Blog | LK Simonson

Apr 14, 20223 min read

ServiceNow Free Trial for IT Training

Thanks to a recent Kevtech video, I found that ServiceNow's Developer Program offers a free trial to practice some tasks using that...

Mar 26, 20222 min read

Setting up my Cisco Lab Pt 1: Connecting to the Console

I bought some used Cisco gear off ebay to set up a small home networking lab. For the CCNA, I used Packet Tracer, so it's great to get my...

Mar 23, 20222 min read

Active Directory Tasks for Practice

After setting up a Windows Server Domain Controller and Windows 10 client, in my previous posts, I practiced some basic Active Directory...

Mar 18, 20222 min read

Spiceworks Experimentation: tickets and VMs

I've used Jira once or twice, but wanted some more experience with a ticketing system. Spiceworks is a great free option. I set up an...

Mar 16, 20224 min read

Creating VirtualBox VMs for Active Directory Practice Pt. 2: Set up Active Directory and Add a VM

In part two of this series, we will continue summarizing the steps from Kevtech IT's video on how to setup two virtual machines and...

Mar 11, 20223 min read

Creating VirtualBox VMs for Active Directory Practice Pt. 1: Setting Up the Virtual Machines

I’ve been learning more about Active Directory, and one useful study resource is Kevtech IT Support’s video series. The first video...