Posts by Jonathan Smith
Identifying, Shaping, & Meeting Team IT Needs
© 2018 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
A church IT forum discussion came up recently that is worth thinking through. The original post asked for input on how to keep team members from connecting their personal devices to the password-protected staff WiFi.
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Read MoreMarch is IT-Be-Green Month!
© 2018 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
March is the month of St. Patrick’s Day, whose modern-day associated color is green. When we think ‘green’, we also think of doing things that are friendly to the environment.
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Read MoreFebruary is IT ‘Love Your Team’ Month!
© 2018 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
February is the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day – you might say it is the Month of Love! How does that look in church and ministry IT?
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Read MoreFive Things Worth Doing in January
© 2017 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
January, 2018! The start of a new year! New beginnings are part of the Christian life, and January is a great time to make certain a few IT items are ready for the New Year.
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Read MoreHow Do I SPAM Thee…
In addition to what many think is a tasty lunchmeat, SPAM also refers to unsolicited email, and those emails are usually intended to do the recipient harm.
Read MoreHelpful Computer Hacks
© 2017 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
I grew up in an age when a ‘hack’ was someone who was incompetent. In those days there were no personal computers or mobile devices.
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Read MoreLessons Learned in IT
Few today know who Novell was, but we still benefit from their inventive engineering. What can solution providers, IT professionals, and churches learn from Novell’s story?
Read MoreShould Churches Continue to Reimburse Cell Phone Fees?
Churches reimburse some staff for their cell phone and internet costs. Has the way we communicate changed so much that it’s time to reconsider?
Read MoreDon’t Become a Cybercrime Victim
Don’t become a victim of cybercrime! These are easy-to-implement strategies and disciplines that you, your staff, and your family can adopt.
Read MoreMobile Devices, Apps, & Other Exciting Technologies
© 2017 by Nick B. Nicholaou, all rights reserved President, Ministry Business Services, Inc. Reprinted from MinistryTech Magazine
The world of computing is going through more changes, thanks to the cloud and its ability to make data–and access to it–pervasive. Anywhere and everywhere!
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