Jeremy Smith, Author at ChurchMag

Minecraft Earth [Saturday Morning Review]

February 1, 2020
by Jeremy Smith

Minecraft Earth is an augmented reality app that has been hyped for a long time and it kind of came out of nowhere when it was released. I was worried it was never coming out and then. Many websites have been comparing Minecraft Earth to the successful augmented reality app of Pokemon Go and if you take the resource gathering as the only part of the game, sure, it’s like Pokemon Go.

I’ll be honest, that first paragraph I wrote when the app first came out. Everything from here on out is me having sat with the app, or better yet, not sat with the app since then. The voice above, super pumped about this game coming out. But there is a whole host of cons that come with this.

Today’s Kids Will Never Know Trending Hashtag

January 17, 2020
by Jeremy Smith

There is a new trend on Twitter that has regularly been hitting the United States and International trending list: “Today’s Kids Will Never Know Trending Hashtag” (#todayskidswillneverknow). I’ve done a little digging and found a bunch of tweets that I love the tech angle. I don’t buy the “we are better because we had to suffer” point of view, especially with tech. But the nostalgia is definitely fun.

How Fiber Optics Connect The World’s Internet [Video]

January 11, 2020
by Jeremy Smith

Ever wonder about how the Internet’s network works? It’s easy to understand and figure out a local internet in your home or church. You may have a couple of hundred feet of Ethernet cable and up to 15-20 wireless transmitters setup. But the actual network that connects the whole world is so much more than that.

The video below shows how fiber optics uses light to transmit data over long distances, and with integrated photonics, expands our virtual world beyond the internet. FYI, it gets very nerdy, very fast. I thought it fascinating. Anyways here’s how fiber optics connect the world’s Internet.

Female Engineers Share Experiences In A Male-Dominated Field [Video]

December 12, 2019
by Jeremy Smith

We are not new to the conversations of the lack of equality for women in technology, including church tech ministries. It’s been nine months since we approached the subject and I found this video from a while back via Buzzfeed on female engineers sharing their experiences in school and business with technology and the sexist discrimination they felt.

I wonder, have we made enough changes to this issue or was it a moment of awareness without any changes? If you know of any churches having made changes in the last 12 months to eliminate sexism in church tech, I’d love to hear about them in the comments below.

What Happens When You Re-Upload a YouTube Video 1000 Times? [Video]

November 7, 2019
by Jeremy Smith

Marques Brownlee is a YouTuber known for his engaging, honest, and informative tech reviews of new products. He’s a bit of a hype man for Elon Musk at times and seems to always be at the forefront of tech talk. But he recently did a video a little outside of his brand which was a fun look at how YouTube does compression on their videos. Here the question: “What happens when you re-upload a YouTube video?” Still engaging, honest, and informative, but honestly kinda cool too.

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