Plebware Transformer Concept

 

Concept 1-  3 in 1 Unit

Murphy Bed, with Stay Level Desk and  4 Seater Couch (Sofa)

An Idea we are toying with to make our small room more livable.

Two of these units in an L formation will Give us enough space to host a small meeting, have our own office - studios and a place to sleep at night.

The Unit you see in our YouTube video has been created using Blender.
Otto is still working on improvements, so this is just the basic concept.

20/09/2020 - Building Credibility

You Need Credibility 

 - You Need A Website -

 Dedicated To My Friend Tim - Ignorance Is Not Bliss!

Image by Gerd Altmann and Christine Sponchia from Pixabay 

The Fact Is - 'To Succeed in Business' You Need A Website!

Having A Website

 Improves your business credibility: Now more than ever in South Africa, your customers expect to be able to find information about your company online. In fact, most consumers do research online before they make a purchase, even if it's to buy something or find out something from their local shop.

A website can help small businesses increase flexibility, control, branding and credibility. Eighty-four percent of U.S. consumers believe a business with a website is more credible than one that only has a social media page. To be credible and attract new customers, a website can make a difference.

Seven Reasons Every Small Business Needs A Website, Especially Here In South Africa

A website not only helps small businesses promote and sell their products and services, but it also allows them to distinguish themselves from their competitors, especially for customers who rely heavily on the Internet to learn everything about a company. This makes a website one of the most important business assets for sharing information, building credibility and standing out in crowded marketplaces.

1. BUILD CREDIBILITY

You can build a brand presence for your business on social media, but you’re restricted by the platform in terms of design, process and technology. A website can help small businesses increase flexibility, control, branding and credibility. Eighty-four percent of U.S. consumers believe a business with a website is more credible than one that only has a social media page. To be credible and attract new customers, a website can make a difference.

2. FIND CUSTOMERS

Today, customers are constantly searching on computers, tablets and smart phones. A website enables them to find your company and learn about your business and what it offers at anytime and any-place.

In today’s competitive online search environment, content is key. Google has revamped its algorithms to better serve user searches today, including rewarding sites that provide visitors with helpful content and a good user experience. This means that if someone is looking for a product or service that your business offers, your website needs to show up in the search results or you will miss out on potential sales leads.

3. GET MORE CUSTOMERS

Ongoing business success often times rests on your company’s ability to bring in new clients. Reaching thousands of people using only traditional marketing methods like direct mail or print advertising can be very expensive and unreliable. Getting online enables you to reach more people locally or outside of your region while paying less for the exposure—and you can even measure the specific results. In fact, 77 percent of U.S. small businesses said a website is a great way to find new customers.

And, it’s not just about gaining new customers; you can use a website to better serve existing customers too. The ability to update business information 24/7 on the Internet improves customer communication while freeing up time to focus on other business priorities. And with a branded email, you can begin email marketing, driving traffic back to your on- and offline sites and boosting customer loyalty with your brand.

4. GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Consumers want to be informed about their purchasing decisions— what they buy and from whom they buy. Without a website, you risk losing customers to businesses already taking advantage of the online marketplace. If you’re in direct competition with another business that has a website, your competitor has a clear advantage—especially if they are effectively marketing their website. A website can help level the playing field.

Eighty-four percent of U.S. small businesses surveyed by Verisign said their website is important or critical to their business. More than half of U.S.-based small businesses don’t have a website, so there is no time like the present to establish your business website and get ahead of the competition.

5. GROW YOUR BUSINESS

Many small businesses aim to expand in the market…
 You must reach out to new customers... 

While face-to-face interactions can be important.

Even if business often comes from word-of-mouth, 
A website gives you a chance to “pass your card out” to thousands online. 

With an e-commerce store, you can sell items online and ship the product to
customers almost anywhere in the world. 

You might discover that customers in a neighbouring city or province,

are interested in your services, leading to a larger service area, and maybe even an expansion to regional offices. In fact, 81 percent of U.S. small businesses say that a website has helped to grow their business. With a website, you can reach a greater number of potential customers and opportunities.

6. Get Needed Investors and Investment.

Around one third (34%) identified insufficient investment as a significant obstacle to growth, followed by failure to keep up with technology (20%) and cyber-security risks (13%)

7. Marketing Your Business To It’s Fullest Capacity.

Clearly, having a website offers massive benefits in visibility, being contactable and trust: 

it not only tells customers and potential customers what the business does, but can also provide a sense of the culture and ethos of the business. In an era when many younger consumers want to take their custom to businesses that resonate with their values, this has become a key role of websites.

Most people are misinformed, or have been burned in the past, perhaps by the matter of a badly designed website: many would rather avoid being on the web altogether rather than have a presence that could be embarrassing. 

Not only do they lack the skills to run a website themselves, but they lack the knowledge to specify how they want it run, and the strategic skills to integrate it with business goals.

Ignorance Is Bliss

The famous English Proverb “Ignorance is Bliss” comes to mind, as a Web Designer;

I have been in the Industry since 1999, and have reached the point of frustration, 
trying to explain why people need a Website, most people just believe what they have heard...
If one is unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation one cannot be troubled by it. 

Talking to them you can see in their eyes what they are thinking:
"I don't want to hear about why I need a website: ignorance is bliss in this case"

Seriously ???

Ignorantia juris non excusat or Ignorantia legis neminem excusat
is a legal principle holding ... 

The rationale of the doctrine is that if ignorance were an excuse, a person ... 

In criminal law, although ignorance may not clear a defendant of guilt, nor is ignorance an excuse, for not having a website. The importance of a website for sales cannot be overstated. 

By having an online presence through your website, you are able to reach more consumers. 
The more consumers you reach online, the more opportunities you have to make a sale. 
... With a website, you can sell your products and services around-the-clock.

Most consumers are looking online for information that will help them make smarter purchasing decisions. In fact, according to the eCommerce Foundation, 88% of consumers will research product information before they make a purchase online or in the store. This buying behaviour trend emphasizes the importance of a website for today’s businesses.

 What Exactly Is Worship?

Image by Jackson David from Pixabay Edited by Otto Brinkmeier

"Worship can be defined as “the reverence or adoration that one shows toward something or someone; holding a person or object in high esteem; or giving a person or an object a place of importance or honor.” There are hundreds of scriptures in the Bible that speak about worship and provide guidance as to both who and how to worship." biblestudytools

For me, personally Worship is all important in having a good relationship with God.
It is the essence of a healthy relationship with God, it encompasses all we do, say and sing to and about God. It is that secret life every Christian should have.

For me it is a Lifestyle, and a daily thing.

"It is a Biblical mandate that we worship God and Him alone. It is an act that is designed not only to bring honor to Him who deserves honor, but also to bring a spirit of obedience and submission to the worshipers." biblestudytools

Very often we have idols that we worship unwittingly.
I wrote an article on Facebook, In our Spiritual Warfare Group on 21 February 2018 - Titled Plastic and Silicon Idols

Plastic and Silicon Idols = TV, Cell Phones, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, DSTV, YouTube etc...
Read More Here 👉Are You Worshiping Plastic and Silicon Idols?👈

"But why do we worship, what exactly is worship and how do we worship on a day-to-day basis? Because this topic is important to God and is the reason that we were created, the Scripture provides us a great deal of information on the subject. biblestudytools

The word worship comes from the Old English word “weorþscipe” or
“worth-ship” which means “to give worth to.” In a secular context, the word can mean “to hold something in high esteem.” In a Biblical context, the Hebrew word for worship is shachah, which means to depress, to fall down, or to lay prostrate before a deity. It is to hold something up with such reverence, honor, and esteem that your only desire is to bow down before it. God specifically mandates that the focus of this type of worship be toward Him and Him alone. "
biblestudytools

In the Old Testament this involved ritualistic sacrifices, however Jesus taught us its true meaning, which Paul explains so well in:

 Romans 12:1 “Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.”

"We are no longer under bondage to the law, with the burden of bringing animal blood to atone for sins and as our form of worship. Jesus has already paid a death price and made a blood sacrifice for our sins. Our form of worship, post-resurrection, is to bring ourselves, our own lives, as a living sacrifice to God. This is holy and pleasing to Him." biblestudytools

1 Peter 2:9 says that we are a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” It is the reason that we exist, to bring adoration to Him who created us.

"The Word of God calls us to live our entire lives as an act of worship (Romans 12:1).
The purpose of this chapter is to teach some of the key principles of biblical worship with music and song, stirring the reader to a deeper relationship with the Father. For many, the area of worship is dictated by their preference and comfort, but it is our desire as an eldership to let the truth of Scripture fashion and shape this expression of our relationship with the Father." - Laying Foundations

The Heart Of Worship

“I’ll bring you more than a song,

for a song in itself is not what you have desired.

You search much deeper within,

through the way things appear,

you’re looking into my heart.

“I’m coming back to the heart of worship,

’cos it’s all about you,

it’s all about you, Jesus.

I’m sorry, Lord, for the things I’ve made it,

for it’s all about you, Jesus!”

(Matt Redman and Martin Smith)

Worship is not just a song, nor can it be reduced to a musical progression: no,

it is far more than that. The very heartbeat of worship is a natural overflow of

our relationship with the Father. Man would love to label and categorize it,

but mere definitions cannot express the fullness of worship as God intended it.

In essence, it is an expression of our ardent adoration in response to His

tender love, a discovering of Him as He reveals His wonder to us. Worship is a

relationship. Let us not be ‘dazed’ by the labels, rather let us be ‘dazzled’ by

our Lord. And remember that we love Him and respond to Him in worship

“because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). We will now study some of the

expressions of worship found in the Old and New Testaments.

Old Testament Expressions Of Worship

There are several Hebrew words found in the Old Testament that are translated

as a single English word ‘praise.’ Let’s examine these to gain a fuller understanding of biblical worship. You will notice how they flow naturally into the New Testament.

 Barak (Psalm 96:2)

“To bless, to prostrate or to kneel as an act of adoration.”

“But I, by Your great mercy, will come into Your house; in reverence will I bow

down toward Your holy temple.” (Psalm 5:7) This shows a wonderful illustration

of how David, who set an outstanding example of worship in the Bible, would

enter the house of God to bow in adoration to his King. Examples can also be

found in the New Testament, for example, Revelation 4, 5 and Revelation 7.

 Yadah (Psalm 28:7)

“To revere or worship with extended hands.”

A further example in the New Testament is found in 1 Timothy 2:8 where Paul

encourages the people to “lift up holy hands” as they approach the Lord.

 Towdah (Psalm 50:23)

“To give a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving with extended hands.”

Shabach (Psalm 63:3)

“To praise in a loud tone.”

Shouting is not a sign of irreverence but is welcomed by the Father. Many

scriptures speak of it. As examples consider Psalm 47:1 and Psalm 66:1, but there are many more. “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.”
(Hebrews 5:7).

Submission and reverence are attitudes of the heart, not necessarily the

silencing of the emotions or the restriction of expression.

 Zamar (Psalm 108:3)

“To worship on an instrument.”

God has made room for a myriad of instruments with all kinds of sounds and

rhythms. We see that our instruments become expressions of our hearts.

The instrument of our body is surely the most important of all instruments,

expressing the attitude of our heart. Romans 12:1 urges us to offer our lives as

a reasonable act of worship and this incorporates all that we do.
See also Psalm 150.

Halal (Psalm 35:18)

“To shine, to rave, to be clamorous and foolish. To abandon your reputation.”

“David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might,

while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with

shouts and the sound of trumpets.” (2 Samuel 6:14-15)

David was someone who knew to bow low in reverence, but he also understood

when to honor the Lord with passionate expressions of dance and praise.

This meant that his reputation as a king would be on the line as well as his

preferences. He knew it was all worth it though!

Tehillah (Psalm 22:3)

“To sing your ‘halals.’ The kind of worship God loves to inhabit.”

Summary

Music, dancing and extravagant outward expression were very much part of

Israel’s culture. These expressions were associated with all their social events,

victories and defeats, prophetic activity, coming in and going out. Therefore,

when they praised the Lord it was a natural activity.

There is both the stillness of bowing before the majestic King, as well as the

passion and exuberance of joy as we join with Him in rejoicing (Zep 3:17).

If we give ourselves to the full expression of worship and not give in to our

fears and the pressures of man, we will surely enjoy and experience the

breadth of life that the Father has intended for His children!

Credits

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2. Extracted from Laying Foundations
   Copyright © 2002 by Cornerstone Church
   Print Date: March 2003
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   form (written, visual, electronic or audio)
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Saturday 12 September 2020 [Pallet Patio Furniture]

 Got To Finish Pallet Furniture For My Special Friend

Image by ArtTower from Pixabay edited By Otto Brinkmeier

This project was fun so far spent 4 Saturdays and 1 Sunday on it.

Working with the Bare minimum of tools

• Claw Hammer
• Hand Saw
• Cordless Drill
• Jig saw (Only on two occasions) 
• Crow bar

Before...

Today I must complete the Job, need to reduce corner table in width.
Construct main table, Which will serve as a outdoor entertainment table.

Photos will be added to this article tonight... It is now 7:30  am
Leave for Site at 8:30 am ....

Worked till 4:30 pm

Completed Most of the Construction,
Bottom Shelf Of Table
and Corner Table Seat to secured Back Rest

Just Left to do:
Drawers For table Flip Up Lid / Shelf for Corner Unit
Sanding and Finishing will be next step

The Four main Units

Special Features Added for more functionality

Tim and Mammie Helped with Cushions and Seats

Final stage will be to give final Sanding and Varnish

 

Friday 11 September 2020

 Plans for Today - Work On This here Blog!

Image by isuru prabath , ijmaki and Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Edited By Otto Brinkmeier

Plebware-Tuition™

The "Bread and Butter", machine of Plebware's Online existence, will take a few weeks to get going.
So If you are a first-time visitor, do add this Blog to your Book Marks.
As it will surely become a Blog that will keep surprising you with its content.

As a reintroduction, my name is Otto Brinkmeier.
I am an Internet Entrepreneur, specializing in providing FREE information.

 Many topics are Covered - Some even Call Me "A Jack Of All trades"

Here are just some skills that I have been indulging in - Over the last 20 years
Most Of Which I will Share here in Plebware-Tuition™

1. Webmaster

2.  Web Designer

3.  Java Script Implementation

4.  Search Engine Optimization

5.  Composr CMS (ocPortal) Implementation

6.  Word Press Implementation

7.  Joomla Implementation

8.  Facebook Page Implementation

9.  Facebook Group Implementation

10.  Twitter Implementation

11.  Graphic Designer (Look around Site For Examples)

12.  Book Illustrations

13.  Book Cover Design

14.  Logo and Emblem Design

15.  Internet Marketer

16.  E-Mail Campaign Creator

17.  Auto Responder Setup and creation

18.  Social Media Marketing

19.  Press Release Compilation

20.  Copy Creator 

21.  Sales Copy Creator

22.  Tuition Copy Creator

23.  Documentary Copy

24.  Historical Copy

25.  News Copy

26.  Software Review Copy

27. PC Power User

28.  Dynamic Banner Creator

29.  Flash Movie Creation

30.  Audio File Format Conversion

31.  Graphic File Conversion

32.  Software Compiler And Tester

33.  SSE Setup Compiler

34.  Inno Setup Compiler

35.  Open Source Software Tester

36.  Data Recovery Technician

37.  Music Recovery

38.  Photo and Graphic Recovery

39.  Document Recovery

40. Theologian

41.  Disciple Of Jesus Christ

42.  Announcer of The Gospel.

43.  Defender Of The Faith.

44.  Bible Scholar

45.  Apologetics

46.  Homiletics 

47.  Evangelist

48.  One on One – Evangelism

49.  Cyber - Evangelism

50.  Bible Teacher

51.  Cyber Bible Tutor

52.  Small Group Gospel Tutor

Away away away! Back to Work, This Blog is not going to Build itself..

Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay

10/09/2020 [Gone Fishing]

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" 

Image by Khalid Mehmood from Pixabay 

"It is a day I am really going to enjoy!"

No work on anything Plebware, just me, my friend Rob and the great out doors...

Will post some Pictures and write 'a write up' tonight when I get home ...

12 Hours Later - what a day!

First we tried the deep water...

Hoping to catch Barbel but after a period
we gave up,

Here the deep water was to cold
for this time of year 

and we were clearly 
wasting time at this spot.

Time to Move around the Corner to the shallow side of river..

Here we discovered the second obstacle of the day.

Debris in the water after loosing three rigs
we desired to move beyond the willow trees...

In Back of Photo 👉

And eventually decided if we wanted to catch 
That's what we had to do

Finally Rob Caught the first Fish
1.95 kg Common Carp

Which Turned out to be 1.44 kg
Since we forgot the weighing net 😓

and had to minus .51 kg for net we used

Not long after that Rob 
Landed a small yellow fish .63 Kg

After minus .51 Kg for the catch net

Never the less it was Fun

Oh Me? Rob 2 Otto 0

Yup! I caught none

Thanks Rob For the awesome day!
Great Out Doors, Great Christian Fellowship Great Fun...

Then me mate "Roy" sends me this video on WhatsApp...

Almost fell off my chair, thanks Roy, you just spoiled a perfect day!
Oh and Plebware Blog Followers, I hate Spiders... Really made My DAY!!!

That's me for today Folks Catch you all tomorrow

Can We Find Our Own Way to God?

Transcendentalism Is Not The Way

Image by Gerd Altmann , Andrew Martin from Pixabay Edited By Otto Brinkmeier

This post is a response to an article written by Bethany Verrett
Found on Bible Study Tools to Quote:

"The search for answers to big questions led humanity to develop theories and ideas about the metaphysical nature of existence. Metaphysics is part of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts like what it means to be, how to know something, and what constitutes identity.

Certain ideas have come together to create a worldview that gains popularity, and manifests itself in the classroom, in art, music, and in theological debates. One such movement that gained traction in the 19th century was the Transcendentalist movement.

The core tenets of this philosophy was that divinity is in all nature and humanity, and it emphasized a progressive view of time. Some of the great artistic movements of that century found their origins in this philosophical movement. Transcendentalism is a movement defined by a focus on the natural world, emphasis in individualism, and an idealized perspective of human nature.

While there is some overlap with Christian values and the art from this movement provided value to the arts, its eastern influences and deistic outlook means much of the thoughts in the movement are not in alignment with the Bible."

What Is Transcendentalism? 

Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. A core belief is in the inherent goodness of people and nature, and while society and its institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual, people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent.

Transcendentalism emphasizes subjective intuition over objective empiricism. Adherents believe that individuals are capable of generating completely original insights with little attention and deference to past masters. It arose as a reaction, to protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time. The doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School was closely related.

Transcendentalism emerged from "English and German Romanticism, the Biblical criticism of Johann Gottfried Herder and Friedrich Schleiermacher, the skepticism of David Hume", and the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant and German Idealism. Miller and Versluis regard Emanuel Swedenborg and Jakob Böhme as pervasive influences on transcendentalism. It was also strongly influenced by Hindu texts on philosophy of the mind and spirituality, especially the Upanishads.

What Does This Philosophy Think of God?

Not Much...Perhaps some of them did, to a limited degree, a small minority did.

Since transcendentalists embraced free-thinking and individual thought, it comes as no surprise that they attributed little thought on God, since they were prominent thinkers, different figures had varying thoughts about God, which makes this fact: "their belief that man does not need a mediator to speak to God"
come as no surprise.

Some of these transcendentalists studied the Bible for themselves, while others rejected it for what they could detect in nature.

But what does the Bible say 

The Apostle Paul wrote, in (Romans 1:20). 

New International Version

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

New Living Translation

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

English Standard Version

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Berean Study Bible

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

Berean Literal Bible

For from the creation of the world His invisible qualities, both His eternal power and divinity, are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, for them to be without excuse.

New American Standard Bible

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

New King James Version

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

King James Bible

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

It is not wrong to say one can see God in nature, but one should not worship it, nor should it be the only source of knowledge about God.

Is Transcendentalism Biblical?

Not regarding the Whole Council of God, bits and pieces perhaps.
But taking bits and pieces from the Bible, to substantiate a personal belief is folly.

While a small number of Transcendentalists believed that salvation from Jesus Christ was essential for salvation, not all of them did. Over time, this philosophy began to embrace the belief that good people can go to Heaven, if they sincerely believe in any religion that encourages them to be morally upright.

However, Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). The only way to be saved from sin and be with God in eternity in Heaven is through Jesus Christ.

Are People Truly Good?

Verses about the inherent wickedness of man include:

- Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”

- Romans 3:10-12 “as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”

- Ecclesiastes 7:20 “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”

- Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned — every one — to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Click Here 👉 For A Detailed Look At Why All People Are Sinners 👈 

Sources

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendentalism

Bethany Verrett is a freelance writer and editor.
She maintains a faith and lifestyle blog graceandgrowing.com, where she muses about the Lord, life, culture, and ministry.