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CMS – content management system
There are many CMS software packages out there. The two new big ones are Drupal and Joomla. In my brief reading, it seems that Joomla would be my preference for ease of use and features. Perhaps this would be a nice platform for churches to build their sites.
Other notables are WordPress, Expression Engine, and Movable Type.
Date with Alexis
On my date with Alexis, we went to Culver’s for ice cream. Learning from Rachel’s experience with hard, cold gummy bears, Alexis chose to sprinkle her ice cream with Oreo cookie crumbs. We then went to Aldi’s to buy some frozen peas, two gallons of milk, turkey-ham, and fruit. Alexis chose four nectarines. Heather doctored up the fruit in slides, sprinkled with cinnamon. Yum.
Date with Rachel
This date with Rachel was sweet and simple. We went to Culvers and then to McHenry Community College. At the college, I met Paul Bayer, Communications Specialist, who described the audio/visual departments of the school. Rachel and I walked the halls looking at strange paintings from the students. A couple of photography students wanted to take our picture looking on into the photo lab. Rachel enjoyed the tour and concluded by watching a few boys playing catch with their “whistle football.”
Date with Rachel
Rachel and I went to Colonial Cafe for dessert. We ordered some ice cream and shared from the same dish. Rachel wanted me to sit right next to her in the booth and hold hands. We had a non-stop conversations and played lots of tic-tac-toe and dot games with the provided kiddy placemat.
Date with Alexis
For this date we went shopping at the Springhill Mall. It was very nice as Alexis played on the mall playground. She wanted to make friends with someone but was too shy. So she ended up shadowing another girl the whole time – the other girl seemed to like Alexis and allowed her to tag along. We bought Heather a scarf as a gift.
Captcha form spam
The predominant Captcha for eliminating form spam is “reCaptcha.” This works great on a blog but requires knowledge of Perl programming for simple HTML programmers such as myself. ReCaptcha is nice in that it helps to digitize books one word at a time whenever a person enters text. I was not able to implement it onto my site – even with the help of my programming tutor.
An easier to implement Captcha is “Snaphost.” This doesn’t digitize book but it does the same thing with a graphical key needed to submit a form. It’s free and no registration is required. Snaphost generates a new code each time using their servers. Plus, snaphost provides forms complete with javascript for varification. It doesn’t get any easier than snaphost. For the Captcha without ads a person can upgrade to the paid account.
Wikipedia cites the meaning of a captcha below:
The term “CAPTCHA” (based upon the word capture) was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford (all of Carnegie Mellon University). It is a contrived acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.”
Date with Alexis
For this date with Alexis, we went to Bath and Body Works in Crystal Lake. Heather had a coupon with which I purchased her Christmas gift. Then the associate gave me another coupon and helped me get a free stuffed animal for Alexis. Alexis picked a soft lamb and decided to give it to Rachel instead of keeping it for herself. Now that was the warmest feeling of love that I felt all day.
We stopped by Chuck E Cheese’s before going home – we did not spend any money.
Date with Rachel
For this date with Rachel, we went for a walk in the woods at Veteran Acres Park. Rachel is doing very well in her stamina as we walked almost the entire perimeter of the park. We were afraid that the wolves might attack us so we laid a string of cheese over a branch. Now the wolves are our friends. The squirrels will get a snack if the wolves don’t get the cheese first.
Cantiny Panoramic Photo
Here’s a fun panoramic view of a garden at Cantiny. Heather took the photos while the twins and I positioned ourselves in each shot. The effect is that there are several of me and Rachel in one photo.
