495 – Friends & Family Tech Support
Join this week’s WELSTech for a lively discussion almost all of us “techies” can relate to…providing tech support for friends and family. We walk through several tips and best practices that will make your next “support call” a pleasant one for all involved. Additional discussion includes a discussion of upcoming concerts, graduation, and assignment events at synod schools, multi-media options for your entertainment and a church copyright ministry resource.
The discussion:
Dedicated to WELSTech Moms – Martin and Sallie explore various hardware and software support tactics which are helpful for supporting family and friends, especially from a distance. Secret weapons include using cell phones or tablets to snap a photo of the problem and keeping solutions simple!
Countdown to episode 500:
Revisit year 5 (2012) of WELSTech, episodes 217 to 268. The top picks of the year included long-standing favorites Raspberry Pi, MathCounts, PicMonkey, Camtasia Studio, Google 2-Step Verification, and Google Hangouts.
News in tech:
Amazon’s new Echo Look has a built-in camera for style selfies
WELS now:
Synod Schools wrap up the school year with graduation and assignment events. Visit their sites for live streaming links:
- Martin Luther College
- Commencement Concerts – Friday, May 12 – 4:00 & 7:30 pm
- Graduation – Saturday, May 13 – 10:00 am
- Assignments – Saturday, May 13 – 2:30 pm
- Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- Vicar Assignment – Tuesday, May 16 – 7:00 pm
- Graduate Assignment – Thursday, May 18 – 10:00 am
- Commencement Concert – Thursday, May 18 – 7:00 pm
- Graduation – Friday, May 19 – 10:00 am
- Luther Preparatory School
- Commencement Concert – Friday, May 19 – 7:00 pm
- Graduation – Saturday, May 20 – 10:00 am
- Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- Commencement Concert – Friday, May 26
- Graduation – Saturday, May 27
Picks of the week:
Ministry resources:
Featured video:
The newest addition on the WELSTech Product Demos YouTube playlist is LastPass 101: Meet the Browser Extension.
Coming up on WELSTech:
Episode 496 – Next week we wrap up the Social Media for Ministry series with a look at some social media superstars and an interview with Pastor James Aderman. Release date: Wednesday, May 10.
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