If you haven’t heard by now, Google has come out with their own web browser named Chrome. It launched today in beta and I have been using it through the afternoon, with good results. Here are a few random thoughts on the product: One of the great tests of any new browser is whether it … Continue reading First Thoughts on Chrome →

I have seen a couple of comments on my last post on the changes at Jott suggesting that folks are pretty unhappy with Jott for moving to a pay service. Certainly I have loved the free service they have offered to date. Jott has been a great productivity tool, and the fact that it was … Continue reading Computing in the Cloud →

I have talked about Jott in the past and have shared how I use it in my ministry. This morning I received an e-mail informing me that they are out of Beta, which means that they are transitioning from a free service to an advertiser/subscription service. It was bound to happen, and given the usefulness … Continue reading Jott grows up →

One of the most basic ways to begin connecting your church to others via the Internet is through an email list, sometimes known as a listserv. Email is the most basic form of communication on the net, and pretty much continues to be used by most folks on a regular basis. Yet, it is amazing … Continue reading Thinking about Email Ministry →

The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?” … Continue reading Understanding and Using RSS →

I have written about Jott before, but I am finding it to be a great tool for those of us in ministry who are constantly on the move. Here are a few suggestions about this service that marries the ease of the cell phone with the convenience of e-mail. Use Jott as a mileage log … Continue reading Using Jott As a Ministry Tool →

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 17, will be the day that the new release of Mozilla’s Firefox 3 browser is released. The folks at Mozilla are hoping that they will set a record for the most downloads in a day, and I want to encourage all to think seriously about downloading the new edition of Firefox. Some … Continue reading Tomorrow Is Download Day →

Last night I reviewed a few of the blogging services that I have used, offering some observations about these services. However, when it comes down to it, all of the services do pretty much the same thing -- they process data (usually the written word) inserting it into a predefined template and stamp it with … Continue reading Making Blogging Easier–Part 2 →

Hopefully by now you have pretty well figured out that a blog can be an important arsenal in your tools for ministry. A blog is in fact nothing more than a simple web page that is catalogued by date, and can be an easy way to publish sermons, share random thoughts, or even provide up … Continue reading Making Blogging Easier — Part 1 →

In the past few weeks, I’ve been appalled with the price that some churches and ministry organizations are paying for their web hosting. It’s not the church’s fault; many of them signed up with web hosting companies years ago, and are still paying the rates from years ago. Churches: Change Your Web Hosting Companies! | … Continue reading Are you paying too much… →

I’m going to hold off on writing about the value and risks of using the existing social network spaces. However, I think it likely that anyone who reads this blog probably uses one of the two major social networks — Facebook and MySpace. Leave a comment and tell us which one you prefer.  Technorati Tags: Facebook, … Continue reading Conversation of the Week — Facebook or MySpace →

There are all sorts of ways to handle setting up e-mail for your users in your church using your church’s domain name. Many of them involve a bit of a cost, with either your domain name registrar or your internet service provider charging for each account needed. I suggest checking out Google Apps instead. Now … Continue reading Checkout Google Apps →