Comments for The Open Source Ministry Blog http://blog.osministry.com Because you can observe a lot just by watching. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on A Church Ombudsman by Jack http://blog.osministry.com/2008/03/28/a-church-ombudsman/#comment-29322 Jack Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:40:07 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2008/03/28/a-church-ombudsman/#comment-29322 Interesting idea. I could definitely see the need for it in larger churches, and I could see the benefit in smaller churches. I think communication is part of the job of the board of elders. It's something I would love to see more discussion on. Interesting idea. I could definitely see the need for it in larger churches, and I could see the benefit in smaller churches. I think communication is part of the job of the board of elders. It’s something I would love to see more discussion on.

]]> Comment on A Church Ombudsman by Bob Brown http://blog.osministry.com/2008/03/28/a-church-ombudsman/#comment-28858 Bob Brown Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:43:03 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2008/03/28/a-church-ombudsman/#comment-28858 Something interesting to add to this. I didn't want to do yet another post today: <a href="http://www.churchofthecustomer.com/blog/2008/03/the-economics-o.html" rel="nofollow">Mouthonomics</a> Something interesting to add to this. I didn’t want to do yet another post today: Mouthonomics

]]> Comment on DCS-5300 Pan / Tilt / Digital Zoom Network Camera by Bob Brown http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28507 Bob Brown Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:33:30 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28507 I will add that you can view the jpg image from the camera by doing /cgi-bin/video.jpg To view this using Firefox I create the page in php and append a timestamp to avoid caching with the username and password prepended. http://username:password@192.168.0.20/cgi-bin/video.jpg?size=2&cidx=< ?php echo time(); ?> I have used the JW Image Rotator ( http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_Image_Rotator ) as a way to cycle through several camera images, and it can just keep loading one camera image. For stability issues where a camera may not respond quickly I have made a jpg proxy which uses cURL and GD to either grab and proxy the image or to create an error image to keep the script from freaking out. I will add that you can view the jpg image from the camera by doing /cgi-bin/video.jpg

To view this using Firefox I create the page in php and append a timestamp to avoid caching with the username and password prepended.
http://username:password@192.168.0.20/cgi-bin/video.jpg?size=2&cidx=< ?php echo time(); ?>

I have used the JW Image Rotator ( http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_Image_Rotator ) as a way to cycle through several camera images, and it can just keep loading one camera image.

For stability issues where a camera may not respond quickly I have made a jpg proxy which uses cURL and GD to either grab and proxy the image or to create an error image to keep the script from freaking out.

]]> Comment on DCS-5300 Pan / Tilt / Digital Zoom Network Camera by Bob Brown http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28482 Bob Brown Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:44:28 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28482 And it isn't really just IE that it needs. It needs ActiveX. If you are running Safari or Opera on Windows then you would need something that did a similar task. If you are running this on Mac then you have a problem. I don't use Mac in my regular computer tasks, but the video just does not work on Mac. I just opened the page in IE 5.2 on an iBook running 10.2 and got no video. There may be something out there to make it work, but it won't do it out of the box. You will just need a cheap windows box for viewing. And it isn’t really just IE that it needs. It needs ActiveX.
If you are running Safari or Opera on Windows then you would need something that did a similar task.

If you are running this on Mac then you have a problem. I don’t use Mac in my regular computer tasks, but the video just does not work on Mac. I just opened the page in IE 5.2 on an iBook running 10.2 and got no video. There may be something out there to make it work, but it won’t do it out of the box.

You will just need a cheap windows box for viewing.

]]> Comment on Follow-Up On Yesterday’s Dreamhost Post by David http://blog.osministry.com/2008/01/16/follow-up-on-yesterdays-dreamhost-post/#comment-28475 David Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:27:09 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2008/01/16/follow-up-on-yesterdays-dreamhost-post/#comment-28475 Sorry, this is a little late. ;) But I was surprised too. I got a bill one day for $80 and I thought, Wow - I must have ordered that dedicated server I wanted while I was asleep. But I get a kick out of the staff at dreamhost. While most companies try to act like they have it together (and blame problems on third parties) I appreciate the fact that dreamhost tries to make me feel like apart of the family. Even if there public face of "flippant" scares some people who aren't use to real people. Sorry, this is a little late. ;)
But I was surprised too. I got a bill one day for $80 and I thought, Wow - I must have ordered that dedicated server I wanted while I was asleep.

But I get a kick out of the staff at dreamhost. While most companies try to act like they have it together (and blame problems on third parties) I appreciate the fact that dreamhost tries to make me feel like apart of the family. Even if there public face of “flippant” scares some people who aren’t use to real people.

]]> Comment on DCS-5300 Pan / Tilt / Digital Zoom Network Camera by Cole Slaw http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28373 Cole Slaw Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:38:22 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-28373 What if I want to view this camera using a Macintosh? I think you have to have IE in order to view the camera. IETab still uses the Internet Exploder rendering engine, it's just wrapped in a Firefox shell. I want to view this camera in Safari or Opera. How can I accomplish this? What if I want to view this camera using a Macintosh? I think you have to have IE in order to view the camera. IETab still uses the Internet Exploder rendering engine, it’s just wrapped in a Firefox shell. I want to view this camera in Safari or Opera. How can I accomplish this?

]]> Comment on Downloading Adobe Reader Installer by Bob Brown http://blog.osministry.com/2007/06/23/downloading-adobe-reader-installer/#comment-27708 Bob Brown Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:58:22 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2007/06/23/downloading-adobe-reader-installer/#comment-27708 I should remove that link. It is nearly a year old, and it is .02 versions off current. I should remove that link. It is nearly a year old, and it is .02 versions off current.

]]> Comment on Downloading Adobe Reader Installer by Bob romberg http://blog.osministry.com/2007/06/23/downloading-adobe-reader-installer/#comment-27704 Bob romberg Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:12:49 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2007/06/23/downloading-adobe-reader-installer/#comment-27704 When I downloaded your installer for Adobe Reader 8.10 I got the following error message: "The Patch Package could not be opened....." Bob When I downloaded your installer for Adobe Reader 8.10 I got the following error message: “The Patch Package could not be opened…..”

Bob

]]> Comment on DCS-5300 Pan / Tilt / Digital Zoom Network Camera by Noah Laws http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-27691 Noah Laws Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:45:15 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2006/12/19/dcs-5300-pan-tilt-digital-zoom-network-camera/#comment-27691 Thank you immensely for the article, I've been trying for several hours to diagnose the issue with FF not being fed the ActiveX control for the streaming video on this camera. The IETab worked perfectly and since in my insetallation, all the cameras are accessed via one page and just fed variables for which camera to connect to, I only have to add one URL to the always list. Thanks again for the concise and clear information on this workaround, while eventually Dlink might get up to speed with the other popular browsers like Mozilla and FF Thank you immensely for the article, I’ve been trying for several hours to diagnose the issue with FF not being fed the ActiveX control for the streaming video on this camera. The IETab worked perfectly and since in my insetallation, all the cameras are accessed via one page and just fed variables for which camera to connect to, I only have to add one URL to the always list.

Thanks again for the concise and clear information on this workaround, while eventually Dlink might get up to speed with the other popular browsers like Mozilla and FF

]]> Comment on “Dude, It Was Massive!” - 10 Years Later by Bob Brown http://blog.osministry.com/2008/02/23/dude-it-was-massive-10-years-later/#comment-26601 Bob Brown Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:45:26 +0000 http://blog.osministry.com/2008/02/23/dude-it-was-massive-10-years-later/#comment-26601 He will be at the Englewood church here in Jacksonville this week, we are planning on seeing him there. I haven't seen him since Tri-State's family camp in 2004. He will be at the Englewood church here in Jacksonville this week, we are planning on seeing him there. I haven’t seen him since Tri-State’s family camp in 2004.

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