It's been awhile since I wrote about productivity, but I recently I had a big ramp up in my project load and needed something more than reminders on my iPhone as a todo list. I don't remember which podcast I was listening to, but when they were talking about goals for...
iOS
The hub for all things iOSApple Event Sept 2016
I know many youth workers out there love their Apple toys, and I'm one of them. Apple held their iPhone event today in San Fransico and they put out a great video summarizing what they announced. https://youtu.be/GeoUELDgyM4 I found a few items that may be of note for...
Free Mac App Software Bundle
For all my Mac using friends out there, I wanted to let you know about a great bundle of FREE software that will only be available for a few more days. There's a ton of bundles out there, but this one included one in particular that I thought could be fun for Youth...
App of the Week: MileIQ – Mileage Tracker
Do you ever have to turn in your mileage for reimbursement? I don't know about you, but I often forget to start tracking when i leave somewhere and then have to look things up on google maps after the fact to see how many miles I've driven. That works OK, but I...
NEW App – Voice – Show Your Story
Adobe just released a new iPad app for creating quick stories on the go - Voice. Think of it as a streamlined keynote or powerpoint that will allow you to quickly put together a video with pictures, text, voice overs, and video. They give you a library of graphics...
5-Minute Youth Ministry Helpful Apps
A few weeks back I was visiting my friends at Download Youth Ministry and Doug asked if I would film an episode of 5-Minute Youth Ministry with him about my favorite apps. I decided to go with the tried and true because I'm constantly surprised how many people still...
Cloud Storage: Copy.com
Almost everyone I know uses cloud storage now for making sure they have files on all their devices, sharing docs between friends and co-works, or backing up. Dropbox is great, but the free 2 GBs isn't enough for most people. I just found a new options that is giving...
FREE Book: The Crowd, the Critic, and the Muse
From now until Christmas the iPad iBooks version of The Crowd, the Critic, and the Muse by Michael Gungor is free. I haven't finished it yet, but what I've read is great. It's been a both thought provoking and funny look at how we are all creative. The iPad version...
Google Maps for iOS Now Available
For all those that have not been thrilled with Apple's new maps, you can rejoice that Google Maps is now available again. Download the all new version complete with voice turn-by-turn directions. Best of all it's FREE. Download Now.
Star Wars Angry Birds – Let the Fun Begin
OK, there's much excitement in our house about Star Wars Angry Birds in our house. It's a mashup of two of our favorite things. After playing it for a few days, we are still just as excited. Who doesn't like an Angry Bird with a light sabre slaying though evil storm...