Last week i was sitting in my room at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference and I thought it might be cool to dump my back pack and show you what I keep in there. 1. My Mac power chord 2. Retractable 6’ extension chord 3. Mini-DVI to VGA adapter 4. SHEMA Braclet (...
Gadgets
The hub for all things GadgetsIs the iPad 2 a ministry expense?
Yesterday Apple announced the second version of their game-changing iPad product. It is another product for us to drool over and desire, but the question most (usually under paid) youth pastors are asking right now is can I justify this as a "ministry expense." To...
Top 3 News Apps on iPad
I find myself reading a lot on the iPad. It's become my morning paper. It took me awhile to find apps that made it an enjoyable experience. Here's the 3 that I like best. 1. Flipboard- I love the look and feel of Flipboard. It's one of the nicest UI out there for...
Apple’s Back to the Mac Event: A YouthWorkers Take
Apple held an event today called "Back to the Mac", I think they wanted to remind us they still make computers too. There are 100 sites of blogs talking about what they announced, so I'll leave that to those that were actually there. But I thought I'd give you my...
Top Three Sept 24: Omnifocus, Magic Trackpad, Zumocast
I thought I'd start a new series on the blog, my top 3 of the week. I'm going to be sharing my top 3 tools of the week. Just little things that I've found helpful or useful. So here we go: 1. Omnifocus - I've been looking for something to get my projects and tasks in...
Upload HD from your iPhone with PixelPipe
It is frustrating to have to allow some app to compress you video or image files before you can upload them to your intended destination. Also frustrating is the cap on "over the air" uploading from your iPhone even when it is connected to WIFI. To top it all off, I...
iPhone 4 Review: To Buy or Not to Buy
This past tuesday I got an email that told me I would be one of the lucky few to receive my iPhone 4 the day before it was released. I was more than a little bit pumped about that fact and waited somewhat patiently for it to arrive. Now that I've had it for a week, I...
First Look: Apple iOS 4
I gave into temptation tonight and downloaded and installed the gold master of the new iPhone operating system tonight. I've held off on the earlier betas, but after seeing the Apple keynote this week I wanted to check it out for myself. After the first few hours...
Apple’s iPad: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Whether to Buy, Wait, or Pine
I will be honest. Today I took a longer than normal lunch so that I could watch live coverage of the Apple event on TWiT. As a self-proclaimed fanboi, I was excited and intrigued by the latest thing I didn't know I needed until Steve Jobs told me I did. All joking...
My Favorites from 2009
Well 2009 is officially over, and I was thinking about some of the tech that made it's way into my world during the year. Here's some of my favorites: Software: Mozy - I committed to online backup this year having deciding that my time machine wasn't enough. Mostly...