247 – 7 Best Ministry Gadgets
This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best ministry gadgets.
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The discussion:
Bright & Shiny – This month WELSTech-ers really chimed in to share their favorite Ministry Gadgets, and Martin and Sallie count down the top picks.
Ministry Gadgets
- Anything Free
- Scanner and other input devices
- Favorite tech buddy
- Mobile Wi-Fi
- Tablet
- iPadsInMinistry
- Computer or laptop
- Smartphone
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Picks of the week:
Community feedback:
- (25:06) Pastor Rob Guenther from Grace in Kenai, AK shared
- Claire McLister commented on our BatchGeo Showcase episode with a link to ZeeMaps.com. Check out our sample FinalWeb customer ZeeMap.
- Jeff Nelson shared a link to free screen capture software – EasyCapture.
- Cory Putz from St. Matthew’s in Winona, MN is a HootSuite fan, especially for scheduling messages to multiple social media channels.
- Steve Zambo from Salty Earth Pictures shared a link to the latest PC’s Take, movie reviews from a theatrical and Christian perspective, hosted by Pastor Clark Schultz. Tune in for a review of the Dark Knight Rises.
Coming up on WELSTech:
(32:11) Episode 248 – The WELSTech Summer Software Showcase returns, and we look at 5 ministry uses of FreeMind, a free open-source mind mapping tool. (Release date – 08/08/12)
The featured artist:
(33:20) We close the podcast with the music of instrumentalist Joey Schumann (JoeySchumann.com | Joey on Facebook) – In You Is Gladness
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A lot of the things you’ve talked about has reminded me of some of Microsoft’s future products.
The laptop/tablet talk made me think of Windows 8 and Surface Pro, which is a table with an included keyboard/trackpad cover that can do everything a full PC can do (plus it has a USB port!). It won’t be out until fall, but I’m looking forward to the future.
Also, the recent announcement of Microsoft Office 2013, more specifically Powerpoint 2013, looks to be a major upgrade. For ministry, the presentation mode with secondary screens (seen in one of the screenshots here: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/first-look-powerpoint-2013/) look really useful and puts it closer to some of the higher end presentation tools.