Well, not really,  it is actually a site that is not run by Google, but rather hosts a customized search powered by Google. I am sure the name and logo was meant to be provocative.

In fact, in the time it took to wright this article (and get the RSS auto-feed from Friar Tech to AirMaria, my new experiment) the name has changed and so has the logo to:

and I am redirected to cathoogle.com. Perhaps there was a bit of a trademark contention with Google … you think? Well, I guess I can get used to it.

They describe themselves as follows:

Cathoogle is powered by Google using “safe search” technology, it produces results from all over the internet with more weighting to given to Catholic websites and sites containing content relating to Catholics and Catholicism, at the same time our search engine eliminates sites and web pages containing adult themed and explicit sexual content from web search results.

So not only does it have advantages as far as being a morally cleaner search, it also has a practical aspect where it focuses in on Catholic sites. Thus, if you want to get Catholic information on a subject, this search tool gets right to the sites that you want.

For example if we search for the word “cross” to get information on the Cross of Christ in the normal Google Search, we get some references to the crucifix but many more references to “Red Cross” and “Cross-Culture” and other uninteresting and dubious things. But if we search in Cathoogle all the top ten references are focused right in on the Catholic meaning of the Cross.  See for yourself:

Google Search on “Cross”

Cathoogle Search on “Cross”

So, happy Catholic searching!

Hat tip: Tech Tips for Catholics

Ave Maria!

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Well, not really,  it is actually a site that is not run by Google, but rather hosts a customized search powered by Google. I am sure the name and logo was meant to be provocative.

In fact, in the time it took to wright this article (and get the RSS auto-feed from Friar Tech to AirMaria, my new experiment) the name has changed and so has the logo to:

and I am redirected to cathoogle.com. Perhaps there was a bit of a trademark contention with Google … you think? CATHOOGLE!! Well, I guess I can get used to it.

They describe themselves as follows:

Cathoogle is powered by Google using “safe search” technology, it produces results from all over the internet with more weighting to given to Catholic websites and sites containing content relating to Catholics and Catholicism, at the same time our search engine eliminates sites and web pages containing adult themed and explicit sexual content from web search results.

So not only does it have advantages as far as being a morally cleaner search, it also has a practical aspect where it focuses in on Catholic sites. Thus, if you want to get Catholic information on a subject, this search tool gets right to the sites that you want.

For example if we search for the word “cross” to get information on the Cross of Christ in the normal Google Search, we get some references to the crucifix but many more references to “Red Cross” and “Cross-Culture” and other uninteresting and dubious things. But if we search in Cathoogle all the top ten references are focused right in on the Catholic meaning of the Cross.  See for yourself:

Google Search on “Cross”

Cathoogle Search on “Cross”

So, happy Catholic searching!

Hat tip: Tech Tips for Catholics

Ave Maria!

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Here is a screenshot of SiteMeter for AirMaria.com of the last 100 visitors this morning. Most are from the US but also many from Europe and Asia. Of note is Malta, Taiwan, Tasmania, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Russia, Puerto Rico, several in the Philippines, Australia and India. Usually, but not today, we get a few from South America and Africa and MidEast. But one place we almost never get a visitor from is China despite the fact that China has by far the most DSL connections in the world, even more than the US! This is no doubt due to the Great Firewall of China that blocks all sites that promote dangerous ideas like Catholicism. Those few that do come to visit are only on for a second probably because they are terrified that government internet monitors will alert the storm troopers.

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Ave Maria!

Here is a screenshot of SiteMeter for AirMaria.com of the last 100 visitors this morning. Most are from the US but also many from Europe and Asia. Of note is Malta, Taiwan, Tasmania, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Russia, Puerto Rico, several in the Philippines, Australia and India.

Usually, but not today, we get a few from South America and Africa and MidEast. But one place we almost never get a visitor from is China despite the fact that China has by far the most DSL connections in the world, even more than the US! This is no doubt due to the Great Firewall of China that blocks all sites that promote dangerous ideas like Catholicism. Those few that do come to visit are only on for a second probably because they are terrified that government internet monitors will alert the storm troopers.

1		Philippines	Meycauayan, Bulacan
2		United States	Fairfax, Virginia
3		United States	Cumberland, Rhode Island
4		United States	Sparta, Wisconsin
5		United States	Middlefield, Connecticut
6		Puerto Rico
7		United States	Omaha, Nebraska
8		United States	Wolcott, Connecticut
9		United States	Waterbury, Connecticut
10		United States	Waterbury, Connecticut
11		United States	Waterford, Connecticut
12		Taiwan	Taipei, T’ai-pei
13		United States	Sugar Land, Texas
14		Philippines	Cagayan De Oro, Cagayan de Oro
15		United States	New Bedford, Massachusetts
16		United States	Oak Park, Illinois
17		United States	Sparta, Wisconsin
18		India	Varkkallai, Kerala
19		United States	Ann Arbor, Michigan
20		United States	El Paso, Texas

21		United States	Wallingford, Connecticut
22		Unknown
23		United States	Atlanta, Georgia
24		Canada	Smiths Falls, Ontario
25		Unknown
26		United States	Temple, Texas
27		United States	New Orleans, Louisiana
28		Sweden	Kvlinge, Skane Lan
29		India
30		United States	Plano, Texas
31		United States	Waterbury, Connecticut
32		United States	Wallingford, Connecticut
33		United States	Pascoag, Rhode Island
34		Russian Federation	Smolensk
35		United States	Wallingford, Connecticut
36		United States	Norwich, Connecticut
37		United Kingdom	Coventry
38		Hong Kong	Central District
39		United States	Chicago, Illinois
40		United States	Dallas, Texas

41		United States	Wallingford, Connecticut
42		United States	Sherwood, Oregon
43		Slovakia	Bardejov, Presov
44		United States	Waterford, Connecticut
45		United States	Mountain View, California
46		Malta	Balzan
47		Canada	Havelock, Ontario
48		Italy	Milan, Lombardia
49		United States	Franklin, Massachusetts
50		United States	Syracuse, New York
51		United States
52		Canada	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
53		United States	Syracuse, New York
54		Germany
55		United States	Toledo, Ohio
56		Australia	Kwinana, Western Australia
57		Canada	Sudbury, Ontario
58		United States	Middlefield, Connecticut
59		Philippines	Philippine, Benguet
60		United States	Sparta, Wisconsin

61		United States	Mountain View, California
62		United States	Newtonville, Massachusetts
63		Poland	Orneta, Elblag
64		Philippines	Cebu, Cebu City
65		United States	Mountain View, California
66		Taiwan	Taipei, T’ai-pei
67		United States	Reno, Nevada
68		Australia	Kwinana, Western Australia
69		Australia	Perth, Western Australia
70		Denmark	Copenhagen, Staden Kobenhavn
71		Australia	Kwinana, Western Australia
72		United Kingdom	Andover, Hampshire
73		United States	Palm Bay, Florida
74		United States	Pasadena, Texas
75		Australia	Ferntree, Tasmania
76		Australia	Kwinana, Western Australia
77		United States	Mountain View, California
78		United States	San Francisco, California
79		Italy	Milan, Lombardia
80		United States	Reno, Nevada

81		Canada	Toronto, Ontario
82		New Zealand	Wellington
83		United States	Omaha, Nebraska
84		Unknown
85		United States	Ferndale, Washington
86		Canada
87		Sri Lanka	Colombo
88		Unknown
89		India	New Delhi, Delhi
90		Unknown
91		United States	Johnson City, New York
92		United States	San Francisco, California
93		United States	Reno, Nevada
94		Unknown
95		Taiwan	Taipei, T’ai-pei
96		United States	Dallas, Texas
97		United States	Mountain View, California
98		United States	Reno, Nevada
99		United States	Sacramento, California
100		Australia	Kwinana, Western Australia

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BEFORE

AFTER

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One of the friars at AirMaria tried to bring an old photo of St. Maximilian into color and this was the result. What do you think, doesn’t he look like Marlon Brando.

If I remember correctly this is when he was in the custody of the Nazis, just after being arrested for publishing an article on “Truth”. They took away his Franiscan habit, his glasses, and shaved his beard. Correct me if I’m wrong.

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Fi News #140 – Three To Go ( 01min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

First of all we would like to thank Marie and Mark for their response to our first plea for donations of hard drives, may our Lady reward you for your quick and generous response.

We still need one 2TB  hard drive. You’ll find below the links to where you can make this purchase if you feel inspired.

2TB – See it here

If you would rather send a donation by mail: AirMaria, 8212 West Hendricks Rd., Bloomington, IN. 47403 or you can make a donation via our donation button on airmaria.com

If you are interested in the next item on our NEEDS LIST: See it here

Yes that’s expensive, but all for the Immaculate.

Ave Maria!

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Ave Maria!

[Update: The link below now works :)]

Here is a free ringtone for your iPhone: http://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/_UPLOAD/To_Jesus_Thru_Mary.m4r

Ave Maria!

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Ever wanted to have your own personalized ringtone on your iPhone and been frustrated to find that the maximum length of the ringtone that iTunes allows you to upload to your iPhone is 39 seconds?

I recently encountered this problem when I tried to upload an Angelus ringtone to my iphone.

Well I have found a clever “work around” for this – and please note: this is not “hacking” and it’s got nothing to do with “jailbreaking”, it’s simply a way to fool iTunes into uploading a longer than 39 seconds ringtone into your  iPhone.

http://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/_UPLOAD/Angelus_60s.wav

http://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/_UPLOAD/Angelus.wav

Firstly we have to ensure that a couple of preferences are set correctly:

Plug your iPhone into the computer and iTunes should open up automatically. If it doesn’t, open iTunes manually.

After iTunes has finished synching with your iPhone, click on “iTunes” and then “Preferences…”

At the end of the row where it says, “When you insert a CD”, there is an “Import Settings” tab – click on it – this opens up a dialogue box.

Under “Import Using:” make sure (or select if not already) “AAC Encoder” is selected. Then press “OK”

Now back in the main dialogue box for “Preferences” ensure that the check box to show “Tones” is ticked. If it is not, tick it and then press “OK” to get out of the preferences dialogue box.

Download the two files (onto the desktop is easiest to work with), “Angelus_60s.wav” and “Angelus.wav” (“Angelus_60s.wav” is actually 30 seconds long, and “Angelus.wav” is 60 seconds long you’ll see why later on).

In iTunes click on “File” and then “Add to Library…”

Find the “Angelus_60s.wav” file you downloaded and select it (remember this is the 30 second version). ITunes should place the file under “Music”

Now left click on the Angelus_60s.wav file you imported into iTunes and select the option, “Create AAC Version”.

It should take a few seconds to convert and then a second song named, “Angelus_60s” will appear.

The first song should already be selected so click on the second song whilst holding down the “shift” key to select both songs. Now left click on either one of them and select, “Delete”.

When the dialogue box pops up, click on, “Keep Files”.

Open up Finder and search on “This Mac” for “Angelus 60s.m4a” (this is the AAC file that iTunes just created) and then left click on the file and select “Open Enclosing Folder”

In the folder opened up you should see the original file you imported (i.e., “Angelus_60s.wav) and the new file iTunes created, i.e., “Angelus_60s.m4a”

Left click on the “Angelus_60s.wav” file and move to trash.

Now click on the file, “Angelus_60s.m4a” to select it and then click again on the actual file name and it will give you option of renaming the file. Change the “a” at the end of the file name to an “r” (so the file should now read, “Angelus_60s.m4r” and press “Enter”. When asked if you want to keep “m4a” or use “m4r” select “Use m4r” (the “r” at the end of the file name denotes that the file is now a ringtone).

Now click and drag the new file, “Angelus_60s.m4r” into iTunes. You should see the green “+” symbol indicating that when you release it will be added to the iTunes library – note, however, that it does not appear in the “Music” – iTunes has recognized it as a ringtone and has copied it automatically into the “Ringtones” folder.

Now click on the “iPhone” button. Across the top you should see the buttons, “Summary”, “Info”, “Apps” and then “Tones”. Click on “Tones”.

Now check the “Synch Tones” box and then click the button, “Selected Tones”. Your “Angelus_60s” ringtone should now be displayed. Click on the check box next to it to select it (please note, if you have other personalized ringtones which you wish to keep on your iPhone you must select them also otherwise they will be erased from your iPhone when you synch it!).

Now press the “Apply” button. iTunes will upload the “Angelus_60s” (which is actually 30 seconds) ringtone to your phone. If you go into your iPhone and into “Settings”, “Sounds”, and “Ringtone”, you will see “Angelus_60s” right at the top. Great, but the ringtone is only 30 seconds long! Play it to see – the 3rd group of 3 bells is cut off midway.

So, now click “Done” in iTunes and this will take you back to the music library section of iTunes.

Now go to the desktop and change the name of the file,“Angelus_60s.wav” to “Angelus_30s.wav” (this is of course the 30 second version and now is appropriately named).

Now rename the file, “Angelus.wav” on the desktop to, “Angelus_60s.wav” (this file is the actual 60 second version you want to upload to your iPhone)

Now drag the new “Angelus_60s.wav” file into iTunes, (or click on “File”, “Add to Library…” etc).

Select the file and then left click and “Create AAC Version”.

Select the old and the new file and delete them both as before – when asked, “Keep Files” as before.

Now open finder and search “This Mac” for “Angelus_60s.m4a”. As before you should see the “Angelus_60s.wav” file in the same folder – delete the wave version of the file.

Rename the “Angelus_60s.m4a” file to “Angelus_60s.m4r” – when prompted select “Use m4r”.

Now drag the “Angelus_60s.m4r” file onto the desktop.

Open the finder again, and search “This Mac” for “Angelus_60s.m4r”.

The finder will locate two versions of the file, one on the desktop – the 60 second version which you just dragged there, and the other is the original 30 second version which was uploaded to your iPhone and which is in the “Tones” folder.

Left click on one and then select “Open Containing Folder”, left click on the other and select “Open Containing Folder”.

Now you have two finder windows open, one with the file located in the “Tones” folder and one on the desktop. Click and drag the desktop file into the “Tones” folder and when prompted, click “Replace”.

So what you have done is now replace the 30 second version which was uploaded to your iPhone with the 60 second version which you want on your iPhone.

Now go back into iTunes, click on the “iPhone” button. Deselect the “Angelus_60s” ringtone and click “Appy”.

Now reselect the “Angelus_60s” ringtone and click “Apply” again.

Bingo – you now have a 60 second Angelus ringtone on your iPhone – might I suggest that the first thing you do is go into your clock and set an alarm for 12:00 PM everyday, call it “Angelus” and select your new ringtone to play – then when it rings pray the Angelus.

Ave Maria!

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Simian Training Course hosted by Doug Pearson & WOMB 89.9 FM Ellettsville

Schedule:

Saturday 5th April: 

6:30am – Mass (Optional)

8:00am to 9:00am – Breakfast (Included)

9:00am to 12:30pm – Session 1

Overview of Simian

PC as a Broadcast Tool

Sound Card

Audio format

Audio Naming

12:30pm to 1:30pm – Lunch (Included)

1:30pm to 5pm – Session 2

Configuration

Sound Hound

Program Options

Hardware Options

Mixers

Scheduled Events

5:00pm to 7:00pm – Dinner (Included)

7:00pm to 9:00pm – Session 3

Event builder

Log building

Carts

Macros

Recording

Time shifting

Sunday 6th April:

6:30am – Mass (Optional)

8:00am to 9:00am – Breakfast (Included)

9:00am to 12noon – Session 4

Trouble shooting

Q & A

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