Project Update : Visualization of the Home using Fire Tablets and Home Assistant [Final Mount]

Project Update : Visualization of the Home using Fire Tablets and Home Assistant [Final Mount]

So last month, I put out a project that demonstrated how I used a few Fire Tablets and Home Assistant to really give life to ... Read More

VMware SRM–After failover, LUNs still have ‘snap-xxxxxxx’ in the name

VMware SRM–After failover, LUNs still have ‘snap-xxxxxxx’ in the name

VMware’s Site Recovery Manager is a great product!  Allowing companies to protect and failover in the event of a disaster is amazing.  The ability to ... Read More

VCSA 6.5 Fails to start.  File System and then Network Service errors.

VCSA 6.5 Fails to start. File System and then Network Service errors.

This is basically a repost of Paolo Valsecchi’s excellent blog post (https://nolabnoparty.com/en/vcsa-6-5-fails-to-start-file-system-check-and-network-service-errors/).  I ran into this issue today with a client and then commands are ... Read More

Giving Voice to the Smart Home

Giving Voice to the Smart Home

Voice is awesome in a home automation context!  Whether it is Voice control, voice notifications or even just music; I love it.  I believe it ... Read More

vSphere Enterprise licensing Plus Throw Back Thursday [2017 Update]!

vSphere Enterprise licensing Plus Throw Back Thursday [2017 Update]!

So the last time I posted about vSphere Enterprise licensing was in 2010!  At the time, Enterprise licenses were not available for net new purchasing.  ... Read More