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Copyright Law: A Proposal of Best Practices
I ran into some copyright conundrums in the course of preparing for NTI, particularly regarding distribution of (out-of-print) materials. The problem is that copyright law is complex, and while individuals, libraries, and academic institutions are protected by “fair use,” it is not always clear what situations it covers (and the most efficient way to find [...]
Sync Thunderbird Address Books using Funambol
There is now an easy way to sync your Thunderbird addresses and calendars with, well, anything!
Our family uses Mozilla’s Thunderbird to get things done–it syncs up perfectly with Gmail (use IMAP for best results) and Google Calendar (with this plugin). The only persistent problem I have had is getting all our address books to sync [...]
Free Media Players and Media Tools
Some time ago I posted this introduction to free software, promising a series of articles about good free products available for all your computing needs. The promised posts have been slow in coming, but the next in the series is ready for release! You can find other posts in this series here.
This post will lost [...]
Greek Verbal Aspect
Here is the first in a series of 5 posts by Constantine Campbell, author of the new Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. The posts will outline the impetus behind his book and should be interesting reading. This book will hopefully fill a much needed gap in current curriculum, since verbal aspect is an [...]
Logos Software for Macs
Logos is rolling out its software products for the Mac. No emulator necessary! You can read all the details, and pre-order, here.
Time to Upgrade your Security
Or at least think about it.
While not yet fully “cracked,” WPA is now officially cracking. WPA is a security technology that many businesses, churches, seminaries, and home-owners use to secure their network traffic. It encrypts all data that is sent from your computer to your router so that others cannot read it or tamper with [...]
That Tangled Web
Ever wish you had a Penseive? You know, that device Dumbledore uses to untangle his many memories in an effort to unravel the mysteries that surround him? Well, it’s not magic, but I have found the application FreeMind to be helpful. It’s a handy tool for those who like to connect seemingly disparate ideas. I’ve [...]
Adding Versions to Bibleworks
Did you know that you can add user created versions to Bibleworks? I made this discovery recently while searching for some OT Pseudepigrapha.
Follow this guide to get things set up.
There is also a list of available versions. Included among them are the OT Pseudepigrapha, the Gospel of Thomas, several Targums, and a number of Classical [...]
Get a to-do List in Gmail
Ever wish Gmail had a simple to-do list? Follow this guide, which describes how to add the services provided by Remember the Milk, a web-bsaed to-do list manager, to Gmail’s sidebar.
I have been a user of Remember the Milk since it was released over a year ago, and it’a pretty powerful stuff. You can tag [...]
Zotero Lawsuit
For those following the ongoing lawsuit by EndNote producer Thomson Reuters against Zotero, this article provides a good synopsis of the story so far.
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