a-password-tool-its-way-easier-than-writing-them-down/): I've known friends and family who have had their email account, social media account, bank account, online identity and numerous other things hacked because of - [Simple Online Stopwatch](https://virtualdennis.com/simple-online-stopwatch/): I use an online stopwatch quite a bit, and always end up googling it and landing on some strange website with a thousand ads everywhere. If you're like me and just need a simple stopwatch, here you go! - [Percentage Increase and Decrease Calculators](https://virtualdennis.com/percentage-increase-and-decrease-calculators/): I use percentage increase and percentage decrease quite a bit at work, and always end up googling it and landing on some strange website with a thousand ads everywhere. If you're like me and just need a simple increase or decrease calculator, here you go! - [Simple Asynchronous Replication Calculator](https://virtualdennis.com/simple-asynchronous-replication-calculator/): From time to time you might just need a simple, easy to use asynchronous replication calculator. Well, here you go! - [Keyboard Shortcuts for Emojis on Microsoft Teams](https://virtualdennis.com/keyboard-shortcuts-for-emojis-on-microsoft-teams/): We use Slack at work and I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts for emojis , etc.. on Slack you type in a colon : then start typing to get to all of the emojis.. I w - [Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12 Bay Storage NAS Hands-On using TrueNAS Scale with VMware ESXi 8.0](https://virtualdennis.com/asustor-flashstor-fs6712x-12-bay-storage-nas-hands-on-using-truenas-scale-with-vmware-esxi-8-0/): I recently "upgraded" my aging storage environment in my home lab with an all-flash Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro with 12 x 2TB NVMe M.2 Drives, with upgraded RAM to - [Adding a Static DNS Entry into the Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro](https://virtualdennis.com/adding-a-static-dns-entry-into-the-ubiquiti-unifi-dream-machine-pro/): JUNE 2023 UPDATE: You can now enter static DNS entries under the "Client" settings in UniFi OS v3.0.20 (or above). Leaving Original Post Below for Reference: So - [How-to Make an iframe Responsive Using HTML Code](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-make-an-iframe-responsive-using-html-code/): Sometimes you need to embed another website into the site you are using and a typical way of doing this is by using an <iframe>. However for modern websit - [Installing Google Cloud CLI via Homebrew on MacOS](https://virtualdennis.com/installing-google-cloud-cli-via-homebrew-on-macos/): brew install --cask google-cloud-sdk This will install the following components: BigQuery Command Line Tool BigQuery Command Line Tool (Platform Specific) Cloud - [Migrating a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine to vSphere ESXi 7.x on MacOS](https://virtualdennis.com/migrating-a-parallels-desktop-virtual-machine-to-vsphere-esxi-7-x-on-macos/): This how-to will describe how to convert and move a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine (VM) to a VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x server utilizing VMware Fusion on MacOS. - [Don't Waste Your Time with the TP-Link TL-R600VPN WAN Load Balancer](https://virtualdennis.com/dont-waste-your-time-with-the-tp-link-tl-r600vpn-wan-load-balancer/): I recently ordered the TP-Link TL-R600VPN router for the WAN load balancing capability. I saw several "reviews" and YouTube videos gushing over how amazing it w - [How-to Bypass Google Chrome ERR_CERT_INVALID Message](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-bypass-google-chrome-err_cert_invalid-message/): Sometimes when developing applications, or when using self-signed SSL certs, when you browse to a site, Google Chrome will show an error message "ERR_CERT_INVAL - [How-To: Convert .qcow2 to .vmdk for VMware Using MacOS](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-convert-qcow2-to-vmdk-for-vmware-using-macos/): This How-To will show you how to convert a .qcow2 virtual machine file to a VMware based .vmdk, using your Mac running MacOS. Install "Homebrew" onto MacOS For - [Migrate a Windows VM from VMware ESXi to Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Easily](https://virtualdennis.com/migrate-a-windows-vm-from-vmware-esxi-to-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv-easily/): With the release of Nutanix Move (used to be called Xtract), migrating VM's from VMware ESXi to AHV is now super simple and the best part of all, automated! Web - [Easily create a bootable USB installer for VMware ESXi / vSphere Hypervisor from a Mac](https://virtualdennis.com/easily-create-a-bootable-usb-installer-for-vmware-esxi-vsphere-hypervisor-from-a-mac/): A huge thank you to Chris Bednarski (over at http://cbednarski.com/) for putting together a script that will make an installable ESXi boot device (via a Mac), s - [Using SFTP to Transfer Images and Other Files to a Nutanix Storage Container](https://virtualdennis.com/using-sftp-to-transfer-images-and-other-files-to-a-nutanix-storage-container/): Several customers have asked if they can post or upload files to the Nutanix storage container, especially when working with automation (like Nutanix Calm) wher - [How-to: Configuring and Using Prism Self Service in Prism Central on Nutanix AOS 5.5](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-configuring-and-using-prism-self-service-in-prism-central-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/): The Prism Self Service (PSS) feature represents a special view within Prism Central. While Prism Central enables infrastructure management across clusters, PSS - [How-to: Configure Prism Central Authentication with Active Directory on Nutanix AOS 5.5](https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-configure-prism-central-authentication-with-active-directory-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/): This lesson will show you how to setup Prism Central authentication using Active Directory on Nutanix AOS 5.5. Note, setting up authentication is a requirement - [Deploying the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 from Mac OS](https://virtualdennis.com/deploying-the-vmware-vcenter-server-appliance-vcsa-6-5-from-mac-os/): This article will show you how to deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 from the Mac OS, using the now native VCSA installer for Mac, which is l - [Deploying and Registering Prism Central on Nutanix AOS 5.5](https://virtualdennis.com/deploying-and-registering-prism-central-on-nutanix-aos-5-5/): This article will show you how to deploy Prism Central (PC) on a Nutanix cluster running AOS 5.5 using the One-Click Prism Central deployment wizard. Prism Cent - [Upgrading Nutanix AOS When 1-Click Download Isn't Available](https://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-nutanix-aos-when-1-click-download-isnt-available/): This lesson will show you how to upgrade Nutanix AOS when the 1-click download option isn't available. This might be due to not having internet access to the Nu - [PowerShell Script to Automate Updating Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT)](https://virtualdennis.com/powershell-script-to-automate-updating-nutanix-guest-tools-ngt/): I was meeting with one of my local customers and they asked me, "hey! how do you automate upgrading Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT) with something like SCCM?" Well, t