Browsing archives for January, 2009

How to update a ESXi server

Virtualization 27 January 2009 | 6 Comments

All of my servers run a flavor of a virtual infrastructure. Most popular is probably the VMWare ESX and ESXi series. Especially, the ESXi offering is a freely available virtualization platform that allows you to host virtual machines hassle free. So, with any offering there has to be some distinction between the paid offering and [...]

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Revelation in Relationships

Personal 27 January 2009 | 3 Comments

The other day a good friend of mine asked me why relationships between couples suffer so much and why among a lot of our friends (I am sure you know some as well) are suffering from divorce or are about to get separated. Now, I am no expert in relationships or have a certificate on [...]

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How to create a virtual machine server image from a physical CentOS server

linux 26 January 2009 | 1,656 Comments

I run a couple of servers over at a server farm. All of those machines run VMWare ESX, so today I wanted to move my last physical server to a VMWare image. If you want to convert a physical Windows machine then your task is quite easy. Start up the freely available VMWare Converter and [...]

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CentOS NetInstall Settings

linux 25 January 2009 | 18 Comments

My previous settings for the CentOS NetInstall did not work anymore. So, I was hunting around for the right ones. In the end, I found that the below ones work the best: This is for the HTTP one Host: mirrors.kernel.org Directory: centos/5.2/os/i386

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Tame those social networks

Internet Zeitgeist 25 January 2009 | 5 Comments

I, like a lot of other people, have accounts on a couple of social networks. Most prominent might be Twitter, where we might have more then one account, FaceBook or/and FriendFeed. The last time I looked I counted around 30+ social network sites. That is a lot of updating and keeping up with the news. [...]

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MacOS X applications I could not live without

Apple 24 January 2009 | 664 Comments

I am a big MacOS X fan (not to be mistaken with a fanatic Apple follower) and just love my new MacBook Pro. First I thought, that the glossy screen is a major headache, but to be honest the crisp screen and the ease on the eyes makes up with seeing myself sometimes in the [...]

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