As I travel to the Hashemite Kingdom next week, there are at least 5 simple things I can do to make my WiFi experiences a bit more secure. So can you, here’s how: Continue reading
October 30, 2007
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Month: October 2007
October 22, 2007
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Messin’ with Petra or my Google Maps of Jordan
Busy with preparations for my press tour to Jordan, I figured I’d give my loyal readers a sneak peak at some of the maps … and the super-secret wiki I’ve been crafting. Continue reading
October 15, 2007
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How to use gmail aliases to send yourself text notifications
Sending custom SMS text notifications to your cell phone has never been easier – thanks to 2 nifty gmail features. By combining filtering with gmail’s ability to add aliases to your existing gmail account, you can now have notifications of events, reservations, auctions, school closings and anything other text message you can send to your cell phone via email. It’s simple, here’s how: Continue reading
October 10, 2007
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Bad church web design poster 0004 – Mission Statements (suck)
Programmer guru Joel Spolsky reminds us that usability tests often demonstrate that very few users read the words you put on screen. Couple this the fact that 1-in-3 users are un-churched, and I’d venture to say that Nielsen is right – just about nobody reads nuthin’. Instead like wild animals, they just hunt it, scan it, and categorize it in their pretty little pumpkin heads and move on. Continue reading
October 8, 2007
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10 Things an Effective Church Website can do for You
As I peruse the great cloud of witlessness that is the Body online, I find one of the primary problems afflicting many sites is vision. That is I often find those responsible for delivering the goods don’t really see their site as much more than an online color brochure. As a result, more often than not, very little staff and/or funds are allocated to the church’s web presence past the server, the domain name and perhaps a content management service. Continue reading