Category: Technology

  • Quick ChatGPT SEO Playbook Guide

    When looking to be relevant in your particular niche, it takes more than a couple blog articles to rise to the top. Here are some quick ChatGPT prompts you can use to improve your rank. Next you will want to write an article about that keyword: The above example was used for cosmetic surgeons. You…

  • The PC must support TPM 2.0

    The PC must support TPM 2.0

    I was able to disable the TPM check for a Windows 11 installation in VMware Fusion, but when trying to install some newer Windows Insider updates, I got an error when trying to install updates. The error was:The PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements. The PC must support TPM 2.0 The fix was…

  • Unorganized guide to using AI for generative art.

    I’ve started looking into various computer designed artwork and how they are created. It put me into a large internet rabbit hole of various resources so I’m using this page to record some of the good ones. Simplified CC12M: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1Tw_gOowjYuWMuX122rrXTd-RV3A8u_ZD AI Animating:https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnFLdXhwN21UX0RRUzFjcHh4QnJkZ0R1cWU2QXxBQ3Jtc0ttMXBYdDh4UXhYUGI3UjRjX2xpa0ZSbGM0RmE2dU80RE9HRTBSbklyTFItc1lEMEVNamxCdTlHMjFTTlpjdE5oWm9lQV9tRlo4a2t3dVl5bFJUUk4zUmtEUllyeUFfV3FfQkJWclVVWTJBVmFLZnpLZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcolab.research.google.com%2Fdrive%2F1_MckQnU0mCF8FJ7PoV21nhVvoOeotHGy%3Fusp%3Dsharing CLIP guided Diffusion: https://youtu.be/QVUq7nTchco Enhanced with Real-ESRGAN / VQGAN-CLIP Pytti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM9xnar1e_4

  • This PC can’t run Windows 11 on ESXi 7

    This PC can’t run Windows 11 on ESXi 7

    When trying to install the latest version of Windows 11 on my lab ESXi 7.0 host, I encountered the following message: This PC can’t run Windows 11 I verified that I had met the minimum system/hardware requirements:Windows 11 System RequirementsProc: 1 GhzRAM: 4 GBStorage: 64GBSystem firmware: UEFI, Secure boot capableTPM: version 2.0Graphics card: directx compatible…

  • vCenter failed to configure network

    vCenter failed to configure network

    Well I thought this was fixed in the latest version (7.0U1c) according to the release notes but apparently it wasn’t. If you are like me you are simply trying to deploy the vCenter appliance with standard IPv4 network settings and the setting will not take. I’ve had various error messages like: ‘IP configuration not allowed‘…

  • Shortcut to change Alienware Monitor Input

    Whether I’m gaming or sending out business emails, my alienware monitor has always been right in front of me. It has great performance for gaming and amazing color range for editing videos or photos. Long story short, there are many things I love about the monitor… but switching inputs is definitely one of the things…

  • Please change appliance (OS) root password before attempting an update

    I’ve been working today to get my home lab updated and came across a vcenter update message while running the Pre-Update. It appears that I need to change the root password for the OS as it expired. A quick google search and I found a VMware KB article on how to update the password. Connect…

  • AWS Outposts vs Google Anthos vs Azure Stack

    While there is no one strategy to rule them all, hybrid cloud seems to be the enterprise strategy of choice. This strategy involves operating different workloads across different infrastructure environments including private cloud, public cloud, and at the edge. While public cloud has been in the spot light in recent years we have seen a…

  • Rob Steele Wallpaper

    Rob Steele Wallpaper

    Been working hard on my branding and figured I should put up some wallpapers. So I had some fun with photoshop this morning and made a couple. I tried to get logo front and center with some style. Will use these for instructional videos in the background on my desktop. Enjoy !