I have in the past used OpenCNAM to provide CNAM services on phone systems where the provider does not, and with their Everyone API service, I thought it would be worthwhile to have an interface to manually query the API. This is pretty simple, and you’ll probably want to put Read more…
After switching over to https I was getting warnings in Chrome that the page “displayed insecure content from” several plugins. (more…)
I’ve only posted IT related stuff on here before, but that’s not the only thing I care about! I’m going to start making posts about other topics that interest me, like driving, hiking, and history. All the tech posts will now be under the IT category if that’s all you Read more…
With LTSP running on Ubuntu 14.04, some clients get the error “Error: Failed to connect to NBD server” followed by “Socket failed: Connection timed out” or a similar “Socket failed” message. This happens mostly when the client was shut down incorrectly, but it does occasionally seem to happen otherwise. (more…)
I have had several instances where MySQL fails to start after a power failure or other improper shutdown.
This has only happen on FreePBX servers for me, but those are really the only systems I have with MySQL that aren’t in a controlled environment and I assume this can happen in other situations too. (more…)
A while back I found a guide to setting up delayed paging in FreePBX at http://www.freepbx.org/forum/freepbx/tips-and-tricks/delayed-paging-0. This worked well except that if two people dialed the call at the same time, they would record to the same file and interrupt each other when the page runs. The modifications below fix this problem. (more…)
The latest version of VMWare Converter doesn’t play nice with newer versions of Ubuntu. It will fail at 99% with this very informative error message:
FAILED: An error occurred during the conversion: ‘GrubInstaller::InstallGrub: /usr/lib/vmware-converter/installGrub.sh failed with return code: 1, and message: FATAL:
kernel too old Error running vmware-updateGrub.sh through chroot into /mnt/p2v-src-root ‘ (more…)
A few places on Technet mention that the Exchange 2010 SP3 installer can take a very long time to finish the Languages step if Real Time Protection is enabled in Forefront, but I don’t see anybody mentioning that this also applies to Security Essentials. Obvious when you think about it Read more…
Last Friday I upgraded from the Windows 8 Release Preview to the final version. I had been using the preview for a good while, so there weren’t many unexpected problems, but one of the ones I did have was pretty significant. (more…)
After updating to Windows 8 and installing the 606 series nVidia drivers on Dell’s website, I found that using my Targus SuperSpeed docking station the external screens would not work and the laptop screen would “flicker” as if the others were rapidly disconnecting and reconnecting. (more…)