If you’re still fighting getting a smartphone because you prefer to manage your life with pen and paper, but you don’t want to lug around a giant Franklin planner, the hipster PDA is for you: the perfect blend of portability and tactility. Essentially, a hipster PDA (or hPDA) is just a binder clip and some… Read more
For people who are beginning to think about what comes next after you set up your Facebook page, Brian Barela and Chris Brogan have some thoughts about the different types of online presences your ministry should be juggling, and how to think about organizing them. This is a little more advanced thinking about online presence,… Read more
It can be expensive and time-consuming to be an early adopter–always chasing after the latest tablet computer, waiting in line for hours for the latest iPhone, and for that matter, putting up with AT&T just to have the iPhone. But who wants to always be behind on gadgets and technology? Randy Murray has a great… Read more
Welcome to the first post of our Keep it Simple series. This series will help even the most technically inexperienced users get started with basic technologies and web sites. If you’re a veteran Facebook user, this post might not be for you (although you might learn something new!), but if you still don’t have a… Read more
Gmail seems to have emerged as everyone’s favorite email service, but what if you’re stuck with (or loathe to leave) non-Gmail addresses? Profhacker shares 3 ways to use Gmail as your final email destination. One of the most important (and least known tips) is that you can actually use Gmail to fetch mail from your other… Read more
Are you using MailChimp for your mass email communication? How many times have you had to write down someone’s email address on a scrap of paper just so you can log into MailChimp and add it to your list later? MailChimp offers apps for iPhone and iPad to help you sign-up new subscribers on the… Read more
You may have heard of or read about RSS and Google Reader, but it can be a confusing world to jump right into. Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson and a prominent blogger, recently wrote a simple introduction to Google Reader. Hyatt titles his post “How to use Google Reader to keep up with your… Read more
When you live out of your computer bag, shuttling between home, the school library, coffee shops, and the dining hall, things can get very messy very quickly. Cocoon’s GRID-IT system provides an endlessly adjustable system of straps to hold in place all the loose items you might have floating around your bag. GRID-IT’s come in… Read more
Stanford Professor Clifford Nass has just written a book called The Man Who Lied To His Laptop, and in this video he suggests that multitasking–15 browser tabs open, 2 instant messaging services, and instant notification of your email, for example–actually hurts your ability to get work done: According to Nass, the more you multi-task, the… Read more
Have you ever wondered why none of your students respond to your emails anymore, but they respond to Facebook status updates within minutes? Social Media is the new face of the Internet, and Gen Y students are plugged into social networks 24/7. The Social Media category of Staffhacker aims to help you understand and use… Read more
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