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Will ‘Google Me’ Compete With Facebook?
I love Google products. I grabbed a Gmail account when it was still invite only. I use Google Apps for my photography business. I was able to convince the leadership at my church to switch to Google Apps including Google Docs. Google has had some flubs along the way (Google Wave is a perfect example) [...]

A Deeper Look at the FaceTime Protocol
For many this might be just a bit too much information, but I know there are a few of our readers out there who really appreciate the in-depth looks at hardware and software. I found a great article on the new iPhone4 FaceTime protocol that was extremely interesting and brought up some intriguing questions on [...]

Reboot More Than Just Your Hardware, Spirit Too
There was a great article by Michael Hyatt today about “Rebooting Your Spirit” and I thought it was definitely worth a re-post. Here were 5 ways that Michael recommends to help get refreshed: Go Someplace Beautiful Be Fully Present Have Deep Conversations Spend Time Alone Have an Adventure I’ve been trying honestly to remember the [...]

Data Robotics Storage Chosen to Serve A Higher Purpose
An interesting press release that crossed my desk a few weeks ago about how First Baptist Church in Belton, TX deployed DroboElite in VMware Environment to Store, Protect, and Back Up Video Projects and Other Mission Critical Files. Check it out if interested:

3 Awesome Safari Extensions To Save You Tons of Time
One of the major advantages of Firefox and Chrome is not just the quality of the browsers (though they are high!), but the ecosystem of add-ons and extensions available. The number of extensions available for Safari is growing and there are a number available of good use and some even for saving time.

Hide Secret Messages in Flickr, Twitter and Beat Censorship
Apparently some brilliant Georgia Tech “researches” have developed a way to beat censorship via Flickr and Twitter: The tool, which is implemented in Python and uses the OutGuess framework, relies on a technique known as steganography to weave hidden messages into an image file. It uses an automated testing tool called Selenium to facilitate the [...]

Ministry Decisions Based on Trust, Not Fear
Remember the Y2K scare? I remember reading about some airline CEO’s saying they would be flying the moment the clock struck midnight to show that planes would not be dropping from the air. Many people went to serious extremes, building underground bunkers and there were not shortage of end times enthusiasts promising everybody that Jesus [...]

Can Office Web Apps Replace Google Docs?
I think it is safe to go out on a limb and say web-based collaboration is gaining momentum and may be here to stay. Unfortunately, we saw the demise of Google Wave not too long ago (oh, what it could have been). I do not think this was a serious step back by any means. [...]

Google, Verizon and Net Neutrality
If the buzz on the Internet is to be believed, Google and Verizon are working on their own net neutrality deal: Google and Verizon have negotiated an agreement on how to handle Web traffic, according to a report by Bloomberg on August 5th. The deal was arrived at separate of the ongoing negotiations between the [...]

Server Fault: Crowd-source Your IT Roadblocks
Server Fault represents crowd-sourcing at it’s finest and I find myself searching it on a weekly basis for answers to my technical questions. It is a companion site in the Stack Exchange network and, in their own words: Server Fault is a Q&A site for system administrators and IT professionals that’s free. But is it like [...]






