263 – Clean Up Your Tech

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we equip listeners to handle all those “slow computer” projects they may tackle over the Thanksgiving break. Guest host Dan Rebers from the WELS Information Services office lends his expertise in this area.

The discussion:

Thanksgiving tune-up – With the holiday break often comes the task of much needed computer maintenance. Martin and Sallie are joined by Dan Rebers from the synod Information Services office to discuss the Dos and Don’ts of upkeep of computer hardware and software.

• The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They’re Probably Wrong)
• What Kind of Maintenance Do I Need To Do On My … Windows PC | Mac
• Soluto
• AppCleaner (Mac)
• Revo Uninstaller

Ministry resources:

(22:50) Memrise – Memory drill Web 2.0-style – Recommended by LifeHacker

Picks of the week:

• (26:33) WhatsRunning.net
• SpeedTest.net
• Zagg Invisible Shield

7 Best:

(36:20) Coming up in December … 7 Best Mobile Computing Tips. Share your favorite hardware, apps and tips for a productive mobile experience.

Community feedback:

• (37:17) 25 Years of HyperCard – the missing link to the Web
• Presenter Media
• If This Then That – IFTTT
• Reboot your RSS Graffiti Feeds on Facebook with these instructions
• Should Students Use Wikipedia
• Eight Free Tools For Teachers To Make Awesome Infographics
• Everything Teachers Need to Know about Google Presentation
• Tips For Keeping Your Gadgets Useful in a Storm
• Voxopop – a voice based eLearning tool
• PicDigest – automatically e-mail Instagram and Facebook photo summaries

Coming up on WELSTech:

(53:47) Episode 264 – Gail Potratz, tech coordinator at Emanuel in New London, WI, fills the WELSTech guest hosting chair next week as we talk iPads in education. We’ll also include an interview with Jon Beilke and Nate Hochmuth from Salem in Greenfield, WI about their recent implementation of 1:1 iPads in their 7-8 grade classroom. (Release date – 11/27/12)

The featured artist:

(54:40) We close the podcast with the instrumental music of In His Service (www.adagioconcepts.com) – Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

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