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Convert VirtualBox VDI to VMware VMDK

I am in the process of moving VirtualBox vdi’s over the VMware ESXi host so what better chance is there to post the process I am taking to make this happen. To perform this “magic” trick you will be using the VBoxManger tool to clone the VirtualBox disk into VMware formatted disk types. I am […]

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Google Voice Setup on FreePBX and Asterisk Version 11

This past weekend I installed a fresh new FreePBX (FreePBX 2.11.0) distribution with Asterisk 11.3. The install of FreePBX and Asterisk is made simple and once installed you have a fully functioning PBX waiting for your phones and trunks to connect. I don’t have a trunk provider at this time so I decided to use Google Voice […]

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Extending Windows 8 Trial

I have been using the Windows 8 Enterprise for several months this way for testing rather than backup my data and reinstall the OS just to reinstall my applications, followed by configuration tweaks, which can be time consuming. I have started extending the trail to give me more time. The process of extending a trial […]

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SharePoint 2010 – Updating Webpart Solution

Similar to my previous post SharePoint 2010 – Deploying Webpart Solution, the upgrade process of a Webpart Solution you have a few steps to take to make this all happen. As I did in my previous post: I copied the webpart to the local disk of my SharePoint 2010 server. Placing it in a folder […]

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Windows Server 2008 – Run as different user

“The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs Back in the days of Server 2003 I remember being able to right click an application and “run as” with the purpose of running this program as a different user with an elevated […]

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Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 Release Candidate

Where you waiting for this? If so the wait is now over. Reportedly addressing about 20 issues and requests from developers who use Visual Studio 2012. This update now allows continuous integration for Team Projects using Git and the ability for developers to select a specific branch in the repo. There is also a new source settings […]