Comments on: Saying “No Macs” is no longer an option for *Church* IT http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/ Another Outlet for the Challenges of a Church IT Consultant Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:46:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Mac Support in Churches « Equip Them http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Mac Support in Churches « Equip Them Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:59:13 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-136 [...] support for churches that I have read to date. If you support Macs in your church environment, his post is a must [...] [...] support for churches that I have read to date. If you support Macs in your church environment, his post is a must [...]

]]> By: Church IT Help » Converting to Macs. http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Church IT Help » Converting to Macs. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:46:35 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-69 [...] article I have seen on the debate has to be on Chris Green’s site you can read the article here. It is extremely fair and balanced, unlike Fox news. I highly recommend [...] [...] article I have seen on the debate has to be on Chris Green’s site you can read the article here. It is extremely fair and balanced, unlike Fox news. I highly recommend [...]

]]> By: Macs - Just Say Yes? « Adventures in Network Plumbing http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Macs - Just Say Yes? « Adventures in Network Plumbing Thu, 15 May 2008 05:48:13 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-44 [...] Posted by Ian Beyer under Platforms   Chris Green has a great post titled “Saying “No Macs” is no longer an option for *Church* IT“. Some definite food for thought that’s got me thinking about ProPresenter on iMacs vs. [...] [...] Posted by Ian Beyer under Platforms   Chris Green has a great post titled “Saying “No Macs” is no longer an option for *Church* IT“. Some definite food for thought that’s got me thinking about ProPresenter on iMacs vs. [...]

]]> By: CGreen http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-42 CGreen Thu, 01 May 2008 12:49:34 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-42 Stephen - Integration tools will be a topic for my next article for sure. We use ADmit from Thursby pretty extensively, and we've tried out Centrify. The challenge with third party tools is the lag from OS release to updated tools. Thursby finally released a non-beta client last month, and Centrify is still in beta. That's an awfully long time post-Leopard to getting compatible in a supported way. Thanks for the comment! Stephen – Integration tools will be a topic for my next article for sure. We use ADmit from Thursby pretty extensively, and we’ve tried out Centrify. The challenge with third party tools is the lag from OS release to updated tools. Thursby finally released a non-beta client last month, and Centrify is still in beta. That’s an awfully long time post-Leopard to getting compatible in a supported way. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Stephen Thu, 01 May 2008 12:05:59 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-41 Great post! Just a note... look into Centrify, it allows you to add Group Policy to MAC's. They can change their Password, have basic requirements you enforce on PC's. Great post!
Just a note… look into Centrify, it allows you to add Group Policy to MAC’s. They can change their Password, have basic requirements you enforce on PC’s.

]]> By: Andrew Conard http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Andrew Conard Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:50:37 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-40 Chris - Thanks for the great post. I have been used macs for years and as a pastor at Resurrection have been blessed with Clif and company taking care of technology needs. I appreciate your perspectives on this issue. Chris – Thanks for the great post. I have been used macs for years and as a pastor at Resurrection have been blessed with Clif and company taking care of technology needs. I appreciate your perspectives on this issue.

]]> By: Clif Guy http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Clif Guy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:54:21 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-38 Absolutely right. Our default answer is "yes" to solving the problem or meeting the need, not necessarily to the customer's proposed solution. Read between the lines of the proposed solution to get to the need and then come up with a creative, workable way to meet it. Thanks for the link love. What does it take to get onto your blogroll? ;-) Absolutely right. Our default answer is “yes” to solving the problem or meeting the need, not necessarily to the customer’s proposed solution. Read between the lines of the proposed solution to get to the need and then come up with a creative, workable way to meet it.

Thanks for the link love. What does it take to get onto your blogroll? ;-)

]]> By: David Drinnon http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-36 David Drinnon Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:33:49 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-36 GREAT POST!!!! Bravo. A must read. GREAT POST!!!! Bravo. A must read.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.mytechnicallife.com/2008/04/24/saying-no-macs-is-no-longer-an-option-for-church-it/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Jeff Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:24:58 +0000 http://www.mytechnicallife.com/?p=16#comment-35 Great article! Mac's are a support drain for sure. I can't imagine most church's having the budget for spare MacBook's to just sit in inventory, waiting for someone to spill their coffee on their existing one. I've also encountered the 2-3 week turnaround on taking your MacBook to the Mac Store and having them ship it to California for repair. It would be nice if Apple broadened their support options to compete side by side with Dell. I'd also agree with your security/integration concerns and would love to read that article if you decide to write it one day. I've certainly encoutered my fair share of challenges but in the end there's really no stopping the 800lb. Apple marketing gorilla so you may as well accept that they're popular and do the best you can to integrate them into your environment. Great article! Mac’s are a support drain for sure. I can’t imagine most church’s having the budget for spare MacBook’s to just sit in inventory, waiting for someone to spill their coffee on their existing one. I’ve also encountered the 2-3 week turnaround on taking your MacBook to the Mac Store and having them ship it to California for repair. It would be nice if Apple broadened their support options to compete side by side with Dell. I’d also agree with your security/integration concerns and would love to read that article if you decide to write it one day. I’ve certainly encoutered my fair share of challenges but in the end there’s really no stopping the 800lb. Apple marketing gorilla so you may as well accept that they’re popular and do the best you can to integrate them into your environment.

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