Information at biblicalStudies.info by Ferrell Jenkins

Computer and Web Resources

Pegasus email program. An excellent free program by David Harris available for downloading.
Pop Up Stopper. Free from Panicware.
Blogger. Set up your own blog. Part of the Google empire.
WordPress. An alternative blog site that many find better than Blogger.
Hello. A free photo program which allows postings to a blog. Works with Picasa or your own system. Also Google.
Convert Files. Zamzar provides free online file conversion: songs, videos, and documents.
Digital Photo Tool. Google now offers Picasa as a free download. Organize and share photos. Neat little program.
Adobe Photoshop Manual for Scholars. Help from the West Semitic Research Project.
Maps. Check the new Google maps.
Rough Guides. Travel guides. Including Rough Guide to the Internet.
Lonely Planet. Travel guides. Good info online.
Old Version. Because the new version is not always better. Good place to find old versions of some programs you use.
Photo Program. Need to move leads from one photo to another. Try Microsoft Research Group Shot.
Photo View Program. Irfanview. Nice program for viewing and organizing digital photos.
Irfan View Tips. Helps for Irfanview.
Radio Swiss Classic. Beautiful classical music.
Replicator. This is one of Karen Kenworthy's good, free programs. I find it helpful in transferring files from computer to external drives.
Skype. Free Internet phone service. Great way to keep in touch with those living outside USA. You need high speed.
Shareware. Find the program you need.
Spyware. Here are some free programs to help you get rid of spy bots that clog your computer: Ad-Aware by Lavasoft; Spybot; Windows Defender.
Tucows. A good place from which to download various useful programs.
Web Album Generator. This is a good program to quickly generate web albums. Shows thumbnails and larger photos.
Web Hosting. Two good companies: Needa Dot Com?; This page is hosted by Tiger Tech. Click here to learn about Tiger Technologies Web hosting.
Wireless Hotspots. Wi-fi Free Hotspot. Places you can connect to the Internet free if you have a wireless card in your laptop.
Wi-Fi Hotspot List. JiWire.

News Sources

Jerusalem Post.
Ha'aretz Israeli Daily Newspaper. English edition.
Israel Today. Israel from perspective of Messianic Jews. Some archaeology news.
Al-Ahram Weekly. On-line English newspaper published in Cairo, Egypt.
BigNews Network.
CNN.
MSNBC.
USA Today.
Cybercast News Service.
Find Articles. Locate articles in hundreds of magazines.
Total News.
International Herald Tribune. Opens in new window.
Time Magazine.
Newspapers and News Services. Opens in new window.
The Bible and Interpretation. Latest news relevant to biblical study. Archaeology, evolution, and more.
PaleoJudaica. A weblog on Ancient Judaism and its context by Jim Davila, St. Andrews University, Scotland.
Search Christian Science Monitor.
Religion today.
The Tampa Tribune.
World News Network. News and photos from many sources.
Google News Beta.
Google Video. Search for closed captioning from TV programs.
World News Mideast.
Yahoo Headlines.

Search for Information

Answers.com. Fast Facts. Searches dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.

Calendar Home. Make your own calendar (or buy calendars).

Cliffs Notes. Read literature online. The source students use when they prefer not to read the real thing.

Do It Yourself. Information on how to do almost any household task.

Dictionary: yourDictionary.com is the ultimate in Internet dictionaries. Includes religion/biblical dictionaries.

Dictionary. One Look.
Dictionary: Online Etymology Dictionary. Origin of English words. Helpful source.
Dictionary: Webster's Revised Unabridged - 1913 ed.
Dictionary. Slang. Urban Dictionary.com. Word usage does change, you know.
Distances. How far is it from one place to another?
Great Books by Access Foundation. From ancient classics to 20th century masterpieces.
Hoaxes, Myths, Urban Legends. Check when you are tempted to forward an outrageous email: Snopes. Rumor Has it. Urban legends and hoaxes.

Hoax Busters or Truth or Fiction.

Islam: Glossary of Terms. yourDictionary has a nice glossary as well as an Islamic Calendar Converter.

Internet: Internic; BetterWhois. Search for who is on the net.
Library of Congress Z39.50 Gateway to Libraries.

Metric Conversions. Another good source for Metric Conversions.

Miscellaneous: Bigeye; Hotsheet. Almost more than you want to know!
Population. Check population of cities and countries.

Phone (Telephone) & Address Info: 800 Numbers; Big Book; Switchboard; WhoWhere.
Pictures or Images. Ditto. Search for pictures on the web at the speed of sight.
Reference Works: Bartleby.com.
Reference. iTools provides quick access to the best internet tools: search, language, research.
Rumors. Check Truth or Fiction. Check Hoaxes & Myths above. Another source: Snopes: Rumor Has It.

Search: Google. Excellent. My favorite search engine. Now allows News search.

Search: Hotbot; Yahoo.

Search Religious Sites: Cross Search; Goshen Internet Christian Resources.

TampaGuide. Good info on Tampa by a friend.

Time: Greenwich, England; Navy Correct Time; Clock Bot.

Time: Official U. S. Time.

Time and Date: Time and Date. Build your own world clock for the places you visit.

Translation. Alta Vista's Babel Fish translation service. Google Language Tools.

Travel. Hillman Wonders of the World. The World's Top 100 Wonders. How many have you visited?

Travel Wait Times. Check for historical wait time information for USA airports.

Weather by AccuWeather for Tampa, Florida.

Weather Worldwide. Check normal for any month. World Climate; World Weather Almanac.
Writers-Free-Reference. Help for writers.
Writers. Tools for Writers. Indelible Ink has add-in applications for Microsoft Word.
Buy a book from Amazon.com