Are You Contributing to Oppression Pt. 2

Posted by on Feb 25, 2011 in Apple, Missional | 0 comments I posted a blog a couple days ago and posed the basic question, “Do we oppress people who work in inhumane conditions if we buy the products they make?”  As is usually the case, the discussion on Facebook was better than on the blog.  I wanted to share those comments, because they are very good, and then pose a few more thoughts.  I’m not going to post them all for space...
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Are You Contributing to Oppression?

Posted by on Feb 23, 2011 in Apple | 2 comments There were two people in a certain town one rich and the other poor.  The rich person was a nice guy.  He gave generously to his church and many non-profit organizations.  He followed Jesus and had led several of his friends to follow Jesus as well.  The rich man had a nice white collar job and had all the latest tech.  He carried an iPhone, had a nice laptop, and rested in the evening by...
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Is MobileMe Worth It?

Posted by on Jun 30, 2009 in Apple | 0 comments My macbook pro had some severe problems a couple weeks ago (see Is Applecare Worth It?).  As a result I was without my macbook pro for a couple of days and needed to find a way to be productive at work.  I had a SuperDuper backup drive, but in the perfect end to the tech week from hell, it too failed.  Thanks a lot Western Digital.  I was left with nothing but my old iMac and MobileMe. ...
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iPhone Insurance

Posted by on May 19, 2009 in Apple | 1 comment I love my iPhone but have been concerned what I would do if I damaged it.  I know that Applecare won’t cover things like swimming with my iPhone, dropping the iPhone in the bathtub, losing the iPhone or dropping and breaking the iPhone.  ATT&T and Apple’s solution is for me to replace it by buying an unsubsidized phone at whopping bill of $599.  So, I called my...
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Is Applecare worth it?

Posted by on May 12, 2009 in Apple | 2 comments Today marks the three year anniversary of buying my first mac.  If it doesn’t make sense to you why I’d celebrate this, you’re a PC.  Its okay, I was a PC once too.  My first Mac was a 17″ iMac 1.83 Ghz Intel Core Duo.  I bought Applecare on the machine for an extra $169.  So, was it worth the extra cash?  Yes, definitely.  About a year and a half in the hard drive...
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Mac Mail.app Must Have Plug-ins

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in Apple | 0 comments I love my macs.  With my friends and collegeaus I’ve become the guy to go to with Mac questions.  One frequent question is how do I use Mac mail.app?  Most of these questions are coming from former Outlook users who aren’t used to an intelligent UI.  While Mail.app is an outstanding stand alone there are some plug-ins that can make it even better.  Here’s my current...
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