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As you may have read, yesterday, my family faced an Internet white-out last week.
Thankfully, everyone made it out alive as we lived disconnected from the web for about a week.
Once we figured out that we would be without the web and telephone for a full week, we finally decided we should spring for a smartphone.
Have you ever missed-out on cherishing a moment in your life because you were trying to capture a moment to cherish for the rest of your life?
Or how about engaging in social media on your smartphone while at the playground with your kids, instead of engaging with your kids on the playground?
I don’t mean to cast any kind of guilt or shame—I am as guilty as anyone else—but the first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one, and that’s exactly what this mobile app does:
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Can you remember the last time you could really see the stars?
For me, It was about 5 years ago when I went to a Christian conference in the middle of nowhere and when you looked up, you could see thousands upon thousands of stars. Growing up in London it is rare to be able to see more than a handful of stars due to both the light pollution and abundance of clouds. As such, I never really managed to learn which constellations were which or really appreciate the glories of the heaven.
However, there is a cool set of apps which can help you learn more about the night sky and the stars hidden from your view. Let me introduce Star Chart.
As a web developer I’m used to testing sites on a range of different systems and browsers.
There’s of course the good old desktop and laptops with many a different browser and screen size. However, it’s mobile when things get really interesting… With iOS there’s a few different sizes and browsers bit Apple have kept things pretty simple – but Android – that’s a whole other ball game!
Check out this set of slides about the history and state of the Android Browser:
I downloaded Word Lens years ago.
As a Spanish teacher, I thought I’d found a perfect resource. Sadly, I couldn’t find a good use for it in my class.
Then, a few months ago, I was speaking to a friend who was preparing to head to the mission field. We started talking about his plans for language school and the best ways to learn language.
That’s when I remembered Word Lens.
When it comes to intersecting scripture and technology, no one does it better than YouVersion. As the creators of the Bible app for nearly every mobile and web platform available, they are literally reaching the world with the Word of God.
Oh, and contrary to our cheeky April Fools Day post, it is FREE. That’s right $0.00 with no money down.
Well, after 5 years YouVersion is releasing their biggest update to the Bible App.
