Mormon Media Studies Symposium
“Mormon Media Studies: Across Time, Space, and Disciplines,” is a symposium that will be held November 11 & 12 at the Brigham Young University Conference Center in Provo, Utah. It is sponsored by the BYU Department of Communications, BYU Broadcasting, and BYU...
Personal Progress Online
Young women can now do their Personal Progress online—link to scriptures, track progress, submit plans and report completion, and keep their journal securely online. When finished, they can even print the entire book, including their journal. Young Women can Work on...
LDS Church Uses Technology and Media Effectively
The Charlotte Technology Examiner published an article “The LDS Church’s ‘Mormon Message’: Almost as omnipresent as the God it preaches” that says that the Church has made quantum leaps in its use of technology in communicating to its...
Using Social Media for Good: Fundraising for Slain LDS Bishop
On Sunday, an LDS bishop was shot and killed in Visalia, California. He was in his office after the three-hour block of meetings when a man asked to see him. He entered the bishop’s office and shot the bishop in the foot, then pulled him into the foyer and shot him in...
LDSTech Volunteers Help Solve Technology Problems
The Church News recently published a story about the LDSTech site (tech.lds.org). The site launched in January 2007. A little over 3 years later, it’s a thriving community of thousands of Church members worldwide (and even a few non-Mormons) who have joined...Will Broadcast TV Go the Way of Newspapers?
Read an updated article on how to stream Internet TV into your home easily and at low cost. Today, about 8% of U.S. households have access to IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) which enables programming to be delivered over a fast Internet connection to a set-top box...
Dropbox
I have been using Dropbox (dropbox.com) for years and I love it. Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers. You put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they’ll be instantly available on any of your other computers...The Lord Prepares the Way
“When the servants of the Lord determine to do as He commands, we move ahead. As we proceed, we are joined at the crossroads by those who have been prepared to help us. They come with skills and abilities precisely suited to our needs. And, we find provisions;...DRM for eBooks
Here’s my horror story with DRM (Digital Rights Management): I have a Sony Reader for ebooks. One of the things I like about it is that it uses the ePub format, which is emerging as the common open standard. I wouldn’t buy a Kindle (from Amazon) or a Nook...
Gospel Library on Android Phones
I love the Reveal Gospel Library app for Android mobile phones. It has a great variety of LDS e-books, which are provided by external sources like yanceyware.com, thecoffeys.net, Guttenberg, and other sites. You can access all the scriptures, Church magazines, lesson...Our Busy Lives
In the recent April General Conference, Elder Quentin L. Cook said, “We live in a noisy, contentious world, where it is possible to be viewing or listening to information, music, or even pure nonsense virtually every waking hour.” I love the benefits of...Translating and Interpreting for LDS General Conference
Mormon Times just published an article with a behind-the-scenes look at translating and interpreting for LDS general conference. The article explains the work of hundreds of volunteers who make it possible for general conference to be broadcast in up to 92 languages....Confessions of a Texting Addict
Watch this video about texting: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Creating e-Books
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about E-reader Devices for Reading Books after attending the Publishing Business Conference about e-readers and the future of publishing. So, last night I experimented in creating an e-book version of my booklet Learning Through...Follow on social media