Some Things To Study
My bro had pointed me to the Logos blog and a post where they are speaking on an upcoming version of Logos for the Mac. From a usability and user experience aspect, it looks just great and really looks that it will make studying on the desktop a bit easier for those that prefer to do studies electronically.
This got me thinking (again) about using electronic devices for study, and what really is effective about it. For example, one can have a lot of resources at their disposal, but unless used correctly, you will not get much good out of it.
In looking at the Internet Tablet and how I want to use it for reading and study, I've settled on only wanting two Bible versions: one for casual reading (the ESV) and another for more indepth studies and discussions (the NET Bible). Because of the connected nature of the IT, anything else that I'd need would be accessible though websites such as CARM, eBible, YouVersion, etc.
I'd like to be in the position of studying effectively more often than not. Using a few materials as a gateway that have solid user interfaces and resources makes that possible. After that its just a matter of using it. I'd like to get to the point of linking within my notes to verses, bookmarking/tagging sections of the Bible for easy retrieval, and then effective search capabilities that go beyond just looking for a verse - but all the tags, bookmarks, and verses that correspond to the search term. Its my hope that such will enhance and make reading more like there being a slew of offline documents right in front of me.
Lately also, I've been looking into the resources at the Sword Project website. Besides being open and mostly free; the development there is just on the content, not on an application in particular. This means that instead of worrying about whether I will be able to use the content again, I can just concentrate on reading (on most devices) and go from there. Notes, tags, and bookmarks are another story, but that'll come.
If I can get Rapier installed on my tablet, I'm pretty sure that I can get there. But with products like OliveTree, Laridian, Logos, Wordsearch, and others, its pretty cool to know that there's some means to use electronic resources effectively. Its just a matter of studying on the tools and methods that would work best.
This got me thinking (again) about using electronic devices for study, and what really is effective about it. For example, one can have a lot of resources at their disposal, but unless used correctly, you will not get much good out of it.
In looking at the Internet Tablet and how I want to use it for reading and study, I've settled on only wanting two Bible versions: one for casual reading (the ESV) and another for more indepth studies and discussions (the NET Bible). Because of the connected nature of the IT, anything else that I'd need would be accessible though websites such as CARM, eBible, YouVersion, etc.
I'd like to be in the position of studying effectively more often than not. Using a few materials as a gateway that have solid user interfaces and resources makes that possible. After that its just a matter of using it. I'd like to get to the point of linking within my notes to verses, bookmarking/tagging sections of the Bible for easy retrieval, and then effective search capabilities that go beyond just looking for a verse - but all the tags, bookmarks, and verses that correspond to the search term. Its my hope that such will enhance and make reading more like there being a slew of offline documents right in front of me.
Lately also, I've been looking into the resources at the Sword Project website. Besides being open and mostly free; the development there is just on the content, not on an application in particular. This means that instead of worrying about whether I will be able to use the content again, I can just concentrate on reading (on most devices) and go from there. Notes, tags, and bookmarks are another story, but that'll come.
If I can get Rapier installed on my tablet, I'm pretty sure that I can get there. But with products like OliveTree, Laridian, Logos, Wordsearch, and others, its pretty cool to know that there's some means to use electronic resources effectively. Its just a matter of studying on the tools and methods that would work best.
Labels: Apple, Bible, Bible+, internet tablet, Laridian, Logos, Olivetree, software, Sword Project, WordSearch
posted by Antoine @ 1/23/2008 08:30:00 AM
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5 Comments:
Antoine-
I don't know if you know this or not, but on the Mac, MacSword, and in Linux, GnomeSword, can both take urls passed to them with Bible references. With Gnomesword, any url formatted with either "http://sword" or "http://bible" and a reference will work. I use it all the time on my Mac for text files I'm working on, to add live links to references. At first, it can be a bit daunting, but eventually, it gets easier, but you can not only choose what reference, but what version, and commentaries you want showing, as well as textual variants, etc. It's quite powerful and flexible--and _universal_ as it works across applications and platforms (though only with Sword-based apps--which may be a plus or negative, depending on your view). ;-)
Keep digging in the Sword, there's lots there to find.
Just so you know, I'm planning on getting a Nokia N800 myself around April, and when I do, I shall do what I can to bring either or both GnomeSword and BibleTime to the Maemo platform. I've already compiled BibleTime for my Mac (although I haven't been able to package it for others to use :-( )
-Jon
Bother! I goofed.... I got in a hurry, and didn't notice my mistake until after I posted it.
Instead of "http://bible" or sword, it should be "bible://reference" or "sword://reference" like "bible://Matt%205:13" (for Matt 5:13) You can also do it with just spaces: "sword://Matt 5:13" but I like to play it safe. In any case, any app where you can write text, you can write these links.
-Jon
Considering that the notes program on the ITs is basically an HTML note, this could be something that comes in handy. Thanks.
Looking forward to your thoughts on the IT when you get to getting one as well.
Once again i offer an invitation to come & join us on IRC at irc.freenode.net in #sword. You can even do it from your N800 using Pidgin IM!
I have Rapier running well on my N800 that has been updated to OS 2008. I am unable to view texts, other than Bible translations, as the chapter numbers just appear in a line. I was trying Practicing the Presence of God, which I love.
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