Author name: Derek Creason

Site Updates

Updated my email for my server to google apps.

No point running a mail server on a dynamic IP that can change and that I can’t set reverse dns up for.

So I switched to google apps. It was super easy to set up. Took only 20 minutes. Dns propagated within 30 minutes. My email for my domain now runs through the Gold standard of email service: Gmail.

The high availability of google, amazing spam control, the excellent Gmail interface, and pop/imap access are just a few of the features. There are alot of other useful apps available in the free version of google apps as well.

I highly recommend taking a look at google apps for your email needs. They have a nice free version and a nicer paid version.

So, after the above paragraphs of nerdery, feel free to email me at [email protected].

The House is Finished

We closed on the re-finance of our house today. I now have a very affordable house payment at a great fixed rate. It is nice to have the stability.

Finally, all the long hard work has come to a end since we started in July. We moved in a few months ago after fixing the house up, and it now feels like our home.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who helped work on our house during these last 6 months. I am very grateful to all our friends and family for giving of your time and effort.

Thanks specifically to:

Michelle, Johne, Craig, Brandon, Margaret, Brad, Tammy, Forrest, Joe, Linda, HanNah, and everyone else who helped out.

All of your hard work has resulted in us having a wonderful home. You all are welcome any time to come over and hang out.

We are planning to have a open house sometime in the next month. We will let everyone know the details.

October 23rd

Random updates.

The house is almost done. We hope to move in less than 2 weeks or so…

Jackson’s birthday party is tomorrow at noon. Lots of pics will end up on Amy’s facebook, and possibly my website if I get some free time.

Christmas list is up on my main page at derekcreason.com

Work is going good. Seems like everyone is getting over or getting a cold/flu.