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January 26, 2007 | Volume 13, Number 3
The Scout Report

Network Tools

BibDesk 1.3

http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/

Whether one is trying to import citations from Johann Huizinga’s medieval treatise, “The Waning of the Middle Ages” or just include a few newspaper references, creating masterful bibliographies can be a trying experience. Fortunately, there is BibDesk 1.3. With this graphical bibliography manager, users can create seamless citations and bibliographies, and it also keeps track of electronic copies of these materials throughout the process. This version is compatible with computers running Mac OS X 10.3 and newer. [KMG]



Google Earth 4

http://earth.google.com/earth4.html

The first release of Google Earth was highly anticipated, and this latest version contains a number of additional features that will delight anyone with even the slightest interest in all things spatial or geographical. Visitors can view various landforms in three dimensions, and also examine a number of well-known landmarks in great detail. Of course, the application can also be used for more mundane tasks, such as locating a close-by drycleaners. This version is compatible with all computers running Windows 2000 or XP or Mac OS X 10.3.9 and newer. [KMG]



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