Using RemoteApp with VMware ESXi in 7 Easy Steps

Have you tried XP Mode in Windows 7?  Or VMware Unity in Workstation?  Quite cool isn’t it!  Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have the same seamlessly integration of applications running on a remote computer or from a virtual machine running on a VMware ESXi host?READ MORE

Using the Windows CrashPlan Client to manage a headless Linux server

If you’ve followed my post about backing up your home file server and how I backup my own server, then you’ll know I’m a big fan of CrashPlan.  My only complain is that CrashPlan was built with the assumption that the GUI would reside on the sameREAD MORE

Installing CrashPlan on a headless Linux Server

Installing CrashPlan is really easy.  The installer has its own (text-based) installation script that will fetch a copy of the latest software and pre-requisites, like a compatible Java Runtime Environment.  Once installed, the CrashPlan agent will automatically update itself when a new version becomes available.READ MORE

Don’t forget to backup your home file server too!

I recently had an interesting chat with my wife about prized belongings.  If there was a fire in our house and we could only grab one (materialistic) thing as we ran for the door, what would it be?  The answer surprised me: “your server thingy”.

As withREAD MORE

Enabling NTLM Authentication (Single Sign-On) in Firefox

If like me you use Firefox within a corporate environment, you perhaps repeatedly get prompted for your username and password when you use internal web applications whereas Internet Explorer just lets you log right in using Single Sign-On (SSO).  Some people don’t realize it, butREAD MORE

Basic Business Continuity

The topic of Business Continuity isn’t exactly the most riveting topic in the world, but its an area of IT that’s close to my heart and one that seems to be regularly forgotten, misunderstood, or simply just poorly implemented.  After working with a variety ofREAD MORE

Logitech Squeezebox

Here at Liquidstate, we have a growing family of Logitech Squeezebox devices. For those that don’t know, Squeezebox is a range of network music players originally from Slim Devices, who were aquired by Logitech.  Much like their more expensive and arguably more popular Sonos counterparts, theREAD MORE

Using Disk Labels

In linux, hard drives are referred to as devices and are represented as pseudo files in /dev. For example, the first partition of the second lowest numbered SCSI drive is /dev/sdb1. If the drive referred to as /dev/sda is removed, then the remaining partition isREAD MORE

Basic Introduction to Public Key Cryptography

I can only really remember honestly enjoying one maths lesson in my life.  It was spread over a number of lectures as part of my degree course at Edinburgh University and taught us all how RSA Public Key cryptography actually works.  Now, I’ve long sinceREAD MORE

Introduction to Open Source

Open Source is a term that is widely used, but is often misunderstood.  At its core, however, is a simple philosophy that promotes a collaborative approach to development with the end product, source materials, and design documentation made available at no cost to the public. READ MORE