garylm wrote:
Do you bring gadgets to church, and where do you personally draw the line?
I have a Toshiba e740-NW (No wireless) on which I take notes (sacrament meeting talks) and read the manuals/scriptures (Priesthood and GD).
As for drawing the line, as long as it doesn't beep or and the keyboard is quite it is alright.
Oh I also have an old 8086 laptop that when I was younger I would take with me to take General Conference notes on, though it was loud, since my family had it's own private viewing room (the High Council Room) it didn't bother anyone and taking notes kept me on track.
garylm wrote:
Do you WAN from church?
No.
garylm wrote:
What apps do you run at church and what materials do you access at church? Scriptures? Lessons? Conference talks? Church mags? Presentations? Attendance spreadsheet? Meeting minutes? Personal journal?
All except the attendance spreadsheet and personal journal. (I do make annotations in my digital scriptures that might be considered personal journal entries)
garylm wrote:
What is the largest gadget you would feel comfortable powering up in a church meeting? Beeper? Cell phone? PDA? Tablet? Laptop?
Tablet in hand writing mode, unless the keyboard is quite too.
garylm wrote:
What precautions do you take to keep from distracting yourself and others?
Since I am taking notes or reading along in the lesson, and I tried to read the lesson before going to church, I stay very focused. To avoid distracting others I make sure in sacrament meeting to be in handwriting mode only (people just assume you have a notebook or pad of paper if you have a pen in your hand) and in other meetings make sure that I look at the teacher to show that I am listening and can be called on at any time.
garylm wrote:
Does the fit and finish of a gadget affect its church-ability?
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Yes, small and un-obtrusive are great pluses, large and noisy are pitfalls.