Digital Bible Blast 002 Covering Logos, PocketBible and More

Posted by Kevin Purcell on Mar 11, 2013 in Digital Bible Blast, Digital Bible Study | 0 comments

In this second episode of the Digital Bible Blast we cover a few things. Here are the show notes that go along with this episode.

Story One – Preaching Workflow

We cover the steps for writing sermons using a Mac and then getting those sermon notes on an iPad using the Pages app from Apple on the iPad. It amounts to writing in Pages on the Mac ($19.99) and then saving to iCloud and opening the sermon notes in Pages on the iPad ($9.99).

Store Two – Logos March Madness

Check out this year’s Logos March Madness at LogosMarchMadness.com.

Story Three – PocketBible for Windows Phone

Laridian announced that they made PocketBible available on the Windows Phone platform. Get it for free and $6.99 for the advanced features.

Story Four – iOS Bible App Updates

A few Bible apps received updates. The biggest came from YouVersion which added support for iPhone 5′s larger screen and the inclusion of video clips from The Bible miniseries from History Channel, the Jesus film and the Lomo Project as well as the KJV included in the download. Other app updates include:

• Olive Tree Bible
• e-Sword
• MantisBible

Story Five – More Logos News

Morris Proctor, the official Logos Bible Software trainer posted about the new features available in Logos 5 to coincide with the free barebones version of the Logos 5 engine becoming available for download. Check out the post to see what comes new in Logos 5.

They also started their March Madness campaign  Vote for favorite authors and save money on books based on the outcome of the competition. They’re now in round 2 with a 30% discount.

Morris Proctor explains what’s new on Mar 4 on Logos Blog

Free engine update available
Beta has new Notes editing engine that should improve things a lot

Christian Computing Magazine Article – Olive Tree CEO Stephen Johnson

Posted by Kevin Purcell on Sep 26, 2012 in Bible Software, Christian Computing Magazine, Writing | 0 comments

Here’s my latest article in Christian Computing Magazine. I interview the new Olive Tree CEO Stephen Johnson about his new job, how he got started in app development and some other fun stuff. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Olive Tree Bible Reader for Windows Now Available

Posted by Kevin Purcell on Jan 21, 2012 in Bible Software, Digital Bible Study, Software, Windows | 0 comments

Olive Tree Bible Reader for Windows was finally released after releasing an Alpha preview earlier. Users can now install their excellent app for reading and studying the Bible on almost every popular operating system available including Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and others.

If you read my post about the Mac version or my Christian Computing Magazine article, then you already know what the app can do. If not, hit those links to learn more about the app. I won’t rehash all of that since the app behaves almost identically.

The good news: if you know how to use Bible Reader on another platform, you won’t find this Windows version much different. Paraphrasing Steve Jobs’ words about the iPad – you already know how to use it.

Great Bible app! If you build a nice library of language tools and commentaries you can do all you need to do right inside the Windows Bible Reader app from Olive Tree which you can get free.

Like their other apps, my biggest wish would be that they add automatic syncing of notes, bookmarks and highlights. I’ve been told it may be coming soon. Let’s hope that’s coming soon as you and I think of the phrase instead of the biblical coming soon which means it could happen time between now and the end of time.

Olive Tree Release BibleReader for Windows Alpha Preview

Posted by Kevin Purcell on Dec 22, 2011 in Bible Software, Digital Bible Study, Featured, Software, Technology | 0 comments

Olive Tree released Bible Reader of the Mac a while back, but today allowed the public in on BibleReader for Windows version in Alpha so you can get a preview and start using the app even though it isn’t quite ready for prime time.

I downloaded the Alpha of BibleReader for Windows, which you have to do by first logging into your Olive Tree account. They make a big deal about this, so don’t following the link below without doing that first. Once you do you can get the Alpha Preview from the Oive Tree website.

As you can see from the above screen shot, it looks a lot like the Mac version (see below). The biggest difference is the Tools & Notes window that slides out when you click the button on the far right end of the toolbar. Instead of have tabs for the various tools, it has a list with icons.

Right now it’s a little slow, but still usable. I’m downloading my content and haven’t given it a workout yet. I will over the next few days and share if I see anything new or exciting.

Christian Computing Magazine Column About Olive Tree Bible Reader

Posted by Kevin Purcell on Dec 14, 2011 in Bible Software, Christian Computing Magazine, Digital Bible Study, Featured, Writing | 0 comments

My monthly column at Christian Computing Magazine just went live today. This month I focus on the new Olive Tree Bible Reader for Mac with an overview of the program and a review of its features and a few weaknesses.

You can get it by signing up for a free monthly digital subscription delivered by email. Check it out and the other content.