There are a lot of options available with smartphones. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper every day. With a lot of carriers, you can now get a smartphone for free on contract. But what if you want to go the no-contract route? Or what if you need to replace a […]
Redneck Tech Tip – Warm Laptop Edition…
Have a Laptop that gets too warm on a countertop? Use a pair of 2-Liter Bottle caps to elevate it slightly for improving the airflow. Cooler laptop for cheap.
When Facebook doesn’t work
Being the youth pastor at a small church, I have learned the value of communication and the cost of assumption. When we have upcoming events, we post them on our church site, our youth site, our youth Facebook site and posts reminders in twitter, email, church calendars, church bulletins, and […]
10 Youth Ministry Sites That I Like…
This Post is #72 on Tim Schmoyer’s List of 100 Blog Posts I hope you Write These are in no particular order… 10. Morethandodgeball.com – This site has many voices that contribute including guest posts from youth workers on a regular basis. You can see guest posts I have written here… […]
5 Thoughts about Windows 8 in ministry….
The last couple weeks I have been working on upgrading machines in our ministry to Windows 8 Professional. Microsoft has been giving a great deal on licensing if you do it through their website. During January, you could upgrade for $40 per license, instead of the normal MSRP of $140. Now, as an […]
My “Ghetto” Laptop…
There are so many awesome (and humorous) stories in my life that started out with the phrase “so I did this trade on Craigslist”… The picture you see is one of them. It is a Compaq F700 laptop. Nothing terribly special about that. It was a laptop sold at the […]
A “Christian” Tablet? Oh My.
First things first. I am a member of the generation that sees the “Christian Subculture” we created during the 80’s and 90’s as silly at best, greedy at worst. Now we can move on… It seems that Family Christian Stores has made a number of the leading tech blogs this […]
First Impressions: HTC One S
I have been blessed with an unexpected upgrade, due to some network issues with T-Mobile that I do not fully understand. The result was T-Mobile moving me from a Samsung Galaxy SII to an HTC One S. The One S is a classy looking device, even if it does not […]
#Homeschooling Using the iPad2
In a rural ministry context, you can find yourself with little choice in school for your children. There isn’t a christian school nearby. Maybe disagree with some of the things being taught at the public school level. Then, one of your last remaining choices becomes the jump to homeschooling. welcome […]
#symc notes – making the most of tech in ministry – Brandon Early
notes and resources: Xclip – great tool for iPads. Teaching tool that you can use with an iPad. Woot.com – good deals every day 1saleaday.com Cowboom.com Apple tv + iPad 2 = really cool screen mirroring stuff… Airplay mirroring That you can use. Iprizewheel app for iPad Zen point.org jukebox […]
Ten Tech tools I am using Today in Youth Ministry…
I often get asked about tech tools that I use. Here are ten of the big ones. 1. Dropbox (Sign up here I and I get more free space. Woohoo!!..) – its a hard one to beat. I am not tied to a specific machine, and It moves to files […]
Droid RAZR user review
I heard a hilarious summary.of the Droid RAZR from a friend today… “It looks like it is designed for teenagers and guys whose wives think they work waay too much..” Ouch.