by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Churches may be easy targets for data theft. In a recent Church Executive article, author David A. Jones noted, “Frugal budgeting and limited resources in technological intelligence inherent with religious organizations often lead to weak security controls. The...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
The Mobile Moment is Only Months Away – Preparing For the Biggest Number Ever – Yes That Day Is Near: When One Tech Passes Human Population In Size The ultimate number in technology is upon us. Within months, literally, only months now, we will reach the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCC looks at some signs of the times regarding Catholics and social media and provides useful links of interest to Catholics. A recent sign of technology in church was a man watching the Olympics on his Smartphone. He may be...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 9, 2012 | Missions inter gentes, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
So, here I am, on the Bolivian Altiplano, serving in a Vincentian International mission. I’m on Facebook and I write a blog. We don’t have cable. We don’t have 4G or 3G connections. We have very slow 2G, like most of the rural developing world. In...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
The ‘Digital Revolution’ is changing the way we watch TV. Vicky of cyber-soul writes…. We rarely watch without (what people are calling) ‘second screens’. These second screens could be a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop etc. Using two or more screens like this is...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
“People “need to notice the effect that time online has on your performance and relationships.” New York Times… “The insight may not sound revelatory to anyone who has joked about the “crackberry” lifestyle or followed the work of researchers who are...