Archives for the 'General' Category
A plea from the wireless Internet
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Please, let’s get it right with mobile Internet. Wireless Internet access from mobile devices reached the watershed moment with the iPhone over two plus years ago when the iPhone was first launched. Now with the third generation iPhone (3 Gs) out we can’t say we are caught by surprise. As a power iPhone user, nothing [...]
I love Sci-Fi. What about District 9?
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Confession: I absolutely love Sci-Fi. Qualification: I absolutely love good Sci-Fi. I don’t like Sci-Fi that uses tech and imagination towards its own ends or Sci-Fi that is not creative, clever or smart. I grew up watching the original Star Trek. Yes, I’m a Trekki (or Trekker for the insiders). I digress. I also watched [...]
That time again
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
In about two months we will be in full swing awaiting the arrival of His All Holiness. This is going to be the fifth visit I’ve been priviledged to be part of including Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Phanar. My how things have changed and evolved. In 1997 we did this new thing called [...]
Chronicling my environmental cuts
Monday, August 10th, 2009
I’ve embarked on the journey of further trying to reduce my family’s impact on the environment. For years we have been recycling, I’ve replaced most of my lights with energy efficient fluorescents, cut aerosol products, etc. In honor of the forthcoming visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I have been trying to think [...]
.eco domain name campaign
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
If you haven’t seen or heard, Al Gore, the Sierra Club, Surfrider, and other environmental groups are planning on initiating a campaign to allow for web site addresses to end in .eco. So, just like you have www.cnn.com, www.goarch.org we could have www.goarch.eco. The goal of the campaign is to have 50% of the proceeds [...]
Greetings to all from the Religious Education Summer Institute
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Thanks for all those who attended my Thursday and Friday sessions. We covered a lot of material and I very much appreciated all the interaction and discussion. Here’s a quick rundown for everyone:
A great visit with the American Bible Society
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Throughout history, we can always identify good teams. There is often great communication, mutual respect, talent, leadership, and more. Yesterday’s meeting at the Archdiocese with Dr. Lamar Vest, president of the American Bible Society has was one of those moments that you will always remember. While the visit was formal, it was a genuine gathering [...]
Leaving “friendprints”: The fingerprints of your social network
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Social networks have seemingly conquered day-to-day interaction for so many Americans. The Pew Internet and American Life Project has chronicled the meteoric rise in the use of social networking sites and what’s amazed me is how much information people are so willingly posting on these sites. For whatever reason, we must seem to think that [...]
Eyes of Faith
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Words can’t express what’s transpired over the past two to three weeks. Needless to say, it’s been physically and spiritually taxing. Bluntly, I’m exhausted. I’m sure many—if not all—can relate to such periods in life. Very few know the long hours we put in at the Archdiocese–especially in Internet Ministries. For the most part (and [...]
Importance of the web for Parishes
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
For the past nine months, the Internet Ministries department has been working on a complete overhaul of an Orthodox jurisdiction’s web site and technology infrastructure. Over 1,000 man hours later the site is ready for launch. Many simply don’t understand or appreciate the time, planning, energy, and attention to detail to put together a cohesive [...]