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From Legal Pad to iPad: The Evernote To-Do List


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Lists are amazing. I love lists. Whether’s Letterman’s Top Ten List—Dave, you will be missed—or those stupid “list-idles” that are so popular on the web, I have a deep, abiding appreciation for lists.

Especially when it comes to getting things done!

I’ve blogged a lot over the years about apps and notebooks and various things that could possibly/maybe sorta/kinda help one get their tasks organized and, more importantly, done. However, nothing has really made the different for me.

I tried Things. I tried Wunderlist. I tried Producteev. God, help me, I tried Reminders. Nothing did the trick, so I did it myself by going analog.

For about three months, I went old school. Yellow. Legal. Pad. Boom! Then, I added a clipboard and a manila folder, to complete the 1980’s trifecta. Check it out:

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My New Favorite Evernote Hack


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I love Evernote, but I’m usually so busy using it that I haven’t had any time learning how to properly use it.

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Fortunately, some of Evernote’s features are so simple that even I have time to pick them up. Basically, I want a feature that I can immediately put to use in solving a problem or saving me time, and one of my biggest problems is keeping track of the writing projects I’m working on. Currently, my Evernote contains three or four of my books, all of my ChurchMag blog posts, my personal blog posts, all of my class scheduling for church, and a whole host of other notes. In all of that “productivity,” it’s easy for my “working items” to get lost. That’s where I’ve not implemented a “Working Items” list in my Evernote, and this is the tip I’d like to share with you today.

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Church Publications #1: Free Newsletter Template


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Designing documents is a ton of fun…when it’s serving as a distraction from blogging. But when your church switches computer platforms from PC to Mac, document design becomes your new job.

Sigh. Welcome to my world over the past few weeks.

But just because I spent my Christmas break designing doesn’t mean that you need to spend your January the same. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to giveaway three design templates:

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Finding Faith in the Big Blue Box GIVEAWAY!


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I’ve been a fan of science fiction since I was a kid, and few modern sci-fi stories capture the child’s imagination while fulfilling the adult’s desire for a gripping story like the show Doctor Who. It’s one of those rare bits of modern entertainment that ticks all of the boxes. It’s a fairy tale, an adventure, a romance—I close my eyes during those parts—a comedy, and a grand drama.

In simpler terms, it’s a story, and like all stories, there is a piece, a hint, a molecule, of the story hidden within it. Heroics, nobility, courage, sacrifice—it all points back to the epic story that God has written across the ages. Of course, some stories are written with the intention of pointing back to the “source material,” while others require the reader to be a bit more discerning. Doctor Who is a bit of a hybrid. Though certainly not written to intentionally point back to God’s story, the parallels aren’t as obscured as they might be in other stories.

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Easily See What WordPress Theme Is Used


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Time for a quick quiz:

  • Have you ever seen a beautifully laid-out WordPress site and wondered aloud, “What theme is that?”
  • Have you then scrolled frantically to the bottom of the page, hoping that the site admin included the theme name in the footer?
  • Did you then shake your first when you realized that the information wasn’t there?

If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these, but especially if you’ve answered “yes” to all three, then we have a wonderful tool for you.

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