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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Tech for the Tour
We were on the road for a couple of weeks so I wanted to make sure we had our bases covered when it came to tech gear. Some of the churches we visited are savvy and have everything we could need, others not so much. This is what I ended up taking along:
Canon [...]
Comments Off - Posted in AudioVisual, Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Coptic Orthodox Learn & Share Tour
Just started on a three week tour of Coptic churches throughout the Northeast, Canada and possibly California. Our hope is to be able to learn how the various churches are using their gifts to do ministry and to share with them what we have learned from our churches and along the tour. I’ll be traveling [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Orthodoxy by Andrew Mitry
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 [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
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 [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Streaming by Andrew Mitry
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 [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Mission, Orthodoxy by Andrew Mitry
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 [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Coptic Presentations, Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Notes from May 2008 DC CITRT
Michael Smith posted his notes from the May 2008 DC CITRT.
May08 DC-CITRT
Comments Off - Posted in DC CITRT by Andrew Mitry
Friday, May 30th, 2008
New Privacy Policy for St. Mark’s
One of our volunteers, Karen Henein, a lawyer who specializes in online privacy, helped us come with a new online privacy policy.
St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Online Privacy Policy
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, DC (“St. Mark Churchâ€) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains data collection and use practices of [...]
