November 2011

  • No San Diego This Year

    November 17, 2011 - 20:18
    Blog Categories: 
    Personal
    3-Day

    It's the week before Thanksgiving and it feels wierd not to be flying to San Diego to walk in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. I walked there the previous two years and really enjoyed the experience. The first year the weather was absolutely beautiful. It was 60's and sunny all three days. Last year the weather was not quite so nice. It rained for most of Days 2 and 3. That made the walk a litte more challenging but the weekend was still a good experience. I miss seeing the Ocean again this year. I live close to Lake Michigan so I get to see water often enough but it's just not the same.

    I really enjoyed the Twin Cities this year but it was over so early in the year since it was before Labor Day. I just feel like I should be doing something this weekend and I am not. Actually it will be nice to have this weekend to get ready for Thanksgiving. I hope the walkers in San Diego have an awesome weekend to finish up the series for this year. Once that is done I will start more aggressive fund raising for my walk next year.

  • No Google Apps For Me

    November 1, 2011 - 20:17
    Blog Categories: 
    Technology
    Personal

    About a month ago I had posted about my intention to move my e-mail services over to Google Apps. I did move my e-mail over for a short time but decided to move back because I really didn't care for it. There were also a number of logistical reasons that I don't use it anymore and use my own VPS for e-mail. One of the biggest reasons is the ability for me to backup my data. With my VPS and CPANEL, I can very easily create a backup of my complete domain and download it to my computer to keep a backup. Backing up a domain of Google Apps Data is not as easy. Another reason that I am not using it anymore is because one of my original intentions to move was to see how well it worked so that I could eventually move my Church's e-mail over to Google Apps. That is not a possibility anymore since Google has revised their terms of service and excluded Churches from getting their free service like other non-profits do. I really do prefer the CPANEL interface to managing my e-mail accounts anyway.