Comments on: Bible Software on the iPad http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2010/01/bible-software-on-the-ipad.html News, articles, and reviews of Bible software Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Isaac http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2010/01/bible-software-on-the-ipad.html/comment-page-1#comment-57212 Isaac Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:41:40 +0000 http://www.bsreview.org/blog/?p=1895#comment-57212 There is nothing that makes iPad attractive to me like being able to study and preach with it. I will want a software like WordSearch adapted it. WordSearch, because of the amazing word processor in it. It makes preaching cool with the passages in your note hyperlinked. There is nothing that makes iPad attractive to me like being able to study and preach with it. I will want a software like WordSearch adapted it. WordSearch, because of the amazing word processor in it. It makes preaching cool with the passages in your note hyperlinked.

]]> By: Timothy Ha http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2010/01/bible-software-on-the-ipad.html/comment-page-1#comment-32470 Timothy Ha Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:40:22 +0000 http://www.bsreview.org/blog/?p=1895#comment-32470 Surely space is crucial for Bible study, and iPad would be better than iPod/iPhone in this field, except that it is big and not easy to carry around (It would not be safe to use it in the subway). But to bring it to a Bible study classroom would be great. And you are right that software developers should not just port to iPad but adapt the interface to it. I read in OliveTree blog that they are already thinking about this :-) Surely space is crucial for Bible study, and iPad would be better than iPod/iPhone in this field, except that it is big and not easy to carry around (It would not be safe to use it in the subway). But to bring it to a Bible study classroom would be great.

And you are right that software developers should not just port to iPad but adapt the interface to it. I read in OliveTree blog that they are already thinking about this :-)

]]> By: Kevin Purcell http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2010/01/bible-software-on-the-ipad.html/comment-page-1#comment-32323 Kevin Purcell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:40:58 +0000 http://www.bsreview.org/blog/?p=1895#comment-32323 The iPad will potentially be a big help to digital Bible study. Currently, I use Logos 4 on my PC and Bibleworks on my PC and WordSearch. It would be nice to have my PC open to one of those programs and be able to have quick access to other study tools on an iPad. Have just the iPhone versions ported is enough for me as it is all about the books in the iPhone version. Now if they can do something really amazing, then I'm all for it. But just a version of OliveTree, Logos 4, Mantis Bible, or PocketBible that takes advantage of the larger screen is a good first step. The next step would be a better way of doing in app content creation. The reason is that since it does not have the ability to easily switch back and forth from the Bible app to a word processor, I would need to be able to craft a sermon or Bible study right in the app. It doesn't have to be a powerful Word like app. But at least have text formatting, styles, etc. that can help in simple document creation right in the app. Right now, none of them do this in the mobile versions. All of them have inadequate or in the case of Logos nonexistent note taking utility. Olive Tree is closest with Evernote syncing. But that is not good enough for a device that will allow me to do good enough Bible study that I could conceivably, with a keyboard, write a full sermon on the device. The iPad will potentially be a big help to digital Bible study. Currently, I use Logos 4 on my PC and Bibleworks on my PC and WordSearch. It would be nice to have my PC open to one of those programs and be able to have quick access to other study tools on an iPad. Have just the iPhone versions ported is enough for me as it is all about the books in the iPhone version. Now if they can do something really amazing, then I’m all for it. But just a version of OliveTree, Logos 4, Mantis Bible, or PocketBible that takes advantage of the larger screen is a good first step. The next step would be a better way of doing in app content creation. The reason is that since it does not have the ability to easily switch back and forth from the Bible app to a word processor, I would need to be able to craft a sermon or Bible study right in the app. It doesn’t have to be a powerful Word like app. But at least have text formatting, styles, etc. that can help in simple document creation right in the app. Right now, none of them do this in the mobile versions. All of them have inadequate or in the case of Logos nonexistent note taking utility. Olive Tree is closest with Evernote syncing. But that is not good enough for a device that will allow me to do good enough Bible study that I could conceivably, with a keyboard, write a full sermon on the device.

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