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Smart Packager Community Edition – Free Package Builder

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Smart Packager Community Edition (CE), formerly WinINSTALL LE, is the most popular Free MSI packagers. This Free version is for packaging non-MSI applications only. It offers a very easy caption process which allows you to “record” installation of an application with all its dependencies. It then creates an msi package. This free repackaging software is […]

WinPE ISO Tool – Free AOMEI PE Builder

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If you’re Bart PE user you might want to check out this free utility which is easy to install and use. It allows to create Win PE bootable environment without installing Microsoft WAIK. The tool has also some built-in tools and additionally you can add your own utilities very easy which gets exported in the […]

ESXi Free Version – 3 Ways to Clone a VM

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When you have an ESXi standalone hypervisor running in a lab or test environment, it’s not possible (simple way) to clone a VM. If the host is managed by vCenter server, than it’s a simple right click > clone VM. But in situations where vCenter server is not available, what’s your options? The ESXi Free Version is […]

VMware App Volumes Deployment Guide – Get Your Copy

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VMware App Volumes (previously Cloud Volumes) are generally available from VMware. The product has now been integrated and can be I had the chance to see the live demo during this year’s VMworld and also recorded a video from the presentation. It’s pretty impressive to see almost unlimited number of applications being delivered to a […]

How-to Copy Paste Repetitive Graphics or Text With ClipX – Free Clipboard Manager

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So many times I’ve been looking into a some kind of clipboard manager which would remember what you have copied into the clipboard earlier. Some kind of clipboard with history. The tool I found can Copy Paste Repetitive Graphics or Text. I found it! This tool is for anyone when working with portions of text […]

Veeam Endpoint Backup – Recovery Goodies

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There are some cool utilities in the upcoming Veeam Endpoint Backup (currently in beta). I wrote about the product during VMworld Barcelona but now I had the beta access so I could test in my lab a bit further. I installed it on my laptop. While the Bare metal restore is certainly one of the highlights, […]

Free Tool – VM Check Alignment

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I know that alignment of VMs is less important now than it was few years ago, because modern OS like Windows 2012 or Windows 7 does align correctly when installing in Virtual environments, but still. But if your infrastructure runs some 2003 or 2008 VMs, than still you need a tool which checks if VM […]

How-to Apply VMware Free License to VMware ESXi

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One of those questions that are often asked by VMware newbies is How-to Apply VMware Free License to VMware ESXi 6.0. Because even if you think that the product is free, it must be licensed. If not, it installs as 60 days trial, which expires after….60 days. Compared to other hypervisors, the free version of VMware […]

Free VMware Training – vRealize Orchestrator for vRealize Automation [V6.1] Fundamentals

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There is new Free VMware Training available online (you need an account – also free) which teaches vRealize Orchestrator for vRealize Automation [V6.1] Fundamentals.  It’s 1.5 hours long training which walks you through the fundementals of automation and orchestration with vRealize Orchestrator. The training has only 3 lessons but they are packed with content! Lesson […]