For a few reasons I have avoided including a blogroll in my sidebar. While I’m not creating one just yet, I thought I’d take a handful of posts (in no particular order) to mention some sites I subscribe to and why–five reasons why, to be exact. The first: Rod Decker’s NT Resources Blog Rod Decker… Continue Reading
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LaTeX and Why I Won't Use It For My Thesis
In my previous post I discussed some of the software choices I’ve made for working on a PhD thesis. This evening I spent a bit of time researching the pros and cons of using various document markup languages for taking a raw text and styling it (or typesetting). The main one that intrigued me is… Continue Reading
Software for Writing a PhD Thesis
There are four categories of software for thesis writing: (1) project organizing; (2) word-processing; (3) bibliographic organization; and (4) specialty software. Here are some of the best programs, along with those I find essential to my PhD thesis and scholarly writing workflow. [UPDATED 2 February 2019 – And I have successfully completed the PhD! Hooray!] Continue Reading
SBL Greek New Testament @ Bible Gateway
Via Mark Goodacre. . . A good Greek New Testament legally available worldwide via the web is a great thing! What’s new at the website? According to the biblegateway.com blog: The site has a new design! We’ve refined Bible Gateway’s design to make it simpler to navigate, and to make it easier to access features… Continue Reading
Accordance 9
Accordance 9 is out, and hopefully I’ll have on opportunity to soon upgrade from 8 and post a brief review. Not long before the release of the newest version of Accordance, Rod Decker was anticipating the release and discussed some of updates to follow this release: The iPhone and iPad app will follow. Sounds like… Continue Reading
Ship Date on Logos 4 for Mac
Via the Logos blog: The release version of Logos 4 Mac has a ship date. We’ll be rolling out the completed version to new and existing users on Friday, October 1, 2010—six weeks from today! I’ve using the alpha and beta versions on the mac, and I am very pleased. I’m using the Beta 8 version… Continue Reading
Man-made DNA – ethical?
The Wall Street Journal reports: Heralding a potential new era in biology, scientists for the first time have created a synthetic cell, completely controlled by man-made genetic instructions, researchers at the private J. Craig Venter Institute announced Thursday. At around $40 million, this was no cheap experiment. Worth the money? Perhaps… Several companies are already… Continue Reading
Accordance Discounting "Textual Studies" modules
Here’s a rundown: * Apparatus modules list the variants for each verse. Accordance offers a variety of these tools: On the NT Apparatus CD-ROM you can unlock: CNTTS Apparatus now covers the entire New Testament and includes each word in all but the most minor MSS. $100…sale $80 Tischendorf is an important 19th century NT… Continue Reading
Logos Discounts
If you’re a Logos user, check out the “March Madness” discounts while they last. Use code LMMR7 to save 75% on this title Retail 75% off A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, I. Howard Marshall $130.00 $32.50 Use code LMMR6 to save 50% on this title Retail 50% off Old Testament Theology,… Continue Reading
Book Scanner (pt 2): The USB Remote and Canon a480
Many canon cameras (a full list here) can be tweaked to allow for a variety of advanced features, including the ability to take pictures via a homemade USB remote. This is made possible when the camera boots special firmware from a SD card. Until recently, this wasn’t available for the Canon A480. Currently, I’m using a second… Continue Reading