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Many of us in IT focus on the quality of our system backup-- or, at least we intend to.  System backups are essential, but are they enough?  What if the process of recovering from a disaster will be lengthy?  Like with Katrina?  Or 9/11? That's when we'll need more than a disaster recovery strategy.  We'll need a business continuity strategy.

While helping churches refine their general ledger chart of accounts, there are two issues that need to be wrestled through nearly every time: The level of detail in their chart; Cash or accrual accounting— which would be best for them?

Those of us who love watching 24 and other high-tech shows can't help noticing the use of biometrics to enhance their computer system security.  Of course, it makes sense for those with top secret files to use such devices as fingerprint scanners, retina scanners, and voice print analyzers to protect them.  Surprisingly, that technology is very affordable, and has a use in ministries!

How do you feel when a friend or colleague tells you they just bought the same product you did for considerably less?  If you're like me, you probably feel kind of crummy, but then justify why you still got a better deal than your friend. How do you buy technology for less?  Are there ways to save?  Are there times when spending more is better?  Let's talk about it.

Churches have three types of calendaring needs:  resource calendaring (rooms and equipment), publication calendaring (printed flyers), and personal / team calendaring.  Surprisingly, each of these needs is so different that they require separate programs!

One of the lessons we learned from recent disasters is how important it is to have a copy of your church database and accounting system backed up to an off-site location.