Group Publishing announced today that you can now read the long running Youth Ministry magazine completely FREE. Group Magazine is making this change just a few issues after they celebrated their 40th anniversary. The other big change is the magazine is going from...
A few weeks back I was visiting my friends at Download Youth Ministry and Doug asked if I would film an episode of 5-Minute Youth Ministry with him about my favorite apps. I decided to go with the tried and true because I'm constantly surprised how many people still...
A self-avowed Apple hater, I would never have thought I would be writing this post. Just this past week I gave up on Android, and went to iOS. I had owned a 1st generation iPod Touch in college, but ever since I have not used Apple technology (other than the iPod)....
I love taking pictures with my iPhone and Droid X. I always have one of them with me, and at 5 and 8 megapixels they take pretty good pix. My favorite photo app is instagram (FREE) and a close second is Halftone. Both of these apps are only available for iOS (sorry...
Every time we have been gearing up for some fundraiser or another, I think (at the last minute), "It sure would be convenient if we could take credit card donations/payments easily. A couple weeks later I have the same thought about registrations for camp. Each time I...
For all you Android users out there, Amazon launched their long rumored Android AppStore. I was able to do a little browsing and bought a couple of apps from it. I found it a little easier to use than the regular android marketplace. It seemed easier to find things,...
The folks over and YouVersion.com and Zondervan have made the new version of the NIV available as a free offline version in the Bible App. Check out their announcement: 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible....
At SYM we are in the midst of app development, so I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Why are there so many apps out there? Do we really need another one? The answer to these questions for me is: 1) Apps make people's life easy, that's why there are so...
Gmail introduced its new Gmail for Mobile web app for Andriod, iPhone, and iPod touch. They have tweaked the interface to allow for easier searching and basic archive, delete, etc. functions, but the most interesting update is that the app allows for offline reading...
