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Windows 2012 Server Foundation, Essential, Stan...

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Free Webinar: Troubleshooting & Fixing Microsof...

Users working with Hyper-V Virtualization would be interested to know that Altaro is hosting a free webinar on the 25th of February 2016 at 4pm CET...
Windows Servers

Windows 2012 Server NIC Teaming – Load Balancin...

NIC Teaming, also known as Windows Load Balancing or Failover (LBFO), is an extremely useful feature supported by Windows Server 2012 that allows t...
Windows Servers

How to Install Windows Server 2012 from USB Fla...

Most would remember the days we had to have a CDROM or DVDROM in order to proceed with the installation of an operating system. Today, it is very c...

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Differences Between VMware vSphere, vCenter, ES...

In this article we will cover the differences between VMware ESXi, vSphere and vCenter while also explain the features supported by each vSphere ed...
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How to Enable SNMP on VMware ESXi Host & Config...

In this article we will show you how to enable SNMP on your VMware ESXi host, configure SNMP Community string and configure your ESXi firewall to a...
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World Backup Day with Free Amazon Voucher and P...

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FREE Webinar - Fast Track your IT Career with V...

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Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

The Importance of Windows Hosts File - How to U...

This article explains how the Windows operating system makes use of the popular Host file, where it is located for various operating systems, how i...
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

How to Add and Remove Applications from Windows...

In this article, we'll show you how to add (pin) and remove (unpin) any application from the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Metro Start Screen. Tiles or ...
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

How to Start Windows 8 and 8.1 in Safe Mode – E...

This article will show you how to start Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 in Safe Mode and how to enable F8 Safe Mode. Previous Windows O/S users would rec...
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

How to Enable & Use Windows 8 Startup Settings ...

The Windows 8 Start Settings Boot Menu allows users to change the way Windows 8 starts up. This provides users with the ability to enable Safe Mode...

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Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration...

This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Addres...
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Installing Software On Linux

Installing software in Linux is very different from Windows for one very simple reason: most Linux programs come in 'source code' form. This allows...
Linux - Unix

The Linux File System

A file system is nothing more than the way the computer stores and retrieves all your files. These files include your documents, programs, help fil...
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Linux File & Folder Permissions

File & folder security is a big part of any operating system and Linux is no exception! These permissions allow you to choose exactly who can ...

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Updating Your Linux Server - How to Update Linux Wor...

Like any other software, an operating system needs to be updated. Updates are required not only because of the new hardware coming into the market, but ...
Linux - Unix

Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration Files

This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, De...
Linux - Unix

Linux CentOS - Redhat EL Installation on HP Smart Ar...

This article was written thanks to our recent encounter of a HP DL120 G7 rack mount server equipped with a HP Smart Array B110i SATA Raid controller, ne...
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Linux BIND DNS - Part 4: Common BIND Files - Named.l...

So far we have covered in great detail the main files required for the firewall.cx domain. These files, which we named db.firewall.cx and db.192.168.0, ...

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