Technology
What’s On Your Wall?
When I joined Facebook, my initial feeling was fascination. I was connecting with friends around the world in a way that was convenient and relatively secure. We regained contact with other friends whom we probably would never see again, due to distance or circumstances. As our friend list grew online, I felt as if my [...]
iPads.. in a ministry context
Chances are (if you’re reading this blog) you know about the launch of the Apple iPad. Perhaps you’re curious about its potential for use in a ministry context? Perhaps you have a strong opinion (for or against) based on your technological preference? I own one. Here are my initial thoughts: The iPad makes your research [...]
Have You Heard Of These?
If you lead or help in a church ministry, here are four Australian resources which can assist and encourage you. Matthias Media is a local evangelical publisher with a distinct focus: “We’re not the slightest bit interested in adding to the already monumental pile of Christian books churned out each year by the Christian publishing [...]
Thinking about Bible Software?
The most common mistake people make when choosing Bible software is choosing based on the quantity of resources available. If you talk about your Bible software in terms of “how many books you own” – you really have missed the point (but we won’t hold it against you). First and foremost, you are investing in a [...]
How do you handle comments?
Ok. So you see a post that piques your interest. You drop a quick comment… then what? Does anyone know a good way to keep up with responses without having to remember to check back every couple of hours?
Dorm Discussions and Other Analogies
From time to time, someone who is unfamiliar with the internet in all its applications will ask me to explain it to them. They want to know what is a blog, a forum, a social networking site. I usually spend a few minutes explaining how these three mediums work and then I look for an [...]
Phishing
Every day people enter various bits of sensitive information into websites that are designed to look like the real thing. The word used to describe online fraud carried out by this means is “phishing”. Phishing attacks are typically directed at major websites such as web mail providers, banks, and online vendors. These attacks come in [...]
Internet Filters?
There has been a lot of press lately surrounding our government’s intent on implementing compulsory Internet filters at the ISP level. The proposed “Clean Feed” scheme would mean government regulated filters on every Australian Internet provider, granting the government complete power over what Australian Internet users can view online. Given that the stated intent of [...]
Is the Web the Future?
Today marks twelve years of ministry for Worship Music Ministries. Twelve years of music in Australia One of my burdens for music ministry in Australia, and for support ministries in general in Australia, is that they would be self sustaining. I could probably write a whole series of posts on that, and maybe I will [...]
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Part 2
Continuing from last week, I’d like to briefly cover what RSS is and how you can use it. I’ll start with a definition for those who are unfamiliar with the term. Taken from Wikipedia: RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video – in [...]
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Part 1
I aim to post a good few technical posts here, starting with this one. Please let me know how I’m doing as far as content and readability goes, also I’m welcome to suggestions on what I should talk about next. It’s really amazing how much we’ve come to rely on the Internet for information. From [...]
