Twitter has always been one of the hardest technologies to apply the Staffhacker Question to: Why should I use it? Its benefits seem harder to explain than any other site, and yet once people try it out, they’re usually hooked. So what makes Twitter so special? Here’s one use case that gives a great example… Read more
For years I’ve bounced from one task management application to another. Some are great for entering tasks but terrible for managing them; others are great at pestering me but aren’t flexible enough for my constantly-shifting schedule. I currently use Things, and while I’m satisfied that it provides as much as any piece of software could,… Read more
By now you’ve probably heard of Google’s entry to the world of phones and phone numbers, Google Voice. The possibilities for using Google Voice are so expansive that it can seem daunting at first glance, so let’s get to the basics. Before anything else, let’s talk basics: what is Google Voice? Google created a great… Read more
The ability to edit photos and create graphics can be very useful to a campus minister, and Photoshop is far and away the best tool for the job. But how many of us have $700 to spend on it? Here is a non-exhaustive list of some free and cheap alternatives to Photoshop. I have minimal… Read more
A few weeks ago we wrote about how Belkin’s Mini Surge Protector could help you find an outlet at a coffee shop. But what if you can’t find a seat? Every day I go to a coffee shop to work on my book. And every day I witness the same phenomenon: people poke their heads through… Read more
Every conversation about technology and productivity–especially in ministry contexts–needs to consider the effects of technology and productivity mismanagement and addiction. If you’re anything like me, you can waste the best hours of your morning dealing with email and with requests and tasks that arrive via email–despite the fact that there are plenty of probably more… Read more
Many campus ministers work primarily from campus and/or coffee shops, but even if you have your own office, it’s more than likely you spend a lot of time on campus. One frustration with living out of a backpack is the number of devices many of us carry which need charging, and the seeming inaccessibility of… Read more
We’ve written before about the differences between Groups and Pages, but in our last post we only gave a quick mention of that seemingly age-old debate. Facebook’s Groups have undergone some massive changes in the last few months, and ministries considering the switch to Pages have often raised some very legitimate concerns with the limitations… Read more
If you’re a Mac user, it’s likely you heard that Apple just released a version of the app store for the Mac Desktop. To make things clear, this store doesn’t let you install iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) apps on your desktop, but instead has created a centralized place to find, download and buy apps… Read more
Website URLs can often be very long, which makes sharing them difficult–on Facebook, email, and especially on length-constrained media like Twitter. A bevy of URL-shortening services have sprung up to meet this need, from third-party services like bit.ly and is.gd to product-specific shorteners like Twitter’s t.co and Google’s goo.gl. However, what if you want to… Read more
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