Category: Ministry Tech
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ASUS Padfone – I like it.. a lot.
Phandroid has a great video on an upcoming device that just maybe could change how we do the whole phone/tablet equation… http://phandroid.com/2012/01/12/hands-on-asus-padfone-is-it-a-phone-tablet-or-both/
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Not really covering CES, just reading about it…
I m not one if the 140,000 press members and others at CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this week. I have been reading press releases and blog posts. There are a few notables, however. Ubuntu Linux powered TV iRig Stompbox (I would love to demo one of these!!) Vlingo Voice Assistant…
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Tech that will boom in 2012, and Tech that will bust in 2012…
It is the time of year to look at what went big in 2011, and what went bust. Here are five technologies that will continue to grow in 2012, and five that I believe will be all hype with little substance. Five that will boom: 1. Any device with Android 4.0 – If you have…
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Google Currents
If you have not tried out this app for iOS and Android, you need to. It can even pull in your google reader feeds and “make them pretty”… Android Source : Market
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One More Chance To Get An HP TouchPad For $100….
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/07/deal-alert-one-more-chance-to-get-an-hp-touchpad-for-100-date-and-time-revealed/ Wow! Just when you thought they were all gone….
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What is #CarrierIQ and Why does it matter?
I saw this story breaking yesterday and thought that it could really be a big deal. I am still looking into the “hype vs information” of the story, but here is what we know. CarrierIQ is a system implemented at a “deeper than application, but just above Operating System Level” on wide variety of Operating…
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Do you use TV’s In your Youth Facility? Then Check This Out…
We are looking at some options that will improve and better utilize the space in our Youth Room. One of these options involves replacing a 32″ Tube-Style (CRT, Old School, etc.) TV on a rolling stand with a Wall mounted LCD. I stumbled across a site that calculates the difference between different sizes of displays.…
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Top 10 Android Apps for Ministry….
Shortly after iOS 5 came out, I made the jump back to Android for my daily use device (Long Story) and went to work. Here are some of the Apps I use in ministry on a daily basis in the ministry at FBC: 10. Google Docs (Free) – With every update, Google improves what you can…
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Top Ten Tips for Budgeting for Technology in Youth Ministry….
It’s that time of year. Finance Committee meetings, turning in and modifying budgets, oh my! Did you budget for replacing aging technology that you use in ministry that is either out of date or simply worn out? Or maybe you put in the budget something to take a step forward in teaching students spiritual and…
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iOS 5: First Thoughts
Yesterday, I got a chance to load iOS 5 GM on my iPhone 4. It was a very smooth process backing up my information and restoring it. You get several choices that determine how your device is set up. The over all user interface design is very smooth and distinctively Apple, like it or lump it.
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Ministry Tech Tip : Website Prep
If you are using a website in your lesson, always test it on every price of hardware you will be using it with before teaching… Example: last night, we were planning to use the “restricted nations map” from voice of the martyrs, but the android tablets we were using did not have adobe flash player…