Mindmapping Software for My Dissertation

Mindmap Demo

I’ve been experimenting with mindmapping software to graphically show trajectories and thematic clusters in my dissertation. So far, I think it may turn out pretty helpful, showing a lot of connections graphically that are really difficult to explain verbally—putting “mosaic” thinking in discursive form is the biggest difficulty (aside from the constant need for citation) [...] Read more »

Why the iPad is a Game-changer

Apple has released its long-awaited tablet computer to mixed reviews. Some apparently expected the so-called “JesusTablet” to have the ability to raise the dead in its first version, expressing disappointment at the lack of a built-in camera, the lack of Adobe Flash support, no GPS, and assorted other perceived shortfalls. Those criticizing the new release [...] Read more »

Moving from Blogger to WordPress Without Breaking Links or Losing Rank

Moving from Blogger to Wordpress can be more painful when moving from a custom subdomain. This is how I managed to redirect everything from Blogger to Wordpress without breaking my blog or the Interwebz. Read more »

SBL Formats for Bookends

I’ve been working some on improving the SBL formats for the Bookends bibliographic database (since I’m using it for my doctoral exam bibliographies and dissertation research). The “book chapter” format was completely screwed up; I’ve fixed that and will now be de-bugging some of the others soon. It’s nice to be able to import the [...] Read more »