Running Windows software on Mac
Many people in universities have a Mac. Yet, the world still for the most part runs on Windows. This can…
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Using graphic design software to unravel ancient mysteries
In a little article I recently published, I show how modern graphic design software can be used to analyze symbols…
The Digital Orientalist: A Manifesto
A first essay on what The Digital Orientalist is about just came out in MELA Notes. Read it it here,…
Report on Digital Islamic Humanities Conference at Brown University
On Friday Oct 16, a conference was hosted at Brown University bringing together those in Islamic Studies who are working…
Making a Promotional Video
As you may have seen, I made a video that serves as a trailer for my dissertation (see below). In this…
How to write e-mails
The art of writing e-mails is, I think, little understood. As part of my strategy to offer reflections on exactly…
Software for Getting Things Done
Being terribly caught up with other things, I am not able to write a full post on what software to use…
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…
Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files
Despite how nice and shiny your computer is, no matter how much money you have spent on it, it will…
Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources
Brill, the publishing house from Leiden, held a webinar to inform people about their online products specific to Islamic Studies…