Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/10
Sometimes you get an error message “Unable to obtain hardware information” or “Unable to determine Guest Operating System” when using VMware Converter 4.01.
This happens at least with VMware Converter 4.01 and converting x64 VM’s like “Windows 7” and “Windows Server 2008 R2” from ESXi 4 U1.
Others found out it also happens with some Linux VMs, I have not tried those yet.
A the VMware communitie, user wildblue posted a workaround: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/09
For almost all actions inside the VMware Infrastructure Client UI, you don’t need the “edit…” action.
The only place you need this is in the “Configuration” and “Users & Groups” tabs.
So when you want to enter your ESXi license, you might wonder how to do that.
Well: hit the “Edit…” action on the far right.
Indeed: far right, especially when running 1920×1200 or other high resolutions :-)
I wonder who did the UI design for the VMware Infrastructure Client, and what the reasoning for the placement of the “Edit…” action is.
–jeroen
via: VMware Communities: Where do I enter my ESXi license key? ….
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/08
Below are some links for (at the moment of writing) current HDD testing tools from various HDD manufacturers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/07
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/07
For a good laugh: read the Modern computer languages are a bit like people in some ways thread in the CodeProject lounge.
–jeroen
Via: The Lounge – CodeProject.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/07
Sometimes in Windows 7 you miss the quick launch bar with its’ shortcuts.
How-To-Geek explains to Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/04
Two weeks ago, Google blog celebrated PAC-MAN’s 30th birthday and the Google logo turned into a playable Pac-Man game.
It was supposed to be up only for 48 hours, but due to the popularity, it got its’ own Google Pacman page.
This is like bing at high school again :)
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/04
Recently I had to do some work in Visual Studio 2005 and TFS 2005.
I missed the “Folder Compare” feature on one of my machines, and I was sure it was on one of my others.
This feature is standard in Visual Studio 2008. A very handy feature indeed :-)
Then this post reminded me to install the Team Foundation System Power Tools. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/03
When you try to delete an EISA Hidden Recovery or Diagnostic partion, some options fail:
Luckily, this thread discusses both problems, and points to this page for a solution with DiskPart.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2010/06/02
Next to Greasemonkey – the script engine that empowers FireFox and Chrome, there is another very powerful way to enhance your browser:
Bookmarklets.
Bookmarklets are like shortcuts, but they don’t point to a static URL: they add action, usually by some JavaScript.
If the bookmarklet returns a string, then the browser will follow that as a URL.
But the since bookmarklet has access to the current page, it can also perform just a local action.
The cool thing is that most bookmarklets work on almost any popular browser.
These are a few bookmarklets that I use on a regular base, most are from bookmarklets.com: Read the rest of this entry »
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