Archive for June, 2008

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Links for 2008-06-20

Lots of great stuff this week…
Clover – websites for growing churches and ministries – via the Digital Sanctuary.
Free email marketing for non-profits from VerticalResponse, up to 10k/month, via Idealware.
Signal vs. Noise – “You have to treat your employees like customers”
Spiceworks 3.0 released, details here.
Tony Morgan – 25 Web Apps That Make My Life Easier
If you [...]

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Friday, June 20th, 2008

Using a ViewCast Osprey 100 with a Simple Flash Encoder

Our favorite card for video encoding is the ViewCast Osprey-100, we have been using it with Windows Media Encoder for years.  Recently, we began testing live streaming with Ustream.TV which uses Adobe’s Flash technology for streaming.  Their simple encoding client does not allow you to select which input on the Osprey-100 to use.  To get [...]

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Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Multi User Video Conferencing Options

With high speed Internet connections and relatively cheap webcams, multi user video conferencing is now a reality for almost any group or organization.  Several companies have hopped on to this bandwagon offering free or low cost software solutions that allow you to host online meetings or classes with ease.  We recently did a quick evaluation [...]

7 Comments » - Posted in Streaming, VoIP/Telecom by Andrew Mitry

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Coptic Learn & Share

This summer my wife and I will be joining a group touring the Northeast, Canada and California visiting churches to learn about the gifts and talents God has given each of the churches and how they are used for His glory. We hope to take what we have learned and share them with the [...]

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Friday, June 6th, 2008

Live Streaming with Ustream.TV

We are testing out live streaming our church with Ustream.TV. If it goes well, we will offer it along with the windows media stream for our main feed from the sanctuary.

5 Comments » - Posted in Streaming by Andrew Mitry

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Ctech notes and a new blog from David Bebawy

David Bebawy, a techie deacon at St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City, has started a new blog and already has a great write up on getting started with Google Checkout for Non-Profits. He also has details on Ctech (Coptic Technology) and Coptic Presentations. David also setup a Google [...]

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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Notes from May 2008 DC CITRT

Michael Smith posted his notes from the May 2008 DC CITRT.
May08 DC-CITRT

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