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Five Things We the Church Need to Know about Technological Change (4 of 5): Technology is Ecological, not Additive

By John Dyer on January 1, 2009March 5, 2020

This is part 4 of 5 considering the implications of Neil Postman’s Lecture, “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change” for the church. I have re-titled it, “FiveContinue readingFive Things We the Church Need to Know about Technological Change (4 of 5): Technology is Ecological, not Additive

Incarnation and the Technology of Virtual Worlds

By John Dyer on December 28, 2008March 5, 2020

This Christmas was special for our family as we celebrated not only the birth of our Lord, but the birth of our first child. Unfortunately my entire family couldn’t beContinue readingIncarnation and the Technology of Virtual Worlds

Five Things We the Church Need Know About Technological Change (3 of 5): There is a Powerful Idea Embedded in Every Technology

By John Dyer on December 20, 2008March 5, 2020

This is part 3 of a five part series based on Neil Postman’s lecture “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change” applied to the church. Technology is AlwaysContinue readingFive Things We the Church Need Know About Technological Change (3 of 5): There is a Powerful Idea Embedded in Every Technology

D. A. Carson on Technology Culture

By John Dyer on December 18, 2008March 5, 2020

In the latest issue of the online journal Themelios, D. A. Carson’s editorial is largely concerned with technology. Here’s a choice quote: Scarcely less important than speed of access isContinue readingD. A. Carson on Technology Culture

Five Things We the Church Should Know about Technological Change (2 of 5): Technology Creates Winners and Losers

By John Dyer on December 13, 2008March 5, 2020

This post is part 2 of 5 in a series exploring the implications of Neil Postman’s Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change for the Christian community. Technology isContinue readingFive Things We the Church Should Know about Technological Change (2 of 5): Technology Creates Winners and Losers

Facebook and Video Chat predicted 100 years ago! [Recommended Reading]

By John Dyer on December 9, 2008March 5, 2020

If you like reading short stories, I’ve got a great one for you. In 1909, E. M. Forster published the short story The Machine Stops which told of a futureContinue readingFacebook and Video Chat predicted 100 years ago! [Recommended Reading]

Everyone’s Going “HD” (Sort of)

By John Dyer on December 8, 2008March 5, 2020

Last week, YouTube made big news by introducing “HD” video, thought it’s unclear what YouTube’s definition of “HD” is. The video is certainly higher definition, but it’s certainly not 720pContinue readingEveryone’s Going “HD” (Sort of)

Technology Blog

By John Dyer on December 8, 2008March 5, 2020

I would like to keep this blog focused on technical developments and code samples, but a few recent posts have been showing I am growing in my interest for theContinue readingTechnology Blog

Five Things We the Church Need to Know About Technological Change: (1 of 5) Technology is Always a Trade-Off

By John Dyer on December 5, 2008March 5, 2020

This is part one of a five part series exploring Neil Postman’s lecture “Five Things You Need to Know about Technological Change” as it relates to church life and spirituality.Continue readingFive Things We the Church Need to Know About Technological Change: (1 of 5) Technology is Always a Trade-Off

PNG transparency in IE6 (without JavaScript)

By John Dyer on December 3, 2008March 5, 2020

As most of us know IE6 does not support PNGs with alpha transparency. We recently updated DTS’s site with some popups that have a drop shadow using PNG-24 images withContinue readingPNG transparency in IE6 (without JavaScript)