I recently saw this video on Hillsong Collected and thought it was an incredible example of creatively using technology within a classic upright piano.
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Using Spotify For Worship Planning
I’ve recently been spending some time with our worship planning team as we’ve discussed Christmas services and the upcoming calendar year. One of the tools that I’ve found indespinsible when it comes to discussing music for worship services is Spotify. I’ve had Spotify for several months, but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve really found the full potential of what’s possible.
How Do I Decide What is App-Worthy?
Occasionally I make apps. I don’t love the code engineering process in making apps, but I love coming up with ideas and using the App Store as a platform to share my ideas. I often hear about people who want to make a ground-breaking app for the iPhone or iPad. Everybody has a lot of ideas of what should be an app. Typically it’s motivated by the stories of people getting rich from a smash hit like Angry Birds. My motivation for making apps has not been the same; my motivation for making apps has been that I’ve wanted those apps.
How Not To Use Facebook
As more and more people have flocked to facebook, it has also become common for more and more people to post things as their statuses that would be better left unposted. For some reason, we feel as though every tidbit of information going on in our head should be shared; especially if we are upset with someone or something. For that reason, I decided to put together a post of some things that I think are better left off of facebook.
How I Was Convinced I Needed a Thermostat
I never knew that there would be a day when I thought to myself, I need to buy a thermostat. I had assumed that the next time I would buy a thermostat would be when something caused my current thermostat to fail. And at that point, I would drive to the local hardware store and look for something cheap to solve my problem. I like my house to be the proper temperature, but I don’t get excited about temperature control devices. That was until the Nest Learning Thermostat. This week former Apple engineers, who helped create the iPod, unveiled their latest technological creation. Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers announced a thermostat called “Nest” that magically learn your habits.
Ministry Lessons from Apple
Apple is one of my favorite companies that exists, and Steve Jobs is one of my heroes. I think that Apple is able to continually push their software and hardware far beyond what anybody else is able to do. They continually deliver amazing products and because of the success of their organization and innovations, I think there is a lot we can learn from them that applies to leading in the both the ministry realm and the business realm.
People Don’t Know What They Need
Apple is known for not looking to their customers to figure out what they need to do. They do what they think is going to be the best product for the end user and they are usually right. When the iPhone first came out, people complained that it didn’t have a keyboard; now, people don’t care that there is no keyboard.
How To Make a 3D Video
Everywhere you look, somebody is using 3D to promote something. DVD players are 3D capable, television sets tout their 3D features, and even old movies are re-released as new 3D movies. 3D may be simply a fad, but regardless it is fun to have the capabilities to shoot a 3D video to show off. When we recently filmed some short 3D videos to help with our winter retreat theme, we had to learn how to shoot and edit a video that would actually appear in 3D. We weren’t interested in buying expensive equipment to create the effect, so we worked out how to make a 3D video using two iPhones and Final Cut.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
One of the great visionary leaders of our time died. His life, his innovation, and his leadership is inspiring.
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” – Steve Jobs from Stanford Commencement Speech in 2005
5 Features for the iPhone 5
The new iPhone is coming and instead of speculating on all the rumors floating around the web about what will make this iPhone better than previous models, I thought it would be fun to list some unlikely features that I wish the iPhone 5 would have. And of course, when Tuesday arrives and the announcements are made, I have no doubt that I will be convinced that the new device will be a necessary addition to my iOS collection.
