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Google’s New Browser
My initial reaction to Google Chrome (Google’s new web browser) was not so good. I’m a Mac user and I always take issue with Google shunning the Mac community with their software developments in Picasa and now with Chrome. With that personal pet peeve aside, here are a few things I see that are positive. [...]
Continue reading...Easy Screencasts
28. March 2008
I’m sure you’ve watched a screen cast before. It’s where someone records a video of their desktop to teach others how to do something in a specific program. In its infant stages it was a bit technical to get those screen casts published to the web. Now, even a child [...]
Continue reading...Free Camtasia Download
3. December 2007
UPDATE - This giveaway is no longer available. TechSmith is giving away an older version of Camtasia Studio. Camtasia is a screen recording software that they make the cool screencasts with. This is a pretty spendy tool but you can get it free. All you have to do is register for a software [...]
Continue reading...Print to your office remotely
28. November 2007
This tool has been a long time coming for anyone wanting to print from remote locations. Printer Anywhere connects to your printers on another machine and allows you to use your regular print button in your documents to print remotely. In other words, if you are home, you can print at the office [...]
Continue reading...Record your services with Audacity.
8. June 2007
Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy audio editing program to record your services. Audacity is a free software that allows you to record directly, edit with massive amounts of features, and even create tracks like expensive brand name software. You can use Audacity for video production, simple audio tasks, or even [...]
Continue reading...Work on someone’s computer remotely!
8. June 2007
If you are the “Computer Guy” for your church, you will understand the value of this tool. There have been many times people have called me to come and fix their computer problems. Being spread so thin as it is, it is hard for me to drive across town to take spyware off [...]
Continue reading...Create PDF’s without going broke.
15. May 2007
If you don’t have a PDF converter, you are living in the dark ages. Download this great little software for free! CutePDF writer is more than a cuddly cute software, it’s a workhorse for your document needs. CutePDF installs as a printer on your computer. All you have to do is [...]
Continue reading...Clip and save scraps of webpages instantly.
11. May 2007
Never worry again about finding that great site with that excellent quote you want to use for your sermon or lesson. If you research the internet like I do, you come across portions of webpages you wish you could keep. You’re too lazy to write it down, and your bookmark list looks [...]
Continue reading...Please throw away AOL, McAfee, and Norton!!!!
11. May 2007
I’m begging you, pleading with you, just round file all three of these dreaded applications. To me, they are viruses themselves. They hog all your memory and hinder the speed of your computer. Have you ever wondered why your computer boots up so slow? It’s because they have 10-20 of their [...]
Continue reading...Hate paying for Microsoft Office?
10. May 2007
The corporate wars have benefitted the common man! There’s a wild story behind this wonderful free application! Sun MicroSystems developed a programming language named Java. Microsoft decided to partake of their success and used a portion of their programming language for their operating system, failing to pay their dues to SMS. This [...]
Continue reading...Why I don’t use Internet Explorer.
10. May 2007
I am very particular about the browser I use when surfing the internet. My browser of choice is Firefox (FREE) from Mozilla.org. It is has a very eye-pleasing, clean interface, and has a phenomenal tab system. I canned IE before they got on the tabbing bandwagon. Tabbing (used to view multiple [...]
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Random Goodness 
Keep track of what the web is saying about your church or you personally by signing up for Google Alerts. Plug in some keyword searches to track. It’s easy! http://google.com/alerts/
If you record your services on CD chances are the audio is broken up into tracks. For those who don’t record digitally, this is a problem when trying to create a podcast. Now you can take all of those annoying little tracks and combine them into one with Merge MP3. Grab it here. (via Lifehacker)
If you use Wordpress, you will want to grab All In One Search Engine Optimization pack. This adds a tab below each page/post that allows you to create a unique title/description/keywords for each post entry. This is important stuff for search engines to rank your pages. Grab it here!
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4. September 2008
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