I had the most difficult time creating a bootable usb stick to install Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit). I tried several free/opensource programs, but after 3 failures, I found the manual process for doing so. Basically I was cheap and didn’t get a DVD drive with my server from Dell. I kind of regretted it, […]
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cpanel mailman feedback loop strips email address
I have several customers using a combination of mailman and cPanel. In order to track spam complaints I have various feedback loops in place with Comcast, AOL, Roadrunner, etc… Invariably, when someone on a mailman list complains of spam through their ISP and I receive a message back from the feedback loop, they (Comcast, AOL, […]
Unable to fetch cPanel user file for username after Ensim migration
After migrating several websites from Ensim (Parallels) Pro, I encountered the following error when trying to modify the accounts from within cPanel. “Unable to fetch the cPanel user file for username” ?Ultimately it was this thread?here?that solved the problem for me. Execute the commands below. # cd /var/cpanel/users# grep “USER=site” *? This […]
eMachine T1090 bios password lost reset user manual
Apparently someone set the BIOS password on this old emachine t1090 that I need to reinstall.? The BIOS is configured to NOT boot from CD, so I can’t reinstall the thing without resetting the password.? After searching the Internet for over an hour trying to locate either 1) instructions for resetting the bios password […]
vmware vmdk scsi0:0: Unsupported or invalid disk type 7.
When attempting to boot up a vmware server VMDK disk file onto an ESXi server, you may encounter the following error. Module DevicePowerOn power on failed. Unable to create virtual SCSI device for scsi0:0, ‘/vmfs/volumes/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/panama-restored/panama.vmdk’ Failed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported or invalid disk type 7. Make sure that the disk has been imported. A […]
Web Hosting Portland Oregon
Too often I have encountered people that have been wanting to setup a website. They contemplate it, dream about it, and talk about it often for years.? What stops them from taking that leap into actually setting up their website. Maybe its the fact that they can’t walk into a web hosting business and ask […]
Host Pond Web Hosting at Passport to Sellwood Westmoreland Event
Host Pond Web Hosting in Portland Oregon?will have a booth at this years Passport to Sellwood Westmoreland event. Come on down on?Saturday, August 7th.? Get your passport stamped by as many?businesses as possible for a chance to win a?weekend trip for two to Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino!
50% off for 6 months, today only
Signup or migrate your website TODAY (26-Jun-2010)?ONLY and get 50% off for 6 months! Promotional code is “pdx50”. Offer good for the first 5 customers only. That’s $4.98 for a business web site, and only $2.48 for a personal web site. https://portal.hostpond.com/cart.php
10 Miles – 15-Jun-2010 – SE Ponds Ride (Shortened)
This was the shortened SE Ponds Ride due to the closure of the Springwater Trail for paving. Normally this route would have gone through Tideman Johnson City Park and then down the Reed College Place Allee. Still a great ride! Thanks to the 15 riders that joined me today. 06/15/2010 SE Ponds Ride (Shortened)Find more […]
Ruby begat Satan (aka Rails) ~ Ruby on Rails is the spawn of Satan
Imagine trying to figure out just what Judas was up to, only to find/read “Jacob Begat Judas”, and needing to first understand what Jacob was up to before being able to know what Judas was up to.? Then finding/reading “Isaac begat Jacob” and needing to first understand what Isaac was up to before being able […]