Articles by Timothy R. Butler

Timothy R. Butler is Editor-in-Chief of Open for Business. He also serves as a pastor at Little Hills Church and FaithTree Christian Fellowship.

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Gifts of Christmas 2009: 3G Netbooks

By Timothy R. Butler | Dec 16, 2009 at 8:12 PM

Netbooks are all the rage: they are lightweight, compact and relatively capable computers that generally weigh in at a few hundred dollars. Could one be the perfect Christmas gift for the technology loving person on your shopping list this holiday? Recently, we were able to spend some time with two of Verizon’s 3G enabled netbooks to see how they stacked up.

UPDATED: Black Friday Picks

By Timothy R. Butler | Nov 26, 2009 at 6:53 AM

Trying to sort through the noise and find a few good deals online for Black Friday? Here are some of the most interesting deals that are available right now, including great deals on MacBooks and KitchenAid stand mixers. Updated at 5:30 p.m. (CST) on November 27

Imagio is Impressivio

By Timothy R. Butler | Nov 13, 2009 at 3:35 AM

The Imagio is a phone that would be easy to overlook. After all, not only does it face the usual opponent, the iPhone that clearly influenced its design, it also faces the Motorola Droid, which is Verizon’s most newsworthy phone in years – and deservedly so. That the Imagio has been somewhat lost in the dizzying lead up to the Droid’s launch is too bad; the Imagio deserves some attention of its own.

What In the World Is That? The Droid Takes Off

By Timothy R. Butler | Nov 06, 2009 at 5:25 AM

Verizon is on a bold streak. After launching the “There’s a Map for that” campaign squarely targeting what many would call Apple and AT&T’s key weakness – network reliability – the airwaves have now been covered by “iDon’t” ads that compare what the iPhone doesn’t do with what ”Droid does.” So, what does the Droid do and does it do it well? When the device launches tomorrow, do you want to be in line to buy one?

PREVIEW: The Motorola Droid Lands

By Timothy R. Butler | Oct 29, 2009 at 6:48 AM

With a major ad campaign, directly targeting the iPhone, in full swing promoting the new Motorola Droid, it may be fair to say Verizon’s first Android-based phone is also perhaps its most anticipated device in recent times. Does it live up to the hype? Read on for OFB’s unboxing and short preview of this phone, which will be available for purchase next week.

Reformation 2009: Biblical Challenges to Leadership

By Timothy R. Butler | Oct 11, 2009 at 4:25 AM

As we find ourselves approaching Reformation Day on the five hundredth year of Protestant Reformer John Calvin's birth, it may be good to spend some time looking at the issue of Biblical leadership and challenges to that leadership's authority. One of the interesting things about the Bible is that it never is keen on presenting authorities as those who are always right.

enV Touch: A Different Spin on Touch Screen Phones

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 22, 2009 at 5:29 AM

Touch mania is spreading across the mobile phone world, but in a sea of phones clamoring to catch the touchscreen wave, the enV Touch might seem at first to be a mere wannabe lost behind its more recognizable competitors. But, with unique tricks up its sleeve and a good price tag, the enV Touch proves it is different, not just more of the same.

Take Three: Observations on iPhone Launches

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 19, 2009 at 9:58 PM

I just received my iPhone 3G S, and I could not be more excited. How strange buying a new cell phone has become in the last two years.

A Close Look a OakTreeā€™s Accordance, Part III: Tallying Up the Value

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 19, 2009 at 5:01 AM

Even after reading the first two parts of this series (Part I, Part II), the question from the budget conscious person may be, “Why not a different program – QuickVerse or even SWORD – that is a lot cheaper?” That is a good question, but one Accordance can easily answer in one word: flexibility.

Looking at the Samsung Alias 2

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 15, 2009 at 6:28 AM

With Father’s Day next week, ads are happily hawking a new phone for Dad as a great gift idea. Of course, many of them are anything but great, much less good gifting material. But whether you are shopping for dear old dad or for your dear old self, the Samsung Alias 2 feature phone offers a few unique tricks up its sleeve that make it worth considering. Situated comfortably below $100, it proves a budget phone does not have to be bland.

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