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TweetBot 4 – Is It Worth The Money?


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Since I’ve been in the iOS universe, I have searched for a Twitter app that I liked, found easy to use, and did what I wanted it to do. Over the last couple years I had found this in Tweetbot 3.

Tweetbot 3 allowed me to use Twitter with a dark theme that actually saves my battery and eyes. Tweetbot 3 allowed multiple accounts and did push notifications for @replies, but not for favorites, follows, and retweets. But Recently Tweetbot 4 came out and I am wondering if it’s worth the upgrade. To see if it lives up to the predecessor’s spot on my phone as the Twitter app for myself and ministry.  [Read more…] about TweetBot 4 – Is It Worth The Money?

The CareNotebook: Follow-Up for the Digital Age


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Being a pastor is a tough job: it’s hard to care for and shepherd people who one minute are desperate for you counsel and prayers and then are furious at you and threatening to leave the church in the next. Fortunately—or not—I only work as a pastor part-time.

However, that doesn’t mean that I don’t have to keep track of people who need care, counsel, or prayer. And to be honest, I’m not really good at remembering those types of things. That’s why an app like The CareNotebook is so perfect for me.

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Ad Blockers on iOS 9: Should You Use One?


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A long time ago there were these terrible horrible things on the Internet called “pop-up” ads. If you are under a certain age you may have heard of these legendary beasts, but never seen them. However, if you were using the internet in the 90s and early 00s I’m sure you remember them. Sometimes these forms of abusive and intrusive adverts could cause your whole computer to crash as more and more appeared when you tried to kill one like the mythical hydra. However, tools came out to avoid these horrible adverts and advertisers had to settle for banner and sidebar ads.

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Sunrise: My Search for a Calendar App


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I’ve been in search of a calendar app that I like, but also will do what I would like it to do.  There are many apps that do the calendar service app thing.  Nearly every phone has a calendar on it including most “dumb phones.”  So why is it that we have multiple calendar apps if there is a stock one on our phone itself?   For me, it’s because I have a basic need for a calendar, but also have very particular things I want in my calendar app. [Read more…] about Sunrise: My Search for a Calendar App

Mailchimp Snap: A Picture Perfect Email Newsletter Solution


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If there is one social media which rules above all others, I think email would be a good contender. Despite being one of the first forms of social media on the web, it just keeps going. Other sites and services have risen and fallen but email is still one of those services which everyone uses (even people who don’t use Facebook. Yes, there are still people who don’t use Facebook), has one of the highest read rates, and often results in more information being absorbed by the readers.

With that in mind, it’s no surprise that churches, ministries and missionaries have been using email for a long time to reach supporters, get prayer requests out, raise funds, and co-ordinate.

With that in mind, I found this new app from Mailchimp to be really interesting, especially for missionaries. It’s called Mailchimp Snap and basically it’s an app that let’s you email pictures with text from your smart phone (iOS or Android) to a Mailchimp email list.

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“Hey, Siri!” Apple Event Round-Up


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Ok, folks, so Apple’s event is over, and we’ve been swamped with tons of info. Here’s a brief synopsis of what I found interesting. I’ll pop in with some commentary in a few spaces, but I’ll try to keep this brief and easy to skim. But no promises.

There will be tons of reviews of the event, and I encourage you to check them all out. (If you’d like to pretend you were there, you could check out MacRumour’s Liveblog.)

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