IT Swami, Guru, & Geek

T-Rex vs. Zombies ...

2011-10-27T16:51:00.000-04:00

The folks at Spiceworks are a funny creative lot!

Changes ...

2011-10-25T17:45:00.000-04:00

Monday is the last day we use Numara Track-It! They have a decent enough product but I have found their development team slow to listen to users and the maintenance cost way over priced. Of course a good IT department must have help desk software ... so what are we going to do and how much is it going to cost? I'll start with the second question first ... FREE! That is right FREE. Let me

Hope ...

2010-11-08T13:53:00.001-05:00

A Story: From the Ashes from NewSpring Media on Vimeo.

Why I hate religion ...

2010-09-20T15:52:00.000-04:00

Here is a great ten minute video from Mark Driscoll on the subject "Why I Hate Religion". I love what he says near the end, "Religion only leads to pride (I did it!), despair (I can't.), it never leads to Jesus."

Another video from Granger Community Church ...

2010-09-19T08:31:00.001-04:00

I love the way this is shot and edited. Great effects too.M&M's from Granger Community on Vimeo.When we're generous, we are often surprised by the blessings that are showered over us in return.

This is from Granger Community Church ...

2010-09-17T14:54:00.004-04:00

These guys don't do anything half-way. Awesome. Now I just have to convice my worship pastor to do this...Official GCC Plays Simon from Granger Community on Vimeo.Granger Community Church audience plays Simon on 50 foot screen as part of the Viral Effect weekend series. Participants used light sticks in the dark to follow prompts on the screen.This was used as a message opener on the power of

Almost forgot how to login and other things ...

2010-07-23T14:23:00.003-04:00

It has been so long since I have posted here I almost forgot how to login. Things have been crazy busy at work for me, Leann is drawing again, Josh graduated, Isaac is now a senior, Kyle is back from Iraq and I AM FINALLY FREE FROM AT&T! That about sums it up.Next week I'm going to post about the new Droid X and how it compares to the iPhone 3GS. There is no comparison between AT&T's network

Hello old friend ...

2010-03-30T14:22:00.004-04:00

It has been ages since I last blogged. Life is pretty good. Josh graduated high school early. Isaac is playing football again and really liking it. Katie's husband Kyle is back in the states after a year long deployment in Iraq. Leann is getting back to her art. For me work has been crazy busy but good. That's all for now. It seems that Twitter has replaced my blogging. I tweet all the

Shure mic vs shotgun ...

2009-12-01T15:36:00.001-05:00

Windows 7 . . .

2009-11-13T15:34:00.001-05:00

I started using Windows 7 today as my primary OS. Finally Lenovo has all the right drivers and Symantec has release 11.0.5. I’m looking forward to this experience. So far . . . the machine is smokin’ fast. There is a feature in Windows 7 called Windows Live Writer. I am using it to create this blog post. Hopefully this works.

Been away for a while . . .

2009-10-20T17:06:00.004-04:00

I've really missed blogging. I think that Twitter has allowed me to shortcut things I would have normally blogged about. I'm determined to do better. Seems I'm suffering form writers block right now so I guess this will have to do for today. Maybe I'll blog later about some things I'm learning at work right now.

Brought tears to my eyes . . . REALLY . . .

2009-07-24T18:45:00.003-04:00

I love seeing creative things. This moved me so much because it is just so out of the box and so fun. I would have loved to be at this wedding. I love the part where the groom makes his entrance and where he goes back to get his bride. God is all over this thing too . . . nothing good exist without His hand in it.

Repost for a friend . . .

2009-07-05T18:13:00.002-04:00

Here is a video that I posted a while back. A friend was asking about it the other day so I decided to repost it for him to see.Upside Down from Pace Hartfield on Vimeo.

Not exactly sure how I feel about this . . .

2009-07-01T12:21:00.001-04:00

I bet these flight safety briefings have the full attention of people on the plane . . . just wondering if they can tell you anything they have heard at the end.

Great quote . . .

2009-06-18T08:52:00.002-04:00

"Consider your critics a compliment . . . proof that your life is important enough to consume all your time . . . and theirs too." ~Steven Furtick

Found at Deadly Viper Blog . . .

2009-06-08T18:18:00.000-04:00

Netbook vs. Notebook . . .

2009-06-01T18:01:00.003-04:00

Here is a decent video talking about the differences. You decide what is best for you.

Rehash of old post . . .

2009-05-28T16:51:00.005-04:00

The Working vs. Volunteering vs. Serving thing has been on my mind again. I really wish I could refine it better than this, but alas the gift of writing is something I struggle to do well (or at all). I originally posted this information back in January. I think what has brought it back to my mind is the video I am working on for church - it is really taking some time to do it well and a couple

So cool . . .

2009-05-27T09:05:00.001-04:00

This had to be a lot of fun to shoot and mix down.

Some street music for you . . .

2009-05-21T22:53:00.004-04:00

Street Music from Dean Cooper on Vimeo.I saw these guys at Market Square in downtown Knoxville today while shooting video for another project. Their name is Sorry for Nuthin'. They allowed me to video them playing this song. Good stuff.Video was shot in HDV on a Sony camera, edited with Sony Vegas Pro 8, and video EFX are Magic Bullet Looks. I applied light compression and did some EQ work to the

Full Sail . . .

2009-05-18T17:30:00.000-04:00

I'm trying to work out a trip to Full Sail in Orlando for a campus visit. Josh is wanting to go there after he graduates next year. He plans to major in recording arts. The trip part is easy - figuring out where the boy is gonna live while there and how to pay for every thing is going to be the biggest hurdles. He is excited about the school and I want to do all I can to help him go.

The last mile . . .

2009-05-18T10:50:00.008-04:00

In two weeks we will have a finished product with the software we have been developing for internal use. We named the program EPIC. Little did I know how descriptive the name would be of the 2+ year journey we would take in getting a finished/working product. I can't recall any blood but we have definitely had lots of sweat and some tears.The need for EPIC started when we out grew an Access

Should be a funny TV show . . .

2009-05-17T20:43:00.000-04:00

And now just something silly . . .

2009-05-14T18:21:00.002-04:00

Twitter . . .

2009-05-11T18:14:00.005-04:00

This is only an experiment. I may kill it tomorrow. Blogging has been very hard for me the last few weeks because my work load has increased significantly and I've been working a lot of over-time. So, I'm going to give Twitter a shot to at least try to keep up some small task about what is going on. My major concern is that it will be so easy that I stop blogging all together.You happy Jason?