Archive for January, 2010

Is Apple going to change our lives today?

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by .

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Today Apple has a big announcement. It could be the iPhone 4G. Some say it could be iLife10. However, most are anticipating an Apple tablet. Some are calling it the iSlate or just Slate. A 10 inch iPhone like device that uses the iPhone OS. I must say, I’m more than curious on this one. I love the idea of a tablet, but I’m not sure why I need one. At some point I’m sure I’ll have an e-reader like the Kindle, but I haven’t felt compelled to have one like I did with the iPhone.

So, there may not even be a tablet. But if there is, I can’t wait to see the presentation. Other than it being a cool gadget, I really don’t know why I need it and how it’s going to change my life.… Read the rest

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You want it too, don’t you?

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by .

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You’re going to start thinking I want to work for eye-fi. I’ve loved my simple card, but this one looks delicious. My birthday is in two weeks in case anyone is in the generous spirit.… Read the rest

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Reasons to attend the Orange Conference

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by .

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So last week I got some great information about what’s coming to the Orange conference this year. However, it was the middle of Orange week and there was a lot of Orange noise going on. It was good noise, but I thought that I would wait until this week to unpack some of the new things about Orange this year to help you make up your mind. So, for the next few days, I’ll be posting reasons to attend the Orange Conference in 2010.

I’ll start with one reason here, but let’s not call it reason #1. We’ll call it, “seriously, this is probably on of the best reasons to come.”

If you register for the Orange Conference by February 18th, you’ll save $40.… Read the rest

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New family registration form: Redux

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by .

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Okay, you’re going to start thinking that I like to re-design registration cards for fun. Actually, it is kind of fun. So back in October, we redesigned the registration card we were using. Functionally speaking, it was just about perfect. However, as soon as it was done and after I posted it here, I realized something I was missing. The Children’s Ministry at Gateway has had somewhat of an “old world” feel thing going on. It looks great, but we’re wanting to move the look and feel in a different direction. Something more vibrant, fun and colorful. So I don’t know what I was thinking by redesigning our registration card to look “old world.” So, I sent this back to our graphic artist and she changed the feel.… Read the rest

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More resources please

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by .

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In case you didn’t know, this website has a section dedicated to resources. Last year I launched it by gathering people’s check-in registration cards. I got close to a dozen and it seems a lot of people found it helpful. I know one children’s pastor (one who’s not fond of puppets) who found it so helpful he redesigned his card based on some of the ideas he saw. One of the reasons I launched the page was becasue I was in the process of coming up with a new design for Gateway. I took inspiration from several of the examples sent in.

Just because there are several up there now doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more. If you’ve got a unique or interesting registration card, send me a copy (kenny@childrensministryonline.com) and I’ll place it on the resource page.… Read the rest

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All cards are not created equal

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by .

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EMSD8GO2I haven’t had a good juicy nerd/tech post in quite a while, so I figured I was due.

So a few weeks ago I needed to buy a SD card for a video camera and I wasn’t sure what to get. I asked around and not a lot of people seemed to know what I was talking about, so I did a little research and I thought I’d share it with you, just in case you ever find yourself in the same position as me.

Need a SD card for your camera? You’ve probably bought one of these before. I’ve probably bought a dozen or so. I’ve got a few for my camera (although I use my eye-fi card exclusively now), one for my Wii and others float around for various uses.… Read the rest

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Dallas Orange Tour

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by .

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Orange Tour: Dallas from Andrew Winchell on Vimeo.

Don’t know if you heard, but I attended the Orange Tour event in Dallas last Thursday. :)

It was incredible. Supposedly there were over 700 attendees. Seriously, would you expect any less of Texas. I’m just wondering when ReThink will come to their senses and just go ahead and do the Orange Conference out here. How’s that for a suggestion? :)

I’m not going to post a lot of my notes or anything. However, here is how I’ll describe the Orange Tour. It’s focused! It’s something that you can bring your entire team (and more) to that gets straight at the heart of the matter. The Orange Conference is incredible due to the variety of sources of information and the creativity and breath of knowledge, it’s a no-miss event.… Read the rest

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The enemy of family time

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by .

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A volunteer who attended the Orange tour with me in Dallas last week sent me a link about a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study here. You can read/download the reports and studies here.

The study covers media usage among 8-14 year old children in the United States. We know that our teens and pre-teens are media hungry, but this study reveals all the details. Here are some of the findings.

  • Teens are spending on average, 7.5 hours consuming media through a variety of devices (phones, iPods, computers, TV’s, etc.) daily.
  • Due to multitasking (ie. listening to music while playing video games), teenagers are packing in more than 11 hours of media consumption into 7.5 hours.
  • 47% of the heaviest users who consume 16 hours of media a day are making c’s or less (go figure)
  • These heavy users are also the ones complaining of being bored, don’t get along with their parents or are generally unhappy.

    • … Read the rest

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by .

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Orange Week Concluded

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by .

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Wow! What started with just an idea for personal thoughts and reflections about a strategy and an upcoming conference experience became a mini-movement in the kidmin blogosphere and twitterverse. Most importantly I’d like to thank my inner circle of blogging friends, Matt, Sam, Gina and Jonathan (especially grateful to spend two days with Jonathan this week). You guys have been such an inspiration to me these past two years and have become dear friends. As I’ve explored the exciting ideas of Orange, you’ve all been very refreshing sources of information and ideas… I love wresting big thoughts with you.

Also, a big thank you to newer blogging friends who jumped in to help and contribute substantially. Dan Scott, I look forward to knowing you better, you’ve certainly got a lot of respect from me.… Read the rest

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