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SysAdmin Day has arrived, and with it, gratitude for all the unsung heroes that 2020 has needed. Your hard work has made it possible for all of us to…
Windows Workstation Articles:
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Microsoft Windows XP - End of Life / End of Suppo…
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Windows 8 & 8.1 hides two types of files so that normally, you do not see them while exploring your computer. The first type is the files or fold…
How to Join a Windows 8, 8.1 Client to Windows Do…
In this article, we will show how to add a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 client to a Windows Domain / Active Directory. The article can be considered an e…
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Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or S…
Updating Your Linux Server - How to Update Linux…
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, b…
Linux CentOS - Redhat EL Installation on HP Smart…
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…
Linux BIND DNS - Part 6: Linux BIND - DNS Caching
In the previous articles, we spoke about the Internet Domain Hierarchy and explained how the ROOT servers are the DNS servers, which contain all the…
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