Ten Years of HTML Mangling

This year, 2008, marks ten years of my creating websites for groups and organizations. I've cobbled together a portfolio of some of the websites that I've worked on. The internet definitely looks alot better these days than it did ten years ago.

Hot Springs Section

I've added a new section of content to my website. It is entitled Hot Springs. It's pretty self explanatory, but I am finding it really fun and useful. I'm still working on it, but if you like hot springs, you'll want to check it out.

Dreamhost

My website hosting company accidentally overcharged its customers $2,100,000. That's an expensive mistake.

Reading 1-17-8

I've been reading The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter. It was a wonderful Christmas gift from Melissa. It was written in 1810, and fits wonderfully into the literature of that period. It clearly seems to have some import on the eventual making of the movie Braveheart. I've been reading a little less as I got married in November, but still working through multiple things at once (as usual). I am interested (per Rocky Wing's recommendations) in reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, and What's So Great About Christianity, by Dinesh D’Souza.

Eternal Truth Worldwide

One of my favorite professors from seminary has a bit of a Scottish accent. As well, he is a pastor at a church that publishes the sermons he delivers on the web. The website: http://eternaltruthworldwide.com/ has several hundred of his sermons. They are all top notch and I heartily recommend them to anyone who would like to have an deep and meaningful encounter with the Christian Scriptures.
Here is a sample of one of my favorites: To Him be the Power Forever (1 Pet. 5:6-11)
Donald G. McDougall - June 10, 2007

Google Reader

The internet is too big. I think we all come to that conclusion, sooner or later. One of the best tools that I've found to keep me getting the information I want is the Google Reader. With your Google account, you can add a website's RSS feed to Google reader, then you can keep up with changes without having to visit that particular website. While that might not sound like too much of a chore, once you get alot of website you like, it's easier to go to one place (an RSS aggregator, in geek terms) than a lot of places. Anyway, one of my favorite tools from Google.

My Episodes

For those that like certain TV shows, I highly recommend the website "My Episodes". You can keep track of new episodes of your favorite show via RSS, and if you are good with a little PHP, you can even setup an iCal feed that will put your favorite shows on your google calendar.