Using the Connector with a PC that is already domain joined, to add it into the Essentials Dashboard – Server 2012 R2 Essentials

Using the Connector with a PC that is already domain joined, to add it into the Essentials Dashboard – Server 2012 R2 Essentials

I recently came across a problem whereby a number of PCs had been manually added to a domain within a Server 2012 R2 Essentials environment.  The customer wanted to be able to connect to the computer remotely via Remote Web Workplace.  Therefore the connector needed to be installed. When you try and install the connector on a …

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A very quick review of the CORSAIR RAPTOR HS40

A very quick review of the CORSAIR RAPTOR HS40

I’ve recently purchased a CORSAIR RAPTOR HS40.  I’ve had the product for one week but will be returning this product within the next 24 hours Here’s why I will be returning the HS40: Ear comfort – It’s not good. After an hour of usage, I find that my ears are hurting because of the ‘padding’. …

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Deleting old Windows Server Backups from an external hard drive

Deleting old Windows Server Backups from an external hard drive

I encountered an issue recently whereby one of our clients servers was running low on disk space. This resulted in the server being unable to complete a Windows Server Backup.  The backup destination in this instance was an external USB drive. To resolve the issue I carried out the following steps: Opened Disk Management Right Clicked the …

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Server 2008 R2 (SBS2011) – DNS Access Denied – Network (Unauthenticated)

Server 2008 R2 (SBS2011) – DNS Access Denied – Network (Unauthenticated)

Recently I had a client with an SBS2011 who lost power to the server. Client PCs were unable to access the server resources and errored saying that the PC may have been compromised. When the server had rebooted the network location had changed to Unauthenticated. When trying to access the DNS console I was getting …

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DNS moved over to CloudFlare

DNS moved over to CloudFlare

This weekend I moved the DNS for davidatkin.com over to CloudFlare. So far I am seeing a 50% decrease in website load time (according to various tests via http://tools.pingdom.com/ prior and after the DNS change).