Category: Blog
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IIS 7/7.5 – Configuring PHP via FastCGI on Windows Server 2008 R2
PHP is a fantastic dynamic programing language which runs great on IIS, but can be a bit slow at times. Traditionally PHP runs on IIS either as an ISAPI extension or as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program, running PHP via FastCGI can be a great way to improve performance depending on your application. In…
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Manually unlock a Trailblazer lift gate, fix stuck gate! (Video)
The Issue I come out to the Trailblazer unlock it twice, pull the handle to the life gate or hatch and it just does not open. I try unlocking it again from the inside switches, same thing. Well now, what do you do with that? There is no manual lock for the rear, or at…
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Free DEDICATED Minecraft 1.6.2 Multiplayer setup! Windows 7 (Video)
Running your own Minecraft server is a great way to share your games and connect with friends. In this video I cover some of the basics how to configure and get a Minecraft server up in no time. The server itself is small java applet that can run on Windows, Linux and Mac. Since the…
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Samsung Note 2 Mobile Desktop with a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and MHL
The Note 2 is the first phone that I have had that I can honestly say is impressively powerful. With its Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 and generous 2 Gb of RAM, speedy performance while multitasking is not an issue. Although that coupled with Samsung’s built in multi-window display is what really takes it to an…
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Samsung Note 2 โ HDMI/VGA out to a TV/Computer Monitor via MHL, no or blank output fix!
Android on the big screen Sharing out the screen of an Android device can be a very useful thing to have, allowing you to share video, presentations or even just because you want a larger screen for easy viewing. Most higher end Android devices come with some sort of HDMI out (often Micro-HDMI), making this…
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ServiiDroid – Remotely control your Serviio server via Android (Video)
Making life easier… So your sitting on the couch watching a movie or TV series on your PS3 streaming from Serviio and everything is working well so far. The movie has a bunch of non sense at the beginning so you fast forward only to go to far and have to rewind, Serviio crashes as…
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How to – Building Virtual Machines with VMWare ESXi 5.1…(Video)
Virtual Machines in less than 5 minutes That’s right, it takes less than 5 minutes to get a VM up and running in VMWare ESXi 5.1 via the VSphere console. Not only does this allow for fast provisioning of machines and whole environments but it also supports Windows, Linux and a myriad of other OSs.…
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Issues connecting to the Dell CS-24SC BMC web management?
Not all Dell CS-24SC’s are created equal… After acquiring a few different Dell CS-24SC’s from around the web, it became pretty obvious that they are not all made the same. Most notably on mine, a few variations on motherboards. It appears some of the CS-24SC servers use the standard ports 80/443 for the BMC web…
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How To: Dell CS24-SC BMC iKVM Access, mount ISO remotely! (Video)
How it works Accessing the BMC on a Dell CS24-SC is as easy as opening a browser and typing in the IP of the BMC, that’s really all it takes. You may get a warning about the SSL cert being invalid and the connection is not trusted, which isn’t a big deal. The default username/password…
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Using PHP to display all Server Variables
Simple PHP Script to dump all server variables This simple PHP script can be a huge help when trouble shooting server variable related issues, like when using load balancers and in this case IIS with ARR. The way I used this script was to check and see if the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO had been set by my…
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