Archive for October, 2011

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The truth about Windows 8 and IE 10

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6 months ago
by Jonathan Puddle in

I wiped my main laptop this week and installed Windows 8 Developer Preview on it, which you can grab here. I read a few blogs regarding whether it was ready enough to act as your primary machine, and most of the responses were detailed and anlytical and the answer was always no due to various technical failings.

I’d like to suggest that Windows 8 is entirely ready for you to use (with certain caveats) but that you won’t WANT to continue using it, because it’s design is fundamentally flawed. (more…)

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Using OpenVPN in Windows 8

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6 months ago
by Jonathan Puddle in

When I first started using Windows 7 x64 I had some challenges getting OpenVPN to work. I blogged about that here, and it’s been the most popular post on this site ever since, by far. This morning I installed the Windows 8 Developer Preview, and thought I’d follow things up.

The good news is that Windows 8 is remarkably stable/useable already. Getting OpenVPN to work was a cinch, but I’ll describe the steps anyway as a couple of details weren’t immediately obvious. (more…)

On Blackbaud’s 2011 European Conference for Non-Profits

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7 months ago
by Jonathan Puddle in

I took the family to London last week to visit some friends, while I spent a few days in Catch The Fire’s Wembley office and attended Blackbaud’s conference for non-profits.  I place high value on conferences & industry events, so I had wanted to go either the DC or the London conference; London won out due to convenience. Since we’re half-way through deployment of a couple of Blackbaud’s products, my goals were to glean as much as I could about deployment recommendations/concerns/gotchas, and to try to strengthen my relationship with Blackbaud as a company. (more…)

Speaking at Catch The Fire’s Pastors & Leaders conference

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7 months ago
by Jonathan Puddle in

In January 2012 I’ll be in Toronto again, speaking at Catch The Fire’s Pastors & Leaders conference. I’ll be leading 2 sessions, one on choosing a ChMS vendor (really about picking wise ministry partners), and another on leveraging technology in your church. Here’s a promo video:

I’m pretty excited, it’ll be my first major speaking opportunity, and it’s on a topic that I’m truly passionate about. These Leaders conferences are fantastic, and this year’s event is really open to everyone involved in church ministry, leadership or otherwise. I highly recommend you consider coming up to Toronto in January!

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