I love taking pictures with my iPhone and Droid X. I always have one of them with me, and at 5 and 8 megapixels they take pretty good pix. My favorite photo app is instagram (FREE) and a close second is Halftone. Both of these apps are only available for iOS (sorry...
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The hub for all things SoftwareApple Camp 2011
It's that time of year to sign-up your 8 - 12 year olds for Apple's free day camp held in their retail stores. I've sent my kids that last few years and they've had a blast. This summer, like last, focuses on movie making. Description from their site: A fun, free...
ScoreKeep: Visual Scoreboard for Your Games
ScoreKeep is something almost every youthworker who plays games on their computer. What is it you ask? ScoreKeep is a visual scoreboard that projects onto your screen. I've tried it out, and it's super easy to use. The first thing you do is setup your team names....
Free Angry Birds for your Desktop via Chrome App Store
I must admit, I'm an Angry Birds fan. On my phone I have the Original, the Holiday and the Rio version. I even have it on my android device i use for testing sites. So when I saw this article, Angry Birds hits Chrome Web Store (yes, it’s free), over on 9to5mac I...
Read for 30 minutes a day…
Bill Hybles challenged me to "Read for 30 minutes a day." Well, I was in the room when we said that and it challenged me. Reading helps me be a better thinker, reading challenges my position with other's thoughts, reading get's me away from TV, and "I don't know what...
Ready, Set, Go! Free Countdown Maker
Do you use countdown videos? Have you ever wanted to make your own? The fine people over at Digitalstache have now made it super easy, and it's FREE: Ready, Set, Go! From their site: Do you love countdown videos? Do you dream in descending digits? Can you grow...
Youth Room Decorating: Junkyard Jumbotron
A friend of mine showed this to me and I thought it could make a great display in your youth room. I might want to gather up a couple old computers or laptops and create a cool art piece for your stage or room. Sounds crazy but I bet if you put the word out you...
New Amazon Android App Store
For all you Android users out there, Amazon launched their long rumored Android AppStore. I was able to do a little browsing and bought a couple of apps from it. I found it a little easier to use than the regular android marketplace. It seemed easier to find things,...
Is 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...
Favorite Productivity Tools
I am leading a seminar this weekend at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference called Working Smart. It's about ways we can be more productive, and not let tasks over run our lives. As part of the class I'm including a liar of my favorite productivity resources, and...