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September 8, 2008

Not really a book, but an announcement

So, today I ran across something called Google Chrome, Google's new internet browser. The interesting thing about Chrome is the technology behind it. It basically allows not only your pages, but different portions of the pages you pull up to be a separate processes, which just means that ultimately it handles memory better, so that once you close a tab, memory is dropped back into the system. This means that if the browser had to pull extra memory to run something on a page, then the memory is given back to the system when the tab is closed (most browsers expand their memory allocation on the machine when they need more memory, but the memory isn't given back until the browser is shut down). Chrome can do this because, as mentioned above, each tab in the browser is a new process (a new root directive which guides subsequent logic flow), so shutting off the spigot at the top ... you get the point.

Anyway, the good thing about the browser is the privacy/security tech behind it. All items within a web page are kept in what Google calls a sandbox, which is where the scripts and web page flim-flam is allowed to play, but in a read only environment; this means that any malware and viruses that want to write data to your hard drive simply can't. Nothing can be installed on your local machine because everything in this browser gets absolutely no rights to anything other than the right to display in your open tab. Nice concept. For those of you that want to get the technical mumbo jumbo, read this comic book (yes, I said comic book).

I like it already. I'm using it to write this blog post.

September 5, 2008

Once more with the promise to deliver...

I've not posted in a long time. I said I would, but when it came down to it, I simply didn't post. Several people now have told me to begin posting again.

Unfortunately, I haven't quite had the mind for it most recently. I've been a bit distracted, and haven't really given much of a focus to the writing, and the "keeping my peeps informed" routine; instead, I've been on the "where'd my clients go?" and "how do I get more clients?" mindset.

Well, so let me try again with this blog thing. I've been reading a lot of very interesting books, with some interesting concepts, some of which you might agree with, and some which may tick you off. I'll write about some of that stuff here in the next couple of weeks.

First book: Church Marketing 101.

May 14, 2008

My current vacation home

So, this is the place I'm staying in Palm Springs. The house is amazing. Floorplan, layout, and design are all geared toward how people really move about their daily lives. It's wide open, airy, roomy, and just fantastic. Pool, internet, cable TV - what more could you ask? Oh, and of course, the whole thing isn't costing me any out of pocket - traded it for a website - how cool is that?

Take a look at the photos.

James tells me he'll be putting it up for sale soon. Check back if you want to buy.

May 1, 2008

Some More Stats

So, I ran some more stats. March ended up with 2507 unique visitors during the month, with an average of 80 visitors per day. April dropped a bit, with only 2364 unique visitors during the month, with an average of 78 visitors per day.

These visitors are coming from all over the world. The following networks are represented:
Canada, Non-Profit Organization (.org), United Kingdom, US Commercial (.com), US Educational (.edu), US Military (.mil), Australia, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Philippines, US Government, Russian Federation, Sweden, South Africa, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Poland, France, Indonesia, Old style Arpanet (arpa), Austria, Kenya, Spain. By far the biggest is, of course, the United States.

I've added in some advertisements for two priests in the CEC: Holy Symbols, and Stitched with Grace, among others.

Let's hope that this brings at least one or two new visitors to their web sites, and perhaps generates some sales.

March 10, 2008

Some quick stats

So I ran the statistics for the Book of Common Prayer website. It turns out that in the last 12 months, unique visitor count to the website is 198% of what it was last year. That's remarkable growth if you look at it with just the math portion; numbers are not so stellar, but still pretty good. Current monthly average for last month (February) is 77 unique daily visitors (monthly average was 2247 unique visitors for February). The count of unique daily visitors is currently at 84 for just the 10 days of March we've had so far, which probably means that the number will grow higher by the end of the month.

So for all of you who use the site - Thanks for using it!

Promote prayer in every way - even if it's online.

February 14, 2008

So I got extremely nerdy one day...

Well, actually, every day, but that's beside the point. What's up today is that I finally went to use the handy dandy program that I'd written that allows me to scan the bar codes of books, and which then pulls the book information from the Library of Congress and sticks it into a database on my computer (you know, so I can check out books to people, check them back in, and generally keep extremely anal track of these things). Turns out, though, that as I'm scanning in a chunk of my books, I'm finding that the LOC doesn't have the information for most of the books I'm entering, so I'm having to do it by hand. Not so friendly after all. But then again, I probably have too many of the books that are not in their 12 million book collection.

Update: Apparently, the books are there, but the LOC has primarily all the Hardcover books, while I have a lot of the softcover ones, and the ISBN's differ based on the binding.... hmm...

February 3, 2008

The Last Manifestation?

Today is the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, which marks Jesus' manifestation to the Wise Men as the salvation of the world, and marks the end of His public ministry. Well, not the end of the public ministry, but the end before he approached betrayal, crucifixion, and resurrection. So it comes as no surprise that the Book of Common Prayer has as it's Gospel message the Transfiguration of Christ. Jesus goes up on the mountain with Peter, James & John, and suddenly His clothes become blindingly white, and He's joined by Moses and Elijah.

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