Open Live Writer as a Window App
I explained in this post that I was forced to switch from Windows Live Writer to Open Live Writer to be able to connect to my OpenLiteSpeed web server. I …
Windows Live Writer Fails—Use Open Live Writer
I’ve recently moved this blog to an OpenLiteSpeed server, currently running version 1.6.19. I could not get my trusty Windows Live Writer to connect and upload a blog post—even after …
Zero Free Space on Linux Ubuntu under Hyper-V
Linux is hard. Stuff that is simple in Windows takes forever to figure out. In this case, I wanted to archive a Hyper-V virtual machine (export it and zip it …
Download Azure Windows VM to On-Premise Hyper-V
I had been running a Windows 2012 R2 demo server on Azure. I’m no longer using it but want to keep an on-premises copy for reference. I tried and failed …
Remove Extra DNS Listener Added by RRAS
On a Server 2016 Essentials computer, with a static address pool defined as explained in this post, the Routing and Remote Access service adds a second IP address to the …
OpenLiteSpeed for WordPress on Azure Pre-Configured with Extra User
OpenLiteSpeed looks like a nice WordPress environment and I’ve been working on deploying the image found in the Azure marketplace. However I discovered that the image comes pre-configured with a …
Leaving SiteGround after 17 Days
I was excited to get Black Friday deals on two SiteGround accounts so I could finally get away from the hassles of managing my own Linux Virtual Private Server (VPS) …
QuickBooks Desktop Forces Upgrade Days Before Year End
Today, a customer could not get in to QuickBooks Desktop 2019 because it requires her to apply an upgrade first.
Outlook 2016 Repeatedly Prompts for Gmail Password
Lately, Outlook 2016 has been prompting me to log in to Google Workspace (G Suite) Gmail, sometimes every morning. It pops up a big browser-like window,
Errors after Server Essentials Local Certificate Renewal
Last week, I got an email from my monitoring system that a certificate on a Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine was about to expire. I tracked it down to the …