Reading Time: 2 minI talked about this four years ago, but feel it’s worth mentioning again. If you ask most someone: “Tell me about your church“, they’ll usually reply with something like: Our church is full of God-loving people, we’re friendly to new visitors, we have wonderful music, we have an excellent pastor, we have a passion for […]
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Review of the AT&T Microcell
Reading Time: 2 minJust about exactly a month ago, I went out and purchased an AT&T Microcell. AT&T reception in our house is awful, and I’m not in a position to switch to Verizon. Therefore, the Microcell seemed like a good choice. If you’re familiar with the Microcell concept, it’s a small device that uses your internet connection […]
PetSmart’s signage isn’t very smart
Reading Time: < 1 minWe recently got a puppy for our girls, and so we’ve been spending some time at PetSmart. I’m not overly familiar with the layout of the store, and it’s a big place, so signage is important. PetSmart fails badly. They get the big layout right — large sections, color coded by pet, so you know […]
How to land a job using Craigslist
Reading Time: 3 minIt’s a tough job market out there, but it might be easier than you think to find a job using Craigslist. I’ve recently resigned my position at Mt. Bethel to head out on my own, but before I left I helped the church find a replacement for me. I posted the job on Craigslist and […]
Snip-its forgot who their target audience is
Reading Time: 3 minSnip-its is a cute place to take a young child for a haircut. They have lots of bright furniture, TV screens, games, etc. However, the store (and the entire company) seems to be falling apart quickly. It started when we pulled up their website. Are those AdSense ads on the bottom? I certainly have no […]
NHL Officials protect their photos from…themselves.
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s a fairly common thing to protect your photos from being hotlinked — shown on another site but still hosted on yours. Bandwidth costs money, and people don’t like to have their hosting abused like that. A common solution is to configure the server to show the correct image when people are on your site, […]
Twitter Tips for Churches
Reading Time: < 1 minI wrote an article a few days ago for TwiTip, a site full of great Twitter tips. In it, I show how we: Showcase our staff Twitter accounts Post a page with a summary of current staff tweets Show live chat from events Find out who else from your church is on Twitter Tweet live […]
The little things can add up
Reading Time: < 1 minJust thought I’d post a bit about Cool Ray, an Atlanta-based heating & air company. Here’s a quick summary: I found them via Twitter The answered the phone quickly They could come out the same day They arrived on time They did great work They were polite They had fair prices Nothing extraordinary — just […]
Zoo Atlanta: Fix your site (in a number of ways)
Reading Time: 2 minWe go to the Atlanta Zoo quite a bit — I’d say 8-10 times/year. We have a season pass so that makes it quite affordable, and the girls have a good time. I recently got a new GPS, so I thought I’d plug the zoo address in there. I fired up my iPhone, typed in […]
Frankie’s doesn’t know it’s own area
Reading Time: < 1 minI was flipping through a “Choice Savings” booklet that came in the mail. You know, the little half-sheet sized glossy-covered coupon book. While going through it, I found an ad for “Frankie’s”, a local italian restaurant. We’ve been there before and it’s pretty decent, but the map really caught my eye. They didn’t screw it […]