John Dyer, PhD

Writing

Around the Web: Challies’ Book and Table Invites

By John Dyer on February 9, 2011March 5, 2020

The Next Story Tim Challies is taking preorders for his forthcoming book The Next Story: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion ($11.99 is a great deal – Amazon hasContinue readingAround the Web: Challies’ Book and Table Invites

The Table Project: Values Driven Technology?

By John Dyer on January 26, 2011March 5, 2020

The Table Project is one of many new socially oriented web platforms being released for churches, and I normally don’t take the time to highlight or discuss all of them,Continue readingThe Table Project: Values Driven Technology?

Martin Buber on Beautiful Girls vs. Sexy Gadgets

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

Beyoncé vs Beyoncé Have you noticed the trend in TV ads recently that show a man deciding between an impossibly beautiful women and a fancy new gadget? If not, here’s probablyContinue readingMartin Buber on Beautiful Girls vs. Sexy Gadgets

How To Handle Luddites In The Church

By John Dyer on January 13, 2011March 5, 2020

A few months ago I wrote an article for COLLIDE magazine called, “How To Handle Luddites In The Church,” and it just appeared online. In it, I tell the storyContinue readingHow To Handle Luddites In The Church

ffmpeg Settings for HTML5 codecs (h264/mp4, theora/ogg, vp8/webm)

By John Dyer on January 5, 2011March 5, 2020

This is just a quick tip for people encoding video for HTML5 (and using sweet HTML5 players like MediaElement.js). Go download a copy of ffmpeg, and if you’re on Windows,Continue readingffmpeg Settings for HTML5 codecs (h264/mp4, theora/ogg, vp8/webm)

Is 30 The Breaking Point for Technology?

By John Dyer on December 29, 2010March 5, 2020

Computer scientist Alan Kay (the guy who invented the stackable-windows computer interface we all use today) once defined technology as “anything invented after you were born” to make the pointContinue readingIs 30 The Breaking Point for Technology?

Nativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

By John Dyer on December 22, 2010March 5, 2020

A few weeks before Christmas, my teacher gave me and everyone in my fifth grade class just enough dough to make a single Christmas ornament. Sneaky kid that I was,Continue readingNativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

Balancing The Natural and the Unnatural in a Technological World

By John Dyer on December 16, 2010March 5, 2020

When I reflect on technology and modern life, I find myself continually returning to these ancient words from God to Adam: Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. (Gen 2:15)Continue readingBalancing The Natural and the Unnatural in a Technological World

HTML5 Reset Debug

By John Dyer on December 3, 2010March 5, 2020

I’m a huge fan of using HTML Reset, originally created by Eric Meyer and given HTML5 updates by people like Richard Clark. The only problem is that when you try toContinue readingHTML5 Reset Debug