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Archive for February 2008

President Nelson Talks about JesusChrist.lds.org

Posted by: Jeff on: February 29, 2008

This is GREAT!  He talks a bit about why we should use the internet to preach the gospel and the awesome new JesusChrist.lds.org website.

Pen Projection Computers?

Posted by: Jeff on: February 29, 2008

It’s Friday, so I am going to jump out on the edge a bit and write about something fun and out there… You may have seen the e-mail going around as of late about “AMAZING TECHNOLOGY FROM JAPAN” about a pen that projects a keyboard and a screen.  It includes this image.

It then goes on [...]

Called to Blog!

Posted by: Jeff on: February 29, 2008

Okay, I admit I really like the title of this article, but it is a good article as well. This morning I read “Called to Blog: Fighting for the Church Online.” It deserves a read. A couple of excerpts:

An Orem woman posted a video of her testimony on YouTube. A man in another state [...]

QipIt – Mobile Phone Capture

Posted by: Jeff on: February 28, 2008

So couple of days ago I posted about a new Google Chat client that I have embedded on my blog.  First off, it has been great fun to interact with all sorts of people that I normally wouldn’t get the chance to chat with!  A lot of you just entered to see if worked, but [...]

Google Chat Badge

Posted by: Jeff on: February 26, 2008

Just read about a new Google Chat option that I think is pretty sweet.  You can now embed a widget on a blog that will allow ANYONE, even those without Google accounts to chat with you.  I have embedded one on my blog, so feel free to chat with me.
Uses for church?  [...]

Mormonwebtv.com… Awesome Site

Posted by: Jeff on: February 20, 2008

Great article on about using social networking for LDS folks here.  At the end of that the author references a great site: Mormonwebtv.com.  This is GREAT!   I wasted a good hour watching movies… some of my favorites:

This one makes me think about user generated content and the place it is playing in the [...]

iGoogle Book of Mormon Chapter a Day

Posted by: Jeff on: February 20, 2008

Thanks to Rachel Woods on About.com who just pointed me to a new iGoogle gadget… Book of Mormon — One Chapter a Day.  This is great for all those iGoogle homepage users that would like to keep up on their reading.  Here is a preview!

How to Read Easier Online – Speed Reading Programs

Posted by: Jeff on: February 20, 2008

As we more more and more toward a completely paperless society we really need to address digital reading.  There are some great new device’s coming out (like Amazon’s Kindle), but most people, can’t afford a dedicated reading device, especially a $400 one.  
So, what do you do?  Use your laptop!   Yesterday [...]

“A Prophet’s Prayer” by Ashley Harris

Posted by: Jeff on: February 20, 2008

Ashely Harris, a LDS singer, was asked by her Stake President to put the words offered by President Hinckely in a special prayer for the youth to music.  She gladly accepted and recorded it the day before he died earlier this year.
[audio:ProphetsPrayer.mp3]
O God, our Eternal Father, as Thy servant I bow before Thee [...]

Leaders and Actions

Posted by: Jeff on: February 19, 2008

I just read a GREAT commencement talk by Hugh Nibley given in 1983 at BYU.  This is his opening to the talk:

He goes on to talk about the difference between a leader and a manager.  The conclusion is awesome (remember this is to a class of graduating students from BYU!):
“Most of you are here today [...]


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