Livin' the life...

If FlickrDown works as it says it does, this is definitely going to be a useful app.

This small Windows application provides a simple way to pull down a large portion of your Flickr photos at a time. You just give it your Flickr credentials, pick which sets of photos you want to download and it does the rest--putting them in tightly organized file folders on your local machine. Sure you could just download the original of each shot from Flickr's pages, but that doesn't scale.

The app requires at least version 2.0 of Microsoft's .NET runtime, which you might already have installed if you're a user of Paint.NET. Also worth noting is that the tool cannot pull down any videos you've uploaded. If you want to do that you should check out a tool called Orbit++. (Source)

For you persons who've uploaded hundreds of photos to Flickr, then suffered a pc crash, you can easily use this to archive those photos on your pc after your reinstall.

Well, over the last few days in Coventry it's been pretty cold yet fairly dry, so today's forecast of snow (around 3pm) doesn't surprise me at all.

I wait to see how it pans out! We all know these weather persons and their often inaccurate predictions! (forecast sourced from BBC Weather.)

10 Social Networks and What They Say About the People Who Use Them - This is an excellent article, and from what I can tell, so so accurate!

It covers popular sites like Digg, Flickr, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Del.icio.us, and Myspace. Sites I'm sure that most of you guys subscribe to!

When things are good, we're protected, when things get rough, we're protected, when we think no-one else cares, He cares. We don't have to be the president, to be a VIP in His eyes! As Jesus said "Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows." (Matt 10:29-31).

Let's maintain faith and trust in God, He will never fail us. Have a great week!

With just a few days left before the newest version of the hugely popular Ubuntu i.e. Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), hits the streets, I've found a list of Linux music players that are rather handy. Check them out here - 15 Linux Music Players. My preferred options are Songbird and Rhythmbox. Enjoy!

Just a few more days now... (cool graphic that countdowns automatically!)

Qualities Needed in Trials
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Doers—Not Hearers Only
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. - James 1:19-27 (NKJV)

Reflecting on these words, many topics come to mind, however the one I'd like to focus on this week is being doers of The Word, and not hearers only. It's like what I tell people when they proudly confess that they are Christians, and believe in Jesus Christ; it's not simply reading your Bible, and being on the exec committee of your church group.. oh it's soo much more. To believe in Him, we must live how he would want us to live. When we read the Bible, it's not just a meaningless duty, we can read to learn how to live. By reading the Bible, we see what to do and what not to do, we see our sins, in effect, we see how we should live our God-given lives. Yet often, we read then, put down the Bible, and sometimes, forget, or do what we think benefits us, mangling the Bible and its words. This should not be so, and this week I would like to invite you to pick a passage in the Bible, and try your best to live it out - every second of everyday, whether it be 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 or Philippians 4:6!

Let's take that step, to show God we love Him, as He - time and time again - shows how much he loves us. Have a great week, and God bless.

This MSNBC post - Top 5 best video game quotes - is great! And just by the topic, I knew my guy below would HAVE to be included.

Duke Nukem ROCKS!!! This is probably the only game EVER, that I've managed to become somewhat addicted to! Anyway, out of those 5 games, I've played 3 - MK, Duke, Mario.

"Apologies - our website is struggling to cope with the unprecedented
demand for the new release 3.0 of OpenOffice.org. The technical teams are
trying to come up with a solution.

Thank you for your patience.
OpenOffice.org download"

This was the message on OpenOffice.org at 12:41am Tuesday October 14th GMT. Just because of this - after all, a few hundred people don't bring a site like this to its knees - I'm quite interested to see what the new release is like. Anyway, it's a free office package, *woopie* for that!

Good day! This week we focus on one, simple statement..

"For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required" Luke 12:48

This quote has pulled me through many a tough time and I know if you remember it, it will do the very same for you. To me it says, "Jason, you are greatly blessed, so be mindful that sometimes, much will be asked of you, in terms of patience, faith, hope, and/or strength, in varying aspects of your life." Therefore, when tough times come, I try to remember those great blessings that have been placed on me, and use them, and trust in God for things to be OK.

Have a great week all. :-)

Just when you thought stories couldn't get more weird, I read 10 Ways to Eat More Bacon.  To give you a 'taste' (ha ha!) of what's in that article, they're reports of Chocolate-Covered Bacon, Bacon Chocolate-Chip Cookies, Bacon-and-Egg Ice Cream, and even Bacon Vodka!!

Have a great day! (pic source)

You can guess for what movie...

Johnny Depp is to become the highest paid actor of all time after it was reported that he will be earning £32 million for starring in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.

The 44 year old is to make the record breaking amount for reprising his role as the eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow. It dwarfs the previous record setter - Tom Hanks' £29 million for forthcoming The Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons.

An insider told The Sun, "It's a lot of swag but they just can't make another without Sparrow."

While Depp is integral to the swashbuckling franchise, which has made Disney £1.5 billion, it's been reported that the fourth outing won't feature Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. It's been rumoured the film will instead focus on Sparrow's journey to find the fountain of youth.

Pirates of Caribbean 4 is to be released in 2011. (Source)

If it's like part 3, it's a bit of a waste in my opinion. This goes for talks of Shrek 4 as well!

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

I hope you enjoyed, and that you will take your candle and go light your world.

The first mobile telephone using Google's Android software has been unveiled.

The T-Mobile G1 handset will be available in the UK in time for Christmas.

The first device to run the search giant's operating system will feature a touch screen as well as a Qwerty keyboard.

It will be available for free on T-Mobile tariffs of over £40 a month and includes unlimited net browsing.

Other features include a three megapixel camera, a 'one click' contextual search and a browser that users can zoom in on by tapping the screen.

The handset will be wi-fi and 3G enabled and has built-in support for YouTube.

Users will also have access the so-called Android Market, where they will be able to download a variety of applications. (Source)

A few months, no.. weeks ago we got the Google Chrome web browser, now, Google presents Android. The "online Microsoft" I think is a good name for Google these days! You can check out a video that shows the software in action at BBC here.

Based on that video, the G1 handset looks pretty cool. I especially like the Qwerty keyboard compared to the keyboard available on the iphone. Regarding the zooming however, the iphone wins hands down - pinching and tapping is MUCH more gq!