Tag: Linux
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Goodbye Windows, Hello Desktop Linux
Background It’s no secret that the Windows ecosystem appears to be struggling. Every Windows update introduces more useless bloat while simultaneously breaking existing features. Basic UI elements no longer serve their intended purpose – A Start menu that can’t start or find anything useful, control panels with overlapping controls, and a new right-click menu complete…
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Trilium Notes – Self-Hosted Server Setup
Intro I’ve been looking for a OneNote alternative for a few years now, but haven’t been able to find anything that combines the same basic functionality with a simple, clean interface. As I’m increasingly moving away from Microsoft products, I realized it was time to find a dedicated solution and stick with it. I’m excited…
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Installing Omarchy On VMware Workstation
Update – February 23, 2026 After some great feedback from the YouTube community, here’s a list of additional tips and troubleshooting steps for those still experiencing issues: VMware Workstation Specific Ensure Open VM Tools is installed and running Keep the VM in full screen mode and the mouse focused Set the resolution lower than the…
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Home Lab (2025)
It’s been a while since I’ve made a video, and even longer since I’ve shown my home lab setup! I’ve been doing some cleaning and thinking about upgrades, so I figured now would be a good time to show where everything currently stands.
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Manually Updating the Firmwares on a Dell PowerEdge R610
Updating firmwares yet again… Shortly after the last time I posted on updating firmwares on Dell PowerEdge R610, I found out that Dell dropped support for all 11G servers from the SUU package along with the Lifecycle controller packages which basically broke the entire method I posted. However all hope is not lost, and the…
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Home Lab Cooling Upgrade!
Intro In this video I show off my latest project – Upgrading the cooling system on my home lab in hopes of making it a little more efficient while quieting things down a bit. The original setup consisted of the following: 2 x 6″ Ducts with Fans 6″ Flexible Ducting Originally there was just a…
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Apache Struts CVE-2018-11776 – Testing, Analyzing, & Detection
Intro Any time a new Apache Struts vulnerability comes out it should be taken pretty seriously as there are many “mission critical” systems that are leveraging the framework, with a considerable amount of them being public facing. Unfortunately, as a former Sys Ad I can tell you that many of these systems will go on…
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Installing VMware ESXi on an Internal USB?!
One of the things I get the most questions about with my VMware ESXi posts/videos is about installing ESXi onto USB drives and booting it from there, and that question is usually followed by the concern of someone accidentally or even maliciously removing the drive from the chassis. In the case of the Dell PowerEdge…
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Dell PowerEdge R610 Review – Virtualization On The Cheap
One of the things I always find myself telling anyone wanting to build out a home lab, is that it does not have to be expensive. The Dell PowerEdge R610 is a prime example of this and in this case I was able to pick up a matching pair of decently spec’d R610s that are…
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Home Lab Setup (2017)
In this post and video I give a quick run down of my Home Lab – everything from the rack itself, to the hardware and the basics of what everything is being used for. I started this project towards the end of 2012 with a single Dell PowerEdge 2950 GII and was hoping to teach…
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