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VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone – key can’t be retrieved. (return code 2) [SOLVED]
When trying to convert a running Linux machine with the stand alone converter I came across this error: I checked around the internet and came across this post. The guy worked out that he had a bunch of stuff in his hosts.allow and hosts.deny and added the other correct subnets and it worked. I checked…
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Thoughts on WooThemes Pricing Changes
I use Wordpress as my CMS of choice for all my client sites for a number of reasons. This includes the theming capabilities and extensibility though plugins. Sometimes when building a client site I will use a commercial theme as a basis and one place I get my themes from is WooThemes. They offer some nice…
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Reclaim Disk Space from InnoDB with MySQL
After writing the article yesterday about removing a slave from a MySQL replication setup. I was digging around the mysql data directory and noticed that the innodb data file hadn’t reduced in size after I dropped the database. There is a reason for this. MySQL will not garbage collect the old data as it’s all…
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Remove A MySQL Replication Slave
There might be a time that you no longer need a MySQL slave in your replication setup. You can remove a mysql replication slave using the following instructions. Log in to your mysql slave and make sure that nothing is accessing the slave database. Run the following commands. Note: There is a space between the…
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VMware vCenter Server Appliance Wildcard SSL Not Supported
We use the vCenter Server Appliance which is an all in one SUSE Linux based appliance that is setup to run vCenter server in small environments.There are a few limitations with the appliance and they include Embedded database – 5 hosts & 50 Virtual Machines No update Manager vSphere Storage appliance is not supported vSphere converter…
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Mac Mini Ethernet Port Not Working [Solved]
Is your mac mini ethernet port not working or has stopped working after you’ve changed something in your network, or just added one to your existing network? Today I was configuring a brand new Mac Mini with OS X 10.7.4 server on it and I had it plugged into a Meraki MX80 and it was…
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I’m Back!
You may have noticed that my site has been showing nothing but a static page with a message ‘I’ll Be Back Soon, Something Broke‘. What actually happened is that my site was script hacked. I had foolishly left an old piece of software sitting on my personal domain and that was their point of entry.…
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Apple Magic Mouse keeps disconnecting [SOLVED]
I’ve raged a lot on my networks about how crap my Apple Magic Mouse battery life has been and how it keeps constantly disconnecting. I would get constant disconnects and I have done research and found one suggesting that the battery contacts were getting bumped so I jammed a piece of paper in there and…
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Backup.. Now!
When was the last time you backed up your music, photos, documents, contacts, email or personal data? If the answer is never or I don’t know then you should probably read this. Over the years I have met the tragic feeling you get when you realise the files are fucking gone. I’ve had this from…
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Simple Seafood Laksa Recipe
I’ve been pretty busy lately so I’ve been looking for quick delicious meals that I can make in under half and hour. A favourite at the moment due to the cold weather is a simple seafood laksa recipe I have honed. This doesn’t take long to prepare and doesn’t take long to cook and its…
