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Google’s New Browser
My initial reaction to Google Chrome (Google’s new web browser) was not so good. I’m a Mac user and I always take issue with Google shunning the Mac community with their software developments in Picasa and now with Chrome. With that personal pet peeve aside, here are a few things I see that are positive. [...]
Continue reading...Host Your Own Web Meeting Free
30. May 2008
I have been anxiously awaiting this great web app to come out of beta testing. It’s finally here and it’s totally free! DimDim offers free web meetings to anyone who wishes to share any information simultaneously over the web. They boast of webcam/audio, whiteboard, powerpoint/pdf presentation, live chat, and desktop sharing. The maximum amount of [...]
Continue reading...Easy Screencasts
28. March 2008
I’m sure you’ve watched a screen cast before. It’s where someone records a video of their desktop to teach others how to do something in a specific program. In its infant stages it was a bit technical to get those screen casts published to the web. Now, even a child [...]
Continue reading...Free Camtasia Download
3. December 2007
UPDATE - This giveaway is no longer available. TechSmith is giving away an older version of Camtasia Studio. Camtasia is a screen recording software that they make the cool screencasts with. This is a pretty spendy tool but you can get it free. All you have to do is register for a software [...]
Continue reading...Print to your office remotely
28. November 2007
This tool has been a long time coming for anyone wanting to print from remote locations. Printer Anywhere connects to your printers on another machine and allows you to use your regular print button in your documents to print remotely. In other words, if you are home, you can print at the office [...]
Continue reading...Stop wasting time in the office!
8. July 2007
Use Mail Merge to help alleviate your data task nightmares. Check out my first ever screencast to show you just how to do it.
Continue reading...Create your own web server for free!
7. July 2007
This one’s for the real techies! If you have an extra computer laying around the office, you won’t after reading this post. Aprelium Technologies has released The Abyss Web Server X1. It is an application that hosts websites from the computer it is installed on. You do have to have a working knowledge of IP [...]
Continue reading...Record your services with Audacity.
8. June 2007
Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy audio editing program to record your services. Audacity is a free software that allows you to record directly, edit with massive amounts of features, and even create tracks like expensive brand name software. You can use Audacity for video production, simple audio tasks, or even [...]
Continue reading...Work on someone’s computer remotely!
8. June 2007
If you are the “Computer Guy” for your church, you will understand the value of this tool. There have been many times people have called me to come and fix their computer problems. Being spread so thin as it is, it is hard for me to drive across town to take spyware off [...]
Continue reading...Create a central file server for your office.
18. May 2007
The LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini has changed the way we do business at the office. In order to share files in times past we had to put files in each other’s shared folders, email large attachments, or swap flash drives with our coworkers. Since we invested $200.00 in the Ethernet Disk Mini, we [...]
Continue reading...Create PDF’s without going broke.
15. May 2007
If you don’t have a PDF converter, you are living in the dark ages. Download this great little software for free! CutePDF writer is more than a cuddly cute software, it’s a workhorse for your document needs. CutePDF installs as a printer on your computer. All you have to do is [...]
Continue reading...Log into your church computer from home!
11. May 2007
Have you ever been sitting at home wishing you could access data on your church computer? Now you can. Grab a free LogMeIn account, install the software on your computer, and be online in minutes! All you have to do is simply go to: logmein.com, login and access your computer. When [...]
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Random Goodness 
Keep track of what the web is saying about your church or you personally by signing up for Google Alerts. Plug in some keyword searches to track. It’s easy! http://google.com/alerts/
If you record your services on CD chances are the audio is broken up into tracks. For those who don’t record digitally, this is a problem when trying to create a podcast. Now you can take all of those annoying little tracks and combine them into one with Merge MP3. Grab it here. (via Lifehacker)
If you use Wordpress, you will want to grab All In One Search Engine Optimization pack. This adds a tab below each page/post that allows you to create a unique title/description/keywords for each post entry. This is important stuff for search engines to rank your pages. Grab it here!
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4. September 2008
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