Tips for teachers from Apple are transferable for Ministers!
Read MoreDrill bit, hole, shelf or happiness!
No you don’t want a drill bit you want a hole… No you don’t want a hole, you want a shelf… Why do you want a shelf? To put books on it. Why do you want to put books on a shelf? To declutter office! Why do you want to declutter office? To create space, order and happiness – now we are getting to the real desired outcome! Never confuse…
Read MoreMoving Cursor/ Edit text on iPhone/iPad
On an iPhone 6S or higher running iOS13 or higher you can use the keypad as a trackpad to move the cursor. Press and hold the space bar, or over the text area you want to edit and you can move up down left and right to position the cursor. Article at: www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-text-editing-gestures-iphone-ipad/ describes this and more… Works on iPad too…
Read MoreFaceBook Group
ItsforMinistry is also on FaceBook… and you are invited to join the conversations there: www.facebook.com/groups/itsforministry with nearly 400 others (as at Nov 2021)
Read MoreSMARTER Goals
You’ll have heard of SMART goals – but what of SMARTER ones! S Specific M Measurable A Achievable R Relevant T Time Bound E Evaluated R Reviewed SMARTER Goals: iMindMap mind map template | Biggerplate
Read MoreiPad won’t start, after ‘flat battery’
I have just spent ages trying various solutions, restarts, button pressing, and thinking my iPad had died. Then tried charging with the original Apple Charger and cable. All sorted! Other cables and chargers may work well most of the time but just don’t have the oomph to start up from a completely drained battery. Sometimes the simplest solutions are worth trying first!
Read MoreMusic & Hymns
Music – Audio and Video Files Various sites from where songs and hymn resources are available Please ensure that appropriate licensing permission is in place when using these resources. 🟪 Items marked with 🟪 have Advent and Christmas music. 🟪 John Rutter 2021 Christmas Album now available on Apple Music, and on other platforms. Commercial music such as this can’t of course be streamed or otherwise broadcast without explicit permission,…
Read MoreBefore clicking SEND, think TRACKS!
Earlier today I sent an email to over 30 colleagues and had omitted to attach the attachments! Then came the flurry of phone calls and emails… “I think you forgot the attachments!” Some email apps do clever things and remind you if you have used the word “attached” but not attached any files. I’m usually quite careful and take a moment to check emails, posts, messages and tweets before zapping…
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