Born in the 1980’s, I’ve never had a land-line phone registered in my own name. But I’ve had my own
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How do I know if I can trust what I’m downloading online?
When you’re downloading a file off of the internet, like an installer for a program or even a full disc
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Setting up Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account
Although I’m a big believer in the usefulness of a Microsoft account, there are times that I want to set
Continue readingWindows 11 24H2: “insufficient system resources” trying to login
I’ve talked about running a SAMBA Domain Controller before. It definitely has its ups and downs, but damn Microsoft loves
Continue readingDoes Facebook store passwords insecurely?
In 2017, I had stumbled on an issue with Facebook: while you are entering your password, adding a superfluous extra
Continue readingSpy Craft of the 22nd century: Quantum Entanglement
I’m not a I’m not a quantum physicist, nor a computer scientist. But Microsoft released this video a few months
Continue readingUbuntu Linux CPU usage / CPU temperature high? Try this…
We have an Ubuntu based mini computer at which serves as little more than a network switch. CPU and other
Continue readingCannot locate base snap core22 – easy fix
A co-worker came to me recently because they had an Ubuntu Linux 22.04 computer on which restored a “Timeshift” backup,
Continue readingMicrosoft Outlook Office 365, how to Send From / As / On Behalf Of
These instructions are for Outlook on the Web. Once you have been added to role or given an alias, you
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Generating a self-signed certificate PFX file with Powershell
Sometimes you need a self-signed SSL certificate for an internal project, but perhaps you’re restricted from using a 3rd party
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How to create PEM and PFX Certificates and Keys with OpenSSL
OpenSSL has become THE standard for generating certificates for casual needs. Here’s how quickly you can create your own self-signed
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Robo & Kala 2 in 1 Laptop Review
Back in September, I purchased the Robo & Kala 2 in 1 Laptop. I was looking for tablet that specifically
Continue readingWhat my energy bill looks like with Time of Use Billing
Got my first full-month electric bill using “Time of Use” billing for electricity. I don’t have a family at home
Continue readingPulled In: the index
I’ve done this before… I’ve “pulled in” things that I wrote elsewhere and saved them on this blog. I’ve decided
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FIXED: pfSense Missing APPLY CHANGES Button
A few weeks ago I was making changes to a firewall rule in a pfSense+ 23.05.1-RELEASE version firewall. But after
Continue readingWhen do I use the most electricity?
So the full bill doesn’t really matter, because this month wasn’t a full month on the “Time of Use” billing
Continue readingElectric Car: switching to renewables & time of use billing
Well, I may not be much, but I’m a man of my morals. Did 2 things today: 1 signed up
Continue readingElectric Car Update 2
(c’mon, you can figure it out… when was the last time someone made you solve a rebus?). In all of
Continue readingElectric Car Update!
Electric Car Update! This weekend will be 3 months that I’ve had the car. My most recent electric utility bill
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Electric Vehicle ownership, Chapter 1
I signed the paperwork on Tuesday, February 28th; I picked the car up on Friday, March 3rd. I picked up
Continue readingGen1 Hyper-V Virtual Machines to Gen2 by converting boot drives from MBR to GPT
While I consider myself a long way from being an absolute master, I think I have more experience with Microsoft
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Windows 22H2 repeatedly says “wrong username and password” trying to login Active Directory user
I recently had to troubleshoot an issue where a new Surface Pro 9 for an employee of an existing company.
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Gaining Command Prompt access on a Windows Computer that has never been set up
I sometimes work in an environment that has reasonably tight security requirements. One of those requirements as that a device’s
Continue readingHow to disable “notifications” from all major browsers
People often get a lot of annoying pop ups down by their clocks in Windows 10 and 11, and what
Continue readingI Love What I Do
Originally published on Reddit in the /r/Sysadmin subreddit which was often filled with negativity and frustration, I shared this: I’m
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