John Dyer, PhD

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Captivated: A Christian Documentary On Media Saturation

By John Dyer on November 2, 2011March 5, 2020

Reader Kevin Sorenson just told me about a new video coming out next month called Captivated: finding freedom in a media captive culture put together by the folks at ReelCast productions and MediaTalk101 bothContinue readingCaptivated: A Christian Documentary On Media Saturation

Pinbox.js – Photos Then and Now (jQuery plugin)

By John Dyer on November 2, 2011March 5, 2020

With the help of a colleague, I’m gathering images of an area of Dallas, TX just east of downtown around the campus of Dallas Theological Seminary where I work. I wantedContinue readingPinbox.js – Photos Then and Now (jQuery plugin)

Like to Wear Pink? Technology Made You Do It!

By John Dyer on October 31, 2011March 5, 2020

Everyone knows that pink is a “girly” color, right? Well you might be surprised to you hear that less than a century ago, the opposite was true. Today, nothing isContinue readingLike to Wear Pink? Technology Made You Do It!

The Church and Technology Survey and Infographic

By John Dyer on October 27, 2011March 5, 2020

Tyndale College and Seminary conducted a survey of 386 churches in the Ontario, Canada area to find out how congregants viewed the role of technology in the churches. Below isContinue readingThe Church and Technology Survey and Infographic

Around the web

By John Dyer on October 21, 2011March 5, 2020

What I Wish My Pastor Knew About: Responsible Engineering and Technology – “As an engineer, it strikes me as odd sometimes that many Christians I know will expend a great dealContinue readingAround the web

Free Streaming Conference with Albert Borgmann

By John Dyer on October 20, 2011March 5, 2020

Regent College is hosting a conference with Albert Borgmann today and tomorrow and they are offering a live stream of the event. Dr. Borgmann will deliver three lectures: Lecture I:Continue readingFree Streaming Conference with Albert Borgmann

Native Fullscreen JavaScript API (plus jQuery plugin)

By John Dyer on October 20, 2011March 5, 2020

HTML5 <video> is great, but when it was first released, one of the big complaints was that it couldn’t do true FullScreen like Flash. Thankfully, this is changing and nativeContinue readingNative Fullscreen JavaScript API (plus jQuery plugin)

My Book is Free on Amazon Today!

By John Dyer on October 10, 2011March 5, 2020

Today my book, From the Garden to the City, is free on Amazon’s Kindle (UK Store) Could you do me a favor? If you have Kindle, are considering getting a Kindle,Continue readingMy Book is Free on Amazon Today!

Thanks Steve: A Note on the Passing of Steve Jobs

By John Dyer on October 6, 2011March 5, 2020

Here’s the intro for a piece I wrote on Steve Jobs for the Gospel Coalition Steve Jobs, the most visionary technology maker of the digital era, died Wednesday at theContinue readingThanks Steve: A Note on the Passing of Steve Jobs

Tablet Jokes on TV

By John Dyer on October 3, 2011March 5, 2020

Last week, Amazon announced the latest versions of Kindle (Kindle, Kindle Touch, and old school Kindle Keyboard) and its new tablet device called Kindle Fire (great analysis by John Gruber, deathContinue readingTablet Jokes on TV