Feb 21, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How to Convert MBR to GPT Using Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Professional

Introduction This document explains how to use Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Professional to convert an existing disk from MBR to GPT and set the allocation cluster size to 64K from the Microsoft default. This can be done on a disk with data without data loss. Process First install Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 on your system. This is a paid program and requires keys to install. Installation is simple and... read more

Feb 14, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Get Broadcom 4312 Wireless working on Fedora 23

Introduction Recently had the opportunity to Install Fedora 23 on a Dell Inspiron 1545. Installation went smooth for all except the wireless card was not detected. Doing a bit of digging was able to determine it was a Broadcon 4312 Wireless card. Process Here is how you can get the Broadcom BCM4312 to work. First you will need to install rpmfusion non-free repository as Fedora does not include the needed... read more

Feb 7, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Make Internet Explorer and Google Chrome Use a Specific Version of Java

Introduction With all the versions of Java releases and all the various applications that require specific versions it is always a battle to get these applications to run correctly. Also, with the Google Chrome the release of v42 dropped support of NPAPI plugins which breaks Java support in the browser as well. This makes it hard for us administrators to support older products in the environment while... read more

Jan 31, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Upgrade ASUS TF101 to KitKat 4.4.4

Introduction In this post we will cover how to upgrade an older ASUS TF101 tablet from 4.0.3 (ICS) to KitKat 4.4.4. We are doing this to breath in some new life to an old tablet. Process The process for upgrading to KitKat 4.4.4 on the TF101 requires the tablet to have several steps. Backup your current system Download One-click root Download KitKat 4.4.4 ROM Download Gapps (Google Play and Google Apps)... read more

Jan 28, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Using EMC PowerPath Migration Enabler for Storage Migrations on Windows

Introduction This post covers the use of PowerPath Migration Enabler to migrate files and programs from old to new disks without interruption on Windows servers. If you are migrating to new storage, this is a very handy thing to have. You must have PowerPath 5.7 SP2 or higher installed with the PowerPath Migration Enabler license key enabled on the host. Process The Process Before we start you will need... read more