Archive for January, 2007
January 13, 2007 at 18:27 · Filed under life
Today, I went up to a town about 40km from Luzern, Switzerland to pick up our new car! We are very excited at the prospect of having wheels, especially when it comes to getting places which are otherwise unreached by public transport, expensive when traveling as a couple, or where we don’t have the time to waste waiting! (e.g. Getting to clients’ houses with the SK Tech Services business I run, or traveling up to the family chalet in Villars)
We chose a Mercedes A160 Avantgarde, a great mix of fuel economy, pep and space efficiency. Believe it or not, the A-Class is as short (length) as a Mini “One”. After picking up the car, I drove home on the highway, about 207km door to door, on less than a quarter of a tank of regular unleaded fuel. I love this car.
Check out some more photos of the car here.
January 4, 2007 at 14:08 · Filed under things to share
We are definitely in the age of online video sharing. Whereas once, television was the primary means of video communication, now, the Internet has boldly stepped in to take its place. I have two things to share which will hopefully be very useful to you!
1. Much video online nowadays is flash video or .flv - At present, it is still a little difficult to save flash video (.swf is different and easier) to your computer. A great website which, if you give it the webpage the flash video is on (for example youtube) it will convert it to an .avi (DivX movie), for you to download. As far as I am concerned, this is GREAT! Especially if you enjoy watching things you download on your DivX enabled DVD player or on your computer [but don't want to go through teh hassle of figuring out how to play FLV files on your computer] (I do know of a nice little flash video player for PC which I like to use and is popular)
Check it out here.
2. Often you have a video in a format that perhaps you aren’t keen on using, or maybe the player that plays the video stinks, or maybe you would like to be able to burn the video onto a dvd but its in some odd format like ASF or MOV. I have found a free AWESOME all in one video format converter. (Converter meaning it changes the file from one format to another eg from a quicktime movie to a dvd (ie MPEG2))
It converts practically any file type you throw at it. I am currently changing an MOV to an FLV. (something I have never found a program would do) The program is called SUPER © Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer, and is produced by a company called ERightSoft. You can read comments about the program, or download the program and freely use it. There is also a useful help video here. Highly recommended!
January 1, 2007 at 22:16 · Filed under life, ministry
“The church of Jesus Christ is not a pleasure boat, but a life boat for saving souls.”
I had the pleasure and honor of speaking to the evangelical church in Orbetello this past Sunday (31-12-06). The Word of the Lord to the congregation was clear. It is time for all of us to recalibrate our compasses to point towards true north. We cannot continue to be a part of the “Church” which exists only for itself. We must look, love, live beyond ourselves. We must be prepared, to go. We must go boldly.
If you are interested in hearing more, do contact me.
Harriet did a fantastic job translating the message into Italian, carefully choosing specific words and paying careful attention to keep the correct intonation. Thanks beautiful!
I thought I would post a few photos from a recent trip we all took, out 30mns north of Orbetello.
We enjoyed the most flavorful steak I have ever had in my life at a local Italian restaurant. (for all of you who think Italian food begins and ends with pasta… you are MISTAKEN!) The steak is called “Steak Fiorentina”.
Harriet and I, enjoying the Italian wilderness, after a massive meal.
The weather has been so beautiful… it could be classified as paradise!
Joey has been working his upper body, and can now balance himself sideways.
