Technology Tips
Taking notes, Texting & e-mailing while Driving… USING YOUR VOICE! – Dial2Do
The last few weeks my wife has been getting on my case about something… You see, there are many times when I feel like I HAVE TO send a text (especially about being late) or e-mail to someone while I am driving. Or an idea comes up and I need to remind myself… What better [...]
Using Outlook and Outlook Exchange E-Mail system for ISM
I recently did a presentation on using Outlook and Outlook Exchange to help in enhancing your international student ministry. Below are the handouts for that presentation. (Down load a pdf file, See and download the slide show) Introduction What is Outlook? How is it useful? What is the difference between Outlook and Exchange? What are [...]
The Secret to Tech Support – How to solve your computer problems…
I got this from Facebook which got this from http://xkcd.com I have never seen such a funny and yet true explanation of how us “techy types” handle problems… Honestly, if you handle things the same way… You will probably be able to solve most problems…:-)
New Facebook Search
One thing that might be useful for us as international student ministers is the ability to search through our facebook friends for a particular topic. Perhaps you are working on a discussion group and want to test out if a particular topic is something people are truly talking about. Or perhaps there is a situation [...]
Safety of Skype Overseas
Let me preface this post with the following caveat. I am not an expert in internet security and what I present is my impressions of what I’ve read on the internet. Just recently I received an e-mail from a colleague asking if it is safe to use Skype to communicate with people in China. She [...]
File Repositories Online (Storing & Sharing Files using the Web)
The last couple of months a common question has been coming up on how to share large files with other people. In a previous post, I shared about a resource called “YouSendIt” which allows you to send file too large for your e-mail client to handle using e-mail to let the receiver know where to [...]
Online vs. Offline Office Suites (e.g. MS Office vs Google Docs)
Recently Techsoup, the non-profit organization industry technology website put up an article comparing Microsoft Office with Google Docs. About a year ago, I heard of several churches who dropped their copies of the expensive Microsoft Office for a whole Google Docs office. I personally am not ready to drop ubiquitous Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint [...]
Good Stuff at ISI National Staff Conference 2009
ISI’s National Staff Conference 2009 wrapped up today. Honestly it was one of ISI’s best in recent history and many of us left challenged and encouraged. One of the special images to my eyes was when I walked around the lobby of the hotel, I saw everywhere people more experience in technology helping those who [...]
Netbooks are so inexpensive… Should I get one to replace my computer?
Recently I was talking with Rebekah Miller, Website coordinator (and de-facto technical director) of ISI about the most common questions coming from ISI staff from around the country in regards to technology. She shared that many staff have been looking at the attractive size and price of a Netbook and are considering purchasing one to [...]
Follow up on Tatango and Mass Text Messaging
I just received an e-mail from Tatango and found that they no longer offer the free texting option (as stated in the post). I received a comments from an ISMer in St. Louis about another options for mass text messaging. Here is his message. I have a friend that has a business that can do [...]
