Website Refresh v3.0: From WordPress to Astro
vSkilled has left WordPress. Version 3.0 is a static Astro site with a new design and logo, every old link intact and no ads, trackers or plugins.
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10GbE and Storage Server Upgrades
Since the swap over to my new 4U storage server ZION it has already had a number of upgrades and I have used it quite heavily.
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Website Improvements: RunCloud.io, OVH, BunnyCDN and Redis Cache
Quite a few back-end improvements to the vSkilled.com website this week. For starters the website was moved to a new server on OVH Public Cloud and it's…
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Serverless WordPress
Can it be done? Yes. Is it practical? No. That is so far what my conclusion is at the time of this writing. I was looking again at the web tier for the…
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VMUG Advantage is 10% off
Today VMware announced that VMUG Advantage is 10% off until December 31st, 2017. This is the best way to get VMware licenses for your home lab environment.
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Website Refresh! v2.0
The vSkilled blog website has had some major improvements and is now officially launched as version 2.0! The previous design had been in use since late 2014.
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Firewall Swap & Windows Telemetry Data
I recently switched over from Sophos UTM to Untangle NG for my personal use firewall at home. During the process I basically had to rebuild all of my firewall…
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My first dedicated server, back in 2005
This is a short post about my first ever dedicated server... back in 2005. I seldom forget exactly how long I've been involved in the web industry.
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vSkilled Crypto - Now SSL Encrypted!
vSkilled is now fully SSL encrypted and including HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS). Since vSkilled is a technical IT blog, one would expect to think that…
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vExpert 2016
I am very honoured to be selected as a vExpert 2016 by VMware. Getting recognition is awesome but knowing that you are sharing content that is for the benefit…
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Whoops! My Samsung 950 PRO M.2 512GB SSD experience
This story is a bit of a sad story. Mainly due to the failure of my own personal oversight over a very important specification requirement and snowballed by my…
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Microsoft support and security updates for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 end on January 12, 2016
Microsoft has announced that they will no longer provide security updates or technical support for older versions of Internet Explorer.
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ARIN Region IPv4 Free Pool Reaches Zero
Well it has finally happened. The IPv4 free pool for the ARIN region is now fully depleted. ISPs are encouraged to utilize IPv6 for additional customer growth…
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VMware HTML5 Client?
I've caught wind of a real HTML5 web client being developed. Its currently very early into development and is released as technical preview fling.
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Changes to the Home Lab Directory
Hello readers, I have made a few tweaks to the home lab directory and the submission form based on some feedback I have received.
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Leap Second Adjustment on June 30th @ 23:59:60 UTC
This is an FYI. There has been some internet/email noise going around regarding the next leap second adjustment which is scheduled for June 30th, 2015 at…
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Visio Stencils For VMware, Hyper V, etc!
There are a couple of great websites that have a large collection of Visio stencils. When you're in need of something more than the basic set of stencils that…
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Law - The Rundown
This is targeted to my Canadian readers. Canada has come out with a new Anti-Spam law, dubbed "CASL". It will affect you if you use email marketing to promote…
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