Google Street View

Did you know that our house is now on Google Street View? If you live in Sacramento or any other major metropolitan area, there's a good chance yours is, too. Check it out.

Outstanding Free Bible Software

In his sermon at church on Sunday, Smokey Nevins challenged us to spend more time reading, memorizing, and meditating on God's Word. A great tool for doing so is the free Bible software E-Sword.

E-sword comes with the King James Version and Strong's concordance, but it also allows you to download and install a number of free add-ons, including other Bible translations. Of the free translations, I recommend the English Standard Version.

(If you want, you can add the New American Standard Bible study set, but you'll have to fork out a few bucks to the Lockman Foundation to get it. I finally caved in and did this last year.)

You can also add free classic commentaries, such as Matthew Henry's Commentary, and other great study aides, like the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to do a daily Bible reading, E-Sword can help you set up a customized reading plan. Prior to using E-Sword, I always had a hard time remembering where I left off last time I read my Bible. E-Sword solves this problem by automatically popping up your next daily reading whenever you open the program.

You can also use E-Sword to read a daily devotional, like Morning & Evening by Charles Spurgeon, test your memory of a Bible passage, and keep track of prayer requests.

Download the free E-Sword software using the link below. If you have problems or a slow internet connection, let me know and I'd be happy to lend you my E-Sword installation CD.

Backup Your Computer Online

Say a thief breaks into your house and rips off all of your computer gear. Or your house burns down, you escape, but your computer doesn't. Would you lose any files you'd like to see again?

Rodney recently recommended Mozy.com to me. It's an online backup site where you can securely store up to 2 GB worth of your files for free. If you refer some friends (like I'm trying to do right now) you can earn additional free back-up space. If 2 GB sounds too small to you, you could fork out $4.95/month for Mozy Unlimited.

I'm giving the free version of Mozy a try right now, and so far I'm extremely impressed with how easy it is to use. Check it out - I think you'll be impressed too.