SDW11G fun
I’m writing this on my IPAQ 2210, connected via the SDIO SDW11G SD wireless card that I ordered off of ebay for ~$35 + shipping. This will be sort of a combination review of both the PPC and the card.
The card installed well. It literally took about 10 seconds to install the drivers and it recognized my wireless network immediately thereafter. I got a little upset because it couldn’t get an IP address, thus of course couldn’t hit the web. Once I remembered my MAC filtering and took care of that, all was well.
Right now I’m sitting about 200 ft from my wireless extender- 300 from my router. The range seems better than I even hoped for.
Especially for a cheap SD wireless card, I’m giving this thing a solid A+.
The 2210… After a heavy week of use, I’m getting to know it quite well. It is already proving itself priceless. I’m more organized, more connected and just generally a much better person. 
It has proven easy to learn to use, and its features lend themselves to the busy professional. It syncs easily, navigates easily, and seems to scale well with new software.
Especially with the new wifi, I can see this thing becoming indispensable. I see myself hitting wifi hot spots and adminning my various websites, checking gmail/calendars, referencing synced mail/calendar/tasks from work… All while sitting @ the ballfield and cheering my son on.
IPAQ… A+
Now… Will I find myself even busier? Will I hit burnout? Stick around and see…
God bless.:
Jehovah Jireh– My God provides…
1Ti 6:17 Tell those who are rich in the present world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
OK, I need to be more organized between family, work, ministry,and projects . I need to be less of a technological hypocrite. I need to take my contacts, emails, calendar entries, documents, etc with me on the go. I need to be more connected.
I really do.
So, I was planning on having the wife get me the Nokia 770 to try and do all of that. I would rather use the money to fix my motorcycle (another blog altogether…), but a man has to have his priorities. $140 well spent is well spent, no?
Well, I was in a meeting at work today and mentioned the purchase. Our IT asset manager was in the meeting and mentioned that we have a box full of “Pocket PCs” not being used. I should help myself. So, I did.
I now have a HP IPAQ 2200 cradled in front of me. I feel more organized already. I feel empowered. I feel exhilerated. I feel like an even bigger geek.
I feel like fixing my motorcycle.
God is good, and that is the understatement of the century.
Jehovah Jireh, the God that provides.
Peace…
Jack Handey, philosopher extraordinare
If God dwells inside us, like some people say, I sure hope he likes enchiladas, because that’s what he’s getting.
– Jack Handey
How do you even form a response?
Friday fun…
Peace…
The Tail of the Lion
Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But I do not doubt that the lion belongs to it even though he cannot at once reveal himself because of his enormous size. – Albert Einstein
The above quote can easily be misinterpreted. Einstein is sometimes credited with believing in God, which is partially true. He was basically a pantheist, in that he identified God with/as the Universe. With that said, the above quote is more meaningful. And it’s backwards.
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity defined a beginning of the Universe, thus making it a cause. If we define God as that which created the Universe, then how could the Universe be God and God the Universe? This means that the finite Universe created itself, and thus that it existed before it existed.
With the implications of Einstein’s theory in mind (along with lots of other scientific proof that make it more than implication), we see that the lion does not belong to the tail– the tail belongs to the lion.
Take care
Nokia 770
OK… After my blog post admitting to my technological hypocrisy, I’ve decided to do something about it. I am now shopping for a PDA-type device to help me stay more organized, keep up with data, and (most importantly) keep me a bit more connected so that I can admin the various websites I am involved with while on the go.
I’m intrigued by the Nokia platform. I noticed the Nokia 770, which was marketed as more of a personal internet surfing device, and it isn’t actually a PDA, per se. But, being a Linux Geek, I am super-intrigued that it ships with a Linux OS. And as such, it has a host of open source apps that can turn it into just about anything you want.
It has 802.11b/g wifi built-in, and also supports BlueToot. The biggest gripes against it that I’ve seen have been that it is a bit slow due to the hardware used, which the newer n800 helped. But the thing is selling for under $140. I figure for what I plan on using it for, it should do pretty well. If anyone who reads this has used one, I would appreciate some input. Let me know what you think.
I think a little trip to TigerDirect may be in future…
Technological Hypocrite
I realized today that I’m a technological hypocrite. And the first step to recovery is that admission.
I was sitting in a project meeting, and broke out my organizer. No, I don’t mean Palm, BlueTooth, not even the calendar in my phone. I broke out my portfolio, looked up a contact I had previously written in, looked at the appointments on my calendar, and then jotted down a note to myself.
I traverse the technological landscape daily. I pride myself on my varied skillset, that varied skillset that got me the position I have now. I troubleshoot DNS issues, define IP ranges, administer servers, model databases and connect disparate schemas. I write complex code in several languages, script out-of-box software functionality, and the lose myself in opensource technologies during my free time.
And I use a $15 portfolio I got at WalMart.
Maybe it’s the case of the auto mechanic who won’t work on his own car?
Whichever… I needed a camera for the looks I got from the true, unhypocritical uber-geeks there with me.
Any others out there in the same boat as me? We should start a support group. Maybe a rally?
What is a church? Vatican weighs in and so do I.
The Vatican recently said that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church. Naturally, Protestants are outraged. Blogging at Faith Well Grounded put this into a Biblical perspective, i.e. that our relationship with God is defined through Christ, by Christ. In this blog, I’d like to take a look at the theological context in which the Vatican makes this distinction– primarily the theological fallacies involved with the tautology that “Any other church is not a true church because the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church.”
Here’s the crux of it, quoted from the news story from CNS (above).
In a long theological reflection on the document, Catholic Bishop Kurt Koch of Basel, president of the Swiss bishops’ conference, said he understood how the document could be confusing or even hurtful to Protestants and to Catholics who usually refer to the Protestant communities as churches.
The new Vatican document, he said, is looking at the term in a “strictly theological” way, explaining that if the Catholic Church believes apostolic succession and valid sacraments, particularly the Eucharist, are essential aspects of the church established by Christ it cannot recognize as “church” those communities who do not have them. ( emphasis mine )
I’m at least glad that he put the “if” in there, since this all hinges on that “if”.
The Catholic Church believes that apostolic succession and valid sacraments define the true church.
First: What defines valid sacraments? Why, being administered by the Catholic Church, of course. What makes this true? Catholic Church doctrine based on Catholic Church history. What does scripture say?
1Co 11:28 A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup.
It’s a very personal sacrament, and it’s between the individual and God.
Second: Apostolic succession… It isn’t mentioned anywhere in scripture. This too is an edict of the Roman Catholic Church. Thus, it is circular (theo)logic. What does scripture say?
Heb 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
Heb 3:2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house.
Heb 3:3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses–as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.
Heb 3:4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)
Heb 3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,
Heb 3:6 but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
Did you notice that? Christ is our apostle and high priest. What succession do we need beyond Him, our perfect Mediator? Who would seek to succeed Him? He is the builder of His house. Who would seek to wrest ownership of it from Him?
The Roman Catholic Church seeks to own the Church, but if their definition of Church is flawed, then I say let them have it. The Church is not an organization that can be “owned” or “limited” here on Earth. It is the body of Christ, consisting of those who Christ owns. It is the collection of “new creatures” that were reborn from slavery into adoption and royalty.
If the Roman Catholic Church is intent on owning what they have, let them have it. It has no bearing whatsoever on the Body, the true Church, or any individual’s relationship with God.
Blogsite themes…
As a web developer/programmer by profession, I have mixed emotions about using themes. They’re cool. They’re quick. Most of them look great, and you can find one for just about whatever look and feel you have in mind. You can even get under the hood and tweak them if you want to (which I don’t, so why am I complaining?). But they’re like cheating! And you run the risk of so many other blogs looking just like yours.
I have another blog for my strict theology and apologetic posts (this one is for my more light-hearted stuff). It’s powered by Drupal, and it works off of themes too. I’m pretty happy with both. But I just can’t be completely happy doing things this way.
Am I the only geek here with these kinds of misgivings?
Am I the only person here that will complain about themes and not customize them?
Beginnings
Joh 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. [ESV]
What better way to begin this little blog than with beginnings? Moses, in Geneses 1:1 begins his history at the beginning, with the most important information we could ever get: “In the beginning, God…!” John, the beloved disciple, began his work at the beginning: Jesus, the Logos made flesh, was there too. He was with God and is God. All things were created through Him, and He came to that creation to restore it.
Think about that for a minute, because it is the most beautiful picture of love that you will ever experience. Jesus, there with the Father and Spirit at our collective beginning, breathed life into Adam. He knew that Adam would fall, that he would sin and need redemption. He knew that that redemption would mean that He would have to leave His glory, be tortured on our behalf, and killed the horrendous death of a criminal.
He did it anyway. He breathed that breath into Adam knowing that it was His dying breath.
