This week on WELSTech the discussion centers around PDFs, and Martin and Sallie share resources for creating and editing documents in this universal format.
The discussion:
All Things PDF – Martin and Sallie serve a potluck of PDF goodness covering the basics of how PDFs became the document sharing standard, a multitude of tools for creating and editing PDFs, and a variety of ministry and personal uses for the format. They even dish up a PDF of this episode’s mind mapped notes!Adobe Acrobat 9 (creator) – www.adobe.com/products/acrobatCheck for academic pricing – www.academicsuperstore.comRead PDFsAdobe reader – www.adobe.comFoxit reader – www.foxitsoftware.comGmail users take advantage of the integrated readerMac users have long enjoyed the Preview appCreate PDFs – Read Gizmo’s reviewwww.cutepdf.comwww.pdfill.comwww.primopdf.comWeb-based PDF conversionwww.html-pdf-converter.comwww.pdfonline.comwww.expresspdf.comwww.pdftoword.comwww.media-convert.comOptimize PDFswww.nicepdf.comThe tidbits:
Picks of the week (25:00)Online color schemes – www.colorschemer.com/online.htmlUpdate status in multiple social networks – www.ping.fmWELS.net feature (30:27)Weekly military podcast devotions – streams.wels.net/podcasts?series=military-devotionsCommunity feedback (31:45)David Savatski from WELS World Missions Promotions shared ministry uses for FlickrWe received a follow up comment from last week’s interviewee, Lori Aschbrenner of Beautiful Savior in Evertte, WA, with a caution for folks to obtain proper permission before posting photos of people on their church or school web siteFrom the WELSTech ListserveJoshua Schoeneck, Director of Technology at Kettle Morrain Lutheran HS, posted that the full version of Listserve Lite by L-soft is free to schools through their NetPals program – netpals.lsoft.com/netpals.htmlJason Petoskey, Network Administrator for Holy Trinity in Wyoming, MI, is using FinalWeb e-mail distribution lists to send e-mail devotions in his congregationLJ shared a link to Christian Worship hymnal resources at www.lutheranmusic.comDavid Schumann from Peace in Janesville, WI is looking for a worship primer. Do you have one to share?Joshua Schoeneck e-mailed another comment regarding copyright concerns with “broadcast” of Pandora internet radio in the church narthexComing up on WELSTech (42:40)Episode 064 – Do you have a PLN? Learn about Personal Learning Networks during our discussion with Gail Potratz. Also learn about Lenovo classroom technology during our interview with Patty Ullsperger.The featured artist:
This week we close with the music of WELS artists Kevin Loersche and Cindy Bauder – My Savior Jesus from Kevin’s CD titled Abide With Me (41:15)Get involved:
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