Session Notes: Tips to Keep your Server Serving you

Continuing on my notes on sessions last week at the International Shelby Convention, today I’m writing about Kyle Brown’s session, “Preventative Maintenance: Tips to Keep your Server Serving You.” Kyle is the owner of Texas-based Innovative Data Solutions. Some of the key tips Kyle...

Arena v. Fellowship One

I suppose the secret’s out of the bag. I am trying to persuade my church to transition away from Shelby v5 as I am absolutely convinced that it is not currently serving us as it should. I don’t want to bash Shelby. They are a WONDERFUL company with some absolutely stellar employees. Still,...

Session Notes: ShelbyQUERY, the Basics

One of the most frustrating parts of working with Shelby for me is the lack of options in Selections and Listings. There are so many times that I need information in a report that comes from a different module than the one I am in, and S&L just doesn’t give me the option to include that...

Session Notes: New Building and Expansion Projects

I’ve got to say that I love Nick Nicholaou. He was indeed my favorite part of the Shelby convention last week, and I gained a ton of valuable information from him. Today, here’s some insights from one of his classes. Here are some of the things that I found noteworthy in Nick’s...

International Shelby Conference

That’s right, this Wednesday through Friday, I’m at the International Shelby Conference. It’s been a truly interesting couple of days so far. After our “Ask the Programmers” session today, I’ve got lots of good feelings about where Shelby is going. Still, I’m not...