by Bret Capranica | Sep 14, 2009 | Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, Pastoral Ministry, Technology, Time/Life Management
[YouTube Video] Hey everyone, today’s blog post (and a few others this week) is a screen cast from my desktop in my study at home. I am currently using a 2.4 GHz iMac. I also have a MacBook Pro for portability (I’m hardly ever without my laptop) and its set up exactly like my iMac. What do I find to be some of the best applications I tend to use every week? Which are some of the most helpful to me as a pastor? This week I’ll be taking a look at my desktop and sharing with you the apps that find their way into my workweek. In general, just take a look at my doc (the bar of icons at the bottom of my screen). I don’t have any on there that I don’t regularly use. I’m going to give a quick overview today and then throughout the week, I’ll screen cast some details on those that I find most helpful. Finder. The way you find your way around the Mac environment is basically through the “Finder.” It’s comparable to Windows Explorer in the Windows environment. Pathfinder (instead of finder). It is much more versatile and worth the small amount it costs. It makes Windows Explorer and Mac Finder look useless. Safari (I’ve left Firefox behind for the most part). Google. For e-mail, calendar, contacts, chat, and tasks. Also Reader. Few Google docs. I will review a number of the web applications (WordPress, Picasa, etc.) that I use all the time. Dropbox. This is an excellent file sharing and synchronizing software. You can share any files with anyone,...
by Bret Capranica | Aug 24, 2009 | Technology, Time/Life Management
I love gadgets. I love e-mail. As ubiquitous as e-mail and gadget to fetch (or push) my e-mail to me are, I have learned to control it. I am 1000s of times better at responding to e-mail than I used to be and find my in-box and follow-up e-mail handled regularly. I control it; it doesn’t control me. Here’s some good tips. Yes, You Can Stay on Top of Email (Productivity Tip) | Michael Hyatt – Lead The Tribes...
by Bret Capranica | Aug 23, 2009 | Ecclesiology, Technology
Really? Can we really worship biblically with the church simply through our iPhone? How does this not deny the very meaning of “Church?” Fla. Megachurch Brings Worship to the iPhone |...
by Bret Capranica | Aug 22, 2009 | Technology
Making the switch to Mac has led me to learn some new keyboard wizardry. Any time I can use the keyboard more than the mouse, I find myself a bit more efficient. Learn your operating systems’ keyboard...
by Bret Capranica | Aug 21, 2009 | Technology
Why haven’t I been keeping up with this? Add social media to Greader – perfect! Google Reader Adds Social Sharing and Mark as Read Controls – Google Reader –...
by Bret Capranica | Aug 19, 2009 | Technology
Just when I left Outlook and PC, Office gets their act together. I’m not sure I’m convinced. It would take a lot for me to pay for Outlook again. Microsoft”™s new Office 2010 brings Office back from the dead (tons of...
