Omnivorous Surfer

Ever see an Internet shorthand or text message shorthand  ;-) that you didn't recognize? Well, there's help for those of us who don't use these to communicate all the time. The dictionary on NetLingo also includes words and acronyms in the following categories: business, hardware, software, technology, programming, organizations, and technical. The book NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary is available, but who wants a static reference these days when a dynamic one is available. Besides, you'll probably be on the Internet when you need it.

There are also a widget to add to your iGoogle page, if you use one, which lets you type in the shorthand to retrieve its meaning; an iPhone app; and other tools.

RefTagger is a great little widget for web pages and blogs which include scripture references. I found this one while reading some new blogs.

When I placed a reference on a blog, I used to find the text on one of my Bible sites and create a link to open that site to the scripture. This is much faster for me as I create and the viewer who reads my blog. Once the code has been put in place (instructions are easy to follow), RefTagger automatically turns any scripture reference (for example, John 3:16), into a hyperlink which opens a popup window showing the scripture text from Bible.Logos.com. To see it in action, you can check this short post.

ESV (English Standard Version) is the default version for RefTagger, but you can choose any of the many available when you have your code created.