Gavin Friday
Originally uploaded by Caroline.
Not loving the camera. This Flickr test post has been brought to you by the letters A, B and C.
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October 31, 2004
October 28, 2004
Zip
Anyone out there tried/using zip.ca? It doesn't seem like that bad a deal. Basically commiting to paying $25/month for movie rentals - which I know most of us do that anyway with it being almost $6 each time at the local Blockbuster or whatever. Just curious if there's anyone with any actual experience with how well it works.
Faith
How does your faith influence your passion, your commitment to these concerns? In response, Bono said, I generally find it very hard to talk to people who can sum up their whole faith in three minutes - the kind of people who bleed all over you.
More Free Photo Organizers
I think Picasa is still the best iPhoto clone out there for Windows users, but Microsoft has just released Photo Story 3 for free for anyone using WinXP.
Someone on a WinXP box try it out and let me know how well it works. It's getting rave reviews on some blogs, but then he works for Microsoft.
October 27, 2004
U2 iPod
So they announced a new U2 iPod. (You can catch the quicktime stream of the event here) I wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers, but I wouldn't go and spend an extra $110 above the cost of the regular 20GB iPod to get it either. I am, however, scheming up a way to get the new 60GB iPod Photo. That has potential to get some serious use. And with the S-Video/RCA output on it, I'm sure they'll be adding video out on it eventually. I don't care about watching it on the little 2" screen, but it'd be sweet to be able to take a movie I'm working on, dump it on the iPod and just take that to a meeting and show it on a TV or projector.
Is there any mennogals out there that want to join Jenn as we set up a mennogal/mennoladies/something? Mennogirl.com is apparently taken? The cost goes down as more people join! :)
October 26, 2004
New iTunes Music Stores
Notice anything missing?
October 25, 2004
Michael Vick Experience
October 22, 2004
Comment Explanation
I decided to go with the comment registration route in order to minimize my headaches with comment spam. I don't know why the spammers pick on some sites and leave others alone, but my site used to get at least 4-6 comment-spams a day.
Basically if you register yourself and log in, you can comment as much as you like. If you don't register, you can't comment. Simple and easy. The other mennoboy blog sites are set up this way by default right now, but it's up to each of them as to whether they keep it that way or not. It may seem like a hassle, but it's the way it's gotta be. That's why blogger is doing the same thing.
We're back
It's taken a little longer than I thought - but we finally got (just about) everything moved to the new site.
If you're looking for Matthew Harm's site, he'll be up soon as well. And once we decide on a name, we should be going with a menno(insert appropriate female version).com. Apparently someone decided to buy mennogirl.com.
October 15, 2004
Rollin, rollin, rollin...
Mennoboy is on the move. We're in the process of switching hosts to more space, theoretically better servers and that kind of thing. There may be disruptions in our email/web sites over the weekend and into next week. If you're sending an email to a mennoboy (or mennogirl) and it bounces, just keep trying until it goes through.
That or pick up the phone and call. Crazy thought, hey?
October 14, 2004
Pot Luck Brings Luck
Originally uploaded by iChris.
I don't know if the picture tells the whole story, but there's not much else happening besides the whole story.
I decided to crop the guy holding a beer bottle inappropriately - I think it was a wise decision.
October 12, 2004
Office 2004 Service Pack 1
If you're the Mac'in kind, Office 2004 for Mac has a service pack available for download. Easiest way is to just use the MS Office Autoupdater.
October 11, 2004
Playing Settlers with Matt and Mark
Playing Settlers with Matt 7 Mark
Originally uploaded by iChris.
Finally broke down and picked up a copy of Settlers of Catan. Matt and Mark were nice enough to teach me how to play so I didn't have to bother with the instruction manual. To no one's surprise, Mark managed to win. :)
Then we played it with my family after Thanksgiving supper and Sue took home the 'W'. After putting myself in a hole with my initial settlement placement, I went for the development card strategy and nearly pulled it out by buying 3 straight victory point cards.
I think I just crossed a line to being even more nerdy than I was yesterday at this time. Awesome.
Committed To The Wax, Tapes, And CDs
Committed To The Wax, Tapes, And CDs
Originally uploaded by DYFL.
This is the best use of tags on flickr yet. Now if only I hadn't just thrown all my jewel cases away and put my CD's in a binder.
October 10, 2004
The World is on Fire
Hearts are worn
In these dark ages
You're not alone,
In these stories' pages
The light has fallen
Amongst the living and the dying
And I'll try to hold it in
Yeah I'll try to hold it in
The world is on fire
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
Try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able ...
I watch the heavens
But I find no calling
Something I can do to change what's coming
Stay close to me
While the sky is falling
I don't wanna be left alone,
Don't want to be alone...
The world is on fire
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
Try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able ...
Hearts break ... hearts mend ... love still hurts
visions clash ... planes crash
Still there's talk of saving souls
Still the cold is closing in on us
We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line
On this short run ...
The more we take the less we become
The fortune of one man means less for some
The world is on fire
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
Try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able ...
The world is on fire
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
Try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able ..
- Sarah McLachlan - 'World on Fire'
October 8, 2004
iChat with the Parents
Originally uploaded by iChris.
Finally got around to fiddling with my parents router to allow iChat video/audio conversations through. You can see how I'm very slowing turning my parents in to Mac geeks like me.
October 6, 2004
Paul's Blogging Again
Paul Woodburn is back up and blogging again. Check out the site or skip the mess and just subscribe to the RSS feed. (What's a RSS feed?)
Retreating Pastors
We would have some amazing photos from our two day retreat up north at Christopher Lake, but Sue decided it would be a good idea to leave the camera at home in case someone broke in to our place and wanted to leave us a picture of what they took.
Or something like that.
I'm feeling very disjointed right now. The Store has slowed down a bit, but one of my co-workers has left and so there's some extra work for everyone. A plus to it is that now I'm the 'official' Apple guy. Until we hire someone new, all it really means is that there's more work to go around - but hopefully once things settle down I'll be able to focus on work that I enjoy a little more.
HoW band practice tonight and a FGCC practice tomorrow night and somehow I've got to come up with a concept/design for a video/slideshow for Sunday a.m. I love the stuff I get to do, I just wish I had more time for all of it.
October 3, 2004
Jr High Fall Retreat 04
Whew. The retreat this weekend wiped me out - and I wasn't even an 'official' leader this time. There were some really cool kids that I got to meet this weekend.. with some crazy names. Kenia, Adan, Naamen. I'm just guessing on the spelling because I never actually saw them written down. I also did a good job of promoting (evangelising?) Apple on the retreat. I was just diddling around with Garageband and then few kids started to wonder what I was doing. Pretty soon, half the kids were wanting a Apple so they could make their own music. heh heh.
Sue will have the pictures up later - I'll link them once they're up.
October 1, 2004
How To Dismantle the Tracklisting
Track by track account from the new album.
From u2log.com of course.
Based on The Sims 2
New web 'sitcom' coming: