Moving to new Blog

I’m so sorry that for my efficiency to provide you with the good posting articles, I need to moving to a new blog. All the contents of this blog have been removed to my new blog at http://martianuswb.posterous.com/

I will delete this blog at September, 1st 2010. Thank you for your attention.

 

“Linux is not user friendly”? Are you kidding me!

I have heard a lot of people a lot of people started complaining how not-user-friendly Linux really is. Before saying such far fetched statements, one thing they all need to consider is this, Linux!=Windows!

• It is not the friendliness factor, it is the user familiarity factor that is giving a lot of bad name for Linux. Most of the Linux users are those migrating from Microsoft Windows and it requires a certain amount of time to get familiar with the new OS.
• I have my own experience to substantiate this statement. I installed Ubuntu as dual boot with Windows XP. I instantly started liking Ubuntu, it was fun to use and all the compiz eyecandy was just overwhelming. To that day, I considered linux as an outcast or never really though about it at all.
• But it took 2-3 months for me to get fully familiar with Ubuntu. But once I got familiar, their was no looking back. To this day, there was not even a single instance where I had to go back to the Windows era.
• That is probably the issue. Most of them are so too familiar with Windows and so are they, in a way, expecting everything in Linux to be just as like in Windows. That has to change.
• Another good example of this ‘familiarity factor’ is the IT@School project introduced in Kerala, India in 2002. Kerala government completely shut down windows, and made schools to use only Linux. Students or parents didn’t protest, they just went on with it. And now Kerala is among the states having the highest e-literacy rate.
• All I have to say to those who say Ubuntu is tough to use is, spend some more time on it before quitting. It is worth it.

 

The Titles Jesus Hold

#1 Jesus is the Rock

“And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ” (1Co 10:4)”

#2 Jesus is the Saviour

“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world” (1John 4:14)

#3 Jesus is King

“And Pilated asked Him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And He answered him and said. You say it” (Luke 23:3)

#4 Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith

“Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2)

#5 Jesus is the High Priest of our confession

“Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3)

#6 Jesus is the light and the glory

“A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:32)

 

2010 World Watch List : #7 Yemen

Leader : President Ali Saleh

Population : 23.6 million (few Christians)

Main Religion : Islam

Government : Republic

Described as one of the poorest and least evangelized nations in the world, the constitution guarantees religious freedom but declares that Islam is the state religion. Expatriates have some freedom to live out their faith, but evangelism is banned. Yemeni citizens are not allowed to change religion; converts encounter opposition from the authorities and extremist groups, and may face the death penalty. In Juni 2009 nine foreign Christians were kidnapped. Three were later found dead.

PRAY

• For the families of those who were kidnapped, some still waiting for news
• That many would hear the gospel through satellite TV and internet sites
• Yemen is seen as a key training center for militants. With the state close to collapse, pray that God would intervene

 

Claims Jesus Made

1. Jesus claimed to be God (John 8:24,56-59; 10:30-33)
2. Jesus said, “I AM the Bread of Life” (John 6:35,41,48,51)
3. Jesus said, “I AM the Door” (John 10:7,9)
4. Jesus said, “I AM the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11,14)
5. Jesus said, “I AM the Way, the Truth, and The Life” (John 14:6)
6. Jesus said, “I AM the Light of the world” (John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46; Luke 2:32)
7. Jesus said, “I AM the True Vine” (John 15:1,5)
8. Jesus said, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25)
9. Jesus said, “I AM the Alpha and the Omega” (Revelation 1:17; 2:8; 22:13)