Looking for Internet radio today, including OrangeNoiseRadio?
Like most Internet radio stations, we’ve gone silent today for all but our VIP listeners. We’re thankful for those who support Internet radio so we’re cutting them a break.
But it’s all part of the Internet Radio Day of Silence to protest the Copyright Royalty Board decision to hike up the royalty rates we pay to recording companies.
NPR covers both sides of the story from back in March.
NPR also has coverage on today’s silent protest.
Category: Music
Free church media
NewSpring Ministries is posting a good collection of helps for your Sunday morning services, Bible studies, youth groups or whatever.
There are videos, forms, message outlines and more. And as of right now, they’re all free.
Check it out.
Orange Noise Radio to go silent June 26
Orange Noise Radio is planning to join in a national protest on June 26, of proposed increases on Internet radio royalties.
CNet has coverage as does our hosting company, Live365.
If you are a VIP listener though, have no fear we are planning to keep the music rolling for you on the 26th for your continued support of Internet radio.
If you’re not a VIP listener, visit Live365.com and sign up. Tell them OrangeNoiseRadio sent you.
Fighting crime with the sound of music
Safer Dallas Better Dallas is hoping to fight crime in the Big D with the sound of music.
Their website, www.saferdallas.net, features “We’re in the Fight Together,” Words and Music By Spencer Michlin and Johnny Marshall.
I’m not sure how it’s supposed to change the crime stats in Dallas but maybe it will drive all the criminals away if they hear it enough.
Who knows?
Apparently the song will be featured in PSA’s online.
Together we can win…
We will win (for our families)
We will win (for us all)
We will win (for Dallas)
We will win!
I don’t know if it would have the same catch, but maybe Ellis County Police Departments can adopt the song with a few changes.
The mission of Safer Dallas Better Dallas is:
The mission of Safer Dallas Better Dallas is to be a communicator and direct conduit to assist the Dallas Police Department (DPD) by:
- Acquiring new equipment for the DPD
- Improving recruiting results of the DPD
- Motivating the Dallas City Council to provide more resources toward crime prevention by offering matching resources
- Lowering the rate of recidivism of parolees
Inspiring Public Safety Personnel and Dallas citizens to embrace the basic concept that a safer life for any individual is a better life for that individual, and hence a Safer Dallas will be a Better Dallas.
Firefox plugin protects children
From Lifehacker:
New Firefox extension Glubble whitelists parent-approved web sites for kids and locks down the browser to create a child-friendly, safe browsing environment.
Once Glubble’s installed, you create your own “Glubble world” and add yourself as a “controller.” Then you add individual usernames and passwords for each of your kids. From there you approve web sites that are ok for the children to visit. Essentially Glubble sets up an extra login to get into Firefox. When the kids log in, they’ll see a bright and colorful Firefox skin with lots of graphics and access only to approved destinations. If the child happens upon a site that’s not whitelisted, a request is sent to the controller. Then, next time you (the parent controller) log on, you can approve or deny the requested site.
From Glubble:
Glubble gives you the peace of mind to know your child can only see web sites that you trust for them. Think of Glubble as being better than sitting next to your child all the time because the software lets your loved ones see what you already approve and blocks everything else, even on search engine results from Google or Yahoo!
Laurie and I were just talking about how we definitely plan to limit our (FUTURE) kid’s Internet use. This looks like a great way to do it. And you’re still using Internet Explorer? Why?
Services for Ruth Graham
The DMN Religion blog has info on Ruth Graham’s funeral services.
The services will be open to the public, with the first 2,000 people getting a seat in the auditorium – others will be directed to three off-site closed-circuit viewing areas.
Question for the day: Do you think there will ever be a couple like Billy and Ruth Graham in America who has the kind of impact they’ve had? Are the days of the large crusades coast to coast over?