Archive for February, 2009

Göttingen Septuagint in Logos Pre-Pub

From the Logos blog:
The Göttingen Septuagint (a.k.a. Septuaginta: Vetus Testamentum Graecum. Auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis Editum) is the most important edition of the Greek translation of the Old Testament ever published. At present it spans 24 print volumes and nearly 7,000 pages, setting the bar high for text-critical studies.
For optimal use in Logos Bible Software, [...]

NTGateway Gets an Upgrade

NTGateway.com, an excellent repository of resources and articles about the NT, has recently been upgraded to make it more searchable, maintanable, and easier to navigate. Check it out.
You can read about the background for this upgrade here. From that post:

We’ve moved all of the content over to WordPress, slightly reworked the organization, added site navigation [...]

Use PostRank for Customized Feeds

On Monday I mentioned the usefulness of using a feedreader to collect information and stay up-to-date. What I did not mention was a web service, PostRank, that provides some very handy advanced features for feeds that may be of interest.
In addition to a whole set of wonderful free services for bloggers, PostRank allows blog readers [...]

Saving Money with Open Source Software

The times, they are a changing. One interesting, and in my opinion welcome, change is a new push by businesses and institutions to move to Open Source Software. Aside from the fact that most open source software is free, there are a whole host of other advantages worth considering. Two that stand out: (1) interpolability [...]

Zotero 1.5 Beta Released

Zotero recently released the 1.5 beta iteration of their excellent bibliographical software. You can find that release, along with an excellent video introduction, on their site. A list of new features can be found here.

Multitasking Mondays: Use a Feedreader to Keep Up-To-Date

News travels fast, especially on the net. You probably use a variety of web sites to stay up to date, so let’s make this simple: if you regularly check more than one website, then a feedreader will make your life much much easier. Whenever a site you want to follow—a blog, the New York Times, [...]

Google Will Archive Your Sermons (and Papers)

Google has issued a call for religious writings, including sermons, papers, pamphlets, etc. From their site:
Share your sermons, essays and other religious writing with Google users worldwide by uploading them for free to Google Base.
Google Base is a place where you can submit information about all sorts of interesting items you want to showcase or [...]

New Reformed Journal: Ecclesia Reformada

It is my privilege to announce a new journal: Ecclesia Reformada. Anybody with an interest in cutting-edge Reformed scholarship and its relvance to pastoral ministry should consider a subscription. From their site:
Ecclesia Reformanda is a new journal for pastors, theological students, and scholars, that seeks to serve the Church in its ongoing reformation according to [...]

Avoid the Hype: Make Windows XP Look Like Windows 7

There are good reasons for eventually upgrading to Windows 7, but don’t let eye candy be one of them. Avoid the pull of marketing by retrofitting Windows XP. There is a guide for that here.
Or maybe you’re an under-the-hood kinda guy or gal. There are many applications that allow you to get the features [...]

Sync Your Cell Phone with Google Contacts and Calendar

Google has implemented cell-phone syncing of your contacts. From their blog:
Once you set up Sync, changes you make to your calendar or contacts are reflected on your device within minutes since the connection is over-the-air and always on. And it’s two way, so your calendar and contacts are always up-to-date, no matter whether you make [...]