Experimenting with Web SQL databases By BylineJohn Dyer on February 27, 2010March 5, 2020 & What is Web SQL? Web SQL (http://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/) is proposed technology that allows a small SQL database to reside inside a browser. Instead of making AJAX calls back and forthContinue readingExperimenting with Web SQL databases
New and Upcoming Books on Technology, Media, and Faith By BylineJohn Dyer on February 24, 2010March 5, 2020 For the past few years, there has been growing interest in thinking about technology and media through a Christian lens. From the churches who are hiring an increasing number of technically-orientedContinue readingNew and Upcoming Books on Technology, Media, and Faith
Presentation: Technology in the Kingdom, Society, and Your Life By BylineJohn Dyer on February 21, 2010March 5, 2020 Two weeks ago, I gave a breakout session for the Electronic Gospel conference put on by Dallas Theological Seminary and headlined by Shane Hipps. You can order the audio ofContinue readingPresentation: Technology in the Kingdom, Society, and Your Life
Responding to Constant Images of Mass Suffering: Haiti, Technology, and Repentance By BylineJohn Dyer on February 17, 2010March 5, 2020 Haiti and Suffering Since the horrible earthquake in Haiti, it has been encouraging to see the incredible outpouring of support and mobilization using all available resources and technology. The devastationContinue readingResponding to Constant Images of Mass Suffering: Haiti, Technology, and Repentance
Twitter and Forgiveness, Jetpacks and Change By BylineJohn Dyer on February 11, 2010March 5, 2020 In case you missed them, I’d like to point you to a few articles I wrote for Collide Magazine over the past few months. I Will Remember Your Tweets NoContinue readingTwitter and Forgiveness, Jetpacks and Change
Billy Graham on Technology as a Pointer to Christ By BylineJohn Dyer on January 27, 2010March 5, 2020 Billy Graham is an amazing communicator, and his 1998 TED talk on technology and faith (embedded below) is no exception. In it he is witty, articulate, and convicting. His basic messageContinue readingBilly Graham on Technology as a Pointer to Christ
Optimizing CSS with Base64 Embedded Images (with Bonus Utility!) By BylineJohn Dyer on January 26, 2010March 5, 2020 As I design a new site (current site | early demo of new site), I am working through what combination of technologies (CDN, sprites, caching, gzipping, etc.) we wantContinue readingOptimizing CSS with Base64 Embedded Images (with Bonus Utility!)
Who’s Your Favorite Online Person You’ve Never Met? By BylineJohn Dyer on January 20, 2010March 5, 2020 Have you ever had the chance to meet someone in person that you’ve only met online? If you have, you know that strange feeling of trying to match a person’sContinue readingWho’s Your Favorite Online Person You’ve Never Met?
What Does It Mean to “Religiously Self-identify” Online? By BylineJohn Dyer on January 16, 2010March 5, 2020 In an aticle entitled Religious Self-Profiling ChristianityToday.com reports that “Christian” is still the most frequent religious label on Facebook, many people choose not to use it. I am quoted on theContinue readingWhat Does It Mean to “Religiously Self-identify” Online?
Have You Ever Wished You Had an “I Give Online” Token? By BylineJohn Dyer on January 11, 2010March 5, 2020 Last November, Christianity Today asked me to write a short piece that answered the question, “Which new technologies hold the most promise—and the most peril—for use in church ministries?” InsteadContinue readingHave You Ever Wished You Had an “I Give Online” Token?