by Bret Capranica | Jan 28, 2010 | Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, Pastoral Ministry, Technology
I’ve been waiting for something like this – a handheld device that I could consume information very easily and most comfortably. Apple may have done it and I think it will have a number of benefits for those in pastoral ministry. If you missed it, here’s the video of the new Apple iPad: Will/Should ordinary pastors and people use the newly unveiled Apple iPad? This pastor probably will, and I think many, many will also. The Kindle has been a big draw among many in ministry and I can’t help but think that the iPad will be another Apple technological game-changer. Here’s a few reasons why I think so: 1. Magazines/Newspapers can now survive. The only reason I subscribe to a print newspaper right now, is because my wife wants the coupons from the Sunday paper. I NEVER read the print paper. But I do subscribe to a number of newspaper and magazine RSS feeds. In fact, I can subscribe to the sections of the paper I want and skip the rest. I noticed that my wife was already starting to clip coupons from the internet. Outisde of my wife’s coupon newspaper, I no longer have any subscriptions to any print publications – and I don’t miss the mess. However, I would be interested in reading papers and magazines on an electronic device that I could hold in my hand and was bigger than my iPhone. Especially if I could cut and paste quotes and sections into Evernote and tag them. That would help me in quickly clipping, filing, and finding quotes and illustrations for sermons and doing so...
by Bret Capranica | Nov 27, 2009 | MiniPost
If you are a Mac user and an Evernote user (everyone should have Evernote), here’s a script that will store your e-mail in Evernote. Script to archive emails into Evernote « Hawk...
by Bret Capranica | Nov 26, 2009 | MiniPost
If you are still a PC Microsoft user, or you occasionally use it on your Mac, Office 2010 is currently available for free – at least in beta. Office 2010 Professional Beta Available for Download – Office 2010 –...
by Bret Capranica | Oct 20, 2009 | MiniPost
This has great potential for reducing the amount of paper in my files and making the content editable and searchable!! OnlineOCR Converts Your Scanned Documents to Editable Text – Conversion –...
by Bret Capranica | Sep 30, 2009 | MiniPost
When using a PC, I used Picasa on the desktop for all of my photo organization. iPhoto is great, but Picasa may actually bring more flexibility. It is great to see it on the Mac. Official Google Mac Blog: New face-tagging, iPhoto compatibility, & more Mac-friendly features in Picasa...