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“Using New Media To Support The Work of the Church”

danithew | January 16, 2008

In December 2007, Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave a talk to students who were graduating from BYU-Hawaii. The talk is titled “Using New Media to Support the Work of the Church.” I would suggest that LDS people (whether they blog or not) should read through the [...]

A Short Movie Review: Juno

danithew | January 15, 2008

Last night we watched Juno. We both liked it and I ended up calling a friend and suggesting he should see it as well. The movie deals with some heavy issues: teenage sex, teenage pregnancy, abortion, adoption, marriage, divorce, etc. Still, at it’s core, it’s a sweet and often humorous drama. They chose a very [...]

Writing Workshop Programs For Mac

danithew | January 15, 2008

This morning I finally got around to figuring out some things about Scrivener and quite frankly it looks like a program that could save my academic soul. I just wish it was available for Windows too so that I could download it to my work computer. Using Scrivener is a bit of a revelatory experience. [...]

Changing Eating Habits

danithew | January 12, 2008

For about three weeks now, on weekdays, I’ve been making a change in what I eat. Instead of getting my breakfast and lunch foods at local eateries I’ve been bringing oatmeal (sweetened only with raisins) and Progresso soup. Progresso offers a nice variety of low-calory soups (100 calories per serving, two servings per can) and [...]

Google Reader and the Share Feature

danithew | January 12, 2008

A long time ago I gave Google Reader a tryout and ended up running back to Bloglines. However, given the fact that Google is always updating it’s projects and adding new features to them, a return visit to Google Reader was probably inevitable. This time around I think I’m about ready to give up Bloglines. [...]