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Installing the Failover Clustering Feature (FAIL)

I have been looking into using Hyper-V Server and its features.  One of those features are the Clustering feature for migrations and fail-over.    After many articles telling me to do this, try that, this may work , and here is a step by step filled with many links to other pages, and sites.  I now […]

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How to enable Kerberos event logging

This registry change works for Windows 2000/2003 /2003R2 and Windows Server 2008 and used for tracing detailed Kerberos events through the Microsoft event log viewer.   Enabling Kerberos Event Logging on a Specific Computer Start Registry Editor. Add the following registry value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlLsaKerberosParameters Registry Value: LogLevel Value Type: REG_DWORD Value Data: 0x1 If the Parameters […]

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Gmail tips or tricks?

Here are Gmail tips or tricks that you may want to know about Use address aliases Gmail doesn’t offer traditional e-mail aliases, but you can add a “+” to the end of your username to create one. For example, messages sent to username+alias@gmail.com is sent to username@gmail.com. This can be useful for setting up filters […]

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Windows 8, minus metro UI

Who would have known that I’d love the Windows 7 start menu.  Well I want it back and with the following tweak you can re-enable the classic start menu that we all have come to love. To get back the old start menu, open regedit, goto HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer change value of RPEnabled from “1” to “0” […]

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VLC Media Player 2.0 FINAL

VideoLAN Organization has announced the release of VLC 2.0 FINAL. VLC is a popular cross-platform, open-source video player capable of handling most media formats, and version 2.0 represents the first landmark update since its first official release in June 2009. The most radical changes in VLC 2.0 will be found on the Mac platform, with support […]

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How-To Software

Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password

Yes!  I am playing with a MAC.  I didn’t know how to change my password and now I do. Resetting a user’s password Log in with an administrator account.  From the Apple menu choose System Preferences. From the View menu choose Accounts. Click the lock button if it appears locked; enter the administrator password. Select the username whose password you want […]