An issue that has been plaguing me for years has been the number of RDP sessions I can connect to at once in Microsoft’s remote desktop connection manager. RDman is an older piece of software that is simple and easy to use. It’s also something we use at work every day. The problem is that […]
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How to restart Dell iDrac
Recently ran into an issue with a Poweredge r620 and iDrac. The server was up but giving a memory error and I couldn’t get into iDrac. This is the error I saw when trying to login. RAC0218: The maximum number of user sessions is reached Very frustrating when I knew there was no one else […]
Read More →It all began with a Diamond Stealth III video card
The very first time I got serious about computers was when I decided to buy a video card to upgrade, so I could play Delta Force. I don’t remember exactly what I had at the time, in fact I don’t even think it was my PC. I’m pretty sure it was my parents PC, and […]
Read More →Microsoft Data Protection Manager taking full backups of MSSQL and interrupting timeline
Recently at work I ran into an odd issue with a customer and MSSQL backups. The customer had setup some maintenance plans to backup their databases according to a schedule, fulls one day a week followed by differential backups and then rolling over. Pretty common. But when the poop hit the fan and the customer […]
Read More →Bat script to backup MySQL on a Windows Server
Use the script below to backup your MySQL server running on a Windows server. Just create the bat file then create a scheduled task to run it. This file will append the date to the file name and keeps files up to 7 days. Adjust as needed. *Backs up the files to C:\MySQLBackup. Make sure […]
Read More →DOCSIS 2 vs DOCSIS 3 speed test results
A while back I upgraded my modem from a DOCSIS 2 to a DOCSIS 3. I purchase my own cable modem to save some money over leasing it from Comcast. It pays for itself within a year. I was using a DCOSIS 2.0 modem and pretty content with the results but then a brand new […]
Read More →Intel Core i5 4670k + MSI Z87-G45 4.4GHz Overclock
I’ve been going back and forth overclocking my haswell 4670k. MSI has a built in overclocking button called overclock genie, which would take the CPU to 4GHz but I don’t trust auto overclocking and I did have some crashes happen with apps and games. So after reading some more guides and seeing what others are […]
Read More →Battlefield 4 Mantle vs DirectX Real World Benchmark Results
The reason I bought my 7970 GHz was in anticipation of Mantle, and it was on sale. But Mantle is here and BF4 has Mantle and I believe I am the perfect case study because I have the average gamer PC stock without overclocking. Because I can’t afford to replace burnt out video cards and […]
Read More →How to play Batman Arkham Asylum with Windows 8
Batman AA is a game I’ve been meaning to play for a long time. So long that a new OS has been released from Microsoft and I’ve upgraded. So when I tried to run my install from Steam nothing happened. After I quick view of the event logs I found the warning below. The application […]
Read More →Long time no post – how about some SATA disk benchmarks?
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to my fledgling blog, mainly because I’m working … aLOT. … And I really do care about this blog a lot. And the two people that have left comments made me care just a little more. Unfortunately I just don’t get a chance to post all […]
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