A few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to install Ubuntu Server 11.04. many people wonder if Ubuntu 11.04 is supported as a VM on Microsoft Hyper-V, and the answer is yes . but, Ubuntu networking services are not supported in Hyper-V by default. when setting up a VM for Ubuntu server in hyper-V you need to install … Continue reading
sometimes when you plug in your iPhone to the computer you want to only charge it, but iTunes open up automatically when it detects the iPhone is plugged in. this is annoying sometimes, but to changing the settings to prevent iTunes from automatically open when connecting the iPhone, or iPod is rather easy. follow these steps: open iTunes connect your … Continue reading
If you are connecting to a Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 computer through remote desktop you might get this error: “The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support” here is a screenshot of the actual fat error: the reason you are getting this error is because you are either using Windows XP, or another … Continue reading
Most computers are shipped with 64-Bit Windows OS from manufactures now, so it is becoming necessary to add printing support for 64-bit operating systems on network print servers, because the 32-bit drivers won’t work on a 64-bit operating system. I assume your print server already have 32-bit drivers for 32-bit systems support, and you want to add 64-bit OS system … Continue reading
I will break this entry in two posts. on the first post I will show you how to create and enable a password change policy on your domain using Windows server 2008, and in the second I will show you how to remind users to change their password when their password is about to expire. I assume your domain is … Continue reading
one of our users got in touch with me about a problem he was having with his IE9 browser on his Windows vista operating system when opening emails in our newly OWA 2010 page. the error he was getting was this: You may have already opened your mailbox on a different browser tab. If you feel you’ve received this message … Continue reading
as a computer technician sometimes you need to guide customers on the phone on how to make certain adjustments on their home wireless routers. for your own convenient, sometimes it helps to have a model of the same router the customer is using so you can tell them exactly what to do. the problem is that it is really unrealistic … Continue reading
is amazing how many people visit this site looking for a way to network their home computers. I have written a few articles about home networking in the past, and because most of home networks consist of two computers, I will talk about that setup on this post. common reasons to network two or more computers in a home network … Continue reading