Posts Tagged ‘tech use for good’

Just Like Pulling a Tooth, Right?

By March 4th, 2012

Extraction – that’s when you get something forcibly removed – and a lot of pain and suffering come with it.  That’s what some of us think about when they mention the word in relation to family history.  Extracting those names is tied to hours and hours of painful work staring at blurry microfilm images in [...]

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Important Purpose of Technology

By September 4th, 2011

President Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints made a few comments at the dedication of the BYU Broadcasting Building that have made me stop and think. He said that the Lord “has revealed the technology that enables the Church to take full advantage of these [...]

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Start Using What You Already Have

By August 7th, 2011

Have you ever been teaching a class at church only to see drooping heads and eyelids from your semi-comatose learners as you read through the lesson from start to finish?  Why not liven things up a bit by using some of the resources already available from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Youth.lds.org – an [...]

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Oh Say Can You See….

By July 2nd, 2011

Ever been at some historic site or scene of grandeur and wish that you could capture the whole thing in one picture but you just can’t step back any more because of that cliff or lake?  Don’t fret. All you need to do is start at the left (or right) and take pictures one after [...]

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Buying a New Computer

By June 11th, 2011

Is your computer moaning every time you turn it on?  Does it grind through tasks at a painstakingly slow pace?  Is it older than half of your food storage?  Maybe it’s time you put the poor thing out to pasture and invest in a brand new, fast and sleek piece of computing wonder. But, how [...]

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Skype a Doodle Dandy

By May 8th, 2011

Are you someone that has loved ones in far places?  Are you someone who doesn’t have a ton of money to talk to loved ones in far places?  Then I have the perfect solution for you.  How about talking to those loved ones, as long as you want, absolutely free?  Sound good? Assuming you already [...]

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Tax Time

By April 8th, 2011

It’s that time of year again to pull out all the receipts and records, fill out the forms, grit your teeth, cringe, wipe the sweat from your forehead, and send in your taxes.  Why not file electronically this year?  It will make the process easier and, if you are due a return, will quicken the [...]

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Tune TV to Truth

By March 6th, 2011

Flatscreen Paradise.

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Scripture Study

By February 6th, 2011

Scripture Study is Food for the Soul

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New Year’s Resolutions

By January 2nd, 2011

Get back into shape and loose that bouncing belly.

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