Sometimes you need to embed another website into the site you are using and a typical way of doing this is by using an <iframe>. However for modern websites, typically an iframe is not responsive. By using the code below, you can still embed an iframe into your site and make it responsive. Here is […]
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Installing Google Cloud CLI via Homebrew on MacOS
This will install the following components: BigQuery Command Line Tool BigQuery Command Line Tool (Platform Specific) Cloud Storage Command Line Tool Cloud Storage Command Line Tool (Platform Specific) Google Cloud CLI Core Libraries (Platform Specific) Google Cloud CRC32C Hash Tool anthoscli gcloud cli dependencies
Migrating a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine to vSphere ESXi 7.x on MacOS
This how-to will describe how to convert and move a Parallels Desktop Virtual Machine (VM) to a VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x server utilizing VMware Fusion on MacOS.
Adding a Static DNS Entry into the Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro
Something I ran into today on my home network, with the Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro, is that you can’t add a static DNS entry into the Dream Machine Pro, which totally stinks.. I had a VM that I setup which I needed to refer to by DNS name, but couldn’t. It seems many others […]
Don’t Waste Your Time with the TP-Link TL-R600VPN WAN Load Balancer
I recently ordered the TP-Link TL-R600VPN router for the WAN load balancing capability. I saw several “reviews” and YouTube videos gushing over how amazing it was, and the WAN load balancing feature looked exactly like what I was looking for. Unfortunately, the unit was disappointing. I have gigabit internet (download) and the TP-Link wouldn’t get […]
How-to Bypass Google Chrome ERR_CERT_INVALID Message
Sometimes when developing applications, or when using self-signed SSL certs, when you browse to a site, Google Chrome will show an error message “ERR_CERT_INVALID“, and it won’t let you proceed past the warning (“for your protection”). If you know for a fact that you want to proceed, when the message is displayed, use your keyboard […]
How-To: Convert .qcow2 to .vmdk for VMware Using MacOS
This How-To will show you how to convert a .qcow2 virtual machine file to a VMware based .vmdk, using your Mac running MacOS.
Migrate a Windows VM from VMware ESXi to Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) Easily
With the release of Nutanix Move (used to be called Xtract), migrating VM’s from VMware ESXi to AHV is now super simple and the best part of all, automated! Website Landing Page: https://www.nutanix.com/products/move/ Check out the download portal for Move (still called Xtract on download portal for now): https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/xtract *** OLD PROCESS BELOW – REPLACED BY […]
Easily create a bootable USB installer for VMware ESXi / vSphere Hypervisor from a Mac
A huge thank you to Chris Bednarski (over at http://cbednarski.com/) for putting together a script that will make an installable ESXi boot device (via a Mac), something that would seem pretty simple to do nowadays, but after trying 2 other online “tutorials” that didn’t work, Chris’ script worked perfectly. Thanks! Script/instructions are over at: https://github.com/cbednarski/vmware-usb-osx
Using SFTP to Transfer Images and Other Files to a Nutanix Storage Container
Several customers have asked if they can post or upload files to the Nutanix storage container, especially when working with automation (like Nutanix Calm) where they might need to store an xml or json file for easy access. Well, there are several ways to do this, but one that has worked well for some of […]