Ward Ralston on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC

Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 R2 RC. Features that excite me include Hyper-V’s ability to do live migrations, Server Manager’s new ability to connect to remote servers, and improvements in Backups — now able to do more than just entire volumes. What really restored my interest in this R2 RC was this video of …

Genealogy database now at 14,000 relatives

After entering some census records to my genealogy database this weekend, I decided it was time to backup my database. To my surprise, I have entered exactly 14,000 relatives into my family tree. Here’s what my export reported: Created by: PAF Personal Ancestral File 5.2.18.0 Submitted by: Jason Pearce Individuals: 14000 Marriages: 4215 Sources: 361 …

Coed Pro Volleyball

Last Saturday, Jenny and I went to an indoor AVP tournament in downtown Indianapolis. It was basically four men, four women, competing in two “King/Queen of the Beach” tournaments. Both were fun to watch. At the end of the evening, they decided to play one game of coed quads, which I’ve never seen pro players …