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Friday Freebie – Tailscale VPN Mesh Service for Home Labs and SMBs

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 15, 2024

Remote access without VPN is a pain. That’s why Tailscale which is a VPN provider allows you to manage up to 100 devices for free with their Tailscale mesh VPN network. VPN is needed fairly often those days. Whether it is for a home lab or small business, you need a VPN. Understanding Tailscale’s Free […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Featured, Free Stuff

View PSTs without Outlook with this FREEWARE called Outlook Viewer

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 1, 2024

Friday Freebie is here! There are times that you wand to open a PST file and you don’t have Outlook configured and installed on your system. You might have some old PSTs that you have backed up and need to view what’s inside. In this post we’ll have a look at this FREEWARE called Outlook […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Desktop Virtualization, Free Stuff, Home Lab, Tips Tagged With: FREEWARE called Outlook Viewer

VMware vCenter Server Converter 6.6 Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 27, 2024

VMware, after a public beta period, has released a new version of conversion tool that every VMware admin knows – VMware vCenter Server Converter 6.6 Released is the title of today’s post. As you know, VMware converter can do P2V or V2V. The software is FREE and can help you to convert from physical or […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips

Nutanix Community Edition

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 27, 2024

I feel this is the right timing for this. By VMware ending ESXi FREE Hypervisor, people running their home labs have no choice – switch to another FREE Hypervisor. We have detailed the announce – Best VMware Alternatives – ESXi FREE is DEAD – and we were not particularly happy with that, but hey, the […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Free Stuff, Home Lab, Server Virtualization, Tips

How PrivaZer FREE Edition Protects Your Privacy on Your Windows PC

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 9, 2024

If you care about your privacy and security, you know how important it is to clean your Windows PC from traces of your past activities. These traces can reveal your personal information, your browsing habits, your software usage, and more. They can also slow down your PC performance and compromise your security. That’s why you […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff, Home Lab, Tips Tagged With: PrivaZer FREE Edition

What is Zorin OS Lite?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 5, 2024

Zorin OS is a Linux-based operating system that aims to provide a user-friendly and powerful alternative to Windows and macOS. It comes in different editions, each tailored for different needs and preferences. In this blog post, we will focus on the Zorin OS Lite edition, which is designed to run on low-spec computers as old […]

| Filed Under: Featured, Free Stuff Tagged With: Zorin OS Lite

Hypervisor Switch With StarWind V2V Converter / P2V Migrator

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 10, 2024

Everybody have seen this coming when Broadcom took over VMware. No more perpetual licenses for VMware leaving SMB sector completely abandoned. You no longer can purchase Essentials, Essentials Plus perpetual license. Only subscription based from now on. Profit, and more profit is probably the only reason for Broadcom as I could read on Linked IN. […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: Hypervisor Switch With StarWind V2V Converter

What is StarWind Tape Redirector (FREE) and what’s the benefits?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 18, 2024

StarWind Tape Redirector

What is StarWind Tape Redirector and how does it work? I’ll try to explain the product and its functionality in my blog post. StarWind Tape Redirector is a free tool that is part of StarWind Virtual SAN Free functionality. It is distributed without any hidden payments, additional required licenses or time bombs, no strings attached. […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Free Stuff Tagged With: StarWind Tape Redirector

How to use Chocolatey to install PowerCLI module and connect to your vCenter Server

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 11, 2024

In the past, I have published some really useful blog posts for ESXi CLI commands. You were absolutely delighted to find some of those in the past, and going. Those posts are the pillars that I’m building on. So today’s post try to add some more ESXi, vCenter CLI commands to the list of the […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff, Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to use Chocolatey to install PowerCLI module and connect to your vCenter Server

Tiny 11 – a lightweight Windows 11 needing only 12Gb disk and running on 4Gb of RAM

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 5, 2024

If you ever wanted a smaller version of Windows 11 that only takes up 12Gb of storage and runs on less than 4GB of RAM, Tiny11 is your must-have choice. Tiny 11 was developed by a student whose computer broke all the time so during the pandemic he told himself that he could do something, […]

| Filed Under: Featured, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: Tiny 11

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