Computers

PrayNow: Treasury of Daily Prayer comes to the iPhone

June 7, 2010

CPH has released PrayNow, an application that brings the Treasury of Daily Prayer to your iPhone/iTouch/iPad. It’s a very reasonable $8.99. PrayNow works in a simple, efficient way, minimizing the amount of navigation; it’s as easy to switch back and forth from prayer office to the psalms/readings/collect of the day/etc. as it is in the [...]

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Rethinking work

February 26, 2010

I’ve long struggled with how to manage the things I consider important which often get relegated to the side (praying, studying, spending significant time preparing for preaching and teaching) for more “urgent” tasks (wave after wave of email, paper, unnecessary meetings, interruptions for things that don’t actually require a pastor). When I first became a [...]

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Bible software: Mac

November 30, 2009

A friend recently asked a group of pastors about using Bible software on a Mac. Here is my response: Because I’m a moron, I’ve managed to buy extensive resources in both Accordance and, more recently, Logos. (I also dropped a few denarii on BibleWorks for PC a few years ago.) In my opinion, Accordance is [...]

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Apple customer service

October 25, 2009

I came home today to a disappointment after a wonderful Reformation service and Oktoberfest at Immanuel. Our Divine Service this morning followed Lutheran Service Book’s Divine Service, Setting Five to the letter, the congregation singing all of the chorale ordinaries. I was completely overwhelmed by the incredible grace of the pure doctrine of the Gospel [...]

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The case against Twitter

July 6, 2009

My Twitter account is restored. I’m sure you’re all relieved. So, to celebrate, I am sharing with you a a series of moral arguments against using Twitter. I came across it on Twitter. Make of that what you will. Here are a couple of them: Virtue Ethics Argument (1) One ought always to act in [...]

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Twitter account suspended! [Updated]

July 5, 2009

I’ve made no secret about my enjoyment of Twitter. I’ve come to rely on it not only for the “social networking” aspects, but for news updates and sports scores; it’s also become a substitute RSS reader for me – since using Twitter regularly, I find I check Google Reader less and less, where it used [...]

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Synchronicity

March 3, 2009

I mentioned on Twitter recently that I have achieved a long-held dream (yes, I’m a nerd): 2-way push syncing between Google Calendar and iPhone. Several people asked me how I did it, and this post is for them. It’s no special trick on my part; I just finally used the tools that I knew were there [...]

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All a-Twitter for St. John Chrysostom

February 11, 2009

The first time I heard about Twitter, I thought it was ridiculous. Then, when the buzz didn’t die down, I signed up for an account. No one I knew was on it, and it seemed silly. Twitter asks the question, “What are you doing right now?” I took it literally, thinking I needed to broadcast [...]

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Google's Cloud of Glory

April 4, 2008

Sweet! Google Docs now works offline, via Google Gears. Now even with our intermittent internet connection at church, I can use it reliably. Details here. I Y Google!

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Mac stuff – your opinions requested

March 10, 2008

Last weekend, my Dell PC kept freezing and crashing while I was trying to write my sermon and prepare my Bible study, and I finally said, “Genug!” I’d been thinking for a year about getting a Mac, so last Saturday I finally made the switch. So far, I’m really happy with it – iPod and [...]

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