http://blog.laridian.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:50:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a day when words don’t seem to mean much, the need for precision in Christian doctrine and practice has never been more critical. The purpose of this daily reading/devotional book is to share the richness of some of the Greek words used in the New Testament and help make ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=231 A few weeks ago we posted a request on our Facebook page for users to suggest reference titles for us to do for PocketBible. Several people mentioned they wanted an English dictionary, so we went exploring on the Internet and found a database of English words and definitions (WordNet 3.0). ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=230 Thanks for your comments on my last post. They were very informative and confirmed a number of things that I was thinking about the Android platform as a relative n00b. My only disappointment is that nobody commented on my really cool graphic of a silhouetted Android android listening to his ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=229 OK we've been playing with the Android for a while now and have begun to get a feel for it. After spending the last couple of years developing for the iPhone, we have begun to develop some opinions on how the two platforms compare. But today I'm interested in yours, ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=228 Alright, let's start talking about Android. I'm interested in your feedback on a few things. Our plan is to release something as soon as it's usable in any fashion, then to keep releasing updates as new features are added until we get to the point where a relatively full feature list ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=227 The first of four new PocketBible products is available on the App Store. "PocketBible FREE" was approved earlier this evening. We're still waiting for approval on the Life Application Study Bible Collection, the NIV Study Bible Collection, and the NIV Reference Collection. These are primarily targeted at new users of PocketBible, ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=226 We've updated PocketBible to fix an annoying little problem on iPhone 4 in which what we call the "launch options" screen is displayed when you re-start PocketBible after the OS has dumped it from memory while it was idle. While we were in there, we added a couple little features: iPhone ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=224 We recently released a fiction series, Oracle of Fire, for use with PocketBible and MyBible. The Series by Bryan Davis contains four titles: Eye of the Oracle Enoch's Ghost Last of the Nephilim The Bones of Makaidos The books are fantasy adventure with clear spirital insight targeted at readers 13 and up. Available for the ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=223 We recently released The Expanded Bible New Testament for use with PocketBible for Windows PC and iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. The Expanded Bible is a unique translation which offers study aids right in line with the Bible text. Expanded translations and other helps make it possible for you to study the Bible while ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=222 Today we submitted PocketBible 1.4.1 and PrayerPartner 1.1.0 to the App Store. PrayerPartner has been updated for iOS 4. This is primarily related to making PrayerPartner aware of and compatible with multitasking. However, we are also taking advantage of a new feature of iOS 4 - a programmatic interface to the ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=221 This posting has been edited to reflect the fact that PocketBible 1.4.0 and RomansRoad 1.0.3 are now available on the App Store. Comments prior to the afternoon of 24 June were posted before the apps became available for download. Both PocketBible and RomansRoad have been updated to account for new features ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=219 Today we uploaded version 1.012 of PocketBible for Windows, and version 1.002 of the iPocketBible.com Server Synchronization Provider (formerly known as the iPhone Sync Provider). These updates address three issues: Notes containing certain special characters could become corrupted in the synchronization process as those special characters were passed from platform to ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=218 Synchronization between PocketBible for Windows and the iPocketBible.com server has been turned off while we work to correct an issue related to synchronizing your personal data between multiple devices. We've discovered a very specific sequence of events that could result in data added on your PC being removed from your PC ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=214 We just got an email from Apple saying PocketBible for iPhone/iPad is approved for the App Store. It could take 24 hours for it to become visible to you. The rest of this posting is a repeat of the announcement we made when we uploaded this new version. Features are described ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=212 We took step one of getting our iPad version of PocketBible released by handing it off to our beta testers this afternoon. We have one known issue we're still working on, plus whatever our testers find in the next few days. Our intention (as always) is to have a very brief ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=210 Our RomansRoad eTract for iPhone has been updated for full iPad compatibility. If you already use RomansRoad on your iPhone or iPad, iTunes will notify you that the update is available. When the new iPad SDK (software development kit) was released, I used the RomansRoad project as a means to ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=209 I think I've mentioned before that the "iPad Version" of PocketBible is going to be what Apple calls a universal app. It's not really iPad-specific. It will run on either an iPhone or an iPad. It decides at run-time which user interface to present and which features to enable. This ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=208 We have released the IVP (InterVarsity Press) Pocket Reference books for use with PocketBible for iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows Mobile or Windows PC. The IVP Pocket Reference Series includes the following 10 individual reference titles: Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies Pocket Dictionary of Church History Pocket Dictionary of ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=207 I've uploaded a video preview of PocketBible for iPad to YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/laridianinc. Because the video resolution isn't as good as the iPad screen resolution, I've reproduced some representative screen shots below. Click on the screen shot to see the full-resolution image. Nearly full-page casual reading mode with increased line leading ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=206 We've received a lot of comments here in the blog and via email about Android. You obviously are interested in a version of PocketBible for Android and that is exciting. We're interested in a version of PocketBible for Android, too. The way we see it there are six important mobile platforms ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=205 With the WiFi iPads shipping for delivery in less than a week, I thought we should update you on our status. Today (March 27) is the last day to submit apps to the App Store and be guaranteed they'll be available on the iPad App Store on its official release date ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=204 Apple started taking orders this morning (March 12) at 7:30AM CST for the new iPad. The WiFi version ships in time to arrive at your home on April 3, while the WiFi+3G version ships in late April. You can place your order at store.apple.com. The 16GB WiFi version is $499. 32GB ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=203 We've just released our final volume of the IVP New Testament Commentary Series: 2 Peter & Jude. This completes the 20-volume set. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series offers readable commentary and reliable research on the New Testament. Great for those who teach or preach! 20 volumes, each available separately - $7.99 to ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=202 Apple announced its long awaited iPad tablet device last week, and like you we were all anxious to see it. What we're being told is that it will run most iPhone apps unmodified. They will only take up about 1/4 of the screen, since the iPad screen is significantly larger than ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=200 A few weeks ago (around the turn of the year), I answered a technical support query about whether any of our eTracts for the Pocket PC had been published for the iPhone. They haven't been, so it was an easy question to answer. However, that question planted a seed, which ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=199 A few months ago Verizon started running some pretty obvious ads for those of us who use both Verizon and AT&T. They compared their 3G coverage map to AT&T's. AT&T came up wanting. AT&T fired back, saying that their 3G network covers 97% of cell phone users, and that it's faster. ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=198 We've known about the NET Bible since its beginnings, and several years ago we licensed the NET Bible for use in our products. We knew the Bible had extensive notes but didn't think that would be a problem for PocketBible. We put one of our employees to work on it and ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=197 We have released the often-requested Bible translation: The NET BIBLE for use with PocketBible for iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows Mobile or Windows PC. The NET BIBLE is a completely new translation of the Bible from the best currently available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. The translation has been optimized for readability and ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=196 PrayerPartner for the iPhone has been updated to version 1.0.2, and is now available on the Apple App Store. Search for "PrayerPartner" in the App Store, or try this link. This is a free update for all PrayerPartner owners. If you've previously purchased PrayerPartner, then either iTunes or your iPhone (or ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=195 If you're on Facebook, you can become a fan of PocketBible. Just sign up here: www.facebook.com/PocketBible. PocketBible fans on Facebook sometimes receive special offers and are among the first to receive our announcements. Plus, by being a fan, you share your appreciation of the Bible and PocketBible with your Facebook ... http://blog.laridian.com/?p=194