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Misc

Assorted technical topics covering ESXi purple screen recovery, SSL encryption, dedicated hosting history, and audio equipment.

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General

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.

Karl Nyen
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General

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…

Karl Nyen
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Misc

Automatically reboot an ESXi host after PSOD

Anyone who has worked in a VMware environment for any length of time should be quite familiar with this purple diagnostic screen, or what we like to call the…

Karl Nyen
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Hardware

SubPac S1 Tactile Bass Systems Review

As some may know I am a bit of a bass freak / audiophile. My car's sound system is a great example of this. Music in general is a very influential and…

Karl Nyen
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Home Lab

Home lab architecture and hardware builds, including Unraid storage servers, network switches, Untangle firewalls, and power management.

18 posts

General

Site updates, industry announcements, and general IT topics spanning infrastructure, networking, and web technology.

17 posts

Virtualization

Virtualization techniques covering nested ESXi configurations, virtual firewall architecture, and Cisco Nexus 1000v migrations.

11 posts

Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for CentOS, ESXi SNMP monitoring, Windows Server DHCP failover, Untangle SSL certificates and vSphere switch migrations.