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AndyBarber.com

Thoughts on technology, genealogy, movies, television, and life.

For many years, this page was just a straight blog. This new version brings the blog back with a clean, self-hosted setup fully controlled by me.

Topics

  • Systems administration
  • Genealogy and family history
  • Movies and television
  • Personal writing and updates

Latest posts

Clean, readable publishing without WordPress.com lock-in.

January 18, 2017 2 min read

ChattanoogaMasons.com

Back in mid-December, I was wracking my brain about how I might contribute a little more to the local Masonic community and it occurred to me that I might be able to help in the same way I have helped other organization…

By Andy Barber
December 10, 2016 1 min read

Newly Elected

So, eight months and nine days after being initiated an Entered Apprentice Mason, I have been elected as the Junior Deacon of Harrison Lodge #114 F&AM. I sincerely hope that I am able to do the job well and also hope I …

By Andy Barber
A Resounding Success
November 6, 2016 1 min read

A Resounding Success

A week ago, Saturday, our disaster recovery exercise concluded a day and a half early. This time, it was a complete and utter success. Thank goodness. There was fervent prayer, effective planning, solid engineering and …

By Andy Barber
High Hopes
October 20, 2016 1 min read

High Hopes

So, this coming Monday, we begin our Fall 2016 disaster recovery exercise. We're doing quite a few new and different things like VMware SRM and the like. The exercise will also be 160 hours straight, instead of 120. If …

By Andy Barber
My Masonic Resume
October 16, 2016 3 min read

My Masonic Resume

Below is my masonic resume. This is not meant to be an "I love me" wall, or anything like that, mostly for reference. As you might imagine, it can be difficult to remember. BLUE LODGE Harrison Lodge No. 114 F&AM - H…

By Andy Barber
Love AWS, but…
September 27, 2016 1 min read

Love AWS, but…

A while back, I moved all of my websites over to Amazon Web Services (AWS). SO much faster and more responsive than my home web server. I'm glad I did it. However, I found through much trial and error that you absolutel…

By Andy Barber