Apple releases Safari 5 June 8, 2010
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In addition to the big news of iPhone 4 and iOS 4 Apple also released a new version of Safari. Added to Safari are some of the new HTML5 elements and improved performance. Another addition is an official extensions capability to Safari. One of the most interesting features that has been added to Safari is what Apple calls “Safari Reader”. When Safari finds an article in a webpage and you select “Reader” from the menu Safari will pull the main content into a window, without adds and other items that may distract from reading. This is similar to when sites create a simpler “print” view.
To see some of the HTML5 capabilities in action check the HTML5 web pages Apple posted last week.
Macs in the Ministry Book Review March 13, 2010
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Author: David Lang
Review by David Voth
The following is one of two books I bought and read recently. The other one is called Windows PCs in the Ministry. These books are part of the new Nelson’s Tech Guides series.
The book Macs in the Ministry is a book that discusses how to make use of Mac computers within the church as a means to support and enhance one’s ministry. The book is divided into two sections:
- Part 1: Inspiration
- Part 2: Perspiration
The first section covers different ways that computers can be made use of within the church, such as:
- Bible study
- presentation of music and sermons
- creating websites and using other internet services
- creating teaching guides, cards and calendars.
The second section is more practical in that it takes the first section and goes through the steps that one would go through. While some other applications are mentioned the focus is doing the steps making use of software that many people already have, namely iLife and iWork. A separate DVD is included with what you need, such as the images for creating the sample projects.
Some of the strengths of this book are
- It maintains a focus on people and noting the importance of family and the work of the Holy Spirit within ministry.
- It uses programs like iLife and the DVD for the projects means that anyone with a Mac can work through the projects outlined in the book and will make this book helpful to new Mac users.
- Examples of what has been done by others are provided in the book as well as providing a list of other places to find help for Macs.
This book I would say is primarily written with pastors and Bible teachers in mind. However, I would also say that there is plenty here for any Christian that wants to make the most of their Mac in a creative way.
Spanish Bible software for the Mac December 7, 2009
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Accordance Bible software, one of the leading Bible programs, has a Spanish CD available again. The CD includes several versions such as Reina Valera 1960 along with Strongs numbers. It also includes a couple Bible versions that come as study Bibles. An upgrade option is available for those that have Compubiblia para Mac. Accordance is a program that I use for studying the Bible and I would recommend it to anyone looking for such software.
