All posts by Tony McCollum

  • Free Yourself from Hold Hell

    There’s nothing worse than really needing to speak to a real live human being at some huge company only to be stuck listening to lame music (or sales pitches) as you wait forever on hold.  Long wait...

    • Posted July 29, 2011
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  • The Presentation Software Game Changer

    Most churches use some sort of presentation software and there are certainly a lot of presentation software packages out there from which to choose.  The truth is, however, that they are all very similar and not much...

    • Posted July 28, 2011
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  • The Pastor of Pixar

    I found this 25 minute documentary to be wildly interesting.  First, it’s a behind the scenes look at how a Pixar movie is made.  Second, we get to see where John Lasseter lives. BTW, I think I...

    • Posted July 22, 2011
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  • ManageFlitter a Tool for Twitter

    I know that I’m coming a little late to this party but I just recently discovered ManageFlitter.com and I’m very impressed with it.  Obviously, there are a lot of twitter tools out there on the interwebs but...

    • Posted July 21, 2011
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  • Turn Your iPad 2 into a MacBook Air

    The iPad and it’s successor the iPad 2 are marvelous devices but even as great as the touch interface is you do find yourself wanting a real keyboard from time to time. Of course, there are a...

    • Posted July 19, 2011
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  • Vision-based Marketing

    I think it’s a safe bet to say that no company on the planet does a better job at marketing than Apple.  Sure, they’ve had some weaker ads on occasion but they’re so good the vast majority...

    • Posted June 2, 2011
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  • Hiring Tips from Pixar

    There’s way too much in this amazing video to summarize here. The biggest take away from this talk about the hiring practices of Pixar is to hire people that excel at error recovery not failure avoidance.  (That...

    • Posted May 25, 2011
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  • Give Your Team Walkie Talkies

    A team is only as strong as its ability to communicate with each other. That’s why the group messaging apps for phones are appearing all over the place. One very strong contender in this sector is Voxer. ...

    • Posted May 23, 2011
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  • The MacBook Dock of Your Dreams

    If you own a MacBook, this is the dock you dreamed someone would make for you.

    • Posted April 17, 2011
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  • A Powerful Message Every Child Needs to Hear [humor]

    This is just too good/weird not to share. If you call them right now you might be able to book them for your Easter service. Hurry. BTW, is that Moses in the background?

    • Posted March 23, 2011
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