IPV6 is the bane of my existance
I just want to say FUCK IPV6 and anyone who claims that it’s not the problem. DNS? It’s always DNS and IPV6!
Just realized I didn’t post anything in 2021
I guess for most of us the past two years have been crazy, to say the least. I hope to post more to this blog in the coming year. Hope you all have a great 2022.
Outlook 365 with Office 365 E3 account Online Archive magically disappears after roughly 10-15 seconds upon loading Outlook
I am back with another crazy problem that only happens to me. I contacted support and of course they don’t know how to fix it. I’m almost certain I am cursed with these extremely unique problems that only happen to maybe .0000000000001% of users using Office 365. I have tried Googling until my fingers were […]
Logitech G915 TKL with brown switches
I saw about two weeks ago that Logitech was releasing a new updated G915 without the ten key pad. I knew I was going to get this as I had purchased the G915 but due to the length of the keyboard, I returned it. I said if they come out with a TKL version, I’m […]
Dell laptop Task Manager CPU stuck at 22%
I had the strangest problem troubleshooting a client’s slow laptop. I ran a full diagnostic, hard drive checked out. The craziest thing was the hard drive was a SanDisk SSD and it was performing nothing like an SSD. One thing that stood out to me was the CPU being stuck at 22% no matter what […]
Repairing laptops
I used to do a lot of computer repairs. Things like replacing keyboards, fans, speakers, LCD screens, etc. Early to mid 2000s, you could easily get spare parts for most notebooks and desktops. Desktops are obviously easier because they usually follow a standard such as ATX. However, lately, I’ve noticed that Dell has its own […]
PEXUS313AC2V not compatible with VMWare ESXi
I contacted StarTech via their chat and they informed me that this card is not compatible with any version of ESXi. No idea if it’s compatible with Hyper-V. I’ve had luck getting some non-officially supported devices to work properly. No luck this time. I tried to pass it through to the virtual machine, including installing […]
Configuration information could not be read from the domain controller, either because the machine is unavailable, or because access is denied
If you can’t change an Active Directory user’s password, check to make sure the computer you’re trying to log in to doesn’t have a static DNS server set to something like 8.8.8.8. Make sure it’s using the AD DNS server.
VCenter backup via SMB to Synology
I was trying to create a VCenter backup within VCenter 7.0. I had a hard time trying to backup to my Synology. I did some Google-Fu and found that you have to turn on or set the max SMB to SMB 3 on the Synology under Control Panel, File Services, SMB/AFP/NFS tap and then click […]
Cannot format a used Windows hard drive in an iMac
I was trying to use disk utility to format a Windows hard drive that I installed into an iMac. I kept getting an error about “MediaKit reports not enough space on device for requested operation.” I Googled and found this blog: https://www.aioboot.com/en/mediakit-reports-not-enough-space-on-device-for-requested-operation/ The article explains how to use Terminal to use diskutil to unmount the […]