I will be the first to admit that meetings are best face to face.  However, being in the same room together is many times not possible. Here are is a list of my top 5 FREE remote meeting tools that I have used and find them easy to use.
1. TeamViewer - Does more than just remote meetings.  Allows you to connect to computers remotely as well.
2. Zoho Meeting - Part of the Zoho suite of tools for small businesses. Will also allow you to connect to computers remotely.
3. AnyMeeting - Nice tool to use if you want to share YouTube videos during meeting.
4. Google Hangouts - Very integrated and with Google suite tools. Similar to Apple's facetime. 
5. Skype - Many free features. Works on many platforms.

I primarily use TeamViewer. It is easy to use and an easy way to not only have online meetings, but assist customers with issues on their computers without having to be on-site.

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Wishing you all warm thoughts this New Year 2015.

I have been in training for Software Development Security.  One of the things mentioned is how easy hackers can figure out your password. "Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember, but easy for computers to guess."  Most of today's businesses require a "strong" password that contains at least 6 characters, contain alpha and numeric, and even a special character like @ or #.  Hackers know this and can easily search your social sites and see what is trending, family members, or pets and write a program that can try various options until they figure out your password in a matter of minutes or hours.  Instead of using something like F1uffie, use four random words that you can remember that are NOT trending. Something like africatacowrenchpuppy [africa][taco][wrench][puppy]. Using four random common words will take hacker programs 550 years at 1000 guesses/second.  Very difficult for hackers, but easy for you to remember. 

Mobile security is all about theft and security of valuable information.  Today's mobile thieves are more interested in stealing devices and hacking into them than they are building virus and malware.  Even though thieves are developing viruses and malware for mobile devices, at this time, it is not as prevalent as you see on computers and laptops.  It is important for you to know what you can do in the event that your device is stolen.

1. Use the native device security to setup a pass-code/pin. Do not use swipe patterns as they may be easily detected by the smug marks on your screen.  Use at least 4 numbers in your pin but you should use at least 6.  It takes 18 minutes for someone to hack in to a phone with only 4 numbers.  It takes 18 hours to hack in to a phone with 6 numbers in the pin.
2. Use a trusted mobile device security application.
One of the best applications I have found is Lookout (https://www.lookout.com/). This app works with android, iPhone, Kindle Fire.  What I like about this app is that it does it all!  If you have a pass-code/pin setup, and someone tries to hack into it, after 5 attempts, it will take a picture of the hacker from your front camera (if you have a front camera) and will automatically email you the picture. It will also allow you to locate your device using Google maps.
3. Avoid questionable applications. Only download applications from Apple's iStore, Androids Play Store, or Amazon's App store. Apple's iStore is very restricted as to what applications can be placed on their store.  Android and Kindle apps are less restrictive but some evaluation is done prior to allowing applications to be placed on their stores.  DO NOT open your device to allow installation of apps from sources other than the devices native application store.
4. Be aware of your surroundings. When in a public WiFi area, avoid having your Bluetooth device active. Only use public WiFi areas that require you to confirm or login to the WiFi with a specific password/code.  Do not leave your mobile device unattended or someplace the device can be easily stolen while you are not paying attention or distracted.
5. Keep your mobile devices' operating system (OS) and security applications up to date as much as possible. The manufacturer of your device will provide updates from time-to-time that may contain security updates native to the device and operating system. Your security application (such as Lookout) will provide updates for the application itself to recognize the latest virus and malware threats.

85% of people will find your church based upon your website. 
– faithHighway

Website visitors take 10 seconds to decide to stay or leave.       
– Creative Streams

It's critical to instantly answer the visitor's "What's in it for me" question.   
– blitz media design

"Ministry should be, even must be, a technological hybrid venture in this day and age.”
– Scott Thumma Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of Distance Education at Hartford Seminary

First of all, What is drag and drop?  That is a term used for applicaitons that you can select something with your mouse, hold down the left mouse button and drag it on to a page you are creating.  This makes it very easy for people to be creative without having to know complex web development languages.

There are many tools out there for building your own website, publishig news letters, on-line calenders, etc.  Most small organizations do not have the resources (financially or personell) for using electronic media.  I have found 2 tools that are very user freindly and can be used by anyone with little to average computer skills.

Website Builder - Weebly.com
This is what I use to build my website and is used to build other websites I support.  You can use the free version of this if you like. The only problem with the free version is that you can not use your own branding (like www.gibtech.com). You would use something like www.weebly.com/gibtech.  Go to www.weebly.com to learn more.

Newletters - MailChimp.com
If you want to put out various newsletters, email blasts, reminders, etc., MailChimp is also free.  You are only restricted to publishing 2500 posts per month.  I would suspect that any small business or organization would not reach the 2500/mo. cap.  The drag and drop features with this tool are excellent. You can easily upload your own pictures, manage distribution lists, and even have several authors with various levels of security.  There are also many templates you can use to chose from that can be easliy modified for your own needs.  My blog is automatically published with a MailChimp RSS template that pulls this blog from my own website.  All you need to do is give MailChimp the RSS feed url.  Very nice. Go to www.MailChimp.com to learn more.

Look for my YouTube video reviews of these tools coming soon.