Sharing Tips Learned the Hard Way — IT, virtualization, homelab, and tech tips by Dennis Laube.https://virtualdennis.com/https://virtualdennis.com/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.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:10:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 defaultThu, 09 Apr 2026 23:29:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/ios-26-ipados-26-turn-off-remove-liquid-glass-design-view/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".Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:56:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 iSat, 21 Feb 2026 12:38:23 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 availabiThu, 19 Feb 2026 11:39:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/i-created-a-new-free-web-app-many-hands-task-tracker/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. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:20:25 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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. TFri, 17 Oct 2025 14:36:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/hey-you-update-your-passwords-and-start-using-a-password-tool-its-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 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:43:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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!Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:09:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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!Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:33:19 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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!Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:16:30 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 wFri, 17 Nov 2023 08:57:07 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 toFri, 01 Sep 2023 08:37:15 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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: SoTue, 06 Jun 2023 07:35:53 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 websitTue, 06 Dec 2022 06:37:39 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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) CloudWed, 30 Nov 2022 09:48:56 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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.Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:09:09 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/dont-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 wTue, 09 Feb 2021 14:57:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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_INVALTue, 14 Jul 2020 11:49:06 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:29:45 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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! WebFri, 22 Feb 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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), sFri, 14 Sep 2018 12:21:56 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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) wherMon, 19 Mar 2018 15:49:01 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:24:09 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:40:11 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 lThu, 21 Dec 2017 14:45:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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 CentTue, 12 Dec 2017 16:50:30 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-nutanix-aos-when-1-click-download-isnt-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 NuMon, 11 Dec 2017 08:20:51 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/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, tTue, 28 Nov 2017 17:00:37 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/expanding-a-nutanix-cluster-with-a-new-node-from-the-factory/https://virtualdennis.com/expanding-a-nutanix-cluster-with-a-new-node-from-the-factory/This article will show you how to expand a Nutanix cluster with a new node received from the factory. This article will also highlight a few common warning alerThu, 12 Oct 2017 13:19:16 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/configuring-acropolis-container-services-acs-on-nutanix-ce/https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-acropolis-container-services-acs-on-nutanix-ce/This lesson will describe how to enable Acropolis Container Services (ACS) on Nutanix Community Edition (CE). Make Sure You're On Latest Version To begin, make Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:04:11 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/configuring-the-self-service-portal-ssp-on-nutanix-ahv-and-aos-5-1/https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-the-self-service-portal-ssp-on-nutanix-ahv-and-aos-5-1/This lesson will show how to configure the Self Service Portal (SSP) on Nutanix AHV running AOS 5.1.x. The Prism Self Service Portal (SSP) enables the consumersFri, 23 Jun 2017 11:01:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-ahv-networking-commands-how-to-super-post/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-ahv-networking-commands-how-to-super-post/This post is meant to be a "quick reference" guide for performing configuration with AHV networking, including Open vSwitch (OVS) configuration, settiTue, 13 Jun 2017 15:29:38 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-gather-quick-and-easy-esxi-host-level-performance-and-datastore-information/https://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-gather-quick-and-easy-esxi-host-level-performance-and-datastore-information/Many times when working with customers, we need to gather some quick specs around their existing environment to begin a sizing conversation. While there are manMon, 15 May 2017 11:44:59 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/installing-vmware-powercli-cmdlets-from-the-powershell-gallery/https://virtualdennis.com/installing-vmware-powercli-cmdlets-from-the-powershell-gallery/A great writeup for this process with detailed information is located here: https://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2017/04/powercli-install-process-powershell-gallerThu, 11 May 2017 10:56:29 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/easy-commands-to-show-bios-and-bmc-firmware-versions-for-all-hosts-in-the-nutanix-cluster/https://virtualdennis.com/easy-commands-to-show-bios-and-bmc-firmware-versions-for-all-hosts-in-the-nutanix-cluster/# Shows BMC/IPMI version for all hosts in cluster- Run from one CVM in cluster [code language="bash"]for i in `hostips`; do echo AHV HOST $i ; ssh root@$i 'ipmiThu, 27 Apr 2017 16:33:42 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/configuring-a-vm-to-vm-anti-affinity-rule-on-nutanix-ahv-running-aos-5-0/https://virtualdennis.com/configuring-a-vm-to-vm-anti-affinity-rule-on-nutanix-ahv-running-aos-5-0/This how-to will show you how to configure a VM to VM anti-affinity rule on Nutanix AOS 5.0. For reference, the official documentation on this feature is found Mon, 30 Jan 2017 11:56:40 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/patching-vmware-esxi-via-nutanix-one-click-upgrade-in-prism-on-aos-5-0/https://virtualdennis.com/patching-vmware-esxi-via-nutanix-one-click-upgrade-in-prism-on-aos-5-0/This lesson will show you how to patch VMware ESXi using the Nutanix one-click upgrade process in Prism. If you have additional questions not covered in this hoWed, 18 Jan 2017 10:59:36 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/registering-vcenter-with-prism-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/https://virtualdennis.com/registering-vcenter-with-prism-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/To perform core VM management operations directly from Prism without switching to vCenter Server, you need to register your cluster with the vCenter Server. ThiTue, 03 Jan 2017 13:13:28 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/setting-up-and-using-acropolis-file-services-afs-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/https://virtualdennis.com/setting-up-and-using-acropolis-file-services-afs-on-nutanix-aos-5-0/This article will show you the steps involved to setup Acropolis File Services (AFS) on a cluster running AOS 5.0. Acropolis File Services (AFS) uses a scale-ouFri, 30 Dec 2016 15:53:06 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/importing-an-ovf-ova-into-nutanix-ahv-using-prism/https://virtualdennis.com/importing-an-ovf-ova-into-nutanix-ahv-using-prism/This article will show you how to import a virtual appliance that's in the OVF or OVA format into the Nutanix AHV hypervisor, via the Image Service in Prism. ExWed, 31 Aug 2016 21:02:15 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-powershell-and-other-scripting-resources/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-powershell-and-other-scripting-resources/Here are some helpful resources for scripting to the Nutanix API via PowerShell or other languages. I'll continue to add more as I come across them. Feel free tTue, 23 Aug 2016 10:16:30 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-dashboard-for-splunk/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-dashboard-for-splunk/The Nutanix App for Splunk allows customers of Splunk® Enterprise and Nutanix to visualize and view the state of their cluster from Splunk. In addition, the appWed, 17 Aug 2016 14:52:17 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv-create-an-image-service-template-from-an-existing-vm/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv-create-an-image-service-template-from-an-existing-vm/This lesson will show you how to create an image service template from an existing virtual machine, without having to export/import the VM. Setup a Template VirTue, 26 Apr 2016 09:32:09 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/installing-the-dell-kace-1000-systems-management-appliance-on-nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv/https://virtualdennis.com/installing-the-dell-kace-1000-systems-management-appliance-on-nutanix-acropolis-hypervisor-ahv/A few of my customers have asked if the Dell KACE virtual appliance will work on the Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV). So I made a short video below showing tWed, 06 Apr 2016 11:26:51 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-register-prism-with-prism-central/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-register-prism-with-prism-central/I've been asked a few times on how to register Prism with a Prism Central instance and I thought I would make a quick video to show the process. Here it is beloFri, 11 Mar 2016 12:12:34 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x/About the DNS cache OS X keeps a local cache of resolved DNS queries for a time defined by the DNS server. Sometimes it might be necessary to reset the cache imTue, 08 Mar 2016 08:55:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-community-edition-4-node-cluster-nested-on-esxi-6-0/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-community-edition-4-node-cluster-nested-on-esxi-6-0/A very helpful post by Michael Webster showing how to install the Nutanix Community Edition, nested onto ESXi 6.0, which would be perfect for customers who wantThu, 15 Oct 2015 15:18:51 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-the-vaai-plugin-for-esx-vsphere-in-a-nutanix-environment/https://virtualdennis.com/upgrading-the-vaai-plugin-for-esx-vsphere-in-a-nutanix-environment/Usually the latest VAAI plugin version is installed/updated along with our Foundation or upgrade process, but if you need to update the VAAI plugin version, jusTue, 21 Jul 2015 10:43:09 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-change-or-disable-logout-timeout-setting/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-prism-change-or-disable-logout-timeout-setting/You can now set or disable the timeout for Prism within the GUI with NOS 4.1.3, which is now available via one-click upgrade. Prism Web Console/Prism Central YoThu, 11 Jun 2015 10:29:23 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-ssh-into-a-nutanix-controller-virtual-machine-cvm/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-ssh-into-a-nutanix-controller-virtual-machine-cvm/This article will explain how to SSH into a Nutanix Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) which might be needed for advanced administration of a Nutanix cluster. SSHWed, 04 Mar 2015 14:58:37 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/change-ipmi-passwords-for-all-nutanix-hosts-via-script/https://virtualdennis.com/change-ipmi-passwords-for-all-nutanix-hosts-via-script/Here's a simple script to help change all IPMI passwords for all Nutanix Hosts in a Cluster. Just make sure you update the Current Password and New Password in Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:37:58 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-always-pop-out-an-email-window-in-outlook-2013/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-always-pop-out-an-email-window-in-outlook-2013/Outlook 2013 introduced a new in-line compose method for email replies and forwarded messages, designed to make it easier for you to quickly write & send anFri, 19 Dec 2014 16:46:55 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/fix-for-evernote-6-0-x-mac-missing-notes-delayed-syncing-and-issues-with-creating-notes/https://virtualdennis.com/fix-for-evernote-6-0-x-mac-missing-notes-delayed-syncing-and-issues-with-creating-notes/I live and die by my notes in Evernote. For me, Evernote has become part of my standard workflow and is one of the apps that I constantly have open. I even paidWed, 10 Dec 2014 12:52:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/apple-mac-mavericks-yosemite-refresh-shared-computers-in-finder/https://virtualdennis.com/apple-mac-mavericks-yosemite-refresh-shared-computers-in-finder/Sometimes the list of shared computers on the network will not refresh within Finder. To fix this issue, re-launch the Finder, from the dock. You can do this byMon, 08 Dec 2014 10:47:39 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-unlink-a-phone-number-from-apple-id-imessage-and-facetime/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-unlink-a-phone-number-from-apple-id-imessage-and-facetime/I received a new iPhone with a new number so I wanted to cancel my previous iPhone and number. I wanted to remove this number from my Apple ID so that it was reTue, 18 Nov 2014 17:16:35 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-license-activation-process/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-license-activation-process/In just 5 easy steps, you can license your Nutanix cluster! Check out this simple overview to help in licensing your cluster: Nutanix License Activation CustomeMon, 11 Aug 2014 09:11:01 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-how-to-videos-for-4-x/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-how-to-videos-for-4-x/Check out the over 42 Prism UI how-to videos, which have been updated to NOS 4.0, and 23 of the videos have been updated to 4.0.1! http://download.nutanix.com/gFri, 01 Aug 2014 14:29:30 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-much-detail-can-you-get-about-a-virtual-machine-vm-from-your-storage/https://virtualdennis.com/how-much-detail-can-you-get-about-a-virtual-machine-vm-from-your-storage/Thanks to Jerome over at http://nutanix.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-much-of-detail-can-you-get-about-vm.html for the below post! Most storage vendors say that theyMon, 14 Apr 2014 16:45:09 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/disable-video-in-nutanix-ui-login-screen/https://virtualdennis.com/disable-video-in-nutanix-ui-login-screen/Thanks to Jerome over at http://nutanix.blogspot.com/2014/03/disable-video-in-nutanix-ui-login-screen.html for the below how-to! Some of the customers who are iMon, 14 Apr 2014 16:32:42 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-default-cluster-credentials/https://virtualdennis.com/nutanix-default-cluster-credentials/Reference post - Default Cluster Credentials Interface Target Username Password Nutanix Prism Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) admin admin vSphere client ESXi host rTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:10:16 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/changing-nutanix-passwords/https://virtualdennis.com/changing-nutanix-passwords/To change passwords of the following cluster components, check out the below link to the user guide for a quick how-to on changing passwords: - Changing User PaTue, 08 Apr 2014 13:38:01 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-mavericks/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-mavericks/OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion Use the following Terminal command to reset the DNS cache in OS X v10.9.5 and earlier: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFri, 28 Mar 2014 11:25:42 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive/I needed to make a bootable Mavericks install drive using a USB flash drive. I followed option 1 from the below site and it worked perfectly! http://www.macworlFri, 28 Mar 2014 11:20:55 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2010-with-hotmail-outlook-com-connector-fix-for-error-0x80048051/https://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2010-with-hotmail-outlook-com-connector-fix-for-error-0x80048051/I have a personal account that I use at Outlook.com along with some other accounts that connect via Exchange. So I use Outlook 2010 for my main email program. EFri, 20 Dec 2013 08:13:21 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/browser-change-could-impact-all-cisco-webex-customers/https://virtualdennis.com/browser-change-could-impact-all-cisco-webex-customers/As you may or may not know Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have been discussing disabling browser plugins by default. The WebEx client on both Windows and MacThu, 05 Dec 2013 16:19:39 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsan-many-sas-or-less-sata/https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsan-many-sas-or-less-sata/Staying on the VSAN topic, another great topic of discussion is whether to use many higher speed SAS drives or less SATA drives that have a greater capacity? ThWed, 04 Dec 2013 16:42:21 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/great-resource-for-vmware-nsx/https://virtualdennis.com/great-resource-for-vmware-nsx/Here is a great resource for NSX.  The site Hypervizor.com by Hany Michael, a Consulting Architect at VMware.  One of his recent posts covers the archWed, 04 Dec 2013 16:40:37 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/celebrating-15-years-of-vmware/https://virtualdennis.com/celebrating-15-years-of-vmware/You might know that VMware is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. You might even know that VMware now has over 13,Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:38:38 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-v5-5-hardening-guide/https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-v5-5-hardening-guide/The Hardening Guide for vSphere v5.5 has been released and is now available here. If you are not familiar with the vSphere Hardening Guides, they can be used toWed, 04 Dec 2013 16:35:03 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/emc-how-to-start-analyzer-in-unisphere-2/https://virtualdennis.com/emc-how-to-start-analyzer-in-unisphere-2/This lesson shows how to start EMC analyzer within Unisphere. Log into Unisphere, Select the System The IP of the CLARiiON storage processor (SP) must be used tTue, 12 Nov 2013 14:20:25 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/changing-the-color-theme-for-outlook-2013/https://virtualdennis.com/changing-the-color-theme-for-outlook-2013/Thanks to Steve Laskers' MSDN Blog for the below how-to! If you’ve upgraded to Outlook 2013 and are struggling with the new softer look, and missing the older hTue, 08 Oct 2013 09:17:03 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-get-microsoft-exchange-object-counts/https://virtualdennis.com/using-powershell-to-get-microsoft-exchange-object-counts/In case you might need to get an object count for your Microsoft Exchange environment, run this Powershell command, which will export the details to a CSV file Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:21:02 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-can-i-get-a-receipt-for-a-previous-itunes-purchase/https://virtualdennis.com/how-can-i-get-a-receipt-for-a-previous-itunes-purchase/1. Launch iTunes 2. Click on iTunes Store 3. Click on your email address on the upper left hand corner 4. Click Account from the drop-down menu 5. Enter your paWed, 15 May 2013 11:03:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-install-blat-command-line-smtp-mailer-on-windows/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-install-blat-command-line-smtp-mailer-on-windows/In order for NetBackup to email reports, alerts and other functions, you will need to install the free opensource utility called "Blat" and configure Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:51:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-avoid-the-windows-mbr-disk-2tb-limit-by-using-gpt-type-disks/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-avoid-the-windows-mbr-disk-2tb-limit-by-using-gpt-type-disks/If you want to use a disk larger than 2TB within Windows, it might look like you can't use all of the space. This is due to the type of initialization performedTue, 05 Feb 2013 12:29:52 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/netbackup-7-configuration-for-vmware-vstorage-backups/https://virtualdennis.com/netbackup-7-configuration-for-vmware-vstorage-backups/This lesson will describe how to configure NetBackup to perform VMware vStorage method backups. To use this feature, your environment will need to consist of NeTue, 05 Feb 2013 10:44:43 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-windows/https://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-windows/I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenevMon, 04 Feb 2013 16:34:08 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-unixlinux/https://virtualdennis.com/custom-netbackup-daily-report-script-for-unixlinux/I have created/modified some NetBackup scripts to be used for a Daily Status Report, which can be emailed to the NetBackup administrator every morning or whenevMon, 04 Feb 2013 16:30:35 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-lion/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-flush-dns-on-mac-os-x-lion/Flushing the DNS on Mac OS X Lion is quite simple. Just follow the below steps: OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion Use the following Terminal command to reMon, 04 Feb 2013 16:08:07 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/sas-vs-sata-differences-technology-and-cost/https://virtualdennis.com/sas-vs-sata-differences-technology-and-cost/Here are the high-level differences between SAS and SATA disk drives which I thought it'd be a perfect post for the blog as it contains some useful information Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:07:27 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/making-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-an-apple-mac-os-x-from-an-iso/https://virtualdennis.com/making-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-an-apple-mac-os-x-from-an-iso/This quick how-to will show you how to make a bootable USB stick from a downloaded ISO file using an Apple Mac OS X. Note: this procedure requires an .img file Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:57:30 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-enable-and-disable-the-root-user/https://virtualdennis.com/mac-os-x-mountain-lion-enable-and-disable-the-root-user/Apple's KB article on how to setup the "root" user for OS X Mountain Lion. It's very similar to "Lion", but different ;-) http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11331?viMon, 04 Feb 2013 15:53:02 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-office-365-configure-a-user-password-to-never-expire/https://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-office-365-configure-a-user-password-to-never-expire/This article will show you how to configure a user password to never expire on the Office 365 platform. Install the PowerShell cmdlets for Office 365 First you Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:40:35 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-word-2010-make-only-1-page-in-landscape-layout-while-keeping-rest-in-portrait-layout/https://virtualdennis.com/microsoft-word-2010-make-only-1-page-in-landscape-layout-while-keeping-rest-in-portrait-layout/I don't know why this was "new" for me, but it did take a google search to figure it out. Here's a great link that explains how to make only 1 page within MicroMon, 04 Feb 2013 08:35:01 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/using-private-keys-with-ssh-login-without-password-on-mac-os-x/https://virtualdennis.com/using-private-keys-with-ssh-login-without-password-on-mac-os-x/Here's an excellent write-up for setting up SSH access using private keys to connect to other Linux/Unix servers without having to enter a password. http://smbjMon, 31 Dec 2012 15:48:25 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/why-are-more-people-becoming-mac-fans/https://virtualdennis.com/why-are-more-people-becoming-mac-fans/I'm known at my job and with friends of being a Mac fan, which is true. It wasn't always like that however. I've spent the majority of my IT career behind a keyTue, 18 Dec 2012 09:24:36 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/133/https://virtualdennis.com/133/An awesome (updated) list of apps for the Mac, many that I use myself. Have a favorite app that's not on the list? Leave it in our comments section!Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:59:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/karaoke-how-to-play-on-your-computer-what-software-to-use-other-useful-info/https://virtualdennis.com/karaoke-how-to-play-on-your-computer-what-software-to-use-other-useful-info/My wife and I enjoy karaoke (she's the one with the good voice) and we have recently gone "all digital" (no more karaoke CD's to lug around). I also KJ (karaokeFri, 04 May 2012 18:29:26 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/itunes-10-on-windows-server-2003-or-home-server/https://virtualdennis.com/itunes-10-on-windows-server-2003-or-home-server/Wondering how to install iTunes 10 onto a Windows Home Server (which is based on Windows 2003)? I found this article very helpful and it worked for me! http://gTue, 07 Feb 2012 16:58:31 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-remove-a-deleted-folder-from-finder-sidebar-on-a-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-remove-a-deleted-folder-from-finder-sidebar-on-a-mac/I had a very stubborn folder that I had on my Finder sidebar, under "Favorites", because the actual folder on the my Mac was deleted. Because the folder was delFri, 04 Nov 2011 15:21:33 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-open-visio-diagrams-and-drawings-in-separate-windows/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-open-visio-diagrams-and-drawings-in-separate-windows/Opening multiple Visio files and switching between them is a pain. I figured there had to be a way to make Visio to always open files in separate windows, so yoTue, 13 Sep 2011 13:06:04 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/using-streambaby-application-to-stream-mp4m4v-files-to-tivo-3-hd-with-no-conversion/https://virtualdennis.com/using-streambaby-application-to-stream-mp4m4v-files-to-tivo-3-hd-with-no-conversion/This how-to lesson describes how to view MP4/M4V (Quicktime/Apple formatted) movies on your Tivo 3 HD and above (including Tivo Premiere) with no conversion neeTue, 05 Jan 2010 22:08:40 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/great-links-for-working-with-and-making-cat-5e-or-6-network-cable/https://virtualdennis.com/great-links-for-working-with-and-making-cat-5e-or-6-network-cable/I finished a little household project which was running Cat5e cable from my living room and master bedroom to the switch in my office. This was to connect two TTue, 29 Dec 2009 21:40:18 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/vmware-fixing-invalid-virtual-machines/https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-fixing-invalid-virtual-machines/In either ESX 3.x or vSphere, if there are disk array or networking issues, some Virtual Machines may appear in the vSphere Client as being "Invalid" and they aWed, 23 Dec 2009 12:21:58 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-using-vmware-converter-to-import-vms-or-vmdks-from-other-vmware-products/https://virtualdennis.com/vmware-vsphere-using-vmware-converter-to-import-vms-or-vmdks-from-other-vmware-products/When using Virtual Machines (VM's) from other VMware products, the easiest way to get these VM's into ESX/vSphere is to use VMware's product called vCenter ConvTue, 22 Dec 2009 17:15:16 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/windows-7-another-area-for-program-data-that-isnt-under-program-files/https://virtualdennis.com/windows-7-another-area-for-program-data-that-isnt-under-program-files/I have a small program that keeps some of it's files (which happen to be data files) where the program resides, typically under C:Program FilesName of Program. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:34:31 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/simple-but-effective-backup-for-your-data/https://virtualdennis.com/simple-but-effective-backup-for-your-data/Backups! Most people don't think about them until it's too late. Well, here are my two favorite options for performing a backup of your data. http://www3.crashpFri, 13 Nov 2009 07:56:42 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/snow-leopard-os-x-10-6-1-released/https://virtualdennis.com/snow-leopard-os-x-10-6-1-released/A number of bug fixes and tweaks have been released in OS X 10.6.1 update, now available. A great write up on this update can be found here: http://www.tuaw.comFri, 11 Sep 2009 19:08:45 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/scanning-and-getting-things-from-your-itunes-iphone-backup-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/scanning-and-getting-things-from-your-itunes-iphone-backup-mac/I was having some performance issues with my iPhone and I wanted to clear it out and did a "factory restore" from within iTunes and then just sync back my apps Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:32:46 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/making-an-iso-image-file-from-a-cddvd-on-a-mac-for-free/https://virtualdennis.com/making-an-iso-image-file-from-a-cddvd-on-a-mac-for-free/There are several ways to make an ISO (or an image) file from a CD/DVD but here is a FREE and pretty simple way to do so on your Mac. Yes it means using the comSat, 11 Jul 2009 20:23:44 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/merging-two-avi-files-into-one-file-on-a-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/merging-two-avi-files-into-one-file-on-a-mac/This is one successful way that I've found to merge 2 AVI files into 1 AVI file using a Mac. Get D-Vision 3 Software (Free) Download the D-Vision 3 software froFri, 10 Jul 2009 20:56:47 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/saving-youtube-video-or-audio-on-a-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/saving-youtube-video-or-audio-on-a-mac/I found a YouTube video that I wanted to save just the audio from as a MP3. Well the program called "Get Tube" does just that but it can also save the YouTube vThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:12:22 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/how-to-collect-data-from-a-fibre-channel-fc-switch/https://virtualdennis.com/how-to-collect-data-from-a-fibre-channel-fc-switch/Sometimes you will be asked by either the manufacturers support or perhaps by Lewan for data from your Fibre Channel switch. Here is how you can gather that infMon, 15 Jun 2009 16:05:07 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/useful-mac-links-for-switchers/https://virtualdennis.com/useful-mac-links-for-switchers/Here’s some cool ones I’ve found since I’ve become a “switcher”. Thought you might enjoy. http://bestmacsoftware.org/ = A list of “best” Mac software. http://wwFri, 15 May 2009 16:04:10 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/forget-dropbox-use-zumodrive-for-online-storage/https://virtualdennis.com/forget-dropbox-use-zumodrive-for-online-storage/I posted awhile back about DropBox which allows you to store things online while having a local "drive" on your computer to use. Here's a link to that post: httTue, 21 Apr 2009 14:59:31 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/reset-and-power-off-windows-xp-or-vista-in-vmware-fusion/https://virtualdennis.com/reset-and-power-off-windows-xp-or-vista-in-vmware-fusion/By default in VMware Fusion, the Virtual Machine Menu Option lists the “Soft” Power Commands and you need to hold down the Alt/Option Key to display the “Hard” Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:44:23 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/dropbox-online-sync-backup-for-multiple-computers/https://virtualdennis.com/dropbox-online-sync-backup-for-multiple-computers/I posted this over on my company's blog, but wanted to link to it from here too. It's a great program that allows you to sync files across multiple PC's, plus aWed, 18 Feb 2009 18:14:16 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/editing-your-published-website-with-ms-expression/https://virtualdennis.com/editing-your-published-website-with-ms-expression/This lesson will describe how to edit your website that has already been published with Microsoft Expression Web. Start MS Expression Web Start MS Expression WeMon, 19 Jan 2009 21:35:04 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/watch-and-use-hulu-itunes-and-tv-networks-outside-the-us/https://virtualdennis.com/watch-and-use-hulu-itunes-and-tv-networks-outside-the-us/Here's a free program/service that I found off "A New Mac Tip Everyday" Blog to help everyone who's ever tried to watch iTunes, Hulu or the websites from the TVMon, 12 Jan 2009 21:33:01 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/mintcom-free-personal-finance-service/https://virtualdennis.com/mintcom-free-personal-finance-service/With everyone probably watching their $$$ a little more closely these days, I thought I'd share this helpful website. I signed up (for free) at www.mint.com, noThu, 08 Jan 2009 20:01:45 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/itunes-now-drm-free/https://virtualdennis.com/itunes-now-drm-free/Apple (at Macworld this week) announced that iTunes will no longer "protect" their music with Digital Rights Management (DRM). Now they even give you an option Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:35:53 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/google-picasa-released-for-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/google-picasa-released-for-mac/Ask any of my family or friends, and they'll tell you that I always recommend Picasa to help manage pictures and Picasa Web Albums to help share them. Only probTue, 06 Jan 2009 22:36:15 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/13/https://virtualdennis.com/13/I found an awesome How-To for printing to a Vista (or XP) machine from my Mac (running Leopard). I've always wondered why I couldn't get my printer on my XP macMon, 29 Dec 2008 19:41:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/screenshot-program-for-mac-awesome-manual-creation-program/https://virtualdennis.com/screenshot-program-for-mac-awesome-manual-creation-program/Here's a great freeware program for taking screenshots on your Mac (and from the few that I've done so far, it works better than the built in screen capture incMon, 08 Dec 2008 19:04:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/using-a-network-share-for-apple-time-machine/https://virtualdennis.com/using-a-network-share-for-apple-time-machine/I found these useful articles about using a network share with Apple Time Machine (Apples built-in backup feature).http://rajeev.name/blog/2007/11/03/time-machiMon, 08 Dec 2008 18:12:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/celerra-virtual-storage-appliance-vsa-for-vmware/https://virtualdennis.com/celerra-virtual-storage-appliance-vsa-for-vmware/I have used the Lefthand Networks Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) in the past (which can be found here: http://www.lefthandnetworks.com/vsa.aspx) which presentsMon, 08 Dec 2008 03:52:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2007-versus-entourage-2008/https://virtualdennis.com/outlook-2007-versus-entourage-2008/I do like Entourage 2008. It has a "Mac Feel" to it which fits in nice with other programs. It's very easy to use. I also like that you don't have to VPN into wMon, 10 Nov 2008 18:02:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/entourage-put-signature-on-most-recent-reply-email/https://virtualdennis.com/entourage-put-signature-on-most-recent-reply-email/I'm still learning Microsoft Entourage for the Mac and I'm still liking it. The main thing is that it is a little different than Outlook and to keep that in minTue, 04 Nov 2008 21:02:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/nice-wallpaper-sites/https://virtualdennis.com/nice-wallpaper-sites/I started looking for Mac Wallpapers, then got sidetracked on "Windows 7" (codename for new Windows version that will follow Vista) and wallpapers for it, and tWed, 29 Oct 2008 19:46:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/treo-755p-error-with-exchange/https://virtualdennis.com/treo-755p-error-with-exchange/I have a Palm Treo 755p with Sprint service. It was setup with my work email and a couple of IMAP personal accounts. I then started to get the error "SSL Error:Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:32:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/im-a-mac-and-im-a-pc/https://virtualdennis.com/im-a-mac-and-im-a-pc/I found this post over at Market Circle's Blog, who are the creators of my current favorite Mac program called Billings 3. It is an awesome time billing and invWed, 22 Oct 2008 20:40:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/replacing-dependency-on-winxp-with-mac-software/https://virtualdennis.com/replacing-dependency-on-winxp-with-mac-software/The more and more I use my new Mac, the more software I seem to find that replaces the software that I was using on WinXP that I thought I could never live withTue, 07 Oct 2008 14:34:00 GMThttps://virtualdennis.com/start-of-blog-received-new-mac/https://virtualdennis.com/start-of-blog-received-new-mac/Well, who would have thought. Especially after years of being a "PC user", I'm now a Mac user. I received my MacBook Pro today that I bought off of ebay. So farThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:00 GMT