Talking about DO at MELA
On Thursday, November 20, I gave a talk about the Digital Orientalist at the conference of the Middle East Librarians … Continue reading Talking about DO at MELA
Using Lane’s Lexicon
Over at http://laneslexicon.github.io , we can soon find an application that allows for easy access to Lane’s Lexicon. What I find … Continue reading Using Lane’s Lexicon
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 … Continue reading Making a Promotional Video
Project Digitize It All: Timed Example
Here is a quick overview of the time involved getting a paper copy of a book into a workable, decent … Continue reading Project Digitize It All: Timed Example
The Scholar’s Phone, Fall 2014
I was in the market for a new phone. A ‘smartphone’. Having had my current phone since 2007, I had never … Continue reading The Scholar’s Phone, Fall 2014
Mechanical Keyboard (3)
I have recently switched to a different keyboard. I now use a Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2. As long as the … Continue reading Mechanical Keyboard (3)
Project Digitize It All: Post-Production Editing (Video)
Click here to see in five minutes how I create fully searchable black and white PDFs from photos. Such files … Continue reading Project Digitize It All: Post-Production Editing (Video)
Project Digitize It All: Using a Digital Camera
For digitizing a couple of dozen books at home, fast, I decided to use a digital camera. In this post I detail exactly … Continue reading Project Digitize It All: Using a Digital Camera
Project Digitize It All: The Aftermath
A while ago I announced the start of a digitization project for my personal collection. At this point, the project is … Continue reading Project Digitize It All: The Aftermath
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 … Continue reading How to write e-mails
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