I was looking around for a quicker and easier way to do automated backups for running Hyper-V guests as part of a recent work project. As you might guess, there are tons of options – mostly it comes down to how much you want to spend. I had been told … Continue reading
Need a server for a quick little project? Or maybe even for some long-term development? Check out TurnKey Linux and their virtual appliances. This is a brilliant little solution! Just download a Linux-based VM configured and ready to go with whatever your app needs. Very slick. Turnkey Linux is a … Continue reading
Been a heckuva week with some some server and software issues. I’m on the downhill side of it now though so thought I’d share the tale and some lessons learned. I’ve been comfortable with ESXi for a while now, but nothing like things going bad to provide the opportunity to … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned VMware Player here a lot in the past and always with the caveat that while it is great to run virtual machines, it can’t create them (without hacks). After all, the name is “Player” right? That all changed when version 3 of Player was released last month. Here’s … Continue reading
You know how when you have a possibly zany idea you first do some web searches to see if anyone has already done it? That’s where I’m at with this one… problem is that I haven’t found anyone who’s done it yet! I currently run VMware Server 2.0 on an … Continue reading
