Posts by Jonathan Smith
What’s Your Backup Plan?
Many believe IT’s highest priority is disaster recovery preparedness; the ability to recover after a major data loss. What’s your backup plan?
Read MoreThe Facts about FAX
Fax (short for facsimile) is a tool that sends scans over telephone wires. How is that different than emailing a scanned file? Why do some still insist on sending and receiving faxes rather than scanned attachments via email?
Read MoreWhat Churches Should Learn from the Recent DDoS Attack
The 10-21-2016 DDoS attack was of historic proportions. Those using web-enabled devices needs to know what they can do to minimize their vulnerabilities.
Read MoreNick’s Printer Picks & Tips
As a team of consultants who work on church and ministry networks nationwide, we have worked with a lot of printers. HP is always the easiest to work with and the most dependable for ongoing quality.
Read MoreIT Security Essentials
Most in church and ministry leadership aren’t familiar with IT security risks and solutions. Here are some that are important, easy to fix, and affordable.
Read MoreNick’s Hardware Picks
There are two issues we always consider: 1) hardware that improves system reliability vs that which hurts it, and 2) budget sensitivity. In this article I’ll share with you the hardware we currently spec for our clients– specs that affordably help ministries build the Kingdom.
Read MoreNick’s Software Picks
We’ve found that some software works better in church and ministry offices than others.
Read MoreShowing The Love in IT Support
I made an appointment to see an Apple Genius so they could resolve a battery issue in my wife’s iPhone. I was also going to have them replace my phone’s screen because of a scratch it picked up when about two weeks old. What happened is an example of how badly support can go wrong, and serves as a good reminder for all of us who interface with our customers.
Read MoreConfessions of an Arrogant Man
When your life is rocked by circumstances beyond your control, your focus is on survival. While in survival mode we often cry out to God. And sometimes we get the sense that he is responding to us in the midst of our survival mode. That happened to me recently while battling a severe form of pneumonia and coming close to the end of life’s journey.
Read MoreMicrosoft O365 – What You Need to Know
Last year I reported a charity license issue breakthrough that now has many considering migrating to Microsoft Office 365 (O365). There are some limitations you need to know about, and there are ways to save considerable dollars. Here’s what you need to know.
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