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CD Duplicators- a web tech report- #cd #duplicators #web #tech #church #tech


CD Duplicators- A Web Tech Report

 

CD Duplicators- from 1-copy to 15-copy one touch operation http://bit.ly/4ZLlHo #cd #duplicators #tech #web http://kingdom.com

 

 

What are CD Duplicators?

Quite simply, CD Duplicators are CD Copiers, burners.  They are generally faster than simply burning a CD from your computer, especially multiple bay machines.

 

Who needs CD Duplicators?
Any group, company, organization that regularly produces CDs needs professional quality CD Duplicators.  If your organization or company offers a lot of CDs monthly, or even weekly, then you would require multiple bay machines.

 

What are Autoloaders and why would you need that service?

 

CD Duplicators- Autoloaders-

To transfer recordable media from one unattended duplicator to the next, you need to have an autoloader feature on your CD Duplicator.  The two main ways to transfer that recordable media are:

PC Connect Requires a PC to operate the system

Standalone- requires no PC- more portable, less operator presence

 

For companies and organizations that offer multiple CD products, this feature is essential.  For companies and organizations that have little variation in product (a company that produces one unique CD product a month may not need an autoloader feature, but one that offers multiple unique CD products would).

 

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Do you need a CD Duplication with a hard drive?

 

If you are going to make long “duplication runs” of the same message (or music recording), then having a hard drive on your CD duplicator will allow you to store the message on the hard drive, and produce copies faster than CD to CD duplication.
However, if you are primarily making smaller “duplication runs” (up to 6 in a row) or making your CD messages available immediately after every service (Take-Along-CDs™), then CD to CD duplication is easier (because you don’t have to load your master recording onto your hard drive), faster (because loading the hard drive takes about 5 minutes at the start of your duplication run), and will save you a few dollars on equipment.

My advice is to invest in a CD duplicator with a hard drive if at all possible. In long “duplication runs” it will save you time and reduce wear of your master CDs.
In smaller “duplication runs” you don’t have to use the hard drive. You’ll still be able to make the faster CD to CD copies and have all the versatility of hard drive to CD duplication.

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Finding Funds for your Duplicator

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We all want to be wise in what we do. While a duplicator necessitates an initial investment, the return will be very high in many areas, including finances, church growth and spiritual growth. 

Here’s how:
1. Making CD (or DVD) copies of the weekly messages will help people remember and apply more.
 

A high-speed CD or DVD duplicator will enable you to make many copies of your services available immediately after the service ends. This way people can take multiple copies with them to listen to again, and to hand out to people they think need to hear the message.
Psalm 119:9, 11 says “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word… Your word have I hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!” (NKJV)
 
When people listen to something again within 48 hours of first hearing it, they will remember an amazing amount more! If tested 6 months later, they will remember 5 times as much as people who did not listen to it a second time. And as more is remembered, it will come to mind much quicker and be easier to apply. After all, you can’t apply something in your life unless you can remember it.

 

 Many churches tell us that recording and giving out CD copies of the weekly message right after the service has transformed their ministry. “I feel privileged, honored, and blessed that God would even use these messages and distribute them in the way that He has,” shared Pastor Russell Cotnoir from Fayette Baptist Church. “If it hadn’t been for the media ministry, the sermons would just basically end right here after the service. And so we’re encouraged with that and extremely, extremely excited about how God’s using them.”

 

2. Making CD (or DVD) copies of the weekly message will grow your church.
When Fayette Baptist Church first started their ministry of recording messages, a friend of Pastor Cotnoir’s had told him, “You know, you put 40 hours a week into each sermon – it needs to be used more than just once. You put that much time and effort into your messages – there’s a lot more that can be done with them than to just preach them once on Sunday morning.” In addition, people in the church were asking for copies of the messages to give to friends and family. They wanted to take God’s life-changing Word and share with others.
Messages-To-Go™ provides a tool that makes it easy for anyone to share their faith –you just need to be able to give away a CD!

 

Another church in Florida shared how their Messages-To-Go™ (making copies of the message available for people to take immediately after each service) ministry helped people grow in evangelism. Prior to the Messages-To-Go™ ministry, only a few people were actively sharing their faith. Now, because of the Messages-To-Go™ ministry, more than 85% of the church has shared their faith with non-Christians and a large number are actively reaching the lost on a regular basis. 
In addition to making the weekly services available on CD, you can also record special events, youth services, weddings, and more!

3. Making CD (or DVD) copies of the messages can grow your finances
While some churches charge a specific amount for each CD copy, many churches have found that simply asking for a suggested donation of $2-$3 per CD can be more effective. Some people may not be able to give the entire amount, while someone else may pick up a copy of the message and give $20. In the end, most churches have found that the donations received often pay for everything, and sometimes there is extra available so they are able to help fund other ministries as well! 

Creative tips for funding your media ministry:
1. Ask your church! A few weeks in advance, begin sharing the vision with your church for the duplicator and media ministry. Share your goals, as well as the vision for the ministry. Share stories of what is happening in other churches due to the media ministry. Then, ask people to pray about what they should do/ how much they can give to help fund the ministry. You can take an offering over the next few weeks, or announce that there will be a special offering taken on a certain date. 

 

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This report is sponsored by http://kingdom.com

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Freedom Tech Headlines- 12-19-9

Freedom Tech News

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From Wired Science- The Asteroid That Will Almost Hit Earth

That asteroid is Apophis, a 900-foot asteroid. Calculations released on Christmas Eve 2004 appeared to show that there was a greater than 2 percent chance the asteroid would hit the Earth in 2029.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/closest-asteroid-approach-to-earth/

 

From tech Dispenser- Mozilla ships Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, pushes final into 2010

Mozilla on Thursday issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will push the final code ship date into early 2010, a company executive said Friday.

http://ow.ly/16bnjM

 From Mashable-  “Porn” among top search terms among kids

In a somewhat worrying piece of news, security firm Symantec has released the top search terms by kids in 2009. Topping the lists: “YouTube”, “Google”, “Facebook”, “sex” and “porn”

http://mashable.com

 From Social Net Daily- What the Top Twitter Trends of 2009 Say About Our Culture

With one of the fastest-growing userbases in social networking, the future is bright for the microblogging platform. Just what that future is going to look like is fairly accurately reflected in the top Twitter trends of 2009 - because what those trends tell us about how people use Twitter and what the future has in store for the microblogging platform is a bit bleak.

http://ow.ly/NEBA

 

 From Mashable- Twitter Email Security blamed for latest hack

A successful attack on Twitter early Friday morning is being blamed on Twitter’s own email security, as hackers were able to get access to an email account and change a password, then redirect Twitter.com traffic elsewhere

http://mashable.com/2009/12/19/twitter-email-security/

 From eSchool News- Can gaming change education?

As video games continue to permeate our culture, schools and students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore what makes a successful educational game, what the current barriers to adoption are, and how gaming as a whole affects the brain.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=62150

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Business News Headlines- 12-19-9

Business News

 From Reuters- GM to shut down Saab, talks with Spyker fail

General Motors Co said it would begin shutting down its money-losing Saab brand after last-ditch talks to sell it to a small Dutch sports car builder collapsed on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BH2SZ20091219?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/businessNews+(News+/+US+/+Business+News)

 From Sky News- US dollar gains on hopes for rate hike

The euro dropped below $US1.43 for the first time since early September on Friday amid ongoing concerns about European banks and public finances and increasing expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in the first half of the year.

http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx?id=408323

 

From Newser-Lenders Loosening Up on Mortgage Down-Payments 

 Mortgage lenders and insurers, buoyed by improvement in the housing market, are relaxing their down-payment requirements. Wells Fargo, which has been requiring down payments of more than 20%, is lowering the bar for the first time since 2007.

http://www.newser.com/story/76553/lenders-loosening-up-on-mortgage-down-payments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bus

 FROM LA TIMES- First Federal Bank of California and Imperial Capital Bank of La Jolla closed

Both are sold immediately to other Southern California institutions. Regulators have closed 140 U.S. banks this year, 16 in California.

http://latimes.com

 From Bloomberg- New Global Role Ahead for Chinese Yuan

As the dollar and euro face new pressures, Hong Kong’s former central bank chief Joseph Yam calls for a strengthened role for the Chinese yuan

Hong Kong’s former central bank chief Joseph Yam said that the yuan can become the “third pillar” of the global monetary system as deteriorating public finances erode confidence in the dollar and the euro.

http://bloomberg.com

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Obama News Headlines- 12-19-9

Politics

 

From ABC News- President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board

Senate Democratic leaders inched closer to attaining their goal of passing a health care bill by Christmas as Sen. Ben Nelson, the Nebraska senator who had been skeptical of the bill, jumped on board, winning major concessions for his state, and the Congressional Budget Officereleased its cost estimate of the legislation.

http://abcnews.com

 From Fox News- Senate Compromise Deepens Abortion Battle

A Senate compromise toughening abortion restrictions drew criticism from activists on both sides of the issue Saturday, prolonging rather than settling the controversy as Democrats try and complete work on President Obama’s health care overhaul.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/19/senate-compromise-deepens-abortion-battle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Fpolitics+%2528FOXNews.com+-+Politics%2529&utm_content=My+Yahoo

 From Catholic Advocate- Senator Nelson caves on Healthcare Bill

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), the last hope of pro-life forces, has caved in to Democratic Party and White House pressure to support the Senate Health Care Bill. He indicated today he would support the bill based upon the “manager’s amendment” containing the so-called “compromise” language on abortion funding negotiated by Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA), the son of the legendary pro-life, Catholic governor of Pennsylvania, Bob Casey.

http://www.catholicadvocate.com/?p=359

 

 From the raw story- Justice Department in contempt of court for not taping Gitmo hearing

A federal district court judge ruled on Thursday that the Department of Justice was in contempt of court when it failed to videotape a Guantanamo detainee’s testimony last summer.  Mohammed al-Adahi, accused of belonging to a terrorist organization, had challenged his detention at Guantanamo Bay in front of Judge Gladys Kessler

http://rawstory.com/2009/12/justice-department-contempt/

 From reuters- Revised Senate health bill cuts deficit: CBO

The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said on Saturday

http://ow.ly/16bpz3

 

From Newser- Obama’s Pact Is Slap at Progressive Ideals

COPENHAGEN DEAL CREATES ‘LEAGUE OF SUPER-POLLUTERS’

 

·                          Obama made the UN obsolete

·                          The parties to the deal are now “a league of super-polluters”: 

·                           His resolve will play well in the US—and that’s a bad thing. “Having spurned Europe and the poor countries of the world … Obama has taken the mandate that progressives worked their hearts out to give him, and used it to gut the ideas that progressives have held most dear.”

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World News Headlines- 12-19-9

World News

 From Forbes- Iraqi troops in standoff with Iran

Iraqi troops massed Saturday near an oil well on the border in a standoff with Iranian forces that seized control of the site in a sudden flare up of tension between the two uneasy neighbors.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/12/19/general-ml-iraq_7227232.html?feed=rss_asia

 

From FoxNews- U.N. Chief: ‘We Have a Deal’ on Climate Change

COPENHAGEN - The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse Saturday as bitterly divided delegates agreed after all-night talks to recognize a political compromise that President Barack Obama brokered with China and other emerging powers.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/19/obama-brokered-climate-deal-threat-copenhagen/

 From BBC NEWS- Pakistan government says it will not resign

Pakistan’s government has said it will not resign, following a court ruling which overturned an amnesty for politicians facing corruption charges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8422954.stm

 From reuters- Mediator “sets deadline” for Israel-Hamas swap

A German mediating a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas has told the parties he will quit unless they reach a deal soon, the Palestinian president said in an interview published on Saturday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BI1XR20091219?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/worldNews+(News+/+US+/+International)

 From Forbes- China’s Credit Bubble

1. There is a credit bubble in China.

2. Credit bubbles are perpetuated by debt-levered asset price speculation.

3. Asset prices in property speculation eventually pop.

4. Eventually, that popping permeates broader market indices.

5. Local markets figure it out first.

6. Global markets follow the locals.

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