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Technical

Ethstatus

Console-based ethernet statistics monitor.Ethstatus is a console-based monitoring utility for displaying statistical data of the ethernet interface on a quantity basis. It is similar to iptraf but is meant to run as a permanent console task to monitor the network load. Install Ethstatus in Ubuntu sudo apt-get install ethstatus If you want to see your […]

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Personal

My Drive Home – Time Laps

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News

Playstation Network Maintenance

If you have tried to log into the PSN tonight, you will have quickly noticed that you are receiving error messages. According to Sony, the PSN  is under maintenance According to Sony, you can expect the PSN to be down until around 2 AM Pacific time Monday morning. How will we ever survive =( Read on for […]

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How-To Technical

Install Dropbox on Ubuntu Server

I decided that I wanted backup/sync files to the cloud and also have a simple way to access select files from multiple locations (computers, phones…etc). I have have been using Dropbox for a long time now on my computers and mobile devices; now I want to use it on my headless Ubuntu servers. Fortunately Dropbox permits you […]

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How-To Software Technical

Admin Access – SQL Server 2008 R2

Recently I was asked to assist someone with access to a Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Server. Under normal conditions I would simple add them, but this isn’t the normal. I do not have access I need, so I will add myself so that I can add them. Issue: No one seems to have admin access […]

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How-To Technical

System Administrator role in Lab Manager

Today one of the Administrator users of VMware Lab Manager was attempting to import templates she had created.  Unfortunately she ran into a snag.  She was lacking the security privileges need to complete the tasks she was attempting. The level of administration required was that of a system administrator role. Info:  The Systems Administrator Role can only […]