Archive for October, 2008
BibleArc Lets You Create Thought-Flow Diagrams
There are a variety of method of diagramming available to the student of the Bible, but very few tools to actually assist in creating such diagrams. Well BibleArc does just thought, providing scholars and preachers alike with an easy way to begin constructing their own diagrams. You can view my hastily created diagram to the [...]
Searching for Papias
In the course of preparing material for New Testament Introduction I needed to track down a quote from Papias (I am making a concerted effort to check all primary sources in so far as I am able). The result: I am increasingly impressed by the Internet Archive. Not only did they actually have Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical [...]
Free Office Software: OpenOffice 3.0 Released!
In honor of the release of OpenOffice 3.0 I thought I would make it my first post in the Don’t Pay for Software Series.
What is OpenOffice.org?
It is an office document suite, similar to (but better and free-er than) Microsoft Office or (for those of you who still use it) WordPerfect. Now don’t be nervous because [...]
More on Reftagger
Logos Bible Software has recently updated their excellent blogging tool RefTagger. It adds new versions (NASB, for all those Old-School Reformed Blogs out there). It also allows readers to select their own version, if you choose to give them such freedom. It’s also now much easier to install on a Wordpress blog. Check out all [...]
More Gmail IMAP Options
For those of you who use gmail, and have IMAP enabled (IMAP allows you to keep your email client–such as Thunderbird, Outlook, iPhone, or Blackberry–perfectly in-sync with all your other email clients, including Google’s web client, so you only have to check your email once), now there are even more options available to you. Read [...]
Even Better Shipping at WTS Books
The Westminster Book Store has decreased their flat-rate shipping prices (to $3), making their Amazon-beating prices and super fast service and excellent Reformed resources even more wonderful. Check out the details here.
Twitter and drop.io Pair Up
Drop.io now integrates quite nicely with Twitter. Read about it, and watch a video, here.
Beyond PowerPoint
There are several web-based applications that allow you to create and distribute presentation documents, without the need of expensive software such as MS Office. Here is a helpful list to get you started.
Personally I use OpenOffice’s Impress. Prior to the upcoming 3.0 series, Impress was (in my opinion) OpenOffice’s weakest link. But OpenOffice.org 3.0 [...]
Don’t Pay for Software
I am still a little surprised that people are willing to shell out hundreds of dollars on computer software when there are often dozens of free alternatives available. Most of us use computers for pretty basic tasks: emailing friends, browsing the internet, editing photos, listening to music, writing letters, and maintaining blogs. All of these [...]
Microsoft’s Answer to Linux?
This post describes an interesting development over at Redmond.
The new trend among tech-nerds are low-end computers (recently dubbed “netbooks”). The specifications may be “soooo 2006,” but laptop builders can make them super small, super efficient (all-day battery life), and super slick. Pack it full of extras like bluetooth support, wireless internet, and solid-state drives [...]
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