Archive for September, 2008

Email Alert: You missed the rapture…

Since we all apparently survived the activation of the Large Hadron Collidor, it’s about time for another strangelet. So what if the world did end, and you (or those you love) didn’t know it? Well, the good people at “You’ve Been Left Behind” have a solution:
You’ve Been Left Behind gives you one last opportunity to [...]

Online Document Syncing for Linux

Services like Mozy Home offer a free online backup solution for Windows and Mac users. But what about Linux? As usual, no Love for Linux.

Enter Dropbox. While still in closed Beta (for Windows and Mac), Dropbox has enormous promise. It will offer 2gb of online storage space, syncs in the background, and according to this [...]

My Very First Strangelet

I’ve decided to introduce a new segment to an already crowded blog: the strangelet. Strangelets are like Nerdlets, but weird, wild, and, well, strange. The term “strangelet” derives from the controversy surrounding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which powered up today after a long and convoluted history (remember the Super Conductor Super Collider?)
In other words, [...]

ESV Firefox Plugin

Mozilla, the good people behind Firefox, have recently introduced an experimental Firefox extension called Ubiquity, designed to help users interact with web data in a social world. Justin Taylor points out a new plugin from Crossway that takes advantage of this technology to make looking up (and interacting with) Bible verses easily. This is great [...]

Some Free Alternatives for Popular Software

Here is a list of some good alternatives to popular software for windows.

Web 2.0 and Teaching

I have been thinking more and more lately about harnessing online tools for education and the classroom. I have grown disillusioned by “traditional” software; its usually cumbersome, has little if any social emphasis, and is expensive and not open-source.
In the course of searching for alternatives I came across this post, which has sparked my interest. [...]

The Second “Preview” Release of Zotero 1.5

Zotero is releasing a second beta version of their upcoming 1.5 edition. The biggest enhancement for 1.5, introduced in the first preview release, is the ability to sync Zotero information between computers.
The second preview adds attached files to that functionality, but only if you have a WebDAV account (or server).Unless someone is providing you with [...]

Greek Flash Cards

Here is a post that reviews flashcard software for Greek and Hebrew. Some are free. some are not. I have recommended Bibleworks and Mounce to students before, but this post details some other options.

Drop.io Gets a Plugin

I recently posted a description of the fabulous and easy-to-use drop.io. Well, it just better with a Firefox plugin. Check out their site here.

The Power of Firefox Extensions

Not too long ago I posted about features available in Google’s Chrome that are not available in Firefox.
I stand corrected. All of the aforementioned features are available through Firefox’s extension system. This is another great example of the power of Firefox extensions, a power that is only possible through Open Source (API’s are just [...]