Batch Convert PDF to PDF/A
Note This post is outdated . See the 2018 version here. I’m developing a paperless workflow for my home and office. I want to save all my documents in PDF/A-1b archival format …
Find the Largest Files on a Linux Machine
The PBX in a Flash machine at a client site sends me a daily Logwatch email (setup described here). At the bottom of that email are a few lines telling …
Use CutePDF to Print to PDF/A for Free
Note This post is outdated . See the 2018 version here. I’ve been working on developing a paperless workflow. I want to save my digital files in PDF/A format, specially designed …
Access Point Won’t Stay Up with POE
I’m working on installing four Cisco 1131AG access points at a client’s location. We want to use Power Over Ethernet (POE) to provide power, and purchased a Cisco SG200-08P switch, …
Restore a Hyper-V Server to an Optiplex 960, Take 3
This is the third in the series of almost annual articles about my experiences testing a Hyper-V restore. I’ve done this successfully in 2011 and 2012. Why repeat? To make …
Adding a Target Volume Using Wbadmin
Option 3 of Microsoft KB 2009365 describes how to add a disk to Windows Server backup when other disks are offsite: you have to use the wbadmin command line tool. …
Server 2012 Essentials Client Backup Cleanup Not Running
Windows Server 2012 Essentials is raising the following warning every 30 minutes: Warning Alert: CleanupOverdue is raised at SVR2012E. <Title> A scheduled cleanup task for Client Computer Backup did not …
Plugable UD-160-A Display Issues
I recently purchased a Plugable UD-160-A Universal Docking Station so I could add a third display in addition to my laptop’s display and my primary monitor. I was experiencing some …
Failed to Surface VHD for Windows Server Backup
Yes, though “failed to surface” sounds like a problem for a whale or a submarine, it applies to Virtual Hard Disks as well. I have a Windows Server 2008R2 Hyper-V …
The RPCHD Service
I’ve been testing IDrive as an online backup option. Yesterday a chat support rep asked needed to look at my system, and at his request I downloaded and installed “RemoteSupportHost_317082.exe”, …