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Virtualbox and Centos installation How-To Video

I get many questions about how to use Virtualbox and virtualization in general.  I’ve decided to put together a video (well.. 2 part) on how to install Centos on Virtualbox.  This will actually work for any virtual machine you want to use and any OS.  (Linux, Windows, MacOSX).  It’s literally a step-by-step on how to(…)

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A tip to help everyone save on Car Insurance.. (by A LOT)

There’s a line item in many of your policies that basically accounts for something somewhat retarded.  It’s called “Uninsured Motorist Insurance”.  Notice how it’s super expensive? So what exactly is it?  It’s insurance that is supposedly going to cover you if an uninsured motorist hits you.  Uhm.. that’s what comp and collision are for. Here’s(…)

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Want a Free Server for a year? Here’s how to do it.

Amazon offers a free server for a year.  If you sign up with me, I’ll set up your server in your free tier for $25.00. Just sign up with me and you’ll get a free server to do whatever you’d like for a year. This can be a webserver, mail-server, VPN server, or any combination(…)

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When was the last time you had a technology audit?

This is a message to everyone who runs any kind of technology in a business.  The posting is directed towards everyone who has their own applications, servers, blogs, websites, etc. Special Note to CIOs/CTOs:  I understand you run an organization that has many people under you.  I understand that you feel you’ve got your resources(…)

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Fixing Live WordPress Install without downtime [Solved - A Solution]

I love wordpress.  It’s simple and very powerful.  The only problem with it is the quality of the plugins and the constant upgrading.  Like Microsoft Windows, sooner or later, something is going to break.  Of course, I didn’t notice it until just recently. On my blog (This blog), the newsfeeds broke.  I really don’t know(…)

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Every once in a while, we have to build a server.  You’ve spent the time installing and configuring everything and you want a snapshot for Posterity’s sake.  Here’s how to do it quickly.  This little command will simply take a snapshot of everything of importance and for the most part allow you to restore your(…)

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