I saw this story a couple days ago when it first broke, and have been chewing on all the implications based on the news story below. There is a lot we can learn from this unfortunate situation. I mainly have a lot of unanswered questions that can hopefully lead to […]
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Blackberry Torch 9800…Useful for Ministry?
I got some brief hands-on time with the new Blackberry Torch 9800. I lack the contacts in the Cell Industry to test phones before they are released. This one happened to be pretty simple. Our Senior Pastor was up for an upgrade, and after looking at his needs, Blackberry was […]
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The Case for Connected Ministry…
Technology is everywhere. No matter how much you fight it, it’s here. Students are slammed with information overload every day. Thousands of media messages every day. They are using laptops and iPods as part of their school learning experiences. Students are being conditioned to receive information in smaller bites at […]
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Pastors, Help Your Staff…
This is a short Saturday post written while waiting for my car to be finished in the shop (yes we have repair places here that are still open on Saturday…): Pastors do a few things that will greatly help your staff, and if you already do them – great, keep […]
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First Thoughts : Otterbox Defender case for Bold 9700…
I just received my Otterbox defender case for my Bold 9700. Here are my first thoughts: – Given there are very few rugged cases for the 9700, this is a good option. – The retail price is ridiculous, thankfully one can be bought for around $30 if you shop around. […]
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Travel Gone Bad…
It is a rite and passage of ministry. Interesting Motel Stays. You cannot get around it, whether for speaking engagements, mission trips, or conferences, it’s going to happen. Yesterday, @terracecrawford was posting about an upcoming stay for a speaking engagement that promises to be eventful. the 1/10 review almost guarantees […]
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Walmart Wireless?
So I was at Walmart last night in Terre Haute, IN and I noticed that the connection center in Electronics was no longer there… So I started to wonder if walmart was stepping out of activations and going to push more prepaid products. Then I checked out, and what did […]
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A Redeeming Use of Xtranormal.com…
For those of you who have not heard of Xtranormal.com, it is a site (and software) that allows you to animate cartoon characters and make “short films” by drag and drop, and typing a script. The text-to-speech software really handles the rest. Much of the user posted content is not […]
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Here’s Your Sign…
One of the local High School kids posted on Facebook that he “needed a sign”. So I sent Him one… It was taken very well. by the way, if you’re wondering, you can go to signgenerator.org and do things like this…
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Vodafone customers fume over HTC Desire “upgrade”
Vodaphone pushed out an update to their customers that they did not find useful. They thought it was going to be the next version of Android OS, instead it was some Vodaphone-branded bloatware. Thankfully it is only a temporary situation. The next update will undo what has been done. Vodafone […]
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Worst Promotional Items…
At my church, we are often bombarded with catalogs for promotional items. I have seen some really good uses of promo items. A recent one that is really good is the HSM Hook that Josh Griffin at Saddleback is using with his High School Ministry. What are the worst/cheesiest/poorly implemented […]