Maintaining command-line finesse is an important objective for Windows Server administrators. Rick Vanover offers some pointers on using the netstat command.

It may seem odd, but every now and then we may need to have a floppy drive connected to a virtual machine. IT pro Rick Vanover shows you how to create a floppy image for VMware virtual machines.

For Windows administrators, a common practice is to have a local username and password for administration when cached credentials are not available. Learn how to change an existing configuration.

Virtualization pro Rick Vanover walks you through the process of creating a virtual machine in VMware vSphere and utilizing all of the new features that are available.

Rick Vanover takes a look at the stories behind tech company names and logos.

Social media isn't just Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

A key Windows maintenance chore involves determining what data is consuming resources. Here are a couple of scripts that make it easy to get that critical file information.

Remote desktop is the de facto administration tool, but sometimes it stops accepting connections. Read this tip to learn how to remotely enable or disable remote desktop.

The NTFS file system has allocation unit options that usually don't matter unless there is a limitation. Rick Vanover explains how this matters for large volumes.

Configuration issues are frequently identified to DNS settings. Rick Vanover shows how to centrally manage DNS suffix configuration with Group Policy.