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Tax day is just around the corner.
For the truly mobile among us, H&R Block is adding to its stable of mobile apps by adding an Android port. Now, Android users (like their iOS brethren prior) can file an 104 EZ for free via the H&R Block mobile application.
The app makes use of the device’s camera to scan your W-2 for importable information and the app promises to notify you about filing status via alerts.
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[Editor’s Note: Chris was recently welcomed into the ChurchMag Authors Network, where we collaborate, hang-out, but mostly have fun. I recently ask this merry band of authors to share their thoughts on awesome apps for pastors. Everyone weighed-in with a list of apps, but Chris’ passion could not be contained in a simple list; so he wrote this amazing post! Enjoy!]
Being an early adopter of the iPad (I think I got mine on day 3), I occasionally get asked what are the best apps for pastors, preachers, and/or church leaders.
I’m sure there are some out there that I don’t know about or use, but here’s the list of my favorite go-to apps:
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Have you ever thought about developing your own iOS app?
Apple has released a simple introduction to the world of iOS app creation.
This isn’t a tutorial or any kind of how-to guide, but outlines the basic process of iOS app development from start to store.
I am one for utilizing technology to its fullest, but a recent trend is starting to emerge that I find concerning. iPads and other tablets are becoming the new version of babysitters.
It is understandable that you need to get the house cleaned once in a while or have to distract them for a short time while shopping, but when we begin using the term “babysitter” when referring to electronics, my mind jumps to the book Fahrenheit 451 and the wasting away that is before us.
NielsonWire did a study of what children under the age of 12 do on their tablets while being babysat, whether at home, in the car, or at a resturant.
Here are their findings:
We’ve all come across those crazy names and words in the Bible that no one but Bible scholars seem to know how to pronounce.
Here’s an iOS app that changes that!
This is a must-have app for pastors, teachers and students alike!
With Bible Audio Pronunciations, you can hear helpful audio recordings of 3,780 challenging words, names, and places. Continually updated, this app will ultimately contain every proper noun in in the Bible!
Here are some of the other Bible Audio Pronunciations features:
How awesome is this?
Not only is it the form and function of an 8-bit NES controller, but it even sports the sweet wood panelling that was popular on the Atari.
Introducing, the soon to be available:
