I know, most of the Christmas shopping season for many has passed, and those still shopping have hit full-on panic. Let me help you calm down little bit and give you a bit of advice…. Don’t fall for the cheap tablets, just don’t…. I know that supplies of the latest […]
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Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Free PowerPoint Game…
Here’s a freebie to give away. It’s a Powerpoint game that I made. It’s called A&B because well those are the two options. It’s just random questions to get the students going. I included the PP, the Jpeg’s, and a editable PP so the readers can add their own questions […]
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Tech on the Cheap: A “ChromeBook” for under $100…
There are sometimes that a full laptop is not really needed, but you need a little more than maybe a tablet can offer…. That is the niche that Google shoots for with their “ChromeBook” products. I have watched the technology and how they have improved the products and marketing for […]
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Youth Ministry tech: The Kindle Fire
I wanted to try something a little different. Since this is a tech site and a ministry site, I thought I’d delve into the tech side for a post. Now, I’ve established in earlier posts that I’m not your typical trendy youth pastor. As such, I do not own an […]
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Tech On The Cheap: Nokia Lumia 521
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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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… […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Bookless School District….
Back to school brought some new changes at one of the local school districts in my area. They ditched the textbook. That’s right. No textbooks, anywhere. All the way from k-12, they have implemented iPads, and the combination netbook/tablet pictured here for EVERY student. I use a unit from Asus […]
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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 […]