Category Archives: Web/Tech

The new Amazon Kindle (quick review)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

I ordered the original Kindle the day it was released. I’d been dreaming of a device like that for years; a small, energy efficient tool optimized for reading long form writing. I’ve not been disappointed. I ordered the iPad the … Continue reading →

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Posting quick links to twitter

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Just a quick note. Given the kerfluffle with Facebook and the magic super tracking they’re implementing, I’m finding that I’m using my twitter account more and more right now. That’s changed the way I blog. If there’s an interesting article … Continue reading →

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Getting an HP P1102w to work as an AirPrint printer

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Most of you will no interest in this post. But I’m tossing it out there because, if you like me, want to print directly to a laser printer from an iPhone or an iPad this is going to be helpful. … Continue reading →

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Feedback loops to help us pray

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

There’s a reasonably well understood phenomenon in human behavior called a feedback loop. You see the way it works every time you drive by one of the those auto-sensing speed limit signs. (The Speed limit is XX; Your speed is … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts about Google+ for church workers

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking about what to make of Google+. My initial thinking was that this might be a great opportunity to start over… When I first started using Facebook it was limited to people with a .edu email address. My … Continue reading →

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The Titanic led to licenses for radio operators. Internet next?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

I love articles that make connections between seemingly unrelated ideas. (I loved the PBS series “Connections” back in the day; if there’s a single major influence on my preaching and writing, it’s that.) There’s a piece on Ars Technica today … Continue reading →

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The eternal textbook and the Episcopal Church

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

I remember the first time I picked up a copy of an anthology of St. Thomas Aquinas’ writings. I was honestly astonished at the intelligence and the insight. It wasn’t so much the discovery that Thomas was an intellect for … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter e-books? What does this mean?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I’m not sure if it’s a sign of the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning, but on the new Harry Potter fan-site and e-commerce store that goes live late next month, you can finally by digital … Continue reading →

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Refusing to use technology in church?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

I’ve been an advocate of the church’s embrace of technology for a very long time. I’m sure I’ve become sort of bore about it. But I’m not sure I’ll go as far as this statement from a leader of the … Continue reading →

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“The dagger at the throat of the old regimes”

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

My sermon this morning touched on the history we’re seeing unfolding before our eyes as population after population rises up against its government in the Mid-East. I pointed out that the part of the reason this seems to be happening … Continue reading →

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