APPS that aren't CRAP (now there's an endorsement for you!)

Within the past week, I've really benefited from a couple apps, and felt like I needed to give a recommendation to my readers.

#1 Screen Flow by Vara Software
Having spent way too many hours training people on ProPresenter, Planning Center, and Google Apps (CF+G)... I long for an easier way to teach staff and volunteers how to effectively use the software they have available to them. Thank you Screen Flow. Screen Flow records the computer monitor video/audio AND a separate video/audio feed from a camera so your voice (and face) can be viewable to those doing the training. Software includes a relatively powerful video editor (I was surprised how powerful... considering the price).

$99 for this software is CHEAP considering the features included! However, it wasn't enough to make me jump... until I realized that I can record YouTube videos through the software. I no longer have to worry about whether TubeSock has hacked YouTube's current algorithm, and whether both are compatible with the most recent release of QuickTime (which it CURRENTLY IS NOT). Instead, I just play the video fullscreen on my computer monitor and use Screen Flow to record the screen. GENIUS! You're welcome, Tony.

#2 Ringtone Studio by Pocket Mac

Having gained some notoriety off Berch's Gesundheit ringtone I thought I would share how I pulled it off. This software is a breeze to use. Drag in the audio/video file from iTunes (unsecured MP3 or AAC). Select the section you want to rip. Rip it and Sync it with your iPhone. Gotta love simplicity.

Even I in the past have struggled with how to create ringtones from Audio Tracks burned from a CD (as opposed to bought from the iTunes Music Store). Thank you, PocketMac, for making life simpler. Ringtone Studio is $14.95, which is money well spent... how else can you hear "Gesundheit" as a ringtone?

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Have other apps you want to recommend? Think you have a better option? Let me know.