I had enough trouble finding this option that i felt it worthy of a blog post. I’m not immediately sure how the Catalyst Control Center differs between Windows 7 and Windows XP, but I was able to find the Overscan/Underscan options a bit easier in XP. To access the Overscan option of your current display do the following: Right click on the Desktop and open CCC If your not already in Advanced Mode, Switch to this. Click dropdown menu...

When you get GPG errors when running apt-get update on your Ubuntu machine, you have to import the the appropriate keys. W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 4DEF31B9A9E345C0 W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY...

For many organizations, it’s a good idea to centrally manage email signatures and email disclaimers – it gives a consistent branding on your email communications, and you’re not relying on end users to set them up correctly and keep them consistent. If you’re running Microsoft Exchange 2010, you have the ability to do this out of the box, using ‘Transport Rules’. Applying signatures this way should also save you space in your...

Some have noticed that the password requirements for ESXi 4.0 logins have become more stringent. In some cases, it may be desirable to edit those settings to make the password standards for ESXi 4.0 either stronger or weaker. Password requirements for ESXi are controlled by the file /etc/pam.d/common-password. Changes to this file will take effect immediately and will not require a reboot. The sticky bit for the file is enabled, so...

ESXi 40 does ship with the ability to run SSH, but this is disabled by default (and is not supported). If you just need to access the console of ESXi, then you only need to perform steps 1 – 3. 1) At the console of the ESXi host, press ALT-F1 to access the console window. 2) Enter unsupported in the console and then press Enter. You will not see the text you type in. 3) If you typed in unsupported correctly, you will see the Tech...

Before we begin, you must have access to your database. If you don’t, pass these instructions on to someone that does. It’s also a good idea to backup your database before making changes, just in case something goes awry. Finding the Password Log in to your Joomla database (via phpMyAdmin for example) Click to edit the _users database (will be preceded by your account name, for example: example_users) Edit the entry...

Some people are experiencing issues mounting ISO files to VMs after performing a vSphere 4.0 to 4.1 upgrade.  Symptom includes receiving the error message “The remote device on VMNAME connected to PathToISOFile is disconnected.”  after attempting to mount an ISO file from within the vSphere client.  This issue appears to be a client incompatibility issue related to co-existance of vSphere Client 4.0 and 4.1 on the same ...