Archive for August, 2006

A little CMS called Joomla

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 29, 2006 6:12 pm

Well laptop distros are finally done, so I believe that the blog will finally start to be updated again. Sorry for the delay. But here it is. The first update, in a unknown number of posts on who knows what the theme will be…….

Recently I took my chances and tried a new CMS that is out there on the market called Joomla for a second time. And yes, I have been converted to Joomla for certain applications. Notice I said certain. Why? Cause Joomla is basically like a portal. Portals are good for certain things, and not others. So that is why I say that it is good for only certain applications. Things such as a blog probably would not work too well in Joomla. You can make them work, but there is no guarantee that it would look good. Heck, there is no gurantee even with wordpress is there? ;-)

But at least in joomla, there are many things that integrate well into it. I looked at Joomla before, but after a bad experience by Andrej with it, I reconsidered it. I respect his review of software, but I have to disagree on this one. Joomla is an awsome piece of open source software. So good in fact that I have to say that it should win some award. Maybe it will win something as important as the Randomized Harmony Random Harmony for Random Goodness award. Of course, it would win this if it existed! He he he. Ok. Well if you want to check out a joomla install at work and the power and all that it can have, check out the site I threw together literally in only five days—on top of a standard 40+ hour work week too(only because of the fact that there was laptop distro this past week). But hey, the website has a registration system. An online directory. An bulletin board. A shout box. A private message system. A photo gallery. Anything else? Oh yeah. Guestbooks, private galleries, and a few other things as I add them to the site. Well what is the link to this wonderful site? Here it is: Connectwebpage.net <–Just in case you didnt know, this is also the official site of the Connect Ministry web page. Connect is a ministry for college students and young professionals. So yeah, if you are in GR and looking for a college ministry to get involved with. Check out that website and connect!

Net Neutrality

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 18, 2006 5:16 pm

Ever see those creepy videos that make perfect sense? Turn up the volume and enjoy this one!

Visit the site

Shiloh Fusion Singing on the Beach!

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 17, 2006 9:28 pm

Shiloh Fusion singing on the beach again!

Shiloh Fusion Singing on the beach!

paul.e.dearment.jr| 8:41 pm

Ah, Shiloh Fusion likes to sing on the beach, so here they are in their best glory!

Posting video in wordpress

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 14, 2006 10:40 pm

A former coworker of mine posted some instrucitons on how to post video on wordpress(Click Here) but I wanted something a little more simple. Also, I wanted somethign to be able to handle MOV files since my camera takes mov files. Well, if you follow the instrucions here you can find a pretty easy way to display all sorts of video on your site. Sorry Andrej, this is my prefered method.

EDIT:

I recant and take this post as what not to do. I tested the software sucessfully in Firefox, but forgot to test it in IE. Well thanks to IE loosing their abillity with activex, it brings up two annoying popup boxes. SO until I fix it, please follow Andrej’s advice….

A classic video…..

paul.e.dearment.jr| 7:55 pm

A classic funny video that everyone should see…..

Let the inner geek be exposed……

paul.e.dearment.jr| 7:48 pm

Allright, I admit that I am a geek. Actually, everyone pretty much already knows this. But man. I came across this video, and I just was like “WOW”. I knew that I had to have a link to that video on my site. So, beyond all my good judgment, I decided to give into the MyTube craze. Ah, what video should be next? Who knows…..

Won’t Back Down

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 13, 2006 8:49 pm

Today was an intersting day, to say the least. You know how you always hear about how when person X works with a ministry how they are blessed at the same level or even more than the group that they are working with? I had one of those moments today. I currently work with the Shiloh youth group(Shiloh Fusion—web site coming soon!). You know how you have those days where everything just falls right? Well thats how it went today. I had a good amount of time to think while doing various activities(such as tredging up the sand dune—-took forever) and also while riding in the vehicle to and from the sand dunes/beach. I thought upon such things as why my schedule is so busy. And I pondered it, and pondered it. And then all of a sudden it hit me.

DUH!!!!!

Every year there is an “anniversary” that tends to weigh upon me. And as I thought about my workload and my schedule, I discovered something. As the time draws closer and closer to that anniversary, I find myself taking on more and more items? Why? To try to keep myself busy through that time, trying to force myself to forget about it. Doing that is like trying to keep a bag full of holes full of water. No matter how much water is added, more keeps coming out. Over the past few years, I have been patching more and more holes, but I need to do more. Patch more. Else—no matter how hard I work at trying to keep a positive look on things, it will always go from bad to worse. I guess it made more sense when I thought about it before. Ha. Looking at what I wrote, it doesn’t look like it makes a whole lot of sense. Oh well. But there is the one thing that I do know. No matter what happens, I will continue the race, and keep going at it, no matter what.

A song that has been really meaningful to me right now during this time of contemplating has been Won’t Back Down by Mat Kearney(Mat Kearney)

Things happen, but through it all, I need to keep going, and I will keep going. No Matter what.

The internet….

paul.e.dearment.jr| August 1, 2006 10:04 pm

It looks like for whatever reason this image doesn’t do well with thumbnails.  But click on it below to see what the internet is like……

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List Of Quotes

paul.e.dearment.jr| 9:49 pm

Adam: Your guy just winked at me and I died

Ryan: My guy did not wink at you

Just becasue I'm a man doesnt mean I'm not a girl.
Becky Blackmon

I figure my hair is a mixture of ketchup and sunshine
Kayla

Its not satans pee
Kayla

I'm Trilingual!!
Becky Blackmon

I'll try one that you cannot manipulate with Grace
Dr. Mayers

Sophie is the queen of bodily gas
Steve King

If you chew less, you swallow less air so you don't do the nasties as often
Ryan

I'm redeemed in my slow eating
Ryan

Becky: Shut up, I'm not a girl!

Becky: I am anti-girl!

Becky: I hate shoping with girls, they take so long!
Becky Blackmon

scream1ngm0nk3y: I wanna be quoted
scream1ngm0nk3y: I should start saying random funny things
scream1ngm0nk3y: I can't do that on demand though . . .dang it
Becky Blackmon

Dreaming of screaming crack monkies!
Myself

I hate the bible thats why I came to this college!
Anonymous

Drive as Jesus would drive
CU Van driver instructor

The laqur smelled great, it was like heaven. No wait....the morphene was like heaven.
Ryan Nykamp

I like the dutch because they know how to give drugs.
Ryan Nykamp

I don't know what to say about dinging buns.
Katie

This is why I shouldn't be allowed to be a girl Paul
Mike

Me: Your nosy
Mandy: Im a girl

You don't have to go to public school to know about drugs.
Carrie

While hiking to a camp site:

Person 1: What keeps spanking me?
Person 2: Its the bread.
Person 1: I like it!

While camping:

Someone: That looks like a bible...
Jody: What? My toothbrush?
Jody

Lets go down the tool isle---I hate that isle....

Carrie, when you get back I will be a new women.
Krazy Keith

hey, ya need to be real...or else, you'd be fake
ma deats

I feel like a women carrying all of this laundry
Ben Kraker

I haven't seen you in 18 days. It's like I've given you up for lent or something
Ben Kraker to Andi

he was on the 15th floor of a 13 story bulding
Jody

Pedoitrist while getting a needle:

Time to get the happy juice!

I can trip myself, thank you very much.
unknown

but I'm the only one who can pull it off well in a pink power ranger outfit huh
Ma Deats

It's like a spiritual sugar rush!!!!
Ma Deats

That wordy sylabus--u know the one that has words in it
Phil Collins

hey its warming up, the snow is melting, and the trash is coming out!
Mark Tjapkes

hey i'm mark, i think i'm funny!
Phil Collins

Ben dials a number on the phone and his cell phone starts ringing. He takes it out of his pocket and looks at in confusion and then it dawns on him. "I'm calling my own cell phone! I was wondering who was calling me!"

Ma Deats while talking to me on the phone:

"I can't find my phone!"

Me: "Rachel---arn't you talking to me on it right now?"

Ma Deats: "AAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

My orange peed on me!
Ben Kraker

not hunting is like going to class with a purse and wearing a skirt
Dr. Sprague

Listening to country is about as good and as fun as rolling in cow manuer.
Me

PAUL! Another human face! Well...besides them...
Dave Freeman

OK, I gotta bubble
McKraken

Hilarry Duff is like a donkey while singing.
Kyle Black

In the story of Job when his enemies came down and raped the cows....
D.C. meeting mistake

Its not the Bible, but its cool
Ray

If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilisation.
Gerald Weinberg

Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined.
Kreitzberg and Shneiderman

Once a new technology starts rolling, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.
Stewart Brand

Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.
Donald Knuth

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been sorted with the help of a computer.
Donald Knuth Sorting and Searching

You're bound to be unhappy if you optimize everything.
Donald Knuth

Just because you can’t see my grammer, doesn’t mean its not there.
Sarah Keith

"Foolproof systems don't take into account the ingenuity of fools."
Gene Brown

Making fun of AOL users is like making fun of the kid in the wheel chair.
Unknown

Who were the beta testers for Preparations A through G ?
Bumper Sticker

No printing is permitted of this book.
This book cannot be given to someone else.
This book cannot be read aloud.
— License terms for Adobe ebooks.

Phase 1: Uncritical acceptance.
Phase 2: Wild enthusiasm.
Phase 3: Dejected disillusionment.
Phase 4: Total confusion.
Phase 5: Search for the guilty.
Phase 6: Punishment of the innocent.
Phase 7: Promotion of nonparticipants.
Harsh Reality of IT Project Life Cycle

Person 1: "So what are they talking about today?"
Person 2: "Sin. Complete with pictures."

I'm gonna spoon you to death!
Angel

Teamwork: A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.
Despair inc.

Max out your credit cards for Jesus
The band Disciple

Angel: Theres a crevice in the couch
Jackie: That sounds gross
Angel: That sounds dirty
Dave: Get your mind out of the crevice!

A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
Unknown

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Unknown

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Unknown

If you can't fix it with duck tape you have'nt used enough

Beware of programmers who carry screwdriver

Dr. Rogers looks like Flava-Flav from Flavor of Love
Overheard at commencment

if you accept it and move like a mountain goat, you won't fall
My Twin

I'll hit you to get quoted
Tyler

Remember that time I spooned you to death?
Someone

Is that a regular zero or the letter zero?
overheard

In a mean voice
"Get me some water 56....please"
"Militia"

i just happend to cross my mind when i was thinking about food
Angel

Evangelina:what the kid makes me think of food
because he is one of those oh cake people

me: cake people?

Evangelina: you know the ones that are talking and then mid convo they are like oh cake
hmmm cake sounds good
Angel

Angel: thats 80 miles round trip
Angel: that would be more then one tank of gas a day
Angel

It was perfect poop
Ryan