http://www.brianhimes.com technology, pop-culture, religion and life Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:59:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been doing a little thinking about this topic lately.  In church web design, should you feature pictures of your congregation, or just pictures of your building and surrounding neighborhood? I would like to hear where you stand. Here are my initial thoughts.  Feel free to disagree or convince me otherwise.   In ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/03/08/church-web-design-people-vs-buildings/ I stopped by the 7-Eleven across from my office this morning and noticed a new promotion while I was serving myself some coffee. The promotion is called "Cup with a Cause", and it's a philanthropic venture for 7-Eleven.  Here's a description of the program from www.cupwithacause.com.   The 7-Eleven Coffee Cup with a Cause ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/03/04/cup-with-a-cause/ While I was sitting around the house this morning, an idea popped in my head.  The idea was simple.  I should find local nonprofits on Twitter and follow them.  Now, I agree this may not sound like a lot of fun, but when you're a nerd like me things like this sound exciting. ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/03/02/la-nonprofits-on-twitter/ Over the past couple days I've been making tweaks to brianhimes.com. And while the transformation is not yet complete, I thought I'd share a little about what I'm up to.   I read a lot about social media, nonprofits and technology.  It's the most prevalent subject in my Google Reader and it's ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/02/26/what-im-up-to-new-social-media-focus/ Odds are you have now heard about Google Buzz.  And, if you're a Gmail user, you might have even seen it in your Gmail inbox. Google's been rolling it out to everyone with Gmail accounts since Tuesday. But what is Google Buzz? People are still trying to figure that out.   ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/02/11/google-buzz/ I have a little time, so I figure I should do a weekend update. Right?   Friday Erin was at school so I stayed home and did pretty much nothing.  I thought about doing something, but settled on doing nothing.   Saturday Erin was at school so I stayed ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/02/02/weekend-update-44/ It's more than a month out still, but I've been racking my brain trying to come up with an anniversary gift for Erin.  Believe it or not, this March will be our 5 year anniversary. Each year I've stuck to the traditional anniversary gift guide but this year I'm at a loss so I thought ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/02/02/anniversary-gifts/ Why do we only care about the poor and poverty stricken in times of catastrophic disaster? For the poor and poverty stricken each day is a disaster. It's a disaster when the can't afford food or shelter. It's a disaster when they are beaten and broken. It's a disaster every ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/01/28/in-times-of-catastrophic-disaster/ Well Apple seems to have done it again.  They announced what seems to be another amazing product.  And this time, in an almost un-Apple fashion, the price point of the product seems reasonable.  Maybe I’ve just become accustomed to their pricing, but I really expected the iPad to start at ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/01/27/apples-ipad/ I like to peruse the new apps added to the Android Market every day to see what’s new in the world of Android. I realize this is a little obsessive, but oh well. It’s just something I’ve done since I got my phone.   Now, because I like to see all ... http://www.brianhimes.com/2010/01/26/android-market-rant/