Getting NanoServer (TP5) up with VirtualBox

One of Windows Server 2016’s features is a version called NanoServer – it’s a stripped down version of a Core Windows Server installation (no GUI), and might just be perfect for a Minecraft server.  Java will run in it, and since the server can be launched without a GUI, this could be very useful for …

The Avoidance of Hell vs. Righteous Living

Over the past few months, I listened to messages from my pastor about living according to God’s teaching.  While I’ve felt the pull, I’ve resisted, knowing I’m on the right track.  Then, attended a men’s retreat where I was asked “Do you KNOW Jesus?” My answer to this question shifted my core and now that …

Looking good for your wife

After more than a year of not writing something, I’m going to try my attempt to take advice from my vast blogroll and apply it to how I should act as a husband or father. In this case, a post from the Art of Manliness about First Dates (http://artofmanliness.com/2011/05/24/what-to-wear-on-a-first-date/).  As any married man will tell …

Weekly Summary, 7/30/2011

This week was my first solo consulting gig. XenServer on Dell servers. Right in my “I’ve done that before” area… and babysat an error that’s plagued them for months with Citrix. Their answer was the smoking gun. Processor settings on new Intel processors. I got an A+++ on my efforts from the customer “the best …