by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 6, 2008 | Asides
Just saw a bald eagle! What a gas! Colin and I were getting wood out of the garage so that we could start a fire. It happened that the garage door was open and as I was walking past the door I looked up and saw a bald eagle flying south over the trees just beyond the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 2, 2008 | Asides
I’ve been a busy little bee over the last few weeks, which has left me with very little time to update the old Beast. My best friend graduated from Quantico and I went to see him, my aunt and uncle came visiting from California for Christmas as did one of my...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 2, 2008 | Macworld, Writing
It’s been about four years since Microsoft released a major update to their flagship Office suite. I’ve had the opportunity over the last few weeks to have a look at this new program, which now features a separate environment for creating page layout...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 23, 2007 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
LiquidLedger 2.0 Another of the several personal financial programs I’ve reviewed this year, LiquidLedger is good, but not nearly as good as the other offerings in this arena. Version 2.0 offers a significant UI update that makes LiquidLedger easier to use and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 20, 2007 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
Moneydance. The Quicken alternative.Quicken may be the de facto standard of personal finance applications, but that doesn’t mean you have to use it. Moneydance, which is a Java-based cross-platform application for managing all of your personal finances, offers...