Archive for June, 2007
Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Recommended Reading on Security
Over the past few weeks I have been reading two books by celebrated former hacker, Kevin D. Mitnick. They have really opened my eyes to how vulnerable we are. Yes, I know that some of you think that I am already overzealous about security, but when you realize how easy it is to [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Security by Andrew Mitry
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Zentation Synchronizes Video with PowerPoint
Once of the challenges we have always had with recording video of sermons has been integrating the presentations. Today, Guy Kawasaki posts his Art of Innovation speech with PowerPoint slides using Zentation, a service that allows you to view both the speaker and the current slide.
To use Zentation, you upload your video to Google [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in AudioVisual, Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Openings at Little Flock Christian School
Little Flock Christian School (Fairfax, VA) has a few openings for the 2007-2008 school year:
Kindergarten (K5) Teacher
K3 Teacher
Computer/PE Teacher
Comments Off - Posted in General by Andrew Mitry
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Technology Demons
This week was pretty hectic for me, besides my regular workload, I had a few technical issues that were tricky to figure out (seems like I wasn’t the only one having fun this week)…
Exchange server stuck in boot process at Applying Computer Settings
Over at CopticOrphans.org, their Microsoft Exchange server went out thanks to a [...]
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
Looking for a School Bus
We are in the market for a used school bus, if anyone knows of a bus for sale or a good dealer not too far from metro DC, please leave a comment or contact me. We are looking for a relatively new bus (max 5 years old) that seats 60+ and can handle long [...]
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Monday, June 11th, 2007
OpenDNS Releases Adult Site Blocking Service
David Szpunar posted about a new Adult Site Blocking service from OpenDNS this morning. This is great news, as that I have had great experience with OpenDNS and so far they have been extremely reliable and responsive. After ScrubIT blocked Google.com, I was hesitant to re-enable them on the church network (especially [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Monday, June 11th, 2007
VoIP Phone System for Small Churches
I was catching up on Andy Abramsom’s blog, VoIP Watch yesterday and came across a post highlighting a client of his, Seattle area startup CallButler. CallButler is the first simple to use phone system that I have seen targeting to really small businesses. Prices are affordable, starting at free if you are [...]
Comments Off - Posted in VoIP/Telecom by Andrew Mitry
Friday, June 8th, 2007
The Season of the Church
As we are now in the time of the Fast of the Apostles after celebrating the Feast of Pentecost, I just wanted to point out a few series from St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, DC related to the Holy Spirit as our Lord Jesus Christ said in John 16:7 “It is to your [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Bible Study by Andrew Mitry
Friday, June 8th, 2007
Thank you for your help and support!
I won! I won! With your votes I won Lifehacker’s contest for the coolest workspace! Thanks to all who voted with a special thanks to Kiltak and friends.
3 Comments » - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Final Round – Lifehacker Coolest Workspace Contest
Help me out one more time and vote my cross platform workstation as the coolest workspace on lifehacker.
Voting closes around Friday noon, so get your votes in now. This is the final round to determine once and for all this year’s Coolest Workspace.
