Just a brief show about my thoughts on the new iPhone SE and new 9.7-inch iPad Pro and how it relates to minister's work.
Eric Gray, a youth minister in Mobile, Alabama, made the switch to Android away from his longtime iOS. Why did he do that? Listen and find out.
- This episode was posted on January 28, 2016.
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Michael Whitworth is the associate minister at the Keller Church of Christ in Keller, Texas, but he's also the owner and operator of Start2Finish, a online website blog with dozens of contributors and book publishing company. Today we talk to him about how he keeps track of it all with his tech.
- This episode was posted on September 22, 2015.
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In this episode, we look at ways to take spring cleaning to your tech, from cleaning out contacts and folders on your computer to combining apps and services to streamline workflows.
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Show Notes
Spring Cleaning
- We do it (or should) in our homes, why not in our tech?
- Throw out old stuff you've never used
- Combine tech when possible
- Recycle/sell tech (Gazelle.com)
Maintenance
- Clean My Mac 2
- Onyx
- App Cleaner
- Gemini for duplicates
- Clean out and back up iPhoto
- Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto
- Clean up Contacts with Contacts Cleaner
- Clean out Dropbox/Google Drive
- Clean out Downloads folder, Home folder
- Disk Utility > Verify/Repair Permissions
- BACK UP YOUR STUFF!
- SuperDuper!
- Time Machine
How much tech do you need to get rid of?
- Delete unused apps on your devices
- Clean install - only DL apps you need
- Back up your devices to iTunes/iCloud
What do you need to change?
- Combining two/three apps into one
- Ask yourself: Can this one app do these three things?
- Streamline workflows
In Episode 005, Jerry Elder joins us to talk about perspective in his 32 years of youth ministry and some of his favorite apps.
Jerry's favorite apps:
- Panorama Picture taking with the iPhone
- GroupText
- Evernote
- Spring Meadows app
- AIM (Adventures in Ministry)
- CYC app
- Apple Maps
- YouVersion Bible App
- YouVersion Live
- Apple Facetime
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Episode 002 - In this episode we talk about our favorite iPhone and iPad apps for ministry.
- ESV Bible (iPhone, iPad) Free
- 1Password (iPhone, iPad, Mac) 17.99, 49.99
- Reeder (iPhone, iPad) 4.99
- Tweetbot (iPhone, iPad, Mac) 4.99
- Simplenote (iPhone, iPad, Mac) Free
- Editorial (iPad) 4.99
- Cloudie (iPhone) 0.99
- Drafts (iPhone, iPad) 2.99
- Calendars 5 (iPhone, iPad) 6.99
- Instacast (iPhone, iPad) 3.99
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