Hello all, I hope this finds everyone well? Another week at home, and only afternoon walks outside of the house for avoiding cabin fever for us. Things are better in some parts of the world now and worse in others. And for some reason, stores in a variety of places are still running out of … Continue reading Newsletter: March 28, 2020
Month: March 2020
iPadOS 13.4 now GA
Hello all, This release dropped last evening and has a lot of stuff in it. Things like iCloud folder sharing but also a lot of security updates. I have updated OTA one device (old iPad Air), and using the Catalina Finder another. The one I did with the Catalina finder is my work iPad (iPad … Continue reading iPadOS 13.4 now GA
iOS 13.4 now GA
Hello all, I have updated one iOS device - an iPhone 11 with no issues. I did not do it over the air but rather through the Catalina Finder. Which means a much better backup. I really like the iCloud folder sharing! There is a lot of security updates in this release as well as … Continue reading iOS 13.4 now GA
Upgrading my View environment to 7.12
I use View to access my lab remotely for demo's and doing articles. And I have been doing that since before it was called View - remember VDM anyone? I upgraded my home lab and kept track of how it went to be able to share. So here we go. I am upgrading a small … Continue reading Upgrading my View environment to 7.12
Implementing ControlUp in my home lab
As part of vExpert, I could get a license for ControlUp. I was curious about it so I was thinking of putting it in my lab. I got a demo the other day from one of the technical marketing guys (thanks Trentent Tye) and with that demo for sure it is going in my lab. … Continue reading Implementing ControlUp in my home lab
Newsletter: March 21, 2020
Hello all, I suspect it was an interesting week for many of us. Working at home for the first time, or working at home for the first time with your spouse and kids there too? And how hard it is to get groceries and booze safely. Seeing empty shelves at your local store is pretty … Continue reading Newsletter: March 21, 2020
Expanding VMFS datastores
Recently in my lab I ran out of diskpace. I was not able to clone VMs, nor power on VMs. In the past when this happened I had to Storage vMotion VMs off the storage, delete the VMFS partition, then delete the volume and create it again, format it as VMFS, and Storage vMotion the … Continue reading Expanding VMFS datastores
Newsletter: March 14, 2020
Hello all, I hope everyone stayed safe this week? Covid-19 is not everywhere, but it is certainly stirring up a lot of excitement everywhere. Remember much of what you hear is not right. For example washing hands is much better than the puerile stuff. Also, the CDC web site has good info, along with International … Continue reading Newsletter: March 14, 2020
Newsletter: March 7, 2020
Hello all, I hope everyone stayed safe, and healthy this week. The hype around Covid-19 is getting worse. My employer has cancelled almost all travel, for likely three months. So I just became a full time documentation junkie which really sucks. The staying home part is nice though. On the Covid-19 thing make sure to … Continue reading Newsletter: March 7, 2020
Thank you VMware - for vExpert and so much more!
I wanted to say in the public, how much I appreciate VMware, and its vExpert program. I am part of the 2020 batch of vExperts and it means a lot to me. BTW, here is the welcome blog from Corey. What does it mean to me? It means I am part of a team, and … Continue reading Thank you VMware - for vExpert and so much more!
