Originally posted by radleyp
Thanks, LanMan. I did not think of using that version because it said it was for OS5, although it did also add that it could be used on OS4 units. It is indeed hires. radleyp

Your welcome. You may also need to upgrade your BibleReadMe prog. I don’t believe the version posted works with BibleR+. Olivetree emailed BibleReadMe v2.0 (4/20/2003), which works with BibleR+, to me. However, I’m not sure where to find it on their site.

Originally posted by LanMan
[B]Try these. Craig, of Laridian, regularly comments @BelieverPUG.

http://www.gominister.com

http://www.handheldministry.com

groups.yahoo.com/group/BelieverPUG

I also wanted to comment that Olivetree BibleReader is freeware, and they have a new HiRes+ beta version that supports split screens:

http://www.olivetree.com/beta [/B]

thanks for the sites. I will check them out… Also wanted to pass along I have been using my TC and my bible software for 4 weeks now every Sunday and it is the greatest reading tool for my wife and I to follow along for Sunday mourning services.

thanks guys.

Originally posted by radleyp
I just tried the new OliveTree beta, and on my Sony615 it is NOT hires and looks very pixielated. Are you sure it is hires? radleyp

I am using BibleR+ v3.50d217 on my Sony T415 and it looks fine. I have no jaggies at all!

Originally posted by Matt
Makes sense not to use other font colors with the highlighter. One question for any of you guys off topic a bit. You guys know of any Internet user groups for christian PDA users? Good sites to check out?:)

Try these. Craig, of Laridian, regularly comments @BelieverPUG.

http://www.gominister.com

http://www.handheldministry.com

groups.yahoo.com/group/BelieverPUG

I also wanted to comment that Olivetree BibleReader is freeware, and they have a new HiRes+ beta version that supports split screens:

http://www.olivetree.com/beta

Originally posted by t_flor
[B]Something I’ve done to “jump” to some of my highlights is to place them as a bookmark. I’ve done that with several passages in Romans.

While it’s not in the MyBible program I also use Memorize (also by Laridian) to hold some of my more important scriptures I want to find again. It’s kinda like a notepad, but you can also test yourself it you remember the scripture correctly. It also imports from MyBible so you don’t have to type the scripture.

I really enjoy this program. I also use the DailyReader and I enjoy jumping between the different translations.

Hope this helps. And if you have a feature you would like them to include in a future release then email them. I have found the support very good! [/B]

I will have to try dailyreader.

While it’s not in the MyBible program I also use Memorize (also by Laridian) to hold some of my more important scriptures I want to find again. It’s kinda like a notepad, but you can also test yourself it you remember the scripture correctly. It also imports from MyBible so you don’t have to type the scripture.

I really enjoy this program. I also use the DailyReader and I enjoy jumping between the different translations.

Hope this helps. And if you have a feature you would like them to include in a future release then email them. I have found the support very good!

:confused:

http://www.pcc.org/palm/

I need to contact them when I have more time.

Don

Originally posted by Altema
[B]There is currently no option for changing the font color, with the exception of turning the words of Christ in red option on or off. There also is no option to change the background color, but I believe both these features were intentionally left out as to not cause confusion with the six different colored highlighters.

The font can be changed between the standard Palm OS font, standard bold, and large. The large font is pretty big and should be viewable from a few feet depending on your device screen, but like your wife, mine has no problem sharing with the standard font. [/B]

Makes sense not to use other font colors with the highlighter. One question for any of you guys off topic a bit. You guys know of any Internet user groups for christian PDA users? Good sites to check out?:)

Originally posted by Matt
[B]Just wanted to follow up with you guys, tryed using Palm in church today.I felt a little strange pulling it out and using it at first. After find verse 3 X faster then my wife and following the message easier I was impressed by speed of looking up verses. I had my wife follow along between the both of us fearing she wouldn’t be able to see the screen or the font would be to small , but she says she really didn’t have a problem following along.

Two questions can you change the font color along with the backgrounds?That would be a nice touch. I found Olive Tree has it that way. I also wondered if you can change font size for more then one person following along? [/B]

There is currently no option for changing the font color, with the exception of turning the words of Christ in red option on or off. There also is no option to change the background color, but I believe both these features were intentionally left out as to not cause confusion with the six different colored highlighters.

The font can be changed between the standard Palm OS font, standard bold, and large. The large font is pretty big and should be viewable from a few feet depending on your device screen, but like your wife, mine has no problem sharing with the standard font.

Two questions can you change the font color along with the backgrounds?That would be a nice touch. I found Olive Tree has it that way. I also wondered if you can change font size for more then one person following along?

Now that’s what I call service!!!

(Ok Craig, fess up! You were planning to fix this all along weren’t you?)

Don

Originally posted by radleyp
Where did you hear that Olive Tree is difficult to navigate? There is a “verse chooser” that allows you to find any book, any chapter and any verse without having to do more than tap. I have used it for awhile. As a Jew who goes to temple, moreover, I have no problem taking my Palm with me and opening it where necessary. There are “Jewish” versions available but these require proprietary readers (both for English and Hebrew), which are indeed more difficult to navigate. Because I find Olive Tree so user friendly, I have never tried My Bible. Should I? radleyp

I’m not sure where they may have heard that either, but I found OliveTree quite easy to navigate. I put it on my kid’s Palms and just told them to tap the verse indicator, and that was all the info they needed. I especially like the Greek text. However, I chose MyBible because it is not physically possible to get any more direct with the navigation… short of a cerebral interface!

PS: MyBible does have a free demo, but the demo does not include any books of the Torah. At least it will give you an idea of the features and performance. In the full version, you can also select which books to keep on the Palm from any translation. Some of my children only have 2Mb on their Palms, but I am able to leave Proverbs and other key books if there is not enough memory. We read a chapter of Proverbs every morning, and with six children (5 boys!), it makes it easy for those that are old enough to read their part.

Originally posted by Altema
[B]We are not at that level yet, but are growing. There was just a few at first, but I know 7 or 8 who use handhelds exclusively. Not very many, but at least I’m not the only one! Something that probably shied people away was an associate pastor who went a little overboard on the technology… I could tell he was going to be preaching by the powerstrip setup next to the podium! Some were taken aback by seeing a laptop on a pedestal at the altar, and another turnoff was a message delivered from his iPaq, which died at an important point. He was reading from the device, and it died in mid-sentence. I forget if he did not have it charged up, or it crashed, but whatever the cause, it totally derailed the message at the moment. It was an earlier model device (2002), and he was NOT using MyBible. But now that we have forgotten that bump in the road, I see a gradual increase as each month goes by.

The best point is that, with the Bible being always with you, it encourages reading and study. Sometimes that’s enough to make the difference between really getting to KNOW Him, and just knowing ABOUT Him. [/B]

Wow, that would be really embarassing. I can see why he dropped that way of preaching right away!

Originally posted by crairdin
[B]To go to a verse you select the book from a list, then type the chapter, a period, and the verse.

Craig [/B]

Got it now, thanks for the tip. Is there any way to demo 3.0 ? I can only find 2.3 and can’t find that anymore?:(

Originally posted by crairdin
In the last 2-3 years it’s at the point where I see almost as many Palms and Pocket PCs at church as I do leather-bound study Bibles.

We are not at that level yet, but are growing. There was just a few at first, but I know 7 or 8 who use handhelds exclusively. Not very many, but at least I’m not the only one! Something that probably shied people away was an associate pastor who went a little overboard on the technology… I could tell he was going to be preaching by the powerstrip setup next to the podium! Some were taken aback by seeing a laptop on a pedestal at the altar, and another turnoff was a message delivered from his iPaq, which died at an important point. He was reading from the device, and it died in mid-sentence. I forget if he did not have it charged up, or it crashed, but whatever the cause, it totally derailed the message at the moment. It was an earlier model device (2002), and he was NOT using MyBible. But now that we have forgotten that bump in the road, I see a gradual increase as each month goes by.

The best point is that, with the Bible being always with you, it encourages reading and study. Sometimes that’s enough to make the difference between really getting to KNOW Him, and just knowing ABOUT Him.

Originally posted by Matt
So to find a verse I could type in the number of the chapter, then the verse number?

To go to a verse you select the book from a list, then type the chapter, a period, and the verse.

Craig

Originally posted by Altema
It helps if you have one of those devices that has a cover that opens like a book. I started using MyBible back when I had an M505, and with the flip cover I was able to hold it like a book (while trying to be subtle with the stylus!). Acceptance may also depend on how conservative your congregation may be. If your church is one where they encourage scripture reading during the message, you may want to bring both for a while, using the hardcopy for the public readings (where everyone stands and reads along), and use the Palm for during the message until people get used to it.

I don’t have to worry about conservative with our congregation.We don’t public read, just follow along.

Originally posted by crairdin
Yes.

So to find a verse I could type in the number of the chapter, then the verse number?

Originally posted by DonD
[B]Not at all. Most people find it cool that I can have the Bible on my PDA. I have one friend that uses his PDA in church. I would bring mine, but they use a projection system for the scripture passages, so I usuall don’t even need to bring any Bible.

Don [/B]

I have the same thing in my church but like to follow along with my own bible. I like the idea of a flip case like a bible . I wonder if the smarter case that Laridans has on the web site fits the Plam C? Any other case like bible style that you guys use?