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Our team does a lot of network engineering, and we run into some common issues in Christian churches and ministries. We find ourselves saying, "Now that needs to be an article!" The problem is, they're usually topics that won't make a full article by themselves, so they never make it as an article idea. In this article I'm going to address three of those issues: Macs in Active Directory, Who Owns Your Domain?, and How's Your Cable?

The mobile devices we use-- smartphones, tablets, and notebook computers-- are an integral part of our everyday life. They make us more efficient and productive, for which we're grateful, and some of their apps are even fun and entertaining! Unmanaged, however, they can take over our lives and make us want to escape them. So, then, how do we manage them so they retain their status as a blessing?

Most church and ministry leadership teams are unaware of how visions cast and implementations planned affect or are affected by their computer systems. Let's look at how leadership can improve this process and achieve more successful results.

Computer use is going through a significant change… one that is challenging the status quo of most church and ministry networks. The IT world refers to it as the Consumerization of IT, and it is growing.

Every year more organizations and people fall victim to cybercrime. Last year more than 300,000 reported cybercrimes to the FBI with losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Whether it's simple theft, fraud, or identity theft, this is a significant area of opportunity for criminals. Let's shed some light on how to protect your church office and those you know from cybercrime.

The Windows and Mac OSX operating systems each have built-in shortcut keystrokes that can be great time-savers.