Category Archives: Tech tools

Kindle or Nook

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Recently my parents were contemplating whether to go with B&N (Nook) or Amazon (Kindle). A lot of reviews will focus on the devices but I think that is the wrong place to look. Devices will increasingly be disposable, it is … Continue reading →

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Kindle: Week 1

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

I got my kindle mid week last week and enjoy it so far. I can’t say that reading off the 6″ screen is better than reading off of paper but there are some real advantages: 1. Multiple books in a … Continue reading →

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A happy generalist grazing widely

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

After 19 years in ministry I finally have an article filing system I’m satisfied with. When I was in seminary I’d hear from the preaching teachers about the importance of developing a file system to clip newspaper and magazine articles … Continue reading →

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Too many books! My tech-book wishlist

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

I have too many books. Undoubtedly I can do some weeding here but what I really want is a tech solution that works like this: I want all of my books available via my computer (through Libronix would be dreamy!)  … Continue reading →

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Of God and Tyrants

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

This is a repost from January 2005 All tyrants want to be in some respect like God. They want to be all knowing, so they establish secret police and spy on people. They want to be all powerful, to control … Continue reading →

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Distinguishing Facebook and Twitter

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

Facebook is a good vehicle for reconstructing your own historical network. As we go through time we develop a historical network through family, friends, geography and institutions. Facebook nicely allows you to reconstruct that network and participate with people you’ve … Continue reading →

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Possible Important Futures for Twitter

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

Last week’s TWIT (This Week in Tech) had Jason Calacanis as a guest. He made two comments about Twitter that I thought were significant: 1. Twitter will likely continue to grow world-wide because it is hand-set friendly. In much of … Continue reading →

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The Editorial Cloud

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

I think it is true that in all of human history there has never been as much writing and information available to the common person as there is today. Articles, blogs, newspapers, books and reviews, etc. What I love about … Continue reading →

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Twitter and Blog Combo as a link library

Posted on April 20, 2009 by

I get questions from colleagues sometimes about how to store material for sermon preparation. Prior to the boom in webtools I used Infoselect as a storage program and it was OK. Today I use Evernote similarly when I want to … Continue reading →

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Why Pastors Should Twitter

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

Four years ago I wrote the post “Why Pastors Should Blog” (reposted below). I reread it and still agree with it. Few of my pastor friends actually do blog and I’m really fine with that. Having a blog is kind … Continue reading →

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