Do your parents have a smartphone?
How about grandma or grandpa?
There’s something special that happens when you mix new technology with an older generation…
Parents and Texting [Humor]
SmileBASIC: Learning to Code on Your Nintendo 3DS
I remember the first thing I ever programmed on a computer.
It was “Hello, world.” — LOL!
I followed a book tutorial using QuickBASIC and then attempted to create a text based video game.
I never finished it, but I imagine I may have finished it had I had a cool app like this!
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“Silent Night” without Cell Phones
“Can you hear me now?”
Yes, and apparently, that’s the problem.
Father Michele Madonna is no Luddite, but he’s had it with cell phones in church.
What’s a priest a to do when signs and polite requests don’t work?
12 Days of ChurchMag Christmas: Favorite Mobile App
This is the ninth day of the 12 Days of ChurchMag Christmas series. To catch the rest of the articles, check out the landing page here.
Whether you are Android or Apple, a device without apps really is not worth much. And if you are like me, you are always looking for that latest and greatest application to make you more effective with time and tech. Below is a list of our favorites, though we do not guarantee availability on all platforms.
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A Case for Church Mobile Donations
This past Black Friday revealed some interesting statistics about mobile Internet use and the effects it had on the giant retailer, Walmart.
Again, we see the case for church’s to leverage mobile technology .
At the very least, your church website needs to be mobile ready, and you should strongly consider setting up mobile donations. When it comes to a dedicated app, while I would only recommend this for larger churches, the time may come sooner than later when this will be as vital as having a mobile ready website.
Here are the findings regarding Walmart’s past Black Friday and Cyber Monday:
Where Tablets are Replacing Computers
Tablets are quickly taking over the uses of computers in diverse industries. Although tablets may have begun as a combination of eReader and smartphone, the latest versions have more computing power, which provides them with even more capabilities than ever before. Whether you choose to buy a Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK or some other tablet, you will find technology that allows you to do more tasks, so much so that they are quickly becoming comparable to a laptop computer. Additionally, many companies have debuted apps for tablets and/or tablet models that have specific and unique tasks to help consumers, and in some cases the general public, which will only expedite the replacement of computers in these industries.
