Church Video and Music Licenses

——— Streaming Worship Videos ——— Even though people post their own versions of church music and lyric videos on youtube, we have to be very careful when it comes to the church itself. Legally we simply cannot upload the church service worship team recordings and have them play on the church’s website. As a matter of fact, downloading the copies …

Session Based ATT iPad 2

Wow. So back in 2012, I purchased an iPad2 (cellular & wifi) which was before AT&T allowed the iPad to be on your mobile data plans. It was called “session based” and cost $25/month. You set it up directly on the iPad and entered a credit card number. Fast forward to 2014 and I was still being charged – so …

Nuance Software and Call Spam

You know – it’s really aggravating when you purchase software from a company and they still you on a robo call list. I’m sure at some point I inadvertently agreed to it, but wow. As if I don’t already get enough calls and emails in a day – I have to tolerate one to try and sell me more software. …

iPhone 6 and Google Voice

I’ve been a Google Voice user since they offered it after buying out Grand Central in 2007. The cool thing is that I have EVERY voicemail that I’ve received since using it. Right now – that’s nearly 7000 voicemails archived! In addition to being able to search/find any voicemail via the Google Voice app, I can also do it from any …

Google Apps Email Setup

As most of you know, I strongly encourage and recommend the use of Google Apps for your Domain – now known as Google Apps for Work. Once I get email setup for a client, then the next step is checking that email. To make things simpler I have also created a couple of videos showing the setup on both an …

Social Media is NOT evil

I often joke that “…facebook is a necesary evil.” Do I think Facebook is inherently evil? Of course not – my comment stems from the fact that it consumes a lot of time and that facebook constantly changes their news feed. It’s aggravating. Yesterday I was in a church meeting covering sharing on social media (and a few other things), and …

Anti Virus Scam

It’s a never ending supply of business for me. The more people use their Windows computers – the more money that I make. Before any other “tech warriors” out there decide to comment – let me explain the reality of “our” business. If I had to survive working on Macs, my family and I would starve. Period. You can give …

HIPAA and Your Data

Time to settle some misconceptions about HIPAA and the privacy of your information. I get this question all the time, and it goes something to the effect of “Isn’t my private medical information protected?” The answer is simple: sort of. By “sort of” I mean this. There are NO REQUIREMENTS that medical data be encrypted. The only thing close to …

Facebook and the News Feed

A lot of people have asked me (and complained) about Facebook’s news feed. I’m sure you’ve probably noticed over the last year or so, but you DO NOT see everything that your friends post. Facebook began a filtering system using an algorithm based on signals from your likes, posts, and clicks. If you want to know more about it, let …