This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie focus on methods for organizing paper and digital content so that it can easily be retrieved when needed. They also interview one of the founders of the popular video podcast, GeekBrief.tv.
The discussion:
Getting Organized – Besides the mounds of paper everyone is required to deal with on a daily basis, pastors and teachers are also known to generate a lot of written, audio and video resources. Keeping track of all this “stuff” and, most importantly, being able to retrieve it when needed, are the subjects of Martin and Sallie’s discussion today.Dealing with paperGeneral filing tipsSetting up “43 Folders”Digitize with the Fujitsu ScanSnapDesktop searchWindows VistaGoogle DesktopSpotlight for the MacMultiple desktopswww.360desktop.comMac SpacesTaggingWindows VistaSample tagged archive of a pastor’s work – www.christinsight.comThe interview:
Lifting the curtain on video podcasting (23:39) – Neal Campbell, the self-described “eccentric dork” behind the camera at the nationally known video podcast, GeekBrief.tv, joins Martin and Sallie to share some of the secrets behind their “Shiny, Happy Tech News” and how churches might get started podcasting or videocasting.www.geekbrief.tvGeekBrief podcasting tipsThe tidbits:
Picks of the week (41:43)Capture and share images and screen videos – www.jingproject.comView the WELSTech site tour created with JingSync notes across computers and mobile phones – www.evernote.comWELS.net feature (48:10)Visit WELS Kingdom Workers Mission Information Center to request mission related materials for display in your church or school – www.wels.net/jump/wkw-micCommunity feedback (50:19)We have 8 new members of the WELSTech wiki, and we are still asking listeners to share their church media experience – welstech.wetpaint.comJohn Shoosmith from Redeemer in Yakima, WA is looking for free audio sound bites to mix into a new podcast he is developing – Check out www.soundsnap.comThe featured artist:
We close with music of WELS recording artist Kevin Loersch as he sings a medley of Children of the Heavenly Father and Jesus Loves Me from his CD titled Abide With Me (54:42)Get involved:
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