189 – WELS Hacker: PDFs and YouVersion

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This week the WELSTech Podcast summer WELS Hacker series continues as we discuss merging PDF documents and taking notes in the YouVersion electronic Bible.

The discussion:

Polar Opposites – The summer WELS Hacker series marches on as Martin and Sallie discuss their most recent tips and tricks blog post.  This week’s topics are

PDFs and YouVersion

Community feedback:

  • (15:10) Jimmy Holub commented on the differences between Facebook Groups and Pages
  • There was buzz about the WELS ONLINE app for iOS and Android
  • Dave Sharrer shared a podcast usability tip: It’s great to put your audio resources in iTunes, but also be sure to make your audio RSS feed available on your site for non-iTunes users
  • Philip Wels and Joshua Johnson shared photo organization tips
  • Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group:

Coming up on WELSTech:

(28:11) Episode 190 – We continue the WELS Hacker dialog with a discussion of Sallie’s iPad-only experience  and Martin’s mouseless browsing.  (Release date – 06/29/11)

The featured artist:

(28:33) We close the podcast with the music of Cross To Glory – My Grace Will Do from their CD titled “Life’s Song”

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188 – WELS Hacker: Photos and RSS

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This week the WELSTech Podcast summer WELS Hacker series continues as we look at a simple way to organize digital photos and helpful tips for Google Reader.

The discussion:

White Hats for Vacation – Continuing the summer WELS Hacker series while squeezing in vacation time, Martin and Sallie are back with more helpful tips (and learning from each other in the process).  This weeks topics are

WELS Hacker

Community feedback:

  • (19:20) Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group:
    • Browse web site ancient history via the Wayback Machine on archive.org
    • Check out this list of 75 apps to enhance your facebook page
  • It’s time to revisit dotSUB.com and consider how their captioned and translated video niche can benefit your ministry efforts.  Check out their latest newsletter and iOS app.

The featured artist:

(24:05) We close the podcast with the instrumental music of In His Service (www.adagioconcepts.com) – Jesus Lover of My Soul from their CD titled “In His Time”

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187 – WELS Hacker: Libraries and Books

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This week the WELSTech Podcast summer WELS Hacker series kicks off with a discussion of Windows 7 Libraries and free eBooks.

The discussion:

Wearing a White Hat – Today marks the beginning of the summer WELS Hacker series.  Martin and Sallie share tips, tricks and helpful hacks on their blogs and discuss them on these abbreviated podcasts.  The inaugural topics include

WELS Hacker

Community feedback:

  • (15:55) Pastor Steve Bauer from Faith in West Newton, PA shared a link to his ePub page where he has compiled “how-to” info and favorite book selections.  Pastor Bauer also likes the WELS Online app (iOS | Android) and would like to see it enhanced to include the Together Newsletter and Call Reports.  Great suggestions!
  • Karl Henselin from St. Mark in Green Bay, WI shared links on the WELSTech Listserve to new Microsoft licensing for schools.  Glen Bode followed up with additional pricing information.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(19:55) Episode 188 – The summer WELS Hacker series continues as we look at Google Reader and photo organization. (Release date – 06/15/11)

The featured artist:

(20:29) We close the podcast with the music of Corban Creek – Psalm 46 from their CD titled “Could It Be Me”

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