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Excellent! Thank you for these.

Rocket Jones — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:25:05 -0400

I agree, these are going to be fun for the whole family.

The M1000 in Pelikan M1000

No_Seriously — Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:41:51 -0500

The M1000 in Pelikan M1000 does not indicate the size of the nib, but the model of the pen. You can certainly put a broad nib in this pen, though.

Great Idea, those Personal Timelines Templates!

VentiDarkRoast — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:08:42 -0400

Adult80d - These would be great conversation/memory/daydream starters!

The 'catagories' are nice to break it down. (Each of us could add or subtract from that managable list.) When I've thought about tackling a personal history or lifelist or something like this, it has always seemed too overwhelming!

One could easily start with the 5 or 10 year form and note 1 or 2 main items under each topic. Then grab the two year form or one year form (along with old calendars or photo boxes or files) and start filling in more time-specific details.

This will make some great times with my wife or brothers or Mom & Dad!

Thanks!
-Dan

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"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then is not an act,
but a habit." - Aristotle

Wonderful idea!

mandi628 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:22:29 -0400

These pages are great! We homeschool and I've been collecting forms for when my kids start their own timeline notebooks. These are great for indepth studies of historical periods. I can easily change the categories. If anyone is interested, I'd love to share, when I get it done.

I also am the family historian, and these will be wonderful for studying family members lives. :)

On the other hand

Ridge Walker — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:37:30 -0400

If you're OK with spending a few bucks on a nice pen I can recommend the Sailor 1911. It is a Japanese pen and in my opinion one of the finest around. The extra fine point will easily write as thin a line as you could want. It is a beautiful pen

Sure, a variation, but welcome

ygor — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:27:06 -0400

Different paper size and different flow.
Looks nice. I like the shadow on the inner margin
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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)

Great starter fountain pen...

Lance — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:05:56 -0400

For those that would like to dabble with a fountain pen but are put off by the prices - check out the Lamy fountain pen (less than $30). Especially good if you're terrified of leaving a $200 pen in the back of taxi...or having the dog eat it!

http://www.lamy.de/neuheiten/en_uebersicht_08.html

and available through Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Lamy-Safari-Charcoal-Fountain-Pen/dp/B0002T401Y

(no - I don't work for them....just have used these for a few years and love them)

Copy of contacts log

breggol — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:35:37 -0400

Imho this is a copy of the Contacts Log form in the official template.

Not quite the same

reepicheep — Fri, 8 Jun 2007 03:28:40 -0400

Although they are not the same layout have you tried the various reading schemes available from The Navigators? For presonal use you can download a copy of these plans from the web site for Discipleship Journal. Follow the links to each plan and then click "Preview free sample".

I was talking...

jonglass — Sat, 2 Jun 2007 06:39:34 -0400

about the Main trunk of the Sword Project, not BD. Sorry, I wasn't clear on that. Rereading my post, I can see how it would look that way, but what I meant to say was that beyond these two, there is the Windows-based Sword Project software as well...

BTW, While BD runs on X, I wouldn't call it "native" per se. Java always runs slower on Mac OS, as it runs in some kind of virtual machine or something. It looks nice and runs fine, but you hit some major slowdowns with Java-based software that a Cocoa-based or Carbon-based app won't suffer from.

-Jon

BibleDesktop is not and has

DM — Fri, 1 Jun 2007 23:49:22 -0400

BibleDesktop is not and has never been Microsoft-based.
It is a native Mac application using the MacOSX framework: Java.
It also runs on Windows and Linux.

BibleDesktop also uses CSS and XSLT to display.

So check back frequently for changes.

Looks Good

Rachel R. — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:51:06 -0400

This looks really good; thanks. :) Is there any possibility of getting a version that is in book order instead of "reading time" order?

Sword Project, actually

jonglass — Wed, 16 May 2007 01:25:00 -0400

MacSword uses the modules from the Open Source Sword Project at Crosswire.org

It's an Open Source project that includes both software and modules. MacSword is merely a Mac Frontend. However, its display is based on the Mac's built-in text and html display, so has some gorgeous typographics (it uses CSS to display, so you could actually create your own display format!). I also have the Java-based BibleDesktop, another Sword Project software, and it has nowhere near the quality output. So, your mileage may vary. :-) However, it doesn't hurt to download and run the Microsoft-based stuff, and see how it goes. :-)

-Jon

MacSword

pinkyreeny — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:46:42 -0400

Jon,
I love this idea! I plan on trying it for myself.

Is MacSword the Mac equivalent of E-Sword?
Or is MacSword compatible with a MicroSoft based PC?

Page looks really great

bookworm — Mon, 7 May 2007 17:20:21 -0400

I love the work you did with the Book Notes and it's a very wonderful layout...I was wondering if you had thought about providing a "Classic" size version for those who use the 8.5 x 5.5; This looks like something my book club could benefit using.

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