We live in a world of increasing randomness and attention deficit but every now and then, it sure helps to see things in a clear, linear fashion. Take timelines for instance. Its great to know when something happened way back when. This is particularly great for educators, and specifically educators who deal with subjects that are closely tied to history, geology and anything involving some dates. But you know, its just not easy to make a digital timeline that looks good and really conveys what you want to illustrate. Sure, you can pull out your ActionScript manuals and throw together a fancy Flash timeline animation, but who has time for that? Well, someone (Bee Docs actually) has decided to build a nice little app for the Mac. Its called of all things Timeline. Its Mac only and the latest version (v.2.x) only runs on Leopard. Its not rock bottom cheap at $40 but if you need to make timelines quickly and have them look nice it might be worth the money. The developer has a blog for the application and is open to new features and ways to improve it. Check it out... that is if you have time... :)

Keene