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Technology Inspired Giving for Increased Tithing


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Technology is changing the way human interact with each other on a social level and on a consumer based level. This has a deep impact on the Church since it is in essence, a social commerce type of business. If technology is impacting the daily lives of the visitors, it is also having an impact on the Church that are not completely noticeable on the surface.

More and more people are ditching checks and credit cards. Along with that, fewer people than ever are carrying cash, and those that are generally carry less than $20 on their person. When it comes time for tithes and offerings, the Church is still only offering giving methods of the past, while the consumer has less interaction with those giving methods.

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Pixelmator vs Canva: Which iPad Image Editing App Is for You?


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Images are getting more and more important online. It’s a point I’ve been making for a while, but this continues to become more true. Just like the first cars focused on functionality with a focus on looks and design later, so it is true of the Internet. First we cared about getting the data up and making it easy for people to find it. Now the way things looks matter and this is only going to get more true.

As such, you need some good tools to help you design great images for both the online world and for your sermon presentations.

Recently two popular tools released their apps onto the iPad to provide a wider selection of tools to use whenever and wherever to great stunning graphics.

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What’s New with iOS 8? [Infographic]


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It feels like every time you turn around a new version of something is being released. And to make matters worse, sometimes apps and devices fail to operate well when they become impossible to update.

When I was stuck on iOS 6, it was frustrating to find common apps—like Evernote—that could not be installed because their were optimized for a newer OS.

It’s starting to feel like our hands are getting forced—into our wallets—more and more often.

Setting this soapbox aside, what exactly is new with iOS 8?

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Top Revenue Making iOS Apps [Infographic]


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I’ve been really enjoying my iOS gaming apps lately. Things have been really busy and I haven’t had a lot of time to play longer games, so these little apps have been a lot of fun. You get a quick gaming fix—like a cup of coffee for your mind. A little something to do between things.

I particularly like more causal iOS games for when I am thinking and planning.

Here’s a list of the top revenue making iOS games—proof that the biggest money makers are not always the best games…

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Bluesmart: Connected Luggage? You Got It.


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This might just appeal to the globetrotter that resides within all of us…

No more lost luggage… not if this Indiegogo project has anything to do with it. Bluesmart is looking to introduce connected luggage to folks looking for a way to track and weigh their traveling gear. Beyond that, it charges electronics, gives proximity reports and can even be locked via smartphone.

If you’re like me, and shamelessly think this is exceptionally cool, you can assured in the fact that you’re not that weird. With less than a day to go, the project has raised more than $1 Million against a relatively modest goal of $50,000.

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