This has been another busy week with Technology. I have been learning all about wikis and working on developing a wiki which our music booster's club can use to coordinate fundraising efforts. I have also been doing a lot of research on public address systems for a local church in need of information on what to purchase to replace their failing system. This may not sound like "computer technology" but actually after discussing their current needs and future plans I realized they would need a system which could easily be used to incorporate a digital recording and then posting of their services on their church website. They also want to have a loop system which would use electro-magnetic induction loop technology to allow people with hearing aids to use the t-coil program on their hearing aids to process the amplified voices/sounds directly through their hearing aids. So I have been reviewing the many different options and combinations including mixers, amplifiers, cordless microphones and their transmitters and receivers and trying to make sure there are plenty of inputs and outputs to take care of the many options they currently have as well as the options they hope to have in the future. Of course all of this has to be balanced within a budget. Needless to say there is a lot of work still to be done. I hadn't looked closely at PA systems in about 8 years and I was absolutely amazed at how much had changed and how much had become computerized! Most mixers have frequency feedback and some had very complex systems that allowed for automated adjusting of microphone levels depending on when they were being used. Stay tuned to see what the final decision is for the PA system.