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Current Top 15 iPhone Apps

January 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Apple, Technology, Time management

I currently have 65 apps on my iPhone counting the standard ones included from Apple. I’ve experimented with quite a few this past year. Some seemed interesting at first but eventually got deleted. Some don’t get used often yet are cool enough to keep around for when might be needed.
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Netflix Roku

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology

Our kids chipped in this Christmas and bought us a Roku. It’s a $99 device that allows you, as a Netflix subscriber, to watch movies and TV shows instantly from Netflix’ database of 12,000 choices (and getting bigger all the time).
The set up was amazingly simple. Just plugged in, followed on screen instructions, plugged in […]

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Dropcard

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology, Time management

Although I’ve had business cards for years, it seems that I never have any with me when I need them. I still think they’re helpful but the reality is that even when I receive a business card from someone else, I always transfer the info to my electronic address book then pitch the card. No […]

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Replace Jott With Dial2Do

December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology, Time management

I used to be a huge fan of Jott until they launched their subscription service and took away the basics from the free version. I’ve been at a loss for handsfree texting and emailing from my cell phone for months - until now. Just discovered Dial2Do. I highly recommend it.
Any other time saving technologies you […]

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27 Resources For Your Success

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Leadership, Personal growth, Technology, Time management

Here’s an article from this month’s Success magazine well worth your time: 27 Resources For Your Success. This is the kind of stuff I can never get enough of - anything that may help me become all that God has created me to be. Many of these resources may not be new to you, yet […]

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Can’t-live-without Technologies

June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Technology

While visiting my oldest son recently, he commented on how wild it is to imagine not having a cell phone. Not being able to get in touch with your spouse, kids, coworkers, etc. whenever you need to. I thought it was funny because when I grew up, it wasn’t even an option, unless […]

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RescueTime, TicketLeap, and iPhone Tip

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology, Time management

Here are a few fun - and free - applications for time-sensitive techies, event organizers, and iPhone lovers:
RescueTime is a cool, free download to automatically monitor and track how you spend your time online. You can track your productivity according to your own self-created goals and receive weekly reports measuring your progress - […]

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Essential Technology For Church Ministry

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Administration, Church, Technology

Kent Shaffer of ChurchRelevance.com recently discussed some stats regarding church technology usage for different size churches. He asked what technology do you consider essential in ministering to a church your size. I’m a bit of a geek compared to most pastors so my opinion may be skewed. That said, here’s my essential technology (our church […]

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YouVersion, Facebook for Pastors, and Pastor 1.8

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology

Several interesting technology news items today.

YouVersion.com mobile edition. YouVersion is one the latest and greatest online Bible software applications developed by LifeChurch.tv. Bobby Gruenewald, Innovation Leader of LifeChurch.tv gave a brief update today of the mobile edition and its features. Point your web-enabled mobile phone browser to http://m.youversion.com. The Bible on my iPhone - […]

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Bigger Monitor For Greater Productivity

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Technology, Time management

Timothy Ferriss had an interesting post last month on a study out of the University of Utah. Specifically, using a larger computer monitor could save you up to 2.5 hours a day! That got my attention and confirmed what I’d suspected. I love my MacBook yet I work between several different applications at a time. […]

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