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  • There are Offline or Missing Virtual Drives with Preserved Cache

    20 JAN 2021 · Had a bit of a scare with a server that was displaying an error durring startup: There are offline or missing virtual drives with preserved cache. Please check the cables and ensure that all drives are present Press any key to enter the configuration utility. I was able to salvage everything though. Here are a couple, possibly helpful, links: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r740/server_tsg/offline-or-missing-virtual-drives-with-preserved-cache-error-message?guid=guid-7eec67f1-0f6c-4b7f-86c3-641e9e7f5c4b&lang=en-us https://newsignature.com/articles/dell-raid-preserved-cache-error-unable-past-post/ Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Support this show by checking out https://thetalkinggeek.com/podlinks/
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  • Rack Studs Series 2

    8 JAN 2021 · How to install some new rack non equipment that didn't need rails, so instead of using nuts and bolts, I tried out these new "Rack Studs"... And it went pretty well! Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/38moZrQ Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Support this show by checking out https://thetalkinggeek.com/podlinks/
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  • EnableLinkedConnections

    14 OCT 2020 · Some older applications, like this one particular FoxPro application I'm dealing with, have trouble finding mapped drives on newer computers / operating systems (such as Windows 10). So, we just need to edit the registry a little bit! Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek (that is an affiliate link) I love Humble Bundle (especially the book deals), check them out: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=thetalkinggeek (that is also an affiliate link)
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  • Humble Book Bundle: Learn to Code the Fun Way by No Starch Press

    13 OCT 2020 · https://www.humblebundle.com/books/learn-to-code-the-fun-way-no-starch-press-books?partner=thetalkinggeek Think like a programmer: an introduction to creative problem solving Perl one-liners: 130 programs that get things done The book of f#: break free with managed to functional programming Learn Java the easy way: a hands-on introduction to programming Code craft: The practice of writing excellent code Learn you a Haskell for great good!: A beginner's guide Clojure for the brave and true: learn the ultimate language and become a better programmer Land of lisp: learn to program and lisp, one game at a time! Learn you some erlang for great good!: Hey beginner's guide Practical SQL: a beginner's guide to store telling with data The book of r: a first course in programming and statistics The art of R programming: a tour of statistical software design Impractical Python projects: play full programming activities to make you smarter The secret Life of programs: understand computers -- craft better code The rust programming language (covers rust 2018) C++ crash course: a fast-paced introduction The art of Assembly language second edition Eloquent JavaScript, third edition: a modern introduction to programming If Hemingway wrote JavaScript Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek (that is an affiliate link) I love Humble Bundle (especially the book deals), check them out: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=thetalkinggeek (that is also an affiliate link) If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza
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  • Can't Remote In, Black Screen When Logging On

    12 OCT 2020 · If people having trouble remoting in and then you go to their local desktop and it's just a black screen, you might have a display driver issue. Open up the local group policy editor > local computer policy > computer configuration > administrative templates > Windows components > remote desktop services > remote desktop session host > remote session environment > and disable the "use WDDM graphics display driver for remote desktop connections" setting. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek (that is an affiliate link) I love Humble Bundle (especially the book deals), check them out: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=thetalkinggeek (that is also an affiliate link)
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  • Pixel 3 XL not working with Windows Explorer

    7 OCT 2020 · Sometimes updating device drivers is a mistake. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek (that is an affiliate link) I love Humble Bundle (especially the book deals), check them out: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=thetalkinggeek (that is also an affiliate link)
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  • Nextcloud Web Installer

    5 OCT 2020 · I have to install a second Nextcloud server on my main web server. The "web installer" makes it pretty easy. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekylesouza Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekylesouza Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek (that is an affiliate link) I love Humble Bundle (especially the book deals), check them out: https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=thetalkinggeek (that is also an affiliate link)
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  • Free Computer Science Textbooks

    2 OCT 2020 · Springer has put out a ton of awesome textbooks, and they made over 500 of them available for free download, including a couple dozen tech ebooks! An Introduction to Machine Learning, 2nd ed. 2017 by Miroslav Kubat Automata and Computability, 1997 by Dexter C. Kozen Computational Geometry, 3rd ed. 2008 by Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong, Marc van Kreveld, Mark Overmars Computer Vision, 2011 by Richard Szeliski Concise Guide to Databases, 2013 by Peter Lake, Paul Crowther Concise Guide to Software Engineering, 1st ed. 2017 by Gerard O'Regan Cryptography Made Simple, 1st ed. 2016 by Nigel Smart Data Mining, 2015 by Charu C. Aggarwal Data Structures and Algorithms with Python, 2015 by Kent D. Lee, Steve Hubbard Digital Image Processing, 2nd ed. 2016 by Wilhelm Burger, Mark J. Burge Eye Tracking Methodology, 3rd ed. 2017 by Andrew T. Duchowski Foundations for Designing User-Centered Systems, 2014 by Frank E. Ritter, Gordon D. Baxter, Elizabeth F. Churchill Foundations of Programming Languages, 2nd ed. 2017 by Kent D. Lee Fundamentals of Business Process Management, 2013 by Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, Hajo A. Reijers Fundamentals of Multimedia, 2nd ed. 2014 by Ze-Nian Li, Mark S. Drew, Jiangchuan Liu Guide to Competitive Programming, 1st ed. 2017 by Antti Laaksonen Guide to Computer Network Security, 4th ed. 2017 by Joseph Migga Kizza Guide to Discrete Mathematics, 1st ed. 2016 by Gerard O'Regan Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 2nd ed. 2017 by Wolfgang Ertel Introduction to Data Science, 1st ed. 2017 by Laura Igual, Santi Seguí Introduction to Deep Learning, 1st ed. 2018 by Sandro Skansi Introduction to Evolutionary Computing, 2nd ed. 2015 by A.E. Eiben, J.E. Smith LaTeX in 24 Hours, 1st ed. 2017 by Dilip Datta Modelling Computing Systems, 2013 by Faron Moller, Georg Struth Object-Oriented Analysis, Design and Implementation, 2nd ed. 2015 by Brahma Dathan, Sarnath Ramnath Principles of Data Mining, 3rd ed. 2016 by Max Bramer Probability and Statistics for Computer Science, 1st ed. 2018 by David Forsyth Python Programming Fundamentals, 2nd ed. 2014 by Kent D. Lee Recommender Systems, 1st ed. 2016 by Charu C. Aggarwal The Algorithm Design Manual, 2nd ed. 2008 by Steven S Skiena The Data Science Design Manual, 1st ed. 2017 by Steven S. Skiena The Python Workbook, 2014 by Ben Stephenson UML @ Classroom, 2015 by Martina Seidl, Marion Scholz, Christian Huemer, Gerti Kappel Understanding Cryptography, 2010 by Christof Paar, Jan Pelzl Fundamentals of Business Process Management, 2nd ed. 2018 by Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, Hajo A. Reijers Guide to Scientific Computing in C++, 2nd ed. 2017 by Joe Pitt-Francis, Jonathan Whiteley Fundamentals of Java Programming, 1st ed. 2018 by Mitsunori Ogihara Logical Foundations of Cyber-Physical Systems, 1st ed. 2018 by André Platzer Neural Networks and Deep Learning, 1st ed. 2018 by Charu C. Aggarwal Systems Programming in Unix/Linux, 1st ed. 2018 by K.C. Wang Introduction to Parallel Computing, 1st ed. 2018 by Roman Trobec, Boštjan Slivnik, Patricio Bulić, Borut Robič Analysis for Computer Scientists, 2nd ed. 2018 by Michael Oberguggenberger, Alexander Ostermann Introductory Computer Forensics, 1st ed. 2018 by Xiaodong Lin https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/the-link/blog/blogposts-ebooks/free-access-to-a-range-of-essential-textbooks/17855960
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  • Windows Server 2019, Change Product Key Does Nothing

    9 JUL 2020 · This might also work on Windows 10, I haven't tried it. 1. Open an elevated command prompt. 2. slmgr.vbs /upk 3. slmgr.vbs /cpky 4. slmgr.vbs /ipk PRODUCT KEY OPTIONAL (do it if you have a problem, maybe do it even if you don't) 5. slmgr.vbs /ATO Reboot Enjoy!
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  • Mounting Attached Volumes In Amazon Web Services

    29 JUN 2020 · That's a terrible title, my apologies, I didn't want to make it too long and convoluted. Basically, if you're trying to mount an attached volume that is not your primary volume to your Ubuntu server running on AWS you can't use SDF or even XVDF as your mount point, you need to use nvme1n1p1.
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In my daily life of web designer, IT manager, database developer, Excel specialist, application programmer, server administrator, person with a modern phone, and internet user I come across some puzzling...

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In my daily life of web designer, IT manager, database developer, Excel specialist, application programmer, server administrator, person with a modern phone, and internet user I come across some puzzling situations. Here you can hear me work through them.

Become a podcaster and get one month free! Sign up for a Spreaker pro plan with this link to save: https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=thetalkinggeek
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