Tech Reformation

There’s actual video of real-life-virtual baptism, Tank talks about Heroku, and does tech make you dumb, like many would have you think? Sponsor: Olive Tree, use offer code TRP16 for 20% off Preshow & Follow Up Welcome to the Slack, Helvetic: A Podcast Online baptism video Interview with Prime Minister of Estonia Tech You Should Know Oculus blocks porting of games to HTC Vive, only to have its DRM broken [The Verge] Facebook announces sweeping changes to Trending Topics [Gizmodo] Spotify sweetens the deal on Family Sharing [The Verge] Microsoft is streamlining its smartphone business [TechCrunch] Foursquare experiments with bots with Marsbot [The Verge] Reddit creates its own image uploading tool [The Verge] Google wins legal battle with Oracle [Gizmodo] Tech You Should Use: Heroku Game: Google Trends Theology From The Headlines: Does Tech Make Us Dumber? Are smartphones “de-evolutionizing” humanity? Recommendations Derek - Air Conditioning Tank - Studio C - How to Survive the Walking Dead & Sc

We brought on Jeremy Lundmark this week to talk lots of juicy Google I/O news and about Theology Mix, and the larger world of Christian podcasting. Sponsor: MissionalWear.com Tech You Should Know Zuckerberg meets with conservatives [The Verge] MCX postpones rollout of CurrentC, an Apple Pay rival [TechCrunch] Twitter rumored to stop counting images and links in 140-character limit [Gizmodo] Google announces a bunch of stuff at I/O [The Verge] iTunes update tries to fix bug that may delete Apple Pay subscribers' music [The Verge] Charter now owns Time Warner Cable [The Verge] 117 million LinkedIn emails and passwords leaked [TechCrunch] What Throttles My Data: Voting Tech Electronic voting setup Topic: Theology Mix Network Theology Mix directory Recommendations Craig - Further Seems Forever (Albums: Hide Nothing & How To Start A Fire) Ben - Fast.com Jeremy - The Reformation Study Bible Thanks to Jeremy Lundmark for joining us this week! @JeremyLundmark on Twitter After The Sermon Theology Mixer Ra

The new Instagram logo looks like a default Photoshop gradient, we do a long round of budgeting software talk, and will VR's legacy be porn? Sponsor: Olive Tree, use code TRP16 for 20% off resources New Instagram logo GIF Tech You Should Know Apple meets with “leading podcast professionals” [NYT, Marco Arment, Federico Vittici] Amazon creates a kind of YouTube/Vimeo competitor [Gizmodo] The original creators of Siri create a successor, Viv [The Verge] Hyperloop One does their first public test of Hyperloop [Gizmodo] Instagram gets redesigned [Gizmodo] Facebook’s methods for curating Trending Topics are under scrutiny [Gizmodo 1,2,3] Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing company, Didi [Wired] Tech You Should Use: Budgeting software GoodBudget YNAB MoneyWell Microsoft Excel Theology From the Headlines: VR, Round 2! How to make VR survive long enough to become a boom The VR race: What you need to know about Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and more Recommendations Craig: Keller on Preaching to the Heart

Your fingerprint does not have the right to be silent, Derek rags on SoundCloud for awhile, and everyone rabbit trails from the main article to talk about the origin of sin. Sponsor: MissionalWear.com Tech You Should Know Twitter shakes up its recommendation methods (Techcrunch: 1, 2) FBI now has court sanctioned power to hack innocent people (Gizmodo) YouTube makes a positive change in how it handles copyright dispute (The Verge) You may not have 5th amendment rights to your fingerprint (9to5Mac) Google Keyboard for Android gets on the one-handed bandwagon (The Verge) Apple Music now has student discounts (The Verge) Hulu will stream live TV to subscribers next year (The Verge) What Throttles My Data: SoundCloud Theology From the Headlines: Origin of Sin Priceline CEO resigns after work relationship Recommendations Derek - Tanya’s interview on After The Sermon Tank - Screen to GIF [Windows] Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation L

Intel lays off thousands of people, Ben and Craig talk about their Apple TVs, and Ben and Tank nerd out on programming. Tech You Should Know Intel announces a slow departure from the PC industry, along with thousands of layoffs [Ars Technica] Apple sees its revenue decline for the first time in 13 years [The Verge] Apple now makes more money from its services than selling Macs [The Verge] Comcast announces plan to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion [Re/code] Microsoft releases Word Flow keyboard for iPhone with one-handed mode, custom backgrounds [9to5Mac] Uber is offering yacht rentals in Dubai because it's still a luxury product [The Verge] Google, Ford and Uber just created a giant lobbying group for self-driving cars [Re/code] Tech You Should Use: Apple TV Main Topic: Programming and Imposter Syndrome Windows PowerShell Git TFS AppleScript CommitStrip Recommendations Tank - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @t

Drone racing is becoming a thing, Ben makes his phone read his books for him, and we talk about the motive behind Rust randomly assigning genders to players. Tech You Should Know Apple removes 3rd party Reddit apps over "NSFW" toggle [9to5Mac] HTC announces its new HTC 10 [The Verge] Facebook talks about new stuff at a thing in front of people [TechCrunch] Amazon announces its new Kindle, the Oasis [TechCrunch] The Burr-Feinstein encryption bill is officially awful [TechCrunch] FBI paid gray-hat hackers for the iPhone hack [Ars Technica] Drone racing becomes a sport worthy of live streaming [The Verge] Tech You Should Use - Speak Screen Setting (iOS) Theology From the Headlines - Rust randomly assigns player genders Recommendations Craig - College Kids Say The Darnedest Things Tank - Backwards Brain Bicycle Ben - Shoot Christians Say Derek - Hey Ben! Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on Face

Audible starts branching out into podcasts, Derek talks about What Throttles His Data, and we talk about ride sharing! Tech You Should Know The Associated Press finally lets us stop capitalizing “internet” [Wired] FCC introduces broadband labels inspired by nutrition facts [The Verge] WhatsApp completes end-to-end encryption rollout [TechCrunch] T-Mobile is launching 'next-gen' voice calls [The Verge] Reddit launches its first official apps for iOS and Android [TechCrunch] FBI says method used to unlock iPhone doesn’t work with iPhone 5s or newer [TechCrunch] Audible branches out into podcasts [NiemanLab] What Throttles My Data - TextExpander Switches to Subscription Pricing YNAB 1Password Overcast Google Feud - Christianity Edition Theology From the Headlines - Ride Sharing Comprehensive List of Uber Incidents and Assaults Recommendations Derek - Cookie Monster Apple ads [Original | Outtakes] Tank - Forbidden Desert Ben - GIPHY Capture Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformati

The FBI cracks the iPhone all by itself, Craig brings Mextures to the mix, and we talk about being honest about sin. Tech You Should Know FBI drops case against Apple [Wired] Foxconn finally agrees to buy Sharp [9to5Mac] Tay, Microsoft Twitter bot, rises again only to be silenced [Gizmodo] Snapchat redesigns chat to add stickers, audio, and video notes [The Verge] SoundCloud launches a subscription music streaming service [The Verge] Microsoft did a thing for developers [The Verge] The Tesla Model 3 is unveiled [Wired] Tech You Should Use - Mextures Theology From the Headlines - Being Honest About Sin We're More Honest With Our Phones Than With Our Pastors Recommendations Craig - Jamie Seyfang: The Garden of Sinner’s Delight Derek - Homestar Runner: Marzipan’s Answering Machine Version 17.2 Tank - Journey Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on Facebook Visit our website to search for past shows and to

Apple did a thing this week, Tank talks about learning Japanese with Anki, and we go round 2 on the soul discussion from last week! Tech You Should Know Jack Dorsey says Twitter won’t raise the 140-character limit on tweets ( 9to5Mac) Apple announces stuff ( Wired) HIV genes successfully edited out of immune cells with CRISPR ( Gizmodo) FBI stays hearing on Apple encryption case ( Tech Times Google Maps iOS app now gives ride fares and pickup times for 5 more services ( 9to5Mac) Snapchat buys Bitmoji app maker Bitstrips ( The Verge) Microsoft silences Tay, the AI Twitter bot that turned racist ( TechCrunch) Tech You Should Use – Anki Theology From the Headlines – What is the Soul? Part 1: The Trouble With Transporters Recommendations Ben – Helvetic: A Podcast Craig – Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermon on the soul – The Great Question Derek – Craig’s Good Friday post! Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on F

Instagram plans to copy its older brother Facebook, LastPass adds the ability to use two-factor authentication, and we discuss CGP Grey’s video on the philosophical quandary of Star Trek transporters. Tech You Should Know WhatsApp’s encryption could be the subject of the next justice department showdown ( Gizmodo) Xbox Live now supports cross-platform multiplayer with PS4 ( TechCrunch Apple Music secures rights to mixes and DJ mixes ( 9to5Mac) Instagram is about to go algorithmic ( Wired) Nike has introduced its first self lacing shoes available for the public ( Gizmodo) PlayStation VR will launch in October for $399 ( Engadget) Kickstarter buys Drip, a community for independent musicians ( TechCrunch) Tech You Should Use – Two-Factor Authentication LastPass Authenticator 1Password Theology From the Headlines – Teleportation The Trouble with Transporters Recommendations Craig – Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die by David Crowder Ben – Clash Royale [iTunes | Google Play ] Ways to

Apple and the FBI start hissing at each other, Derek presents the world of functional scanners, and Tank brings the topic of using one’s profession as a way to be a missionary overseas. Tech You Should Know Amazon pledges to bring device encryption back to Fire OS ( The Verge) Mac owners get their first taste of ransomware ( 9to5Mac) Google’s Project Fi mobile network is now open to everyone in the US ( The Verge) Microsoft is bringing its database software to Linux ( The Verge) Square launches its mobile payments service in Australia ( TechCrunch) Google surprises everyone with an early preview of Android N ( TechCrunch) The FBI vs Apple Case has started to turn openly hostile ( The Verge) Tech You Should Use: Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners ScanSnap iX500 ScanSnap S1300i ScanSnap iX100 Theology From the Headlines: IMB Professionals Mississippi Software Developer Takes Home Office to South Asia David Platt on IMB Future Joshua Project Recommendations Craig: AR #159 – Batman VS Sanders & Foolish Atheists

Chris Orsini from The Rugged Marriage joins us this week to talk about the distinctions between addiction and priorities when it comes to our digital devices. Also, news and other stuff! Tech You Should Know HoloLens dev kits available March 30 for a whopping $3k [The Verge] Next PS4 update will include game streaming to PCs and Macs [The Verge] Apple wins forced iPhone unlock case in NY [Ars Technica] HTC sold a crapload of Vive headsets [Gizmodo] Slack launches voice calling feature [The Verge] Google is testing a new way to do mobile payments [The Verge] Amazon announces two new Alexa devices [Extreme Tech] Tech You Should Use Google Drive Zoom function on iPhone iOS Night Shift [Get public beta here] Theology From the Headlines – Priorities and Tech Addiction Chick-fil-A Will Give You Free Food If You Just Put Your Phone Away Recommendations Chris – Ligonier app on AppleTV, Beard Baron Derek – From the Garden to the City Craig – Calvinist Batman podcasts with Michael Brown and James White Tank – Ad

Samsung releases a new phone at MWC, we play a Christian version of Google Feud, and we have a long discussion debating the Apple vs FBI case in America. Tech You Should Know The new Samsung Galaxy S7 (Source: Gizmodo) Vive SteamVR headset cost $799 and ships April 1st (Source: Ars Technica) Amazon’s free shipping will now cost you at least $49 (Source: Wired) Google wants to replace SMS (Source: Gizmodo) Facebook Reactions is Finally Here (Source: Wired) Foxconn plans, then pauses, a proposed acquisition of Sharp (Source: Techcrunch) Microsoft acquires Xamarin (Source: The Verge) Google Feud: Christianity Edition Theology From the Headlines – Apple v FBI FAQ: Everything we know so far about Apple’s battle with the FBI iPhone backdoor brawl at forefront of personal privacy debate Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt and Nilay decrypt everything Encryption: what is it exactly, and who is right about it? Recommendations Derek – Crashlands Craig – Anchor and Braille Ben – Jesus is a friend of mine Ways to Contact Us Co

This week we’re joined by Alex Humphrey from the Rugged Marriage podcast! We talk about the PrayerMate app and discuss the controversial genetic modification technique, CRISPR. Tech You Should Know Twitter launches it’s own GIF library Star Wars Episode 8 has begun filming Alphabet’s think tank, Google Ideas, becomes Jigsaw CBS’ streaming service crashed before the Grammy’s even began Fandango bought Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster Deadpool has broken record for ‘R-rated’ films Read Apple’s letter to customers on encryption Tech You Should Use – PrayerMate PrayerMate For iOS & Android Theology From the Headlines – CRISPR & Genetic Modification Thanks to CRISPR, genetic modification of humanity is here. Is CRISPR part of God’s command to take dominion over the Earth? The Briefing 08-21-15 The age of the red pen [The Economist] Editing humanity [The Economist] Recommendations Craig – Sleep Ben – Lampmode discusses Best CHH Albums Alex – Lumina Bible App for iOS Ways to Contact Us Connect with us i

Instagram is finally supporting multiple accounts, Twitter is switching to an algorithmic timeline, and we got to interview Tim and Jon from The Bible Project this week! Tech You Should Know Instagram FINALLY supports multiple accounts Google will drop flash for all ads, switching to HTML5 Twitter is switching to an algorithmic timeline Amazon releases a gaming engine The computer in Google’s self-driving car can be considered the driver, US says New bill looks to save smartphone encryption from state bans Apple’s already being sued over the “Error 53” issue Interview – The Bible Project YouTube Videos Podcast Read Scripture Plan Recommendations Derek – Return of the Jedi: Despecialized Edition v2.5 Ben – Spark for iOS & Goodreads Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on Facebook Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Over

Alphabet becomes world’s most valuable company before Apple snatches the title back, Derek talks about TextExpander, and we discuss whether we should call out unbelievers’ sin, and if so, how do we do it? Intros Mark Gungor Show episode Tech You Should Know Airmail for iPhone is Out [Review] GE Phasing out CFLs in favor of LEDs Alphabet becomes most valuable company just in time for Apple to overtake it again Hoverboards are getting UL listed CE marking Microsoft is acquiring SwiftKey Google Play’s podcast platform launch appears imminent Amazon to open over 300 physical bookstores Tech You Should Use – TextExpander TextExpander Resharper PhraseExpress Theology From the Headlines – Calling out an unbeliever’s sin Apple has been directing people searching for abortion clinics to adoption clinics Google to push anti ISIS ads in extremist search results Recommendations Craig – Chosen by God (R.C. Sproul) [Amazon | Audible] The Explicit Gospel (Matt Chandler) [Amazon | Audible] Ways to Contact Us

Aaron Martin from NeuBible joins us this week to talk about NeuBible, the church, and how design can be a key way to glorify God. Tech You Should Know Microsoft launches News Pro for iOS Spotify Video is now available for Comedy Central, ESPN, and more Apple moves podcasts to the Apple TV The Java browser plugin may finally be going away! The FCC wants to completely change the way cable boxes work Facebook releases a Periscope competitor T-Mobile’s ‘Binge On’ plan now includes Amazon Video and Univision Tech You Should Use – NeuBible App Store Twitter Facebook Interview with Aaron Martin Twitter Design Lessons Are Life Lessons Recommendations Aaron – Workflow, Day One Craig – Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock Ben – Home by Josh Garrels [iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Amazon ] Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on Facebook Check out our website: techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Ov

Netflix makes good on its promise to ban VPNs from its service, Ben tells us why Slack would be great for your business or church, and we talk about how Christian apps fit into a Christian’s life. Introductions Professor Grant Horner’s Bible Reading System [PDF] Wikipedia entry for Lectio Divina Tech You Should Know Free ad-supported iTunes Radio stations going away on Jan 29 No more annual 99¢ fee for WhatsApp users Last Lumia phone reportedly launching in February Linux security bug discovered, could impact millions of PCs, servers, Android phones Apple launches Music Memos and Garageband 2.1 for iOS Netflix is already banning VPN usage from Australia California lawmaker wants to ban phone encryption in 2017 Tech You Should Use – Slack Slack Notifications in Slack Theology From the Headlines – Christian Apps and Spiritual Disciplines Inside the Christian app boom Big Data for the Spirit After The Sermon with Derek and Ben Recommendations Craig – Antiskeptic Derek – Bad Lip Reading for Star Wars mov

The online encyclopedia turns 15, Tank recommends wireless headphones, and we let cars drive our topic this week. Tech You Should Know Wikipedia turns 15! F.lux complains about Night Shift iOS shipped more than Windows in 2015 Amazon Prime is offering 20 percent off for new game releases AT&T is bringing back unlimited data plans Apple Music subscribers are up to 10 million Snoop Dogg is mad about Xbox Live (explicit) Tech You Should Use Bluetooth headphones – Mpow Theology From the Headlines – Self-Driving Cars Elon Musk says cars will ready to drive across the country in 2 years Obama’s $4 billion plan for self-driving cars Recommendations Derek – The Elementology by Result [iTunes | Amazon] Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast! Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on S

LastPass gets a design makeover, Tank reads good, and 2015: Year in Review. Tech You Should Know The Force Awakens and makes a ton of money Microsoft is dropping support for IE8, 9, & 10 on Tuesday Netflix is now live in 130 countries! LastPass made MUCH NEEDED UI update on the web FitBit announced an Apple Watch copy Twitter is moving past the 140 character limit Microsoft made a selfie app for iPhone. Please help. Tech You Should Use Goodreads Theology From the Headlines Mashable’s Best Tech of 2015 7 Tech Trends from 2015 Recommendations Craig – Sermon of the Day Ben – Kings Kaleidoscope, Citizens & Saints, and Ghost Ship Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast! Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!