Did you know that FaceBook has an editor designed for page owners/managers? I just learned this in the last couple of weeks and was excited to try it, but since it took me a couple of days to figure it out, I thought I’d share the steps to create and…
UPDATE: Podcast Garden’s business model is now clear. Without any prior notification (that I saw), they’ve decided that there’s a 30 day trial. Big mistake Podcast Garden. You’re no longer recommended only because you didn’t tell me it was a trial until after I’d used it over a month. Let…
In my old house I had a problem. I needed to sit on a stool to make my videos, but I didn’t have a stool. My office chair was too squeaky, so I couldn’t use it as a stool, so I was stuck. Last Christmas, my in-laws gave me a…
What does USB stand for? Universal serial bus. Universal means everything. Bus means a group, but what does the word “serial” mean? In the world of computers, there are basically two ways to send information, serially or in parallel. You might remember that before network printers and USB printers there…
Update: I got an email from Hootsuite.com that their service was compromised. Turns out it wasn’t me after all, but that doesn’t mean that the security steps I took were bad ideas. Keep reading. I woke up this morning and decided to check my Twitter account. I was happy with…
There’s an episode of the original Star Trek series where the crew comes across a planet where the Roman Empire never fell and is dealing with a small religious cult. Kirk and the crew come to like the people who they hear worship the sun and oppose their oppression by…
“Let’s be honest, our website really sucks.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Our website is great, or so I thought. So, I clarified. “What do you mean?” “I couldn’t even find the service times,” he continued. I looked at our site on my iPhone. “Look here. Didn’t you…
We’ve all done it. You point the tv remote at the tv and press the button, but nothing happens. Immediately you think, “When was the last time I changed these batteries?” If the answer is long ago, you might change them, but if the lights on the remote light up…
Editor’s note: I didn’t write this post; it was submitted to me by CCI Solutions and so, given the fact that it would absolutely help the church tech community, I was happy to publish it. If you’d like to contribute too, drop me a line at Paul at TrinityDigitalMedia dot…
There’s a reason that this page exists. You may not know that I’ve been where you are. No all of you, but most. Statistics tell us that the vast majority of churches are small congregations, less than 200. When I first started doing church tech in 2000, that’s the kind…