Project Digitize It All (Announcement)
Our studies and jobs demand mobility, but our library demands stability. I have decided to look into ways to fully…
Year: 2014
Mechanical keyboards (2)
It has been some months now that I have been using a mechanical keyboard at home. It has been great.…
How to build an archive (3): an archive that grows
One key aspect of curating your digital library is to notice when it is time to shift gears and scale…
Academia in the Digital Age
Talking openly about certain things, means being pounded into submission by some lawyer firm, sent by a couple of the…
Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary
One nifty digital dictionary for Arabic-English and English-Arabic is provided by Aratools, at http://www.aratools.com You can use it for free online,…
Details of a scan job
I sometimes post details of scans that I did. Machine: Xerox WorkCentre 5665 Preferences: Contrast and Brightness to high. Filesize:…
Lane’s Lexicon Online
Lane’s Arabic – English Lexicon, has been unequaled since 1863, despite the fact that it only runs to qāf. Roots that…
Brill Publishers to offer print on demand
Brill has announced it will offer print-on-demand paperbacks for those books that you can access digitally through your institution. In…
Details of a scan on a standard printer
Machine: Xerox Workcentre 5665 Contrast & Brightness to high. File size to small. Format to 8,5 x 11″ (scans up…