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TechSoup Canada
TechSoup Canada? Never heard of it? The truth is that until 4 years ago I had never heard of them either. But then I was asked to obtain a license for the Microsoft Office suite of products for a client. I went the usual route to the local big box electronics store and got the…
Read MoreIs Geomapping for you?
Geomapping is the process of taking information with a location component and creating a map from that information. At first blush you may say, “Why would a church want or need to geomap anything?” The truth is that every church has a rich source of geomapping data and about 100% of them call it the…
Read MoreAudio Editing Software
Once you have recorded an audio file or downloaded a clip, audio editing is the next step before publishing the clip on your website. Audio editing can be something as simple as cutting out an unusually long silence before the sermon begins or as complex as removing noise from a recording to make it more…
Read MoreSome “sounds” advice…
Now that we’ve covered pictures and words, it’s time to think a bit more about sounds (aka audio clips). Sounds can be the perfect punctuation within a sermon, a church presentation or a play. Sounds can illicit soothing thoughts or visceral reactions, they can emphasize a feeling by being melodious or cacophonous. In short, sounds…
Read MoreMore free image sites…
Before we leave the topic of graphics, I wanted to add a few more image sources to your technology toolbelts. It is an unfortunate truth that there is no one source for the perfect image to add impact to your website or blog page. So I’m going to very briefly take you through a list…
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