by isaac | Jun 25, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source, Outsource
You are probably asking “what is N-1” right about now. In the information technology world N is the current stable release of a software version and N-1 equates to the prior stable version. So what benefit is it to upgrade and use current edition software?...
by isaac | Jun 17, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source
Update 2023: Minor updates to make the list current. Windows Defender now “Microsoft Defender.” We also have an updated list of antivirus options for nonprofits available here that goes into further detail than this article. Update 2020: Name changes on...
by isaac | Jun 14, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source, Outsource
When I first began working in missions organizations in China I had yet to become the network ninja I am today… but I was about to learn a lot! You see we were faced with the challenge of at least one third of staff computers being infected by viruses and...
by isaac | Jun 10, 2013 | Churches, Information Technology, Nonprofit, Outsource
A lot has happened in the business world with the advent of more and more managed services and outsourcing opportunities. Unfortunately, churches have not kept stride and are not benefiting from the many advantages that outsourcing provides. Accounting, facilities...
by isaac | Jun 6, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source
I’ve mentioned before that I have worked in churches, non-profit organizations, and NGOs. One thing that I’ve seen with astonishing regularity is organizations paying exorbitant amounts of money for basic and sometimes hideous websites. The contract...
by isaac | Jun 3, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source
Last Week I wrote about how to select the right hardware for your organization, this week is where the real fun begins though as we will be going through software options; specifically we tackle the various operating systems available to organizations today and what...
by isaac | May 30, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit
A lot of managers, directors, and owners I meet have a lot of questions about choice of server, and rightly so! Once an organization hits a dozen or so employees a server is nearly mandatory for file storage, user account management, and any other business aspect that...
by isaac | May 27, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source
Being Proactive with your network is vital to preventing untold amounts of downtime. Imagine the time, cost, and headache saved if you already knew that hard drive was failing before all the data was lost, or how if you knew the moment that your email server’s...
by isaac | May 21, 2013 | Business, Churches, Information Technology, Missions, Nonprofit, Open Source
When I became a chief information officer in early 2006, I had to start my organization’s IT department from the ground up with no actual budget to speak of. Unfortunately, given that the organization was located in China also meant that there were no valid...
