by Bret Capranica | Jun 19, 2009 | Featured Articles, Personal, Technology
[YouTube video blog] What are you favorite iPhone apps? In honor of today’s release of the new iPhone 3Gs (of which I do not own . . . yet), let’s talk about which apps you like most on your iPhone. What? You don’t have an iPhone? O.K., well you need to ask for one for Christmas. So, to indulge in the truly meaningless, here are my favorite apps on my phone – some of which make me more productive and others that balance out my time wasting: Out of the 81 apps on my iPhone here are the ones on my Home Page – my most used and most favorite apps: Address Book. All of my contacts reside here. The iPhone is great with its address book. Searching for names among the hundreds of contacts is very easy. Integrating maps with the address for a one tap step has helped me on many occasions to figure out how to get to someone’s house for a visit. One failing on the iPhone that I had with my Palm Treo (didn’t have it with Balck Berry either), is with one tap I could assign a single ring tone to everyone in my address book. Meaning if someone in the book called, they had a distinct ring. If someone outside the book called, they had another distinct ring. I didn’t even have to look-just listen to know who was calling. Apple is still behind here – though I use the address book very often. Evernote. I can’t say enough about Evernote. It is the best electronic notebook I have ever used (ct.,...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 16, 2009 | Southern Baptist Issues
Perhaps you heard the comments or read about them. Wiley Drake, longtime vocal Southern Baptist pastor from Buena Park, CA, told Alan Combs that he is praying for President Barak Obama to die. Below is a link to friend and fellow pastor Stephen Jones’ response and he also links to Pastor Walter Price’s response. Be sure to check out the comments on Stephen’s post – very insightful. One question to ask and consider: Should Southern Baptists publicly rebuke Wiley Drake at next week’s annual meeting? I’ve heard rumors of a motion or resolution to potentially make its way to the floor. Thoughts? The Desert Chronicle: Imprecatory...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 15, 2009 | Technology
This video captures it so well doesn’t it? AT&T won’t let me do it without charging me a whole lot more than I’m willing to pay. What do you think, will you upgrade this week? HT: Michael...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 14, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Reading, Technology
Uber blogger Tim Challies suggests that my using my iPhone Bible while listening to a sermon is not really a good idea and may have a detrimental effect on my actually deepening my understanding of and dexterity in using my Bible. I confess, I like using the Bible on my phone (I’ve done it for many years) while listening to a sermon. It is easier for me to take notes. I also use Bible software while studying and preparing for sermons. Most of my intake of Scripture is with a physical copy of the Scriptures. I do think there is something to be gained by using a physical rather than electronic Bible in regular reading, studying and teaching of Scripture. But times and people seem to be changing in the way they take in information. The electronic world seems to be utilized more and more. A good friend of mine does all of his devotional reading with his computer and even sends out his devotionals electronically to a e-mail subscription group. He has done it for many years and does not seem to be any the worse for it. I wish I had his discipline and depth of devotion. Give Challies’ article a read and let me know what you think. Do you do much reading online or through a PDA, smart phone, Kindle, etc.? Don’t Take Your iPod to Church! :: books, reading, technology :: A Reformed, Christian...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 12, 2009 | Twitter
woohoo-internet connection at the retreat site. Can it really be a retreat then? Great session tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow. # Had an incredible weekend with our young adults-tired beyond belief this morning, but encouraged and thankful. Now back to work week. # Catching up on all the tweets from yesterday and news headlines. Some Scripture and prayer now should get my heart back in line. # Headed in to the office for a morning of ministry administration-can I get it all done in the morning? Please? # Working through e-mail-whoo hoo! # Time to tackle ministry projects and tasks-I have a huge pile of folders to work through. # So, Kel and Brie are sick-bad cold. Had to come home early to wipe snot and play doll house. # Late night up with Mya means up late this morning-tons to do and too many sick people to keep up with in the house. Fun day ahead. # This has not been the best week for sleep of waking up early-just one of those. Time to pray and do edits to DMin project. # I should be working but I’m testing out Vlingo on my iPhone to update twitter by voice. Now back to work. # headed to lunch with a church attendeder to talk about the gospel of John # Dancing with Elmo: http://twitpic.com/75wsm # Headed out to are mens fellowship at starbucks # Peters with his PINK drink: # Oops here’s the pic: http://twitpic.com/768hp # To bed-tired and in need of a rest for my mind. Had a good time of fellowship with the brothers tonight-so thankful...
