I’m posting this entry from a Dashboard widget called WordPressDash. I don’t know how well it will work, and there is no spell check so… It is pretty cool not to have to log in to WordPress though. Maybe I’ll post more this way, but I doubt it. Still, it’s a cool addition my Dashboard, and is a better alternative than Twitter which got old quick.

I know there are thousands and thousands of freeware apps for Windows, but it turns out there are quite a few really good ones for Mac as well. I don’t really know where to start so I’ll start with one that I actually donated $5 for. It is freeware, but I really like it. Simple, clean, effective.

Pastor is “a tool to store all your passwords, website logins, serial numbers, etc. encrypted and password-protected. With built-in password generator.” That’s what it says, and that’s what it does. Pastor was written by Marcus Mehlau, and is available free from www.mehlau.net.

You can throw a copy of the app and your password file onto a thumb drive and take it with you to another Mac that isn’t running Pastor, or you can just take the password file with you if the other machine is already running Pastor.

Now for the really great news. According to the website there is an iPhone/iPod Touch version in the works! No word as to if you will be able to sync the two apps, or what the app with cost, but either way it would be cool to have it in hand at all times.

Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 2
Classes End: Thursday, December 18

LS 600: Shaping the Mind of a Leader–This course is designed to introduce  students preparing for leadership ministry to a distinctive, theologically-driven manner of thinking that will enable them to successfully pursue seminary  education and develop lifelong learning skills that will benefit them in any sphere of church-related services.  The course focuses on defi ning, demonstrating, and doing “Biblical worldview” thinking in both academic and pastoral contexts, as well as attaining the research and communication skills necessary to long-term effective ministry.  This course is required of all students and should be taken during the first year of seminary residency. (Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 PM)

AP 606:  Biblical and Philosophical Ethics–A comparative analysis of theistic and non-theistic approaches to ethics and their application to moral issues in today’s world.  Ethical principles arising from Scripture are compared with key philosophical options in ethical theory. (Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 PM)

TH 694: Imaging God’s World–This class seeks to equip students to deal redemptively with images and messages in cinema and television.  Students will learn some of the basic elements of filmmaking, how to use movies and TV shows to explore our common human experience, how to communicate the gospel more effectively in a video culture, and how to critique from a theological perspective the worldview and ethics in visual presentations.  Specifi c problems and possibilities will be explored through lectures, class discussions, and fi lm clips. Students will be given  recommendations for TV shows and movies as well as tools for analysis and critique. (Intensive: Monday October 20-Friday October 24)

That’s right folks, I’m blogging directly from my iPod Touch using the Wordpress For iPhone app. I had a few problems getting my Wordpress installation set up, but as you can see it works now. I can’t see myself using it very often, but for on the spot blogging it will be great.