544 – Awesome Apps: Utilities

The WELSTech month of “Awesome Apps” continues with a rundown of Martin and Sallie’s go-to mobile utilities! From weather to shopping to travel, there’s an app for that. Plus, we share news of a new program to address child abuse and neglect as well as a new online Bible study for women. And the community feedback bag holds lots of interesting tech in ministry goodies as well!

The discussion:

Utilities – We call those devices in our pockets “phones,” but that’s probably the understatement of the century. They have the ability to do so much more that connect to others for a voice conversation. This week Martin and Sallie focus on the plethora of utility apps that can enhance your ministry efforts, productivity, pocketbook, and life, in general.

• Travel
  • Gas Buddy
  • Mileage Log+
  • Automatic
• Scanning
  • Genius Scan
  • Office Lens – iOS | Android
  • Google Photo Scan
• General Knowledge
  • Dictionary
  • Weather Channel
  • CARROT Weather
• Shopping
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
• Media
  • Kindle
  • Best Podcast Apps
  • Pandora
  • Spotify
  • Voice Recorder (iOS)
  • Pixabay
  • Flickr
• Security
  • LastPass
  • 1password
  • Authy
• Do Not Disturb
  • iOS
  • Android

News in tech:

• Checking iPhone battery health available in iOS 11.3

WELS now:

• Standing up for Children: A Christian Response to Child Abuse and Neglect
• WELS Education, Technology, and Leadership Summit 2019 Call for Presenters – Deadline is May 31, 2018

Picks of the week:

• Habitica
• Keyboard shortcuts for PC and Mac

Ministry resources:

WELS Women online Bible study

Community feedback:

• Copyright, live streaming, bulletins, and song lyrics
  • Christian Copyright Solutions Learning Library
  • Copyright Issues Related To Worship
• Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment
• Good advice for writing

Featured video:

If Sallie’s pick of the week intrigues you, learn more about Habitica and Task Management in this week’s featured video.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 545 – Next week Martin and Sallie talk awesome communication apps . Release date: Wednesday, April 18.

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