Free MakeUseOf iPad Guides


Free iPad Guides

A friend just introduced me to MakeUseOf.com which offers 50 free guides. You can buy the guides on Amazon.com for 99 cents and support their work, or you can receive the guides free by liking them on Facebook or Twitter or by subscribing.

Here’s some of their iPad Guides Continue reading “Free MakeUseOf iPad Guides”

Fun at Lake Hart with iPad’s PhotoBooth App


iPad PhotoBooth Light Tunnel image

There’s More to PhotoBooth Than Funny Faces

If you have kids at home you may already be aware of the free app on the iPad2, PhotoBooth.  (If you’re missing out on all the hilarious faces, PhotoBooth is the first app listed in this article, 20 best iPad2 apps, and shows you  a sample of all the carnival-mirror photos you can take of you and your family and friends with the iPad2’s forward-facing camera.)

Try Using the Other Camera!

My sister told me about some beautiful garden images they took with her iPad and the Thermal Camera setting, Continue reading “Fun at Lake Hart with iPad’s PhotoBooth App”

Wikitude and Augmented Reality Worlds


I think Wikitude offers some great potential as a ministry tool. Using your smartphone’s camera and the Wikitude platform, you “browse” the world around you; Wikitude ties in with apps you’re already using like TripAdvisor, Yelp, and more; look through your camera to find recommended eateries and special deals for hotels when you travel, for instance. Continue reading “Wikitude and Augmented Reality Worlds”

Jesus IS Bigger Than Angry Birds


If you’re interested in YouVersion or in what you might need to consider when putting together a mobile app for ministy, watch this seven-minute interview, Jesus IS Bigger Than Angry Birds, by  TechCrunch with YouVersion’s founder, Bobby Gruenewald. Takeways: – YouVersion has positioned itself as a “Bible engagement” tool and “interactive” app – YouVersion measures ‘everything’ including amount of time the app is open – YouVersion has positioned itself as a cause (they are trying to get people to read the Bible) – YouVersion thinks that if something is on a mobile device, it’s more a part of your life … Continue reading Jesus IS Bigger Than Angry Birds