Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apr 30 2010

Apple’s Thoughts on Adobe Flash

Flash is an application and plugin that enables programmers to include animations and sophisticated graphics in their online games, ads, and what-not. Lots of web and mobile device developers have criticized Apple’s compatibility—or lack thereof—with Flash functions on Apple devices. All Apple mobile devices do not use Flash. This makes more work for programmers to use alternatives for Flash in their work. If you pay attention to tech news, you probably know about the dispute already.

Apple has been given the brunt of the criticism since they are bigger than Adobe, who owns Flash. In popular public opinion, Adobe is the smaller noble company trying to do the right thing for the world at large, and Apple is arrogantly holding back; making development more difficult for no good reason. Continue reading →

Apr 29 2010

Is Facebook Taking Over the Web?

The interwebs are constantly shifting as new companies, ideas, and technologies come on the scene and old ones fade into obscurity.

Over the last five years social networking websites have gone from a hobby for technophiles to the most visited sites on the internet. As of April ’09 American’s spent a combined 40,000 years of time each month on the top 10 social networks. This was a more than two fold increase from 1 year ago, so you can only imagine where that number stands today. Continue reading →

Apr 28 2010

I Don’t Know if I Need an iPerfect

I’ve read some bloggers critique the iPad. In some people’s summations, I often read something along these lines:

The big question is whether the iPad is something I need. No, I do not need the iPad…. I don’t see how others will either.

At first, this evaluation of anything sounds good. “Do I really need an XBox 360?” or “Do I really need a smartphone?” are good questions to ask. In the end, however, just how much do any of us need? Continue reading →

Apr 23 2010

Nathan Clark George Concert

At the Regional Worldview Conference of Morton Illinois I have the privilege of recording then post-producing music videos of Nathan Clark George. He will be posting them from week to week on his YouTube channel. Here is one of them:

I have interacted on a few occasions with Nathan, and I can testify he lives what he sings. He really has a solid worldview, walk with God, and an great family.

Something that I have pondered in the genres for Christian music. I have often wondered what sort of music God likes, and whether we will hear our brand of Christian music in Heaven. Music has come a long way since King David would play on the harp while watching sheep in the Old Testament. Does God like Hebrew music most? Is He partial in any way? I don’t mean on moral grounds—does He simply have His own musical tastes? I can’t wait to find out (and, hopefully, He and I will have something in common in this regard).

Apr 23 2010

What is the Next Big Thing for Books?

Books that are not just books, but so much more.

People don’t read. Well, they do, actually. I’ve heard some people say the first statement there, and they are only looking at the market with everyone in the world in mind. There are a lot of people that read, and read a lot—just not everyone in the world is big on reading. Continue reading →

Apr 21 2010

The Evil of Getting and Not Giving?

Every once in a while you see some social commentator’s article on the evils of consuming too much cultural goods. These goods—everything from radio shows to clothing purchased on amazon.com—are somehow offensive when any individual just gets or digests “too much.” Many Christians are opposed to cultural indulgence as well. We tend to see it as a form of idolatry or obsession that distracts us from our relationship with God.

Television was a cultural evil that I heard a lot about growing up in the nineties. People watched too much of it, some would say. Statistics showed the average American watched an average of more than four hours of TV each day. This is an overwhelming amount for any single individual when you think about it. When do you find time to live your life when you spend so much time watching others live their’s on the tube? Continue reading →

Apr 13 2010

A Fourth of the Way Through Life

Reese and I

I hope that I live to be 100 years old or so, but one never knows what one will get. At this point in life, I turn 25 tomorrow. This is… exciting. I am not who I thought I would be at this age when I was 12. At 12, I once thought being 25 was really mature; that everyone would view me as a responsible adult. Beyond 18, it seems less and less is made of age (thus far) and people simply treat you the way they always would someone out of high school. People who know me well don’t seem to care what my age is. They have already made their mind up about what they think of me and they will treat me the same way they always have without greater or lesser expectations.

25 years is a long time, and I can’t say in that time that any knowledge or wisdom is originally my own. All that I know is one way or the other God-given. I have my immediate family, parents, siblings, extended family, friends, the Bible, church, social groups, the library, the zoo, and the Internet to thank for everything I know. I hope that I will ever learn more from these and other sources to come. I aspire to know and act upon. Continue reading →

Apr 7 2010

The Resurrection of Christ DVD

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While thinking about Easter and what it represent for Christians, I collaborated with Brandon Vallorani, Executive Vice President of American Vision, to release a DVD lecture addressing the historical evidence for the true resurrection of Christ. Brandon has previously give the lecture for several gatherings and churches in past years, as this subject is one of interest to him. We shot the lecture on our new Canon XHA1s at American Vision headquarters in Powder Springs, Georgia. It was a privilege to direct a film that dealt with such a critical aspect to the whole of the Christian worldview.
Apr 4 2010

The iPad is just a Newborn

There is a lot of change going on in America in the last few years. We have grown accustom to new political strategies, and thanks to the smartphone a world of new communication. But, perhaps nothing has had greater impact on the last twelve months than the iPad. Speculation has grown to the point of absurdity. People have imagined it to be a flop, and others call it magical. What’s really going on?

Some are marketing, others confused by the market, and yet fewer in the market really know how to respond intelligently. People are influenced by marketing and the media, after all! The media can pat themselves on the back. They’ve confused western civilization once again. Continue reading →