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Building Modern Church Websites, Part 2: Firm Foundations

Posted on February 21, 2012 by fastfinge

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on … Continue reading →

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Building Modern Church Websites, Part 1: Introduction

Posted on February 12, 2012 by fastfinge

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm … Continue reading →

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Another reason to love Aardvark

Posted on August 20, 2009 by fastfinge

If you don’t already use Aardvark, the worlds best question answering system, you should. Someone on the website will take the time to answer whatever fool question pops into your mind in the middle of the night when you just … Continue reading →

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Video of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan

Posted on August 20, 2009 by fastfinge

The following is a repost from BoingBoing for those who might not have already read it: Wow! From Coilhouse: Helen Keller — inspiration to generations and inspiration for an entire genre of schoolyard humor — and her teacher and friend … Continue reading →

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Strange political quotes…

Posted on July 23, 2009 by fastfinge

“If somebody’s gonna stab me in the back, I want to be there.” “When you’re talking to me, keep your mouth shut.” “I hate to confuse myself with the facts.” “My knowledge is no match for his ignorance.” “The average … Continue reading →

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OS X Scanning: The Saga Continues

Posted on June 1, 2009 by fastfinge

As readers of Thursday’s posting may remember, I was attempting to scan documents using OS X. After getting the scanner set-up and installing the correct drivers, I purchased Read Iris. However, I didn’t have a serial number. This morning, my … Continue reading →

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Scanning and OCR on OS X

Posted on May 28, 2009 by fastfinge

I’ve had a mac computer for over a year, now. However, for all this time, whenever I needed to scan and OCR something, I’ve been using a back-up Windows laptop. Mostly, this was because I didn’t have any OCR software … Continue reading →

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Abandonware: Searchy

Posted on April 28, 2009 by fastfinge

Hey, guess what? I’ve got nothing at all going on today, I’m working on a small project to be announced in the next one or two days, and I haven’t yet managed to finish the first book I intend to … Continue reading →

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finally purchased Mac Journal

Posted on April 27, 2009 by fastfinge

After having some formatting issues with the entry I posted this morning, I finally got sick and tired of writing in my browser, and purchased Mac Journal. Hopefully, that marks the end of this nonsense. No, this entry doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Online Chatting: The Anti-Communication Tool

Posted on April 27, 2009 by fastfinge

I have been contacted by far, far too many online morons who have nothing to say, and can’t even manage to communicate that nothing clearly. I am grumpy. If you’re reading this, your not one of them. But still. Online … Continue reading →

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