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Should You Use Apple Clips for Church Video?


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Video is becoming an increasingly important medium online. YouTube is a huge behemoth of a social network and is still growing. Facebook and Twitter are trying to get in on the action too with mixed success, and as churches and ministries, we need to consider how we can use video in useful and effective ways. One aspect of that is the effective editing of our videos so when Apple released its new Clips app, I decided to give it a go and see how it could be used. TL;DR Clips is a fairly easy to ... Read More

Streetlights Audio Bible and App [Saturday Morning Review]


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Streetlights Audio Bible's first publication was in 2012. The trio who met in the early 2000s wanted to create an engaging way to interact with Scriptures. Their desire has seen them publish an audio Bible with about twenty works published so far. It has been made available on free from their website, Soundcloud and for purchase via iTunes. They've recently launched an app. Because I haven't done a review on the audio Bible itself it might be worthwhile to do so first. Let's start by a general ... Read More

Replacing Pressgram with Workflow App


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When John Saddington announced Pressgram a few years back, I was using an Android phone and was completely envious. It sounded like a great idea, to own your own content and publish it to your WordPress site. Especially with the changes in Instagram and the worries about privacy, it seemed like a good idea at the right time. In the end, things didn't work out and Pressgram went away, but I suspect many people still want an easy way to publish images to their WordPress blog. So I made a workflow ... Read More

Why Does Your Phone Battery Suck? [Video]


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I have the worst luck when it comes to batteries. First, my Samsung Note 4 battery decided it could not hold a charge for more than a couple of minutes after only a year and half of ownership. Then I got the Samsung Note 7 and we all know the issue there. But why are batteries such an issue? Further, with technology advancing so quickly, why do phone batteries still suck? Have researchers found a longer-lasting battery? This video helps us better understand the situation. ... Read More

What Should Be Your Next Mobile Phone? [Video]


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Have you been thinking about getting a new mobile phone? It's something that most of us go through every few years when our service plans offer us an upgrade or we happen to drop them in such a way that there is no way they can be repaired. With so many different phones out on the market, it can be really tough to work out which device you should get. That's why this handy little video from the Verge might help you a lot. In it they look at their recommended smartphone for most people and some ... Read More

Simplenote: Overshadowing Evernote


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Evernote was one of my go-to apps. I used it so regularly and loved it so much that I even created a to-do list template to go along with it. My workflow revolved around Evernote to a huge degree, but then… Beginning today, the prices for our Plus and Premium tiers will change for new subscriptions, and access from Evernote Basic accounts will be limited to two devices. Evernote Blog - June 28, 2016 Initially, I chose to use my laptop and my iPhone, removing the app from my iPad, but then, I ... Read More

How to Have Portrait Mode without an iPhone 7 Plus


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Although the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus boast a few great new features, the standout feature is the new portrait mode which creates depth maps using the two cameras and then blurring the background to create something which looks like it was taken with a very expensive camera. If, like me, you don't have several hundred dollars to spend on a new phone (and you prefer a smaller phone) then there maybe a partial solution for you with Patch, a new iOS app. ... Read More

GoodNotes: A Good Notetaking app for iOS


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With the start of the new academic year, I took a look at a lot of the apps I use on my iPad to help teach. Some of my pre-existing tools stayed, but in a few cases I wondered if there was something better that could do the job I had been doing better. To allow me to create a better teaching environment for my students. During this process I came across Goodnotes as it was recommended on the MacPowerUser's episode with Teddy Svoronos. If you are looking for a good note taking tool, and one that ... Read More

Google Assistant vs Siri 2016 [Video]


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Google is making a big deal about the Google assistant in the new Pixel phones and Allo app. But is it really all that different from Siri? After all, Siri and previous versions of the Google Voice assistance have been around for a few years. In the video below, Marques Brownlee (or MKBHD) takes both of them through their paces by asking them to do some simple tasks. Which is the winner? ... Read More