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11) Using DropBox? You Might Prefer SpiderOak? —

Sep 30, 2012 | 3 |

Like most people, I’ve been a casual user of DropBox for some time. I never liked the apparent lack of security, but it was the best we had. Until now. This past week, our I.T. guy at Team Expansion (thanks Greg!)...

12) World Hindu Prayer Guide Now Available —

Sep 30, 2012 | 0 |

You’ve heard (or prayed through) 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World and now you can pray for Hindus! Youth With A Mission is launching The World Hindu Prayer Initiative on October 16-25, 2012, during the Hindu Festival...

13) We’re Grateful!!! —

Sep 30, 2012 | 0 |

Thanks to Go International, which just sent $30. God bless you! Thanks also to ISA, who sent $4.92 to say thanks for recent travelers who had used their website at… http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada We appreciate...

14) Kindle and the Game-Changers —

Sep 30, 2012 | 10 |

When my wife and I first started with Team Expansion, we served in Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. We took one afternoon and evening per week as a Sabbath. We’d ride the bus into the center of the city and visit the...

15) Closing Stuff —

Sep 30, 2012 | 0 |

Subscription Information — Important! Please don’t just hit “reply”. Subscriptions are automated. First, you need to determine the mailing source of your individual copy of Brigada Today. We use 2...

0) Update re Solavei’s $49/mo Smart Phone Service

Sep 23, 2012 | 0 |

Last month, for the final round of Solavei’s beta testing, long-time Brigada fans Robby and Shane sought early adopters to help assess Solavei’s plan: a) unlimited talk/text/web (4GB at 4G), plus b) ongoing...

5) Anyone Tried this "Truth Unlocked" Material for Muslims? —

Sep 23, 2012 | 1 |

This past week, I heard about “Truth Unlocked: Keys to Reaching your Muslim Neighbor.” Does anyone have feedback, pro or con, on this material? Learn more at… http://www.truthunlocked.org/ I hadn’t heard...

4) Automate Your OpenVPN Start-up —

Sep 23, 2012 | 0 |

If you’re like I am, you have grown a bit weary of typing in or copy-and-pasting in your user name and password for your OpenVPN. Granted — by automating this process, you’re giving away a slice of privacy. After...

3) What in the World is the LAMP Method of Language Learning? —

Sep 23, 2012 | 3 |

You can read the summary here… http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/waystoapproachlanguagelearning/TheLAMPMethod.htm

2) What Are the Best Language Schools? —

Sep 23, 2012 | 8 |

I was thinking… with the pool of experience we have here in the Brigada audience (about 10,000 people), what if we tried to list some of the best language schools for some of the major languages we’ve learned. For...