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Shepherd.giving

Why I built Shepherd.giving I grew up in church. Not the kind where you show up on Easter and Christmas. The kind where you’re there every Sunday, every Wednesday night, every potluck, every volunteer day. Church was where I learned what community meant before I had a word

Convert QCow2 Image to a Docker Volume

Below is a practical, step‑by‑step workflow for turning a qcow2 disk image into a Docker volume that you can attach to containers. The process assumes you have a Linux host with root (or sudo) privileges and the necessary tools installed.

How to Isolate QEMU Hosts

A practical, layered approach you can use to keep a group of QEMU guests isolated from each other and from the rest of your infrastructure. The idea is to combine Linux kernel‑level isolation mechanisms (network namespaces, cgroups, and security modules) with virtual networking tricks (bridges, VLAN

Windows 2000 Hardening Script

Below is a simple batch‑file you can run on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server to apply a few common hardening steps. Because Windows 2000 predates PowerShell, the script sticks to built‑in command‑line utilities that are available out‑of‑the‑box. @echo off rem ------------------------------------------------------------ rem Windows 2000 Advanced

Windows Server Hardening, Plus a Windows XP Script

Introduction A Windows Server is often the backbone of an organization’s IT infrastructure, hosting Active Directory, file shares, web applications, databases, and countless internal services. Because it sits at the core of corporate operations, a compromised server can cascade into a full‑blown breach, data loss, regulatory penalties, and

Developing a Claude Code Addin for Visual Studio 2005

Introduction Visual Studio 2005 (VS 2005) may feel dated compared to today’s modern IDEs, but it still serves a niche of legacy projects that require its specific toolchain. One way to extend VS 2005 is through add‑ins written in .NET that hook into the IDE’s automation model.

Hitt Hosting

Introduction A reliable online presence is no longer optional. The backbone of that presence is the hosting infrastructure that makes your site accessible around the clock. 1. Understanding the hosting market Hosting TypeTypical Use‑CaseCore CharacteristicsShared HostingSmall blogs, personal sitesMultiple customers share a single physical server; low cost, limited resources,

Flamenet

In an era dominated by cloud‑native architectures, container orchestration, and AI‑driven services, a growing niche of technologists is turning back the clock to explore the charm—and challenges—of legacy hardware. One such effort is Flamenet, a hobbyist‑grade computer network built around Windows 2