David Russell

Tomorrow, the team at NCC will depart for the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. Each year, we make the pilgrimage to connect, experience, learn and eat. Lots of eating, in fact.

The list of speakers this year is absolutely impressive. I am most excited to hear from Jim Collins, Dave Ramsey and, of course, Andy Stanley. Each year, one or two of the speakers absolutely surprise me. So I am looking forward to that as well.

If you are headed to Catalyst, hit me up. I know we won’t get a chance to connect with everyone, but hopefully we’ll see lots of friends and make some new ones along the way.

Catalyst Conference - Flash required, unfortunately.
Catalyst Backstage - Connect with conference-goers on the Web with special content hosted by Anne Jackson

Tagged: Catalyst, conference, Atlanta, church, business, leadership

Earlier today, Google launched a new WebKit-based browser called Chrome.

I have spent a little time with Chrome this afternoon. It certainly is fast and seems to offer a very “light” user experience, as promised by the lead developers on the Chrome project. While there is much discussion swirling around Chrome today, there is much more still to come.

The most significant question is whether or not Google’s browser can take significant market share in the modern-day browser war. It is quite doubtful that Chrome can unseat the ubiquitous Internet Explorer, at least until we see something extraordinary occur. It might actually slow the growth of browsers like Firefox and Safari, but could at least increase the rate that alternative browsers as a whole chip away at Microsoft’s 72% majority share in this market

Chrome is currently available for Windows only. There are plans to release versions of the browser for OS X and Linux.

Download Google Chrome | Chrome Information Compiled at Wikipedia

Tagged: google, chrome, browser, webkit

The time is winding down. If you have planned on attending the Internet Ministry Conference, register now. The last opportunity for registration is August 31. So it’s now or never!

I’m really looking forward to speaking at the conference next month. Be sure to visit the event listing for more information on the breakout sessions I’ll be leading.

I hope to see you there!

Internet Ministry Conference | My Breakout Sessions

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Tagged: mozilla, ubiquity, ux, ui, search, commands, action, mashup, interact

I’ve been hunting for a mobile computing solution for awhile. It’s been a casual hunt and I really haven’t jumped on anything, even though a few decent deals have passed by. I love craigslist. We use it to buy and sell just about everything. Last week, I stumbled on a PowerBook for sale. The price was about average, but I emailed the seller anyway because the machine was in great shape—it had recently been refurbished with a new screen, keyboard, trackpad, mainboard and upgraded RAM. The seller didn’t really want to come down much, so I let it go. He emailed this week with a counter-offer that made the deal good, so I checked it out and ultimately purchased it. It’s the 15-inch 1.67 Ghz G4 with 2GB of RAM. I’m not planning on doing a ton of heavy lifting with it, so it’s ideal for surfing, coding, light photo editing and some web design work.

I haven’t had a solid portable solution (other than my smartphone) for a couple of years. It’s really quite handy to be able to take my work anywhere and not be tethered to a desktop. I was a little concerned that this PowerBook may not quite have enough horsepower or features for what I’d need to do. Now that I have taken it around the digital block a few times, I think it’s going to be perfect! And hundreds of dollars cheaper than a new MacBook Pro. :)

Tagged: apple, powerbook, g4, mac, craigslist