WELSTech Audio

204 – Search Me

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This week the WELSTech Podcast is all about searching the web as GoodSearch.com co-founder JJ Ramberg joins the discussion.

The discussion:

Finding a world of information – Searching the information super highway is a must-have skill for everyone these days and certainly a skill that comes in handy in the ministry setting.  Martin and Sallie share search tips from the biggies – Bing and Google – as well as other tools that prove useful when doing internet research.

  • Mobile search – Google | Bing
  • Search tips from Google
  • Other search tools
    • Quora
    • Wolfram Alpha
    • Wayback Machine
    • Ask Kids
    • Sweet Search 4 Me
      • The interview:

      (19:17) Search for pennies – JJ Ramberg, co-founder of GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com, joins Martin and Sallie to talk about how the search tool has earned WELS over $8,000, one penny at a time.

      • Get the WELS GoodSearch toolbar (IE and Firefox only)
      • Set GoodSearch as your default search engine
        • Internet Explorer
        • Chrome
        • Firefox
          • News in tech:

          (35:34) Amazon Launches $200 Tablet, Slashes Kindle Prices from Wired

          Picks of the week:
          • (38:39) Math, Math and more Math!!!
            • American Math Challenge
            • MathCounts
            • MathMovesU
            • MangaHigh
            • Offline Google Mail via a Chrome plugin
              • Community feedback:
              • (45:00) Jason Winget from Faith in River Falls, WI recommended creating audio CDs of worship for shut ins
              • Shared this week in the WELSTech Diigo group:
                • Parenting in a Digital Age
                • MagicJack for iPhone Provides Unlimited Free Calling
                • Encyclopedia Britannica Now Fits Into an App
                • Bethany Lutheran College Ranked Eighth in Nation for Admissions Web Site
                • Vyrso Christian eBooks
                • Otixo Cloud Storage Access
                • Ryan Rosenthal from Faith in Fond du Lac, WI shared info on a DIY stylus for touchscreen devices
                • Jason Schmidt (jasonschmidt123) tweeted about offline Google Docs in Chrome
                • Follow the WELSTech listserve copyright discussion
                  • Coming up on WELSTech:

                  (58:36) Episode 205 – Martin and Sallie discuss the latest WELSTech book selection, Chapter 1 of The Church of Facebook. (Release date – 10/12/11)

                  The featured artist:

                  (59:28) We close the podcast with the music of Revelation, a music ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran College (www.revelationwlc.com) – Shine On Us from the CD titled “Led By The Light”

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