On today’s Tech, No Babel: Design Tips for Beginners When you’re just learning to design things, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. I guarantee, though, that if you use these tips, your work will immediately look better, even if it still doesn’t match what’s in your head. Remember the rule of…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Email Lists for Your Church Perhaps it can be argued which is more effective, email or text messaging to get the word out, but there’s no argument that email is a great way to do it. What’s surprising is how few churches have email…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: What are you thankful for? Instead of thinking about what you don’t have, think about all the problems that didn’t happen. Think about all the people who have it worse than you. Now, thank God for your life, hard as it can sometimes be, it’s…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Gift ideas for the podcaster Here’s a list of basic equipment that I’d recommend (affiliate links): ATR-6550 ATR-2100 ATR-2100 Sony MDR-V150 Griffin iMic 13″ Macbook Pro Webcam Settings app Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder Wirecast IPEVO Point 2 View Logitech C615 MyChurchLive.tv (My Streaming partner)…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: Logo Design. Take a look at your church’s logo. How many colors does it have? Is it made of small lines that are difficult to see in some mediums? Can it be made simpler? Does it mean anything beyond the obvious? Is it like any…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: iTunes for Podcasting There’s a lot you can do with iTunes. You can transcode, edit ID3 tags, submit a podcast to be in its directory, etc. On today’s episode, we talk about all those things plus iTunes “SEO” (for lack of a better name)….
On Today’s Tech, No Babel: Free Stock Image Sites For years I’ve used Stock Exchange (http://sxc.hu) and Photo Pin (http://photopin.com) for free stock images. What you NEVER want to do, though is use google image search. Many of those photos are protected by copyright and using them could get you…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Stitcher for Podcasting Everyone knows that if you want a podcast, one of the places to go is iTunes. Not everyone knows that the second place to go or the place to go if you want to stream instead of download a podcast is…
On today’s Tech, No Babel: DIY or Paid Stock Photography? You’re working on a project and you realize you need a photo. Do you take it yourself or do you buy it? Here are some guidelines I’d follow to see which is the better choice. 1. Who is more likely…
On today’s Tech Help for Churches: Are Podcasts Outdated? It’s the 21st century and we’re moving past the advent of broadcast television and radio. We’ve had cable for over 30 years and the internet for 15. Since iPod sales are down, does that mean that podcasts are a dying medium…