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So we all know that we should change our passwords regularly, don’t allow others to use our computer and never use an unprotected connection to send important information.
But do we actually put this into practice?
Here’s a look at young American professionals compared to some other countries when it comes to technology security:
Ever been out on a walk (or even in your garden), seen a tree and wondered what species it is?
Well now, as the saying goes, “there’s an app for that”!
Leafsnap is a very clever app developed by researchers by Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution. The app contains top quality high-res photos of the leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole (the stalk of a leag), seeds, and bark of the trees of the northeast USA.
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I’m not a worshipper of Steve Jobs. I’m a fan of his work, and I’ve long thought that he’s a very interesting person. However, I balk at the near-deification he’s received since he passed. However, this is pretty cool.
Apparently, Steve gave a talk at a conference back in June 1983 wherein he offered some insight about the future of computers . To provide a little perspective about how long ago that was, I was still six months away form being born! But anyway…
In this twenty-minute talk and the forty-minute Q/A that followed, Jobs pontificates and predicts, fairly accurately, the technological landscape for the next thirty years, including networking issues, the shift to computers for use as communication devices, and eventual dominance of computers in society. To me, however, his greatest little nugget was this:
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Can you believe it?
I could hardly believe it myself.
When I first saw that BAND-AID had an iPhone app, I have to admit that I snickered a little.
What kind of lame app does BAND-AID have?
This kind:
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So many pastors have a smartphone because they are multitasking beyond belief. I know one pastor at one point with their phone was working on a sermon in Evernote along with the presentation on Keynote while taking phone calls, texting staff, and sending emails for the upcoming board meeting. At that point, I feel like the “productivity” that they wanted to achieve with their phone may have limited how well they were doing ministry.
For those of you with an iPhone, this newest update may be able to make you be a better pastor.
[Read more…] about How iOS 6 Can Help You Be A Better Pastor
