What happened to my iPhone’s “Cellular Data Network” settings?
Recently I gave up on Android phones and got myself an iPhone 5. And because I wanted to stop paying ridiculous prices for cellular contracts, I made sure to get an unlocked GSM phone so I could use no-contract plans. My first choice of carrier (T-Mobile) didn’t quite pan out, even though they...Overview of Lync Server 2010 setup
Recently I volunteered to set up Microsoft Lync Server 2010 as a simple instant messaging system to replace Novell Messenger. Now, Lync and its earlier iterations of Office Communicator Server (OCS) can be a bear to frighteningly complex if you’re configuring all the Unified Messaging features, but our...The strangest Windows Update bug: error 0×80243004
I was just attempting to patch a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM when Windows Update failed with error 0×80243004, which wasn’t familiar. A little Googling revealed the source of the problem, and the improbable fix: Windows Update was failing because it couldn’t display the icon in the systray!...Walk This Way
After reading over the infographic below, I am SO glad that I live so close to my office that I can walk there everyday. After three years of commuting-by-foot I never want to give it up! Click image to enlargeFrom: Streamline Refinance via...PowerCLI for easy VMware automation
I’ve had VMware’s PowerCLI installed on my admin PC for months now, but I hadn’t had a chance to use it until today. But I’m glad I did! On several previous occasions I’ve needed to use the vSphere CLI (f/k/a RCLI) or the Perl SDK for specific tasks, but did not find them…...About Me
My name is Eric Wallace. I'm quite fond of coffee, snorkel masks, hacking, recreational therapy, alternative uses for spam, and twelve-tone improvisation. Some of these things are true, but I'm not telling you which.