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I’ve recently updated some of the good stuff linked from http://blog.euphemos.com/good-stuff/
Among the recent updates:
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March 04 2010 | Euphemos Blog | No Comments »
Well, webhost4life raised their prices on me, so I’ve moved to another server. No support for ASP.NET in the new environment, so I’m in the process of migrating everything from dasBlog to WordPress. I liked dasBlog well enough, but must say that I’ve been impressed by the ease of use and setup for WordPress thus far.
March 17 2008 | Euphemos Blog | 2 Comments »
Most of you are friends and family, so you know that we’ve been moving and unpacking. For the rest of you, well, we’ve been moving and unpacking. 
We’re all settled in Lubbock now, and the blog should start receiving a bit more attention (at least on Wednesdays when the family goes to the park and I have my lunch hour to blog).
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September 07 2005 | Euphemos Blog | No Comments »
Matt Heard (http://www.woodmenvalley.org/) introduced me to Jamie Buckingham’s Plumbing Theology (at least I think that’s where it originated…). The idea is that at the core all of us are either a bucket or a pipe. Buckets are great. We fill buckets, carry things in them, sit on them, and can bang them to make neat noise. Pipes are better.
Jesus told us “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8), and “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35) A pipe is full, but not stagnant, it is constantly emptied and re-filled. Being a follower of Jesus means being a pipe. Christ-followers get so wrapped up in being filled with the Spirit and receiving His blessings, but the purpose of those things is not that we’ll be filled, but that we’ll overflow.
The Dead Sea is full. Galilee receives the Jordan River’s water on one end, gives it up on the other, and teems with life. The Dead Sea has no outlet other than evaporation, which leaves behind sediments. Those sediments comprise more than a quarter of the Dead Sea’s volume, and the sea is completely devoid of life as a result. If we don’t have an outlet, we may be full, but we can be just as dead as that salty sea.
I want to be a conduit. Jesus says “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure–pressed down, shaken together, {and} running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.” (Luke 6:38) That is a promise I intend to claim. The bulk of what I post will be blatantly “Jesus Stuff” because my life revolves around Him (except when I’m stupid). The principles of plumbing theology apply to all aspects of life, however, so I also expect to talk about “Geek Stuff”, “Leadership Stuff”, and whatever else is on my mind.
This is about being a pipe, not trying to pontificate or impress. This is juvenilia, and I welcome your comments, especially when I’m wrong. Click on the comments link under any article to view and add comments. If you’re interested in posting an article of your own either once or on a regular basis, email me using the link on this page.
I hope you visit often and agree that these are things worth thinking about.
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May 04 2005 | Euphemos Blog and Jesus Stuff | No Comments »
No significant complaints yet, and kudos for webhost4life.
I had my support request for webhost4life and was very pleased with the results. I got my initial reply within about an hour of submitting the request, a reply to my response within less than an hour, and a final followup message after the issue was resolved. The support dude was helpful and communicated clearly. Great first webhost4life support experience.
I have found a few things I’m unthrilled about with dasBlog themes, but haven’t had any major issues there yet.
Performance on webhost4life is adequate, but if I were running a commercial or very high traffic site I would be a little concerned. Response time isn’t bad, but it isn’t great either.
March 23 2005 | Euphemos Blog | No Comments »
Hey, here’s a quick update on my experience with domains through www.godaddy.com, web hosting with www.webhost4life.com, and dasBlog.
Domain purchasing through www.godaddy.com went smoothly and quickly. My only complaint there is that the young man who made a courtesy call to confirm that everything was ok was extremely bored and unprofessional. My wife answered the phone and found him to be… lame. I think it is great that GoDaddy.com makes a courtesy call, but it is somewhat pointless if the caller is unprofessional. The only other negative I can offer about www.godaddy.com is that I found their a la carte hosting options inconvenient and, for the feature set I needed, more expensive than I expected.
Web hosting with www.webhost4life.com was equally smooth. I received the necessary information (login, DNS, etc.) more quickly than I expected, and had no problems pointing domains to the server. The online help addressed the few minor issues I had, and I found the webhost4life control panel to provide all of the functionality I needed. I like being able to set my own permissions and ASP.NET application directories, and setting up email addresses for www.euphemos.com was very simple. The only things that I found mildly irritating (although common with hosting companies) is the extra charge to direct other domains (e.g. euphemos.org and euphemos.net).
So, that leaves dasBlog. Gotta say the documentation, where it exists, stinks. All-in-all though, it has been remarkably easy to build, tweak, and get up and running. dasBlog 1.7.5016.2 seems pretty responsive, stable, and the feature set is looking good. I’ll be curious to see what Scott Watermasysk does with .text (dotText), and what happens when telligentsystems releases CommunityServer::Blogs, but right now I have got to say that dasBlog appears to be the ASP.NET open source blog of choice. I would like to see enhanced documentation on features, what the configuration settings do, and more “how do I… with dasBlog” type of questions. I suppose that whining means I should look into submitting some content the wiki that Omar has been kind enough to host until there’s an official one at www.dasblog.net.
Easy as pie so far, and no complaints with webhost4life and www.godaddy.com prices and services.
March 21 2005 | Euphemos Blog | No Comments »
Euphemos (yoo’-fay-mos);
Word Origin: Greek, Adjective, Strong #: 2163
- sounding well
- uttering words of good omen, speaking auspiciously
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
This site is dedicated to those things.
March 20 2005 | Euphemos Blog and Geek Stuff and Jesus Stuff | No Comments »