Do you use your mouse’s scroll-wheel a lot? I mean really a lot? If I don’t have a mouse with a scroll-wheel, I go crazy! So, I was thinking the other day, Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to press down the scroll-wheel and have it activate Vista’s Flip 3D to switch between windows? Why Microsoft didn’t include this feature with Vista is beyond me. It is not a built-in option, which means you’ll need to download a program. There are a couple different programs out there that allow you to assign a specific action to a certain button, however I prefer Flip 3D Activator. It is the most simple way to achieve what I wanted to do (plus it’s clean and doesn’t take up a lot of your computer’s resources).
Step 2: Next, unzip the contents of the Zip file to any folder.
Step 3: Run Flip3D_Setup.exe and follow the guided instructions.
Step 4: Open the program (It should look like the screenshot below).
Step 5: Click the box that says “Activate Flip 3D with a mouse button.” The following message should appear.
Step 6: Click the mouse button you wish to use to activate Flip 3D (I clicked down on the scroll-wheel, but you can assign a different button if you’d like).
Step 7: Click the box that says “Start Flip3D with Windows” if you want the feature to always be enabled.
Step 8: Click “OK” or “Apply.”
Step 9: Right-Click the Vista Flip 3D Activator icon located in the system tray. Then click on “Hide Icon” (this step is optional).
Here is a video showing the new settings in action.
Here is a list of Flip 3D Activator features:
You can designate one or more corners of your screen as hotspots.
You can choose any mouse button you’d like to activate Flip 3D.
You can hide the notification icon and forget that it’s running.
You can set it to automatically start when Windows starts.
It’s tiny! It only uses about 800k of RAM when running.
“This is the most happenin’ thing to ever land on the world wide web. Seriously.” – Shelby Flood
“I can see some pretty immediate applications of this within our parish.” – Lisa Hendey
Try it out and let them know what you think! Spread the word about flockNote with your parish family. Get more connected with your diocese. Send notes to members of your small group without having to manage a mailing list. There are lots of great ways for the church to connect with one another and flockNote is one of them.
Today marks the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Thousands will be attending the March for Life in Washington. Let us join our prayers with those who will be attending the march and vigil. .
Meditations for Pro-Life Stations of the Cross
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The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death .
Though innocent, Jesus is condemned by the power of the State. In like manner, our innocent brothers and sisters in the womb have been condemned. Their rights and dignity are not recognized. In this, they bear a special likeness to Jesus. .
The Second Station: Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross .
The salvation of the world carried a heavy price for our Lord, the agony of the cross. As He accepts His cross, let us also resolve to endure suffering that others may live. Let us pay the price for standing up for our preborn brothers and sisters. .
The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time .
Almighty God was weak because He chose to be like us. He had power and glory from all eternity, yet He chose to be immersed in the world of suffering. We pray that the benefits and advantages we have in life may not cause us to forget our pre-born brothers and sisters. .
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother .
There is no deeper relationship than that of mother and child. They belong together. When one suffers, the other suffers. To love and defend one means to love and defend the other. To be pro-life means to serve both the child and the mother. It means to ask our society, “Why can’t we love them both?” .
The Fifth Station: The Cyrenian Helps Jesus to Carry His Cross .
Many watched the Lord suffer. Simon the Cyrenian helped alleviate that suffering. Many lament abortion. Some actually get involved to help to stop it. We pray that all people may take their active place in the pro-life movement. .
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus .
The compassion Veronica shows reflects the compassion of so many medical doctors and nurses, who treat their patients with dignity. We pray for repentance and renewal in the medical profession. May the tools and skills meant for healing nevermore be used for killing. .
The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time .
In working to defend life, there are many setbacks and obstacles. Yet we know the meaning of the cross. In weakness, power reaches perfection. We do not look to our own strengths and talents alone, but to Christ. His own strength will sustain us. .
The Eighth Station: Jesus Speaks to the Women of Jerusalem .
Christ told these women to weep for themselves and for their children. He does not want false worship, but repentance. He does not want followers who cry out to Him but then ignore injustice and bloodshed. May all who believe in Christ likewise stand up for the defenseless children. .
The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time .
Despite the falls, nothing can stop our Lord, because He is on a mission of love. If the pro-life movement is not a movement of love, it is nothing at all, but if it is a movement of love, then nothing will stop it. Love is stronger than death, more powerful than hell. .
The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments .
Nobody can stop us form loving our preborn brothers and sisters. Those stronger than we may strip us of popularity, possessions, or power, but they cannot strip us of love. We love others with the same love that Christ showed for us. .
The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross .
The powers of this world crucified the God who made this world. All power and authority come from God. All who exercise power have to account for it before the throne of God. We pray that those in government may use their powers to protect the innocent babies in the womb. .
The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross .
Our Lord died. So many of His children have died with Him. His passion is re-lived with every abortion, one every twenty seconds in our country. We only know a fraction of the horror of this act in the sight of God. We only know a fraction of the horror of Christ’s crucifixion. May all our brothers and sisters killed by abortion rest in Christ’s peace and be saved by His cross. .
The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross .
Mary experienced the pain of holding her dead Son. So many mothers grieve after their abortions. We ask that Mary may comfort them, help them face the truth about abortion, and lead them to forgiveness and healing. .
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb .
A tomb is a memorial. It helps us remember the one who can no longer speak. May we and our society remember the babies who cannot speak. May we also remember Our Lord’s Resurrection, and His promise of eternal life. He has conquered abortion because He has conquered death. May we bring His victory to every part of our world!
I found out about kindlejoy.com about a week ago. It is a really neat site where Christians (really anybody) can post their prayer intentions. You can share your posts or keep them private in your personal journal. You can even post your prayer to Twitter directly from the Kindle website!
Here is an example of what your prayer tweet will look like after you’ve posted it from Kindle Beta:
More About Kindle:
From Kindle’s Website.
Kindle is all about sharing prayer. Kindle is a new web-based application that helps people and groups share their prayers with each other online. When you post your prayers on Kindle, you can choose to share your prayers with your friends, your groups, the world, or just privately in your own personal journal.
A Modern Way to Share Prayer
By sharing prayer online, Kindle makes it possible for today’s generation to connect spiritually with each other easily over the internet. Use Kindle to help your groups – large and small – discover, organize, share, support, and praise the prayers of your group members. And when you post a prayer on Kindle, your prayer requests are immediately published for your friends and groups to view and leave their comments, support, or praise.
What Can Kindle Do?
When you create an account on Kindle you will be able to:
Post your prayers
Leave comments or praises on current prayers
Notify your friends and family of your recent prayers
Create your own prayer groups
Invite friends to join your groups
Tag your prayers with keywords with relevant keywords and topics
Keep a personal journal of your own private prayers
See prayer activity from all over the world
Benefits of Using Kindle
Easy to use
Church’s and organizations can extend your group’s outreach
Organize and track your group’s prayer activities in one central location
See how God works in each of our lives through prayer
There are many Churches who are using YouTube. I think you do bring up some really great points though. Should a Vatican channel allow comments, video responses, and the such? This is something that needs to be discussed prior to going live.
I think people tend to see the Catholic Church as “old fashion” or say that she needs to “get with the times.” These same people don’t understand, let alone respect liturgy. These same people want to live their lives according to the world’s standards and the only way to rationalize it is to try and change the Church.
John Paul II spoke often of a “New Evangelization.” Should Christians use the tools of today to spread the Gospel message? Of course! Should the Church replace the sacred liturgy with videos, skits, and the latest style of music? Most certainly NOT! This would be a cheapening of the mass. I would not expect non-liturgical Christians to understand this, nor am I blaming them for their ignorance.
G.K. Chesterton wrote that “the New Religions are suited to the new world; and this is their most damning defect.” He also wrote, “The Catholic Church is the only thing which saves a man from the degrading slavery of being a child of his age… The New Religions are in many ways suited to the new conditions; but they are only suited to the new conditions… If the [Catholic] Faith has all the freshness of a new religion, it has all the richness of an old religion.” Now even though Chesterton was a writer of the early 20th century — prior to the internet age — his words are quite relevant today. God Bless †
I would encourage any and all Catholic geeks to post your thoughts over at ChurchCrunch. You might have your own unique opinions to add to this discussion.
