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 … Continue reading Academia in the Digital Age
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, … Continue reading Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary
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: … Continue reading Details of a scan job
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 … Continue reading Lane’s Lexicon Online
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 … Continue reading Brill Publishers to offer print on demand
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 … Continue reading Details of a scan on a standard printer
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 … Continue reading Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files
How to build an archive (2): different data
Without data, no archive. We will look at two different categorizations in this post. The nature of files, and the … Continue reading How to build an archive (2): different data
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 … Continue reading Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources
Mechanical keyboards (1)
Mechanical keyboards are of the old-fashioned type; looks like a brick and makes a lot of sound. Because each … Continue reading Mechanical keyboards (1)
The Digital Orientalist 