On today’s Tech, No Babel: 4k and the Codecs that go with it. HD has only really been around for a few years, but technology rests for no one. now 4k is coming. What is it and how will they get all that video to go through the internet if…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: 5 reasons you might not be podcasting (even though you think you are) 1. You only upload to YouTube or Vimeo. 2. You upload wav or aiff files. 3. You export videos that aren’t using the H.264 codec (and don’t transcode into ones that…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: Why your church shouldn’t do video. Video isn’t a cure all. It’s hard and expensive. People spend long hours doing it, but it’s the most effective form of communication we have, so it’s worth doing, if you know what you’re getting into. Subscribe for free:…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Looking Back into the Past and Forward into the Future: It doesn’t seem possible that I’ve only been doing this show since April. In that time we’ve talked about wordpress, podcasting, social media, websites, and all manner of other internet and web technologies. Next year,…
http://TrinityDigitalMedia.com/church-tech On today’s Tech, No Babel: Making your video file size smaller When your create, record, and edit videos, they often turn out to be huge. How can you minimize file size for distribution and archiving? Here are some things to look at. For archiving, save the most editable file…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Website Backgrounds The biggest mistake new web designers (or do-it-yourselfers) make is using a photo as a background to their website and thinking that because it fits on their computer that it will look just as good on all devices. More often than not,…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: 40 tips on my 40th birthday 40 tips and tricks 1. Use png for transparency. 2. Use gif for animated graphics. 3. Jpg is a good choice when you don’t want animation or transparency. 4. There’s a reason that professional stuff costs more. 5. There’s…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Why your church should be blogging. Streaming bandwidth provided ChurchStreaming. For your free 1-month trial visit them online at http://trinitydigitalmedia.com/churchstreaming Also, check out my pastor’s book _What life are you waiting for_ at http://trinitydigitalmedia.com/whatlifebook Check out: _The Blogging Church_ as a resource for your…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: Gift Ideas for the Church Techy This isn’t an exhaustive list, but just the things that I’d want if people were giving gifts to me. That’s not to say I’m asking for them (unless you’re offering) ;). Instead, these are just ideas for some things…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Trending Topics On twitter (and some other social networks), there’s a list of things that are popular right now. You can use those topics as ways to get your message out to people who wouldn’t otherwise see it. How would you do that? You…