If you read this blog then you’re probably: a) into tech, b) go to a church! And if you’re like me – then you’re also the church’s ‘geek in residence’(!).
With this (amazingly) important role comes a range of responsibilities including being the person that everyone calls when something goes wrong on their computer… To help with remote tech support there’s a nifty bit of software that’s free for private (non commerical) use.
So you’ve got a Sunday School calls coming up on Noah’s Ark but you need the perfect introductory video – well here it is!
The very silly and very funny ‘How Animals Eat Their Food’ that’s been clocking up millions of views on YouTube over the last couple of weeks!
(Ok so I wanted an excuse to post it on here and Noah’s Ark was that excuse…) Enjoy!
If you’re a regular reader of ChurchMag, you’ll know that I’m the resident ‘Britisher’ on the author team.
Well, if you’ve ever wanted to add a bit of class and quality to your CSS – you can with the splendidly named ‘Spiffing CSS’.
If you’re a webbie (like me), I’m sure that at least on one occasion you’ve had to explain web hosting to clients, family, friends, etc.
To make this a bit easier, here’s a great infographic that explains the basics of the different kinds of types of web hosting, in nice simple terms: Continue Reading…
As I’m sure you’re aware, we love a bit of LEGO here on ChurchMag! And some of us love Star Trek as well (after all it is BETTER than Star Wars – ducks behind desk…).
So what’s not to love about a brilliant remake of the Star Trek ‘Into Darkness’ trailer done in stop motion LEGO – nothing!
Enjoy: Continue Reading…
Having a prayer list is a great thing–but sometimes it can be hard to focus in prayer (I’m sure we’ve all been there…).
But recently I’ve found that using maps/a globe can really help me to pray for people and situations all over the world.
Both Google Earth and Google Maps have really changed how we see the world, so why not use it to change the way we can pray for it!
About a year ago, I posted a music video bringing attention to the issue of Human Trafficking and Slavery. Sadly, this is still a huge global problem.
I saw this video, made for the UN ‘GIFT’ (Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking) on my news channel of choice (Al Jazerra – it’s actually the most informative and political neutral news station out there…). It’s been around for a couple of years but still has a real impact.
However, when I went to find the video on YouTube – so I could post it on ChurchMag – I ended up wanting to post about what I found on YouTube. Not because of the video, but because of this amazing Google Ads #FAIL: Continue Reading…
Recently I wrote a post about some tips for making your WordPress site more secure.
Now that your site is all secure, you might want to tackle another bane of running a site – comment spam!
Do you despise it as much as I do!?!
If you’ve got a WordPress site, I’m sure you’ll have seen that it comes with the ‘Akismet‘ plugin. Akismet is a spam killing system that’s running by Automattic, the company that ‘looks after’ WordPress (and runs the hosted WordPress solution wordpress.com).
Akismet can do a great job, but there are a couple of things that can make it less attractive:
A Christian farmer from the UK has planted a maze with some of John 14:6, when Jesus answers to Thomas’s question, “How can we know the way,” with “I am the way, the truth and the life.”
It’s planted out of ‘thousands’ of willow trees that if laid out end to end would be over a mile! It’s not really a true maze, as you can walk about openly in it, but is still very cool! Continue Reading…
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