Communication Shifts Part 1: Introduction

Over the past several months we've been making some substantial changes in the way we communicate as a church. Last summer we did a fairly extensive review of all the media we were using and the effectiveness of each medium. What we discovered was fairly concerning. We felt like we had been communicating effectively, but people kept telling us they …

ProPresenter Remote

Renewed Vision recently updated ProPresenter and made available a remote application that runs on the iPhone. I got a chance to use the remote in a real environment on Christmas Eve during the runthrough for our 11pm service. I've got to say overall I was very impressed. It let me flip through slides for the band without having to sit …

Mint.com

A few days ago I signed up to use Mint.com for tracking spending and budgeting. We had Quicken in the past, and basically never used it. Even with most stuff importing into Quicken automatically it would take several hours at the end of the month. The result was that we basically went months without doing any real work on tracking …

Slumdog Millionaire at the Moxie

Last night we went to see Slumdog Millionaire at the Moxie. If you haven't seen this movie yet you absolutely should. It's a great story about an orphan in India, the girl he loves, and his experience on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The film is very well done, directed by Danny Boyle (Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Trainspotting) and …

MAX 2008

I had a great time at MAX this year. It was probably the best conference Adobe has put on in several years. Each year I make claims that I may not come back next year because of disappointment. After this year I have no plans to miss MAX next year (although I don't like it being in LA). Usually I …

50,000 Shoes in 50 Days

Just took part in the 50,000 Shoes in 50 Days challenge. I would encourage you to do the same. It’s pretty amazing that for $5 you can send two pairs of shoes to people who’ve never had shoes. It just takes a couple of minutes. You never really think about how important shoes are, because we wear them all the …

Coolest Birthday Gift Ever – Cheese Making Kit

My birthday was this weekend and Sarah got me what is probably the coolest birthday gift I’ve ever gotten. The gift being a cheese making kit makes me a pretty big dork. We’ve been on a kick of producing our own food whenever possible (going on three months of no bread buying). We joined a farm-share coop. Our milk comes …

About Matt Kerner

Kerner.net is the personal weblog of Matt Kerner. He is married to Sarah Kerner who is legal counsel for the Springfield-Branson National Airport. They have a dachshund named Lucy. Kerner.net was originally a repository of Kerner’s cooking experiments, recipes, and restaurant experiences. These days it wanders into other areas given Kerner’s technology background and current work in the local church, …

End of the Political Season

I’ve got to say that I’m glad for the end of the political season this year. Last night was the first election where I didn’t have more than one television going in my living room. The main reason is that we only have one television, so I didn’t have others to pull through the house like previous elections. Sarah and …

Backyard Project

This post is mainly for testing the iPhone typepad app, but this is the project before me. I’m hoping to get a considerable amount of the leaves picked up before it gets too dark to work and the polls start closing. Would have started earlier, but was still a bit groggy from this morning, but that’s another story.