It is possible to move a Plex Media Server installation from one computer/system to another in most cases. It won t necessarily be possible in all instances. For this article, we ll refer to the old and new Plex Media Servers as the Source and Destination installations. These instructions are designed for moving between two systems running the same operating system…
Windows 7 offers a variety of remote access tools, many of which are designed around the notion of remote assistance, where one user can remotely connect to a second user s PC across a home network or the Internet in order to troubleshoot and fix problems. Remote Assistance is available in all Windows 7 versions and, like other remote access technologies, it works…
One of the first things any knowledgeable user would do if they suspect there is something slowing their computer down or a suspected malicious program might be running in the background, is press Ctrl+Shift+Escape to open the Windows Task Manager. From there you can view what’s running and detect if any programs are using too much CPU time or memory, or look suspect…
Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) - What Are They? RAS are programs offered by the World Bank to its clients in middle and high-income countries. Unlike lending products, RAS is an instrument developed to deliver specific assistance to eligible clients requiring services that cannot be fully funded from the Bank’s country program. Under RAS programs, the World…
Several VPN providers advertise an “anonymous service” on the marketing pages of their website, but have terms in the fine print of their privacy policy indicating they do log. A VPN Provider in the UK that advertised an “anonymous service” on its website was outed for turning over customer information about a LulzSec Hacker to the authorities. As you will read below…
To remotely control my Windows machines, I always prefer to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) as it performs much nicer than VNC (Virtual Network Computing). VNC has this streak of “JPEG” quality and slow behavior, whereas RDP is fast and crystal clear. RDP is however a proprietary protocol from Microsoft. So how can we use RDP to control our Ubuntu box remotely?…
What is VPN? A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a way of using a secure network tunnel to carry all traffic between between different locations on the internet – for example between your local office workstations and servers in your ElasticHosts account, or from your office workstations to your ElasticHosts cloud servers and then out into the internet from there…
That s my opinion, but I need to understand the specifics. Without utilizing a TS Gateway, is data encrypted sufficiently for an over the internet connection? I don t see anywhere to enable encryption from the options tab or do I need to configure that elsewhere? I see comments in various places (I have researched some) that by default remote desktop in Windows 7…
Use promo code DOCS10 for $10 credit on a new account. The Remote Access section of the Linode Manager contains important network settings for your Linode. Use this tab to find your IP address, set the reverse DNS, configure IP failover, and swap IP addresses with another Linode. You can also access the Linode Shell (Lish) console to remotely connect to your Linode…
I have a Citrix Delivery Controller (DDC) and a Server VDA (SVDA) in my lab, as part of my XenApp 7.11 environment. Both servers are 2012 R2 servers. I have Terminal Services role enabled by default on my SVDA because when you install Citrix software (Virtual deliver Agent or VDA) on a Server 2008 R2 or 2012 R2, the Terminal Services (TS) role is automatically installed…
Access desktop databases can help you store and track just about any kind of information, such as inventory, contacts, or business processes. Let’s take a walk through the paths you can take to create an Access desktop database, add data to it, and then learn about next steps towards customizing and using your new database. Choose a template Access templates have…
A recent wave of phishing attacks reveal that attackers are now installing web server software on home computers and uploading numerous phishing pages that they link to in spam emails targeting financial institutions and payment services. But why? According to extensive research by Phishlabs, when phishing sites are identified, the hosting providers are often contacted…
