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The upside of the brave new Windows Server GUI-less world

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:22:10 +0000

So the server version of Windows 8 is losing the GUI. And some people aren’t happy about it. Let’s talk about upside. It always irritated me that so many unnecessary components were loaded on Windows servers. I used to remote-desktop

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How to mount a USB drive in Turnkey Linux

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:58:00 +0000

I like Turnkey Linux, which is a collection of pre-built server appliances based on Ubuntu. When you need a server fifteen minutes from now, it’s about the only way you can make it happen. But as far as I can

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A look back

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:49:44 +0000

I don’t remember the specific date anymore, but it was 11 years ago this month that I finished proofreading the galleys for what became my book. And I’ve had several people ask me recently–including my boss–why I haven’t written another

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How I changed servers midstream

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:12:32 +0000

When upgrading this site, I replaced the underlying hardware as well. The old server was just a dead end in too many regards to be worth upgrading in place, and besides, being able to run new and old side by

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Weekly roundup: 6 Oct 2010

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:20:40 +0000

I used to do a weekly roundup every so often, just doing short takes on stuff that interested me as I found it. I haven’t done that in years; I thought I’d give it a whirl again. I don’t know

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