Archive for the ‘Software’ category

Free calendar maker

March 9th, 2009

I don’t know about you, but I frequently find myself creating a calendar in Excel, spending more time than I should trying to get it to look nice. I found a new site, CalendarLabs.com, that lets you print or download calendars in Office, PDF or iCal format. Sounds like it might be worth a look…

Microsoft’s vision of the future

March 2nd, 2009

Want to see how Microsoft envisions the future? Check out this video. A lot of attention to the visual aspect, to be sure, and a lot of isometric displays, glass-panels, and data transfers between different hardware elements. Is this a realistic vision? How close are we? [Source: istartedsomething.com]

Favorite iPhone app list

December 30th, 2008

I’ve posted a list of my favorite iPhone apps — http://blog.balinsbooks.com/favorite-iphone-apps/. Hope you find it useful!

Bibleworks 8 announced

November 21st, 2008

Bibleworks 8 has been announced. Details are available at the Bibleworks website (http://www.bibleworks.com/). Looks like a few more databases (mostly non-English and non-original language), some cross-reference functionality, and the inclusion of previously for-fee Greek and Hebrew grammars. Need to look more closely to see if it’s worth the $150 upgrade from version 7.

Two great encryption tools

November 17th, 2008

If you’re serious about protecting your data, whether your passwords or whole folders (or even drives), you can’t go wrong with two Windows-based utilities: TrueCrypt and KeePass.

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