Author: Steven
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Domain controller migration
This weekend I was running through a migration from Server 2008 Hyper-V host to ESXi and Server 2012 as the primary DC in a test environment. All the VMs were backed up and converted to VMDKs beforehand, and the install went off without a hitch. What I had done with the server, was to install…
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How poor usability led me to piracy
Last night I felt like watching Star Trek on bluray again, so I pop the disc into my laptop and connect it to the TV, but instead decide to grab the digital copy to put onto my XBMC PC. I insert that disc, and go through the steps the disc guides me through, inputting the…
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Media center software – XBMC
A couple of months ago I purchased some new parts from Scan to build myself a Media PC. I went through a lot of different options, weighing up the pros and cons of each and eventually settled on a stripped down version of the Budget PC found in Custom PC Magazine. I have media across…
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How to set an AFK channel in Teamspeak 3
I have a private Teamspeak 3 server I run for my friends and I when we play online games. I recently found the need to have an AFK channel, and wondered how to make all users have muted microphones while in that channel. The way to do it is pretty simple, as all you need…
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Why use multiple stylesheets?
It’s tidy A much cleaner set of stylesheets can be obtained by splitting them into different files. This is known as encapsulation – where each stylesheet only contains the relevant, associated information. For different media types Different stylesheets can be used to support different devices. Three of the most popular are: Screen – for display…
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Dock your Windows 7 taskbar on the side to increase screen real estate
Lately I’ve taken to using the Windows 7 taskbar on the right side of my screen rather than the bottom. It takes a lot of getting used to – I constantly find myself hovering to the bottom of the screen to bring up a program (muttering “dumbarse” to myself upon realising), but now I’m settling…