Allow me to take you on a fast tour of how to install and use UStream streaming video service to get your worship service, Bible study, youth meeting, whatever you want people to see, out on the net live.

Ustream is a platform that provides live interactive video for everyone. Anyone with a camera and an Internet connection can use Ustream to broadcast to a global audience.

In other words, you can stream video live across the Internet.

UStream uses flash technology to convert your video or webcam feed into a flash video stream witch can be viewed on the end users computer live. In addition to streaming live UStream offers the ability to record your shows to there network for later delivery.

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If streaming video wasn’t enough, they have also come up with a cool implementation of a java based IRC client that allows you to have a live chat room that goes along with your feed.

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If you would like a pownce invite let me know here or on the Jaiku. Right now I have 4.

Looking for anyone to give them to so we can try this thing out.

What is Pownce

Layout Gala: a collection of 40 CSS layouts based on the same markup and ready for download!

Very nice source for my new layout that I think I will go completely scratch on.

I have heard about it but only recently turned on OpenDNS on my own home network.

What is it? Well DNS is the database that stores names like blogger.com and points it to its IP address. You see, all websites are really ip addresses like 192.168.0.100. I don’t know about you, but I cant remember than many numbers for every site I like to visit. So DNS comes to the rescue.

When you type in pastorplayz.blogspot.com your page goes out to a database that finds the IP and then connects you to it. This can be slow and cumbersome, and controlled by a large organization. Enter OpenDNS

Its an open project that replaces Big Brothers version with some added kicks. The one I like the most is the ability to block Adult sites and Phishing sites for free.

But they can say it better.

What is OpenDNS? OpenDNS is a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable way to navigate the Internet. Our service is free and requires nothing to download.

I am going to test it out a bit, but so far it looks like a great way to help keep you from harm, and keep you from letting your eye wonder.