MercyMe's Blog

I recently found MercyMe's blog. It isn't updated a lot but it's still fun to check on every now and then to see what my favorite band is up to. By the way, the reason I'm posting so much is because I recently downloaded Google's Blog Comments. If you have this Firefox extension, whenever you load a web page, it shows some comments bloggers made about that site. I'm the first one to comment/post about MercyMe's Blog.

CleanFilms - Rent and Buy Family Edited DVD Movies

While US District Judge Richard P. Matsch has declared edited movies illegitimate, Cleanfilms and other major editing companies effected by the lawsuit are appealing, a process which could take up to a year. That should give them enough time to prepare for a close with minimal deficits. Of course there's always a chance that the appeal will follow through and editing companies will be legalized again. On a different note, Cleanfilms is no longer allowing new members to join. Click on the link to try the free trial , and they state that "Due to recent legal action, we are not accepting new members at this time." It seems that although they are still appealing, editing films in general is illegal and trying to continue with their "illegal practices" would be illegal as well.

Uncle Sam (Travis) wants you for the US army. 

I love Google Labs

What Google has going on in Google Labs is just really exciting. Google Labs is, to put it simply, a public showcase of everthing Google is designing that's not ready to go mainstream quite yet. Volunteer beta testers, like myself, will download programs in Google labs, try them out, and send feedback to Google about what we liked about the program and what needs improvement. In Google's own terms, Google Labs is their "technology playground." The 'Labs' product that I'm using the most right now is Google Browser Sync. Since I'm using different computers at home, at work, and anywhere between, I need a portal to centralize all of my internet information; Browser Sync helps me accomplish that. From whatever computer I'm currently on (as long as it has Firefox with Browser Sync downloaded on it), I can transport all of my information from my last use of Firefox to my current visit. Tabs, cookies, bookmarks, and everthing else all come back, even if it's on a computer on the other side of the world. All I have to do is log on. Of course, in beta phase, Google browser sync does have its drawbacks. The biggest one right now is that it takes while to start up. Of course, as Google's working out the kinks of the program right now, so I would expect to see the lag time vanish by the time it goes mainstream. Nevertheless, I still love it as a product, and will always use it.

Going back to Gmail

About a year back I started using Gmail, Google's e-mail service. Half a year later, I decided to switch to a business e-mail when I started working for HollyGood. Now, aggravated with the business e-mail I'm going back to Gmail. What was so aggravating. Well, you can blame most of it on me, I guess. I'm never working on one single computer, so an internet e-mail system was a must for me. Though both are, the HollyGood interface was horrible. The type was all in that scratchy writing. Below are the pictures of the Gmail interface and the interface from Sevenpoint, the company that hosts our site and e-mail. Both pictures show the same e-mail. As you can see, there's a big difference in... well, everything. The sevenpoint e-mail was just an "imbroglio" (the dictionary.com word of the day). It's just so great to be back to a simple, clean interace and e-mail in general.

 

 

Bart singing I Can Only Imagine. 

I got a lot of good pictures of Bart singing. 

Robby, drummerboy for MercyMe. 

Mike getting a hard note. 

Bart Millard. 

Nathan. 

Bart Millard, lead vocalist and songwriter for MercyMe. 

Another one of my favorite pictures. 

MercyMe. 

Another picture of Nathan singing. 

Nathan singing out to the Lord. 

Another really picture as a result of the lighting. 

It's really rewarding getting a picture of the performer looking out at the audience. 

Bassists can jam out too! 

When he wasn't singing, he was smiling. 

Another cool as a result of the lighting. 

The bassist for MercyMe- Nate...or Nathan - whichever you prefer. 

Sometimes it looked like he was about to cry...really moving. 

It was so neat watching Bart really get into the singing. 

And everyone thought Bart was the only one that sang... 

MercyMe was the first band to play in complete darkness, so the used all sorts of different lights which results in really neat lighting effects. 

Mike, the electric guitarist for MercyMe.