Technistry

By Scott Schulman

Productively using technology to serve others... more

· Technology

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Technistry episodes:

June 18, 20192.8: That Sweet, Sweet Endorphin Rush
Scott: Tags in Things
Action words for tags: email, execute, call, plan

Tags allow you to group similar actions (e.g., making all your phone calls at one time)
Chris: iOS Shortcuts
Generate Wifi QRcode (by Matthew Cassinelli)

Copy web text to Markdown (by Federico of MacStories)

Speed up videos in Safari (by Federico of MacStories)

Send Gifs with Shortcuts (selects a random Nacho gif, copies it to the clipboard, and opens messages)
Learn Shortcuts:
MacStories Shortcuts (best collection of shortcuts)

Matthew Cassinelli

Shortcut subreddit
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13min
June 04, 2019 2.7: I Have Like Eight Friends
Chris: Doodle
Create polls (time or text) to help you schedule meetings
Many options: title, optional dates for meeting, notes, location
Additional settings: yes/no/maybe, hide participant names, how many votes/person
You can text or email polls
Others can respond with the dates that work for them and leave you a personal comment
Scott: Apple Watch health competitions
You can compete with contacts
Each competition is 7 days
You can earn a maximum of 600 points/day
You earn badges for beating others
Scott's wish list: food component (My Fitness Pal is an app that helps track food)
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12min
May 21, 20192.6: Piggyback Rant
Scott: 1Password
Don't use the same password for everything

1Password generates passwords for you

On a Mac, command + \ opens auto fills your username and password

iOS integrates really well with 1Password (Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Autofill Passwords)

Chris: Prayer Mate
You can create lists, shared public prayer lists, and groups of prayers

Schedule your prayers

Pray through biblical prayers

Mark prayers answered

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12min
May 07, 20192.5: A, B, X, Whatever
Chris: Verses App
Learn more at Versesapp.com

Helps you memorize the Bible, catechisms, or creeds

Memorize with 5–6 different games

Scott: YouVersion Bible
Learn more at youversion.com

You can highlight passages with a variety of colors

Share community notes with friends

Create wallpapers with verses

Use shorter plans or year-long plans

Distraction-free Bible reading:
Turn on do not disturb

Turn on guided access to lock your phone down to a single app (Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access)

Give your screen time password to someone else for maximum self-protection

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12min
April 23, 2019 2.4: My Estimation for You Just Went Way Up
Scott: Bear Writing App
Chris: Stock photos
unsplash.com
thestocks.im: photos, colors, icons, videos, mockups, fonts
Worship backgrounds: www.cmgcreate.com
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12min
April 09, 2019 2.3: Inbox Like 10,000+
Chris: Delay Send Emails
Options for delay send email clients/services:
Boomerang for Gmail
Microsoft Outlook
Spark
Airmail
Apple Mail client plugin options for Mac: Mailbutler , Mail Act On (I believe requires Mail to be running to send)
Scott: Apple Mail tags
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12min
March 26, 20192.2: Something I'm Very Passionate About
Scott's PowerPoint Tips:
Use the same sized fonts

Center you text horizontally and vertically

Keep a master slide file for songs

Transition song slides a second early

Use spellcheck several times
Chris's Keyboard Shortcut Suggestions:
Take a few moments to learn keyboard shortcuts of your most used apps. Here's a few to get you going.
Web browser shortcuts starter shortcuts
ctrl/cmd + l (selects url)

ctrl/cmd + t (new tab)

ctrl/cmd + shift + t (opens recently closed tab)
Working with text starter shortcuts (at least on Macs)
cmd + k (hyperlink)

cmd + left or right arrow (go to the beginning or end of the line)

cmd + up or down arrow (go to the top or bottom of the page)

option + left or right arrow (move cursor one word at a time)

shift + left or right arrow (begin text selection on the left or right of the cursor, one character at a time)

option + shift + left or right arrow (select previous or next word)

shift + cmd + left or right arrow (select the entire line, left or right of the cursor

option + shift + up or down arrow (select all text above or below the cursor, one line at a time)

shift + cmd + up or down (select all text above or below the cursor, one line at a time)
Other starter shortcuts (at least on Macs)
cmd + option + v (moves copied file to current location)

ctrl + up arrow (see all open windows)

ctrl + down arrow (see all windows for current application

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12min
March 12, 20192.1: Of Games and Google
Scott's Games
Jackbox Party Pack
Chris's Google Tips
fontpair.co (some great typeface pairings)

Set your default styling in Google docs (photo): Format > Paragraph Styles > Options > Save as my default styles
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11min
February 26, 2019 Season Two Introduction
We're back! Scott and Chris talk about what's been happening since last June and discuss plans for season 2!
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8min
June 19, 2018 Season One Complete
We've decided to take a brief break for the summer and come back with season 2 in the fall. Have ideas for the coming season? Send us a message! We'd love to hear from you!
https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/
https://twitter.com/TechnistryPod
https://twitter.com/SCSchulman
https://twitter.com/CPenned
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3min

FAQs about Technistry:

How many episodes does Technistry have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.