 Keeping Churches Safe Online
The Internet is a double-edged sword for churches. It has certainly opened
new communication channels, providing easy access to worship schedules,
activities and sermons as well as the ability to spread the Word far
beyond an individual congregation's four walls. But online connections in church
facilities also carry risks, from user exposure to inappropriate content to sabotage
by outsiders. As a result, churches must protect their staff and members from
temptation as well as legal liability.
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Centrino 2
Inside the Box - Donald Stratton
Tuesday marked the launch of the first parts of Intel's Centrino 2 platform, their fifth update to the Centrino brand, and the notebook industry has snapped to attention with a large roll-out of new systems, but what really matters is how this will affect you and your choice in notebooks.
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Special Events, Part 1
ACS Technologies
Special events are some of the most valuable, visible aspects of your church ministry, attracting potential new attendees and members to your congregation. Thus, every church event must be done with excellence. The following article is the first of two on successful special events, and focuses on the planning stage.
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Internet Security for Your Church, Twitter, and More
Editorial - Steve Hewitt
I subscribe to several different email groups, related to churches and computers, technology and IT. Recently in one of them, designed for church IT directors, the discussion entered the subject of creating hotspots around the church for people with WiFi notebooks, or smartphones to use in order to access the net.
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CCMag NewsBrief
Each month the CCMag NewsBrief provides reports on the news that Steve Hewitt uses for his weekly radio segment on PrimeTime America (Moody Broadcasting)
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Mac Tips & Tricks
By Nick Nicholaou
Macs and PCs do mostly the same things, but they do them differently. Each platform has its quirks, and since I now use a Mac I'm learning some good tips and tricks that make me more productive on it. A couple of these have been in my previous Mac articles, but most haven't. They may help other Mac users
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Tweaking Firefox 2
By Dr. J.D. "Doc" Watson
After last month's column I received a couple of comments wondering why I'm giving tips on FF 2 when FF 3 is now available. Well . . . those of you who've been reading me for years know that I never jump on the upgrade wagon on its first trip around the block. Let me explain more and then continue with a few more tweaks.
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Laridian PocketBible 4 for Windows Mobile
By Kevin A. Purcell
If you have a Windows Mobile device, then you have a few choices for Bible study software. There are free programs from e-Sword (www.e-sword.net/pocketpc) or Olive Tree (www.olivetree.com/pocketpc). They are good programs but while free for the public domain works, they do charge for more modern translations, if they are even available. If you are talking about a desktop computer with half a terabyte of storage, then loading multiple programs is not a problem. But many Pocket PC or Windows Mobile devices are stingy on storage. So, for my money, if I am going to only have one program on my HTC Touch (my new Windows Mobile based Smartphone) the one I use is Laridian's PocketBible 4. That's right, I said 4. Laridian just released their latest update of the program in May.
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Microblogging and Twitter
By C. Brian Smith
Webheads who are more laconic and less inclined to wax verbal may opt for a microblogging tool (as opposed to a robust blogging service such as Blogger.com, WordPress, Typepad, etc.). Whereas blogs are excellent for dissertations, treatises, op-ed pieces, press releases, and larger blocks of content, microblogs are more appropriate for quotes, pithy updates, alerts, announcements, links, etc. According to the Information Technology glossary Whatis.com (http://www.whatis.com), "Microblogging is the practice of sending brief posts to a....". Like full-fledged blogs, microblogs arrange information - i.e., entries or posts - in reverse, chronological format, which resembles an online diary or journal. What, then, is the difference between blogging and microblogging? Simply put, posts or entries on microblogs are usually restricted to fewer than 200 characters. The proliferation of Instant Messaging (IM), SMS/texting, cell phones, Blackberries, iPhones, and an endless array of communications devices has no doubt spurred an interest in microblogging.
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How to Get People to Your Website, Introduce Them to Jesus, and Change Their Eternity
By Yvon Prehn
The conclusion of my last two articles about church websites, search engines, and relevancy is that content, meaningful content, not the technology, or the flash, not the moving parts or scrolling images of happy people, but content is what will get people to your site because it gives search engines something to quantify and gives people something to read when they get there. How to get that content on to your website is what I want to talk about now.
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Blog Sites & More
By Scott D Howard
Greetings to all, I hope and pray that everyone will be looking for God's will even through all of the flooding that our country has seen from the heavy rains lately. We can rest assured that He has a plan and we have nothing we need to worry about as long as we trust in Him and do what He wants us to do. My heart and prayers go out to the victims of the flooding.
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