Scott Petty and Nicky Baker are my favourite Youth Pastors. They’re doing great work with Christ Church Youth in St Ives, Sydney. The current series they are teaching is from 1 Corinthians, Don’t Want to be a Corinthian Idiot. Check out the intro video below:
Check out the podcast. Subscribe in iTunes. Check out their archives. [...]
Bandcamp is a killer website that enables bands to get their music online. I’ve just set up a site for a friend, Steph Lentz. Bandcamp was really easy to use and the only cost is a small cut to Paypal for any cash transactions. Steph’s demo EP is called The First One. The 5 tracks [...]
If you answered “yes”, you must go and check out the new 8Bit Network. I’ve been a long time fan of John Saddington and his site ChurchCrunch. ChurchCrunch has now been massively beefed up into a whole network of sites aiming to “resource the church with timely, relevant, practical, and exceptionally valuable content.” It includes [...]
Been on holidays. We’re back. Sweet break. Here are 3 photos of a rusty caravan in Bellingen (west of Coffs Harbour, NSW). 3photos is a new irregular photo post series.
two more below
Steve Kryger has a big long list. Worth a read. Worth putting into practise.
Do one thing at a time.
Do important tasks first.
Do unpleasant tasks first.
Set short-term time goals.
Turn off your email.
Turn off Facebook.
Tidy your workspace.
Allocate times to exercise.
Plan ahead.
Unsubscribe or filter unnecessary email newsletters.
Keep lists and check them off.
Know thyself.
Automate.
Set longer-term goals.
Stop being a perfectionist.
Read [...]
For the past couple of years I’ve downloaded a free desktop calendar each month from Smashing Magazine. This year, I’m going to try and design one each month. If I do it on time, and it’s up-to-scratch, I may even submit some for the monthly gallery. We’ll see. Here’s my first attempt. It’s called: X [...]
Best of 2009 round 1: Albums. Round 2: iPhone Apps. I’ve had an iPhone for about 4 months. It really has been a handy productivity tool, and it also makes phone calls! The following are Applications that I use most days.
Trip View Lite – super smart and super useful train (and bus + ferry) timetable. [...]
Sometimes being deliberately lame is just lame. But sometimes when someone is deliberately lame – it only adds to their rating on the coolnessometer. Dunlop Volleys have nailed it with their website Dunlop Valley Warehouse (their main site is good too) and their viral videos. I like Volleys – I’ve been a long time wearer. [...]
I recently started experimenting with Posterous. I use it as a way of sharing twitter pictures and videos. It’s really quick & easy to use and it’s a tidy & attractive spot to store things. Here’s my posterous account: davemiers.posterous.com
Having now used it for a couple of weeks, I think it’s much more than just [...]
Microsoft have some sweet deals on software for students. They now have their new operation system, Windows 7, available as an upgrade for only $49.95. Check out www.itsnotcheating.com.au for some action. (It’s called www.theultimatesteal.com in the US and it’s $29.99US – click on the icon in the top right corner for other countries)
I’m currently using [...]
Just updated my portfolio with a screen grab of some work I did for Lighthouse Church. They are a local church in Sydney. The site includes sermon podcast, pastor’s blog, calendar integration, and can be easily edited by the church.
I’m currently hooking up design work for the summer holidays. Check out my portfolio, see what [...]
I was asked after a recent sermon where I got the graphics from the PowerPoint and sermon handout. Here’s my answer that I emailed to the staff and leaders at Willoughby. Copied below for your convenience.
www.creativemyk.com – some of the gear on here is a little bit cheesy, but there’s plenty of good stuff. I [...]
New screen grab added to my design portfolio for an ongoing project: onthevoddy.com
This is a customisation of a Wordpress template. The site includes: twitter integration; live video streaming; vodcast video and graphic design.
I’m currently lining up summer design work for December 09 through to February 2010… let me know if you want in! See [...]
I’ve just added a screenshot to my design portfolio for work I did for kirkyouth.net
Kirkyouth is the youth ministry of Kirkplace Church. This website is hosted for free at www.wordpress.com and is a basic customisation of one of their free templates.
See the full screen shot and other work samples in my portfolio.
Close followers on twitter would know that one of my favourite cafes is at the Carriageworks in Eveleigh. The Carriageworks is more than just a cafe, it’s a “a bold new arts centre, dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts.” The building is over 100 years old and was originally used [...]
Graham Stanton wrote a great post today about some of the dangers he’s found since using twitter. He paraphrases 1 Corinthians 6:12 – ‘Twitter is permissible, and may even be beneficial; but I will not be mastered by anything’ and then outlines his strategies for not being mastered by twitter. Here are his four points:
4. [...]
I’ve just added some images to my design portfolio for work I did for coastmc.com.
I implemented the overall marketing strategy. Including: website; online registration; A3 poster; postcard; PowerPoint display for use in churches; communication strategies.
See these and other samples in my portfolio.
I’ve recently installed BackType Tweetcount and Su.pr URL shortener on dmdc. What does this mean? 1) There is a number in the bottom right corner of each blog post displaying how many times it has been tweeted. 2) A button so you can easily retweet. 3) su.pr makes short web addresses for each post eg. [...]
Microsoft have a sweet deal for students. You can get Microsoft Ultimate 2007 for only $75(AUS). Which is a 90% discount off the full price. To be eligible all you need is an .edu.au email address. Check out the website: www.itsnotcheating.com.au (It’s called www.theultimatesteal.com in the US and it’s $59.95(US) – click on the icon [...]
A number of peeps from Moore College went on a photography expedition to Maroubra beach during April. Daniel Saunders, Dan Au and John Huynh have contributed the pics for this week’s SNAPSHOT. Hover pics for name of photographer, click for higher res:
