Each week on our new MinistryGeek This Week podcast we feature a segment for “Apps of the Week.” Here are this week’s picks:
Evernote – http://www.evernote.com
(Windows/MAC OS X/iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad/Blackberry/Android and more)
Basic Account – FREE (40MB upload limit per month)
Premium Account – $5 per month or $45 per year (500MB upload limit per month and additional features)
Evernote allows you to create, store and retrieve information from just about anywhere. The Web Clipper allows you to save material from websites, your camera phone can send pictutres to Evernote, you can even email items directly into you account. The best part is the the basic service is FREE. Check out all that Evernote can do and you will be amazed.
TweetDeck – http://www.tweetdeck.com
(Windows/MAC OS X/Linux/iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)
Cost – FREE (currently a Beta)
TweetDeck allows you to manage your Facebook account and Twitter account from one screen. You can post status updates to your accounts, comment on others, and even post to your Facebook Fan Pages all from inside TweetDeck. You can save time and stay informed on your phone or desktop easily.
Attendance – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/attendance/id301753475?mt=8
(iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)
Cost = $3.99
Listening to Caleb talk about what they are doing at the Ripon church of Christ with this app is amazing. This app basically allows you to keep attendance for classes and events. You can import a list of names from an Excel spreadsheet and then track who is there and who is not. With a click of a button the attendance reports can be emailed to important ministry leaders and you can also keep track of who is missing for follow-up. Ministry leaders should give serious consideration to this app and look into how it can leveraged into your church information system.
To learn more about these apps listen to MinistryGeek This Week for Wednesday, April 7, 2010 – “Tech: Toys or Tools” on Talkshoe or in iTunes.