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Posted at 09:59 AM in Apple | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
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Before I start getting hate mail...
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Blizzard Entertainment today announced that total World of Warcraft [WoW] subscribers has surpassed 11 million, equal to the population of the entire state of Ohio, according to 2007 census estimates.
The news comes as anticipation builds for the release of the game's second expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, which launches on November 13.
"Since debuting in North America in 2004, World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG in the world," Blizzard announced in a statement today...
World of Warcraft is unique (compared to most games) in that gamers must pay a monthly subscription fee of $13-15 per month to play, in addition to buying the game for $30. The MMO has also drawn criticism from disgruntled spouses and researchers for being abnormally addictive.
Jeff's Thoughts: No word on whether congress is going to allow the WoW state special representation in the Electoral college. Okay, that was stupid...
Posted at 10:01 PM in In The News, web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
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So, when did you jump on the bandwagon? Seven years ago Apple released their revolutionary device. I remember it like it was yesterday. Ironically, news of the iPod was received with mixed emotions. Mac purists were upset that Apple was messing around with toys and gadgets, instead of pouring it's resources into the then-struggling Mac OSX.
Amazing what 7 years can do for a company...
Check out the video below. It's Job's keynote for the iPod. They've come a long way since October 23rd, 2001.
Now for the real question. How many iPods have you owned?
Posted at 11:42 AM in Apple | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
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ESPN broke the story about #53 Trevor Wikre, a Senior Offensive Lineman at Division II Mesa College.
Posted at 09:07 PM in Musings | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Had several people test-drive media today. Awesome. We picked up three more VJers (Center Screen Operators) this week. That's awesome. I'm especially proud of one of them...
Posted at 05:02 PM in Christ Fellowship, Producing Church, Volunteers | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted at 12:42 PM in FUN, Gov't/Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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A 43-year-old Japanese woman, angry over a sudden divorce in the virtual online game Maple Story, has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the game where she killed her once-virtual husband, authorities said.
Authorities said the Miyazaki woman illegally accessed the game with a password she hijacked from a colleague. That made it appear as if her coworker committed the online murder.
According to The Associated Press, the woman told police: "I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry."
The hacking allegation carries a maximum five-year prison term.
Mental note... don't have affairs with people online.
UPDATE 10/24/08 - 12:02am: Better yet, just don't have affairs...
Posted at 11:47 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted at 10:32 PM in Christ Fellowship, Producing Church, Volunteers | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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The other day I thought back to where CFPB services were twelve months ago, versus where they are now. In the midst of launching three other campuses and losing key volunteers...CFPB continues to raise the bar. HD Camera upgrade, ProVideoPlayer on Center Screen, Tighter integration of Stage Lighting, Digital signage on stage during Teaching portion of service...
The more we push, the more difficult communication would be, right? Not here...
Maybe a year, or even six months ago. Back then we had lots of "halos". Sound, Lights, Cameras, VJ, ProPresenter... we weren't operating as a cohesive unit as much as we were individuals doing their thing. And for the most part it worked, but the services didn't really come together with the same "pop" as they do now.
This is a sample of our current "script". About a year ago I don't think we had a "script". There were words on a page, but it was a guessing game whether they were accurate, much less what was happening during each of the songs. Now everything is scripted. Why is it scripted out in as much detail? Because we as staff put a LOT of effort into our services and we want it executed it properly. And CF Media volunteers have a built-in standard of excellence (oftentimes higher than the staff's standard). Volunteers want it done right, and as long as we communicate what needs to happen, our volunteers do it! It's exciting to see that level of ownership!
Take a look at our "script". Realize 1) the amount of work that goes into prepping a service and 2) how easy it is for CF volunteers to execute a service with this level of info.
Together CF Staff and CF Media Volunteers continue to raise the bar EVERY WEEK! It's phenomenal to see God use this group of people to reach the city of Miami. Thanks, everybody!
CFers, seriously. If you can click a mouse, push a button, type on a keyboard, or flip a switch... get involved in Media! Media is so easy we even tell you WHEN to click! Email media@cfmiami.org.
Posted at 05:20 PM in Christ Fellowship, Producing Church, Volunteers | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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Seriously, not kidding. First off, we need Media Support on all five campuses/eighteen worship venues. See the first video below.
I'm not exaggerating here. It's not rocket science at all. We've done a great job simplifying the system. If you can click, you can help! Come help! Email media@cfmiami.org
So, if you can click... join Media. If you're a little more advanced in your knowledge/experience... come be a Hero. "Heroes" is a volunteer multisite tech support team that will help our multisites stay afloat when problems pop up for the weekend... check the video below.
If you're have experience in audio, or video, or networking, or familiar with Macs, or electrical... come be a HERO for our multisite venues. Email hero@cfmiami.org.
We need you at CF Media. No matter what your knowledge/experience is, there's a place for you here. Come be a part!
Posted at 10:12 PM in Christ Fellowship, Volunteers | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
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Sadly, I'm seriously considering this...
Consider the joys of being a pessimist, if you're wrong, it's usually a good thing.
Max Hsu
Posted at 02:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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I cannot even start to tell you how many man-hours I've wasted on this problem. I've blogged it. I've twittered it. I've talked to multiple tech support people. I've yelled at people. I've been yelled at by my bosses... This is one of the two biggest technical guffaws Christ Fellowship has experienced this year.
Evidently several brand new MacBook Pros at CF Multisite venues would not connect to a brand new Samsung projector. Why? Because of the stupid friggin NVidia graphics card. To come to that conclusion took me 40-60 business hours and probably over 100 total man hours.
Well, months after I've resolved the situation on my end - the nice people at Nvidia finally got their act together and acknowledged the problem... which now allows for Apple to develop a system to fix the problem...
And here we are, Apple is finally offering a Nvidia graphics repair program. CFWK, CFDT, and CFR venues with a MacBook Pro - your laptop could be affected! If you are noticing or experiencing any issues with your laptop not working with your projector or screen, please let me know and we'll figure out how to get the problem resolved.
Posted at 12:36 AM in Apple, Technology | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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I really like this "Insert Caption" type of post. Unfortunately, as JR pointed out so rudely in the last contest... I don't exactly have the jingle to keep giving away giftcards...
SOOO.... no rewards on this one, but feel free to caption away! Post-em as a comment below.
Oh, and for those of you out-of-town, that's me (the attractive, bald one) and Dr. Rev. Rick Blackwood, Sr. Pastor @ Christ Fellowship. This photo was taken October 4th during a tech walkthrough before our Saturday night service.
Enjoy. And keep it clean. Well, kinda clean. I'll be sure to "censor" the bad ones out.
Photo Credit: Ministry Stud Tommy Parke, using my Canon 40D. I love that camera!
Posted at 12:10 AM in Christ Fellowship, Insert Caption | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
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I may be a bad parent, you tell me.
A week ago at the doctor's appt, myBabyGirl weighed 7lbs, 1 oz and was 19.5" long.
Today she had another doctor appt. She's 8lbs, 1 oz and was 20.5" long.
In one week, she grew an inch. At this rate, she'll be All-Star center for the WNBA before she's out of diapers.
Here's my problem. I stopped taking pictures last week (I got too busy again)... so I don't have any documented photos of myBabyGirl when she was exactly 20"...
I'm a failure, what can I say?
Nah, I'm probably kidding. I just wanted another excuse to post a pic of myBabyGirl without making it look like my blog is becoming a "Caitlyn blog"...
Alright, enough blogging. Time to go spend some quality Daddy/Daughter time before she goes night night.
Posted at 09:58 PM in @miBabyGirl | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Some of ours won't.
I've heard some conflicting reports whether we would be impacted or not. I think just about all of our multisites are okay. The new gear is compatible. Some of our old gear, however, isn't compatible. D'OH!
Here's the deal. Evidently the FCC sold public domain frequencies, and several of our Shure Wireless Handheld/Beltpack Microphones run on the frequencies that the FCC sold to AT&T and Verizon.
Officially, the transaction doesn't complete until February 2009... but even at that point, it could be a number of months/years before AT&T and Verizon publically release devices that would use that frequency...
So, essentially, our wireless mics are on borrowed time.
Does your microphone run on "borrowed" frequencies? If you're not sure, get the model number of your wireless receiver and contact the manufacturer. I've found them to be quite helpful!
Posted at 08:20 PM in Producing Church | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Crazy weekend. This week the CFPB Media Crew produced the Saturday sermon portion of the service to be distributed to every multisite venue. Literally, more people will see the Saturday night message on tape than will see the service live.
We nailed the visual elements of the service. We introduced digital signage on the stage during the teaching... a plasma on a rolling cart that is a mirror image of our center screen... and pushed any sermon illustrations (videos, photos, graphics) on that plasma/center screen instead of putting them on the side screen. Very effective. (Already had several people mention to me that they liked it).
And as hard as we worked to nail the visual elements, we had an audio problem (most likely an interfering frequency) with Rick's wireless mic. Sounded like Rice Crispies (Snap, Crackle, Pop) for the majority of the sermon. Not bad live, but HORRENDOUS on tape.
Our plan (as discussed) was during video teaching weeks if the quality is sub CF standards... we need to reshoot the message Saturday night after the service. And that's what we did. 'Til about 10pm Saturday night.
Thanks to Rafael F, Mike C, Charlie B, Keith T, Hector H, Anthony P, and Brian L for sticking around, working through the problems, and helping us produce the message for Video Teaching. CF Media Volunteers are STUDS!
Mental note: Always have a backup plan in place. And don't be afraid to use it.
Posted at 11:23 PM in Producing Church, Service Re:View, Volunteers | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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