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DNS/DHCP Arrrgh!!!

DNS/DHCP Arrrgh!!!

My second job out of college was as a system administrator for
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Max Abramowitz
A brief primer on Emacs

A brief primer on Emacs

There are two types of people in the world. Those that use
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Microsoft Teams is totally annoying and you should totally be using it.

Microsoft Teams is totally annoying and you should totally be using it.

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Ubiquiti EdgeMax DNS Lookups

This morning I solved one of those small niggling problems on my
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Docker & PiHole
System Administration

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Docker & PiHole

How to install PiHole using Docker on Ubuntu. In particular how to deal with the port 53 issue.
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Installing vCenter 7.0

For the past two weeks I have been trying to install VMWare
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More Handy MegaCLI commands

More Handy MegaCLI commands

MegaCli -LDSetProp CachedBadBBU -L0 -a0 MegaCli -LDSetProp WB -L0 -a0 The first
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Why (Docker) containers are cool...

Why (Docker) containers are cool...

I am a big fan of Docker. One of the many reasons
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Configuring LSI MegaRAID with MegaCLI

Working with old hardware has its challenges. Finding vendor drivers and documentation is challenging. Websites are updated so links on the Internet no longer work. Companies are acquired and product information is not integrated into into new websites or is not done well.
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Max Abramowitz
Too many ways to communicate or is it?
Communication

Too many ways to communicate or is it?

About 6 months ago, during the height of the global pandemic I am sitting at my desk wanting to reach out to a friend. I am stuck. How do I get in touch with them? Email? Phone? SMS? Instant message? Video?
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Max Abramowitz
HP Z230 BIOS Recovery
System Administration

HP Z230 BIOS Recovery

Several months ago I encountered a failure I had never encountered before
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Adding AzureAD/Office365 users to local security groups
System Administration

Adding AzureAD/Office365 users to local security groups

Over the past 12 months we have been transitioning our clients away from domain and local logins to AzureAD. Most of our clients are using Office365 using AzureAD/Office365 usernames and passwords for their local workstation login has made the login process simpler and easier.
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Max Abramowitz
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