262 – Surprise, Surprise

The WELSTech Podcast is full of surprises this week as we discuss the next chapter of our current book selection, Presentation Zen, Martin unboxes and boots up a brand new computer, and Sallie has the latest news from Pinterest!

The discussion:

Planning Analog – The third chapter of our current WELSTech book selection, Presentation Zen, by Garr Reynolds makes for an interesting discussion as Martin and Sallie talk about the benefits of “unplugging” for brainstorming your presentation. Also in this chapter are helpful guidelines for creating presentation handouts.

Ministry resources:

(15:38) Logos 5 Release

News in tech:

• (16:55) Pinterest Secret Boards
• $199 Chromebook from Acer

An Unboxing + Picks of the week:

• (21:30) $249 Samsung Chromebook
• Create a Book of Selected Wikipedia Articles

Of interest:

(49:50)  Live streaming of the WELS 2012 West Regional Choralfest

• Pops Concert – Friday, November 16 at 7 p.m. Central
• Sacred Concert – Sunday, November 18 at 2:30 p.m. Central

7 Best:

(50:39) Coming up in December … 7 Best Mobile Computing Tips. Share your favorite hardware, apps and tips for a productive mobile experience.

Community feedback:

• (52:10)  3 Pitfalls To Avoid When Creating a Church Website
• Get Photoshop Elements for 50% Off in November
• Lynda.com training on Photoshop Elements
• Text 2 Mind Map
• How to Make a Pizza Box Chalkboard and Whiteboard Easel
• Top 100 Sites & Apps of 2012
• Teacher Kurt Gosdeck from St. Lucas in Kewaskum, WI is blogging at Pushing Ahead on the 21th Century Technology Path

Coming up on WELSTech:

(1:02:57) Episode 263 – Join Martin and Sallie along with WELS Director of Information Services, Dan Rebers, for our Thanksgiving Week podcast as we share tips for PC (and Mac) maintenance. (Release date – 11/20/12)

The featured artist:

(1:04:15) We close with the music of L. A. Miller – Your Peace

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