VMWARE Fusion 11.x to 11.5 Free Upgrade
How to update VMWare Fusion to 11.5 for free
How to update VMWare Fusion to 11.5 for free
This method has been tested on VMWARE Fusion 8 as well as 10. Full credit to dada78641 and poentaEosei. My Windows 95 version of this guide can be found here.
When I setup ESXI 6.5 I found one of my network cards was not found. I could see that ESXI was aware of it by listing the adapters from the command line:
When working with Windows 2000 you may notice that you can’t install the thinprint drivers and you get an error saying “RUNDLL Error loading tpvmmon.dll the ...
Today I wanted to convert a virtual machine from VMWare Fusion to Hyper-V using a Mac. There is talk of doing it on Windows but nothing on a Mac. The process...
I know Windows 95 is over 21 years old but I had some legacy software I wanted to try out. When using VMWARE Fusion or workstation there are well documented ...
I have been virtualising an application that only runs on Windows 2000. I hit a number of problems including missing files when I try to install VMware Tools...
I have been playing with some penetration testing tools lately. The most common distribution is Kali Linux. If you are just getting started with Kali Linux I...
It seems a general thing that if your using IONOS as your domain registrar enabling DNSSEC in Cloudflare is frustratingly difficult with the main recommend w...
Netlify has several options for the apex DNS record of a domain. The apex of the domain is the domain itself. For example howson.me is the apex of this site....
Gandi launched a new platform called Live DNS a couple of years ago, it has been improving all the time. Is is part of their V5 upgrade. While Gandi have now...
Recently I wrote about using Gandi LiveDNS. Another feature available is to use your own DNS server to slave Gandi’s DNS for extra resilience. This guide exp...
I’ve been running PowerDNS for a couple of months now including DNSSEC. Here is how I set it up and how to avoid the pitfalls I fell into.
Put simply Certification Authority Authorization or CAA is a special type of DNS records that allows you to inform a certification authority if they are allo...
Gandi launched a new platform called Live DNS a couple of years ago, it has been improving all the time. Is is part of their V5 upgrade. While Gandi have now...
Recently I wrote about using Gandi LiveDNS. Another feature available is to use your own DNS server to slave Gandi’s DNS for extra resilience. This guide exp...
Gandi run NodeJS applications using forever. When updating your application with any change, such as adding a new theme, it won’t work until the application ...
Although all the information is out there using Gandi’s simple hosting, its scattered and despite the name not that simple or obvious! Here is a code snippet...
The Gandi guides on using NodeJS and MySQL seem to be outdated and it fails on Gandi simple hosting without some tweaking. Here is a simple guide on how to d...
Canonical, the commercial arm behind Ubuntu have made the Livepatch Service a few years ago. This allows you to live patch your kernel without rebooting. It ...
Apticron is a great tool, it will automatically e-mail you an alert if you have outstanding packages that need upgrading on a *nix systems. Some useful tips ...
If you use ProFTPD in either traditional FTP mode or in the fairly new SFTP mode (not to be confused with FTPS) then you read a lot that its not possible to ...
After trying to upgrade Ghost to the latest version I found NPM (the package manager for node) kept crashing and simply said killed. After much head scratchi...
Often when using network attached storage (NAS) devices that are not official Apple Time Capsules errors seem to appear. Although I don’t have absolute concr...
If you have a Mac in close range to Apple TV and you want to use the same bluetooth keyboard with both it can be a bit of a pain. If you have a mouse connect...
I have been playing with some penetration testing tools lately. The most common distribution is Kali Linux. If you are just getting started with Kali Linux I...
Today I installed bootcamp. It did not go as smoothly as expected. Although Apple’s support documentation at the time of writing just said follow the upgrade...
Apticron is a great tool, it will automatically e-mail you an alert if you have outstanding packages that need upgrading on a *nix systems. Some useful tips ...
I had a issue where I could not get FireFox to update
A quick tip on getting the size of all MySQL databases:
Gandi run NodeJS applications using forever. When updating your application with any change, such as adding a new theme, it won’t work until the application ...
Apticron is a great tool, it will automatically e-mail you an alert if you have outstanding packages that need upgrading on a *nix systems. Some useful tips ...
A quick tip, if you need to change your Lets encrypt e-mail you can do it with certbot using the following command:
Today I had to move a Debian based Nessus installation on a physical Machine to a virtual one. After a bit of head scratching I came up with a method. I cou...
Setting up a Google WorkSpaces (formally GSuite and prior to that Google Apps) is easy in Ghost. Simply configure G Suite to allow the IP address of the serv...
If you remember your password but the account is already locked you can unlock it at the database level. I have demonstrated this using MySQL.
I have recently been trying ghost as an alternative to Wordpress. Although I still run a fair few wordpress sites and can’t see it replacing times where you ...
This method has been tested on VMWARE Fusion 8 as well as 10. Full credit to dada78641 and poentaEosei. My Windows 95 version of this guide can be found here.
You can run the following command to make it easy to check for cached credentials.
I know Windows 95 is over 21 years old but I had some legacy software I wanted to try out. When using VMWARE Fusion or workstation there are well documented ...
If your employer has a volume license agreement then you may have bought office for your home computer through the Home Use Program (HUP). Sometimes getting ...
Today I wanted to convert a virtual machine from VMWare Fusion to Hyper-V using a Mac. There is talk of doing it on Windows but nothing on a Mac. The process...
You can run the following command to make it easy to check for cached credentials.
A quick tidbit which is great from a security point of view is to remove the versions of software you are running. If you use varnish this is easy to do. thi...
When it comes to securing a website in transit encryption is an important part. Secure Socket Layers or SSL is the technology that enables this. If Ivan Rist...
A quick tip on getting the size of all MySQL databases:
I have recently been trying ghost as an alternative to Wordpress. Although I still run a fair few wordpress sites and can’t see it replacing times where you ...
A quick tidbit which is great from a security point of view is to remove the versions of software you are running. If you use varnish this is easy to do. thi...
This quick guide assumes you have a valid license for OS X Lion and iLife.
Today I installed bootcamp. It did not go as smoothly as expected. Although Apple’s support documentation at the time of writing just said follow the upgrade...
Today I had to move a Debian based Nessus installation on a physical Machine to a virtual one. After a bit of head scratching I came up with a method. I cou...
I have been playing with some penetration testing tools lately. The most common distribution is Kali Linux. If you are just getting started with Kali Linux I...
Here are three ways to improve the security of your Netgear ReadyNAS generally. That is not to say that the ReadyNAS is insecure these tips improve it even f...
Often when using network attached storage (NAS) devices that are not official Apple Time Capsules errors seem to appear. Although I don’t have absolute concr...
Recently I wrote about using Gandi LiveDNS. Another feature available is to use your own DNS server to slave Gandi’s DNS for extra resilience. This guide exp...
I’ve been running PowerDNS for a couple of months now including DNSSEC. Here is how I set it up and how to avoid the pitfalls I fell into.
I got an Apple Wallet for Christmas. Overall i’m really happy with it. Reading about the wallet online I noticed a pattern that there are a number of issues ...
How to fix Apple Watch Error 2004 on Vodafone UK
Before you begin you need to make sure FTP and SSH are enabled on your live book. Doing this is well documented here so I won’t go into it. I also posted thi...
Before you begin you need to make sure FTP and SSH are enabled on your live book. Doing this is well documented here so I won’t go into it. I also posted thi...
Before you begin you need to make sure FTP and SSH are enabled on your live book. Doing this is well documented here so I won’t go into it. I also posted thi...
When it comes to securing a website in transit encryption is an important part. Secure Socket Layers or SSL is the technology that enables this. If Ivan Rist...
Today I have transferred my Wordpress sites from WP-Cache to Varnish. The reason was simple. I wanted to reduce the complexity of caching. Using varnish allo...
After trying to upgrade Ghost to the latest version I found NPM (the package manager for node) kept crashing and simply said killed. After much head scratchi...
Today I installed bootcamp. It did not go as smoothly as expected. Although Apple’s support documentation at the time of writing just said follow the upgrade...
I have been playing with some penetration testing tools lately. The most common distribution is Kali Linux. If you are just getting started with Kali Linux I...
If you use ProFTPD in either traditional FTP mode or in the fairly new SFTP mode (not to be confused with FTPS) then you read a lot that its not possible to ...
Today I had to move a Debian based Nessus installation on a physical Machine to a virtual one. After a bit of head scratching I came up with a method. I cou...
You can easily restore a backup of your Sophos UTM from the command line by using the following command:
You can easily restore a backup of your Sophos UTM from the command line by using the following command:
Today I wanted to convert a virtual machine from VMWare Fusion to Hyper-V using a Mac. There is talk of doing it on Windows but nothing on a Mac. The process...
A quick tip, if you need to change your Lets encrypt e-mail you can do it with certbot using the following command:
Apticron is a great tool, it will automatically e-mail you an alert if you have outstanding packages that need upgrading on a *nix systems. Some useful tips ...
If your employer has a volume license agreement then you may have bought office for your home computer through the Home Use Program (HUP). Sometimes getting ...
If your employer has a volume license agreement then you may have bought office for your home computer through the Home Use Program (HUP). Sometimes getting ...
Canonical, the commercial arm behind Ubuntu have made the Livepatch Service a few years ago. This allows you to live patch your kernel without rebooting. It ...
How to setup e-mail alerting with Sophos for Linux using the command line.
How to setup e-mail alerting with Sophos for Linux using the command line.
How to setup e-mail alerting with Sophos for Linux using the command line.
I was given an old Packard Bell EasyNote laptop by a family member they wanted recycling. On closer inspection while over 9 years old and on Windows 7 the ma...
I was given an old Packard Bell EasyNote laptop by a family member they wanted recycling. On closer inspection while over 9 years old and on Windows 7 the ma...
I was given an old Packard Bell EasyNote laptop by a family member they wanted recycling. On closer inspection while over 9 years old and on Windows 7 the ma...
This guide explains how to get a DrayTek Vigor 130 and Google Wifi working together.
This guide explains how to get a DrayTek Vigor 130 and Google Wifi working together.
How to turn off the cycle completion chime on a Samsung 2020 washer with slimline control panel.
How to turn off the cycle completion chime on a Samsung 2020 washer with slimline control panel.
How to fix Apple Watch Error 2004 on Vodafone UK
How to fix Apple Watch Error 2004 on Vodafone UK
I got an Apple Wallet for Christmas. Overall i’m really happy with it. Reading about the wallet online I noticed a pattern that there are a number of issues ...
I got an Apple Wallet for Christmas. Overall i’m really happy with it. Reading about the wallet online I noticed a pattern that there are a number of issues ...
Netlify has several options for the apex DNS record of a domain. The apex of the domain is the domain itself. For example howson.me is the apex of this site....
It seems a general thing that if your using IONOS as your domain registrar enabling DNSSEC in Cloudflare is frustratingly difficult with the main recommend w...
It seems a general thing that if your using IONOS as your domain registrar enabling DNSSEC in Cloudflare is frustratingly difficult with the main recommend w...
It seems a general thing that if your using IONOS as your domain registrar enabling DNSSEC in Cloudflare is frustratingly difficult with the main recommend w...