The Encyclopedia Judaica is a massive, expensive, respected reference work. Immediately upon looking up a word in the new Internet edition, I recognized the contributor who wrote the article: Yigael Yadin, famous Israeli leader and archaeologist. The entire work has...
Tech
Logos 4: Well Done, Aesthetic Department!
I'm compelled to say it: Logos 4 is a very attractive piece of software. This wannabe graphic designer has really enjoyed the visual improvements over Logos 3. I hope to write more as time passes about the functionality of the interface, but so far I'm impressed with...
Living with a Typography Nerd
My wife says she knows what it's like to live with someone who talks like this. Just one egregious example from the Greenville area: Cherrydale Point. Who chose that awful logotype? Poorly trained hamsters? Communists?! And don't get me started on PowerPoints...
Logos 3 to Logos 4
I love Logos, and I’m going to teach others how to love it in January. But it took till today for me to (accidentally) find out that you can upgrade to Logos 4 from Logos 3 for free. It’s all here. And for the life of me I cannot find any page on the Logos site which...
BibleWorks Seminar
Thank you to those of you who made it out to my BibleWorks seminar at Heritage Bible Church. And thank you, Heritage, for the use of your facilities. I had a great time. I hope those who came found it profitable. Reportedly, a Greek professor at an area school told...
BibleWorks Pop Quizzes: IGNORE!
If you see a bunch of BibleWorks Pop Quiz posts on the blog today, ignore them all—unless you want to follow along with my BibleWorks training session! There is still just a bit of room for anyone who would like to come. Click here for information.
BibleWorks Pop Quiz: Very Basic Search
How many times does any form of the word "love" appear in the KJV?
Logos 4
Logos has put out a new version of their software, and they’ve added two new packages to their line-up. I’m hoping that the new engine will be faster and slicker than the old. It appears from the promo video that this is so! But my advice to potential buyers comes in...
BibleWorks and Your Hundreds of Hours Studying Greek
Rod Decker's blog is definitely a must-subscribe for those who love the Greek New Testament. I strongly amen the note he plays in this post, the same note played (on a saxophone, in this case) by Con Campbell, someone who is also very serious about Greek. The upshot:...
Save $100 on BibleWorks 8
I just received the following announcement from the BJU Campus Store, and I’m passing it on to BJU students as an FYI. (I used to run this program at BJU; you can now direct all inquiries to Joseph Markey as stated below.) If your school has 10 or more people...
Media Are Not Neutral
I wrote the title above as I was progressing through this little counterpoint blog at the New York Times. And then I ran into this statement from Yale prof (and Unabomber victim) David Gelernter: The tools (as usual) are neutral. It’s up to us to insist that onscreen...
Technology Giveth; Technology Taketh Away
The line at the end of this paragraph is brilliant, brilliant! Thank you Lev Grossman of Time! This is a truth I’m convinced our generation of Bible students and pastors must get, or we’ll miss out on true riches. [Google] Wave isn't actually an e-mail killer....