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Archive for October, 2006

Hope when you need it

Posted in Faith, Personal on October 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Ever feel the grind of daily life wearing you down? Truth is, we all feel that from time to time. That’s how I’m feeling these days, between a hectic life at home getting ready for twins coming in December (new house needing lots of work, need bigger vehicle, etc) and challenging moments in the workplace. [...]

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Grab your credit card for the big show

Posted in Church, Technology on October 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

On Friday of last week, I got Fr. Tony’s podcast up on iTunes. The process is fairly straightforward. There is a large icon on the main podcast page in iTunes for adding your own podcast. You then have to type in the url of the podcast feed. The url is then grabbed and all the [...]

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Faith nourished

Posted in Church, Personal, Technology on October 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Just came across a Catholic Register article on how Catholics are using the internet in creative ways. Of note is how the Internet breaks down barriers and enables dioceses and parishes to utilize programs offered in other diocese, including marriage prep and RCIA.
I remember how valuable going to an Engaged Encounter weekend was for Rowena [...]

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SooToday classifieds the way it should be

Posted in Productivity, Technology on October 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

SooToday is a very popular online community site where I live. They have a classifieds section that gets lots of traffic. I once posted looking for a cheap pre-paid cell phone, and got 8 emails within a day or so.
Trying to find deals on SooToday is an effort in aggravation. Think Myspace design (or lack [...]

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Breaking new ground

Posted in Church, Technology on October 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Fr. Tony Man-son-hing is one of the people pushing the boundaries of DeoWeb and online communication in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie. He was very active while working as the Chancellor, publishing content on a steady basis. This includes a weekly “In the Loop” news item for priests sent out via the message centre [...]

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Let Google manage your email + other goodies

Posted in Church, Productivity, Technology on October 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Google is now packaging together 4 of their services in a connected bundle for organizations:

Gmail for email
Gtalk for instant messaging
Google Calendar for managing schedules and events
Google Page creator for web pages

My first thoughts after reading this is that churches and dioceses can benefit well just by switching to Gmail, and ignoring the rest for now. [...]

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