Something jumped out at me in my last posting, where I mentioned the “QuickTip” about the Accordance 10 auto context slider. In that tip, they say, many people use the top search bar as a navigational tool. That suggests there is another way to navigate. And what might that be? I looked at their help … Continue reading »
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Accordance Auto Context
As I’ve said before, I’m not a fan of the Accordance 10 “auto context” slider, but YMMV. Accordance publishes an email newsletter (not repurposed on their web site, apparently, or I’d link to it) describing the use of the context slider. In the article they explain some of the logic that is supposed to make … Continue reading »
Accordance 10 Nano-Review
I’ve been a user of Accordance Bible software for a decade, and last week I upgraded from Accordance 9.x to 10.x. I’d sat on my wallet these past several months because I just didn’t see anything new in 10.x that would make it a compelling upgrade for me. However, they were running a promotion that … Continue reading »
Anybody have a PC to spare?
We’ve had a number of problems with the secretary’s PC lately. The infamous Blue Screen of Death It’s doing this a lot. A whole lot. If you have a not-too-obsolete PC you could spare, we could certainly put it to work in the office.
Dictation Software Chuckle
In my work, I use MacSpeech Dictate, a voice-recognition program for the mac, a fair bit. (It’s pretty good software: the kind you swear by as much as you swear at. Most bad software you either throw out or become resigned to. Dictate I like enough to entertain hopes they’d improve it. Another sign of … Continue reading »
Membership
I just spent awhile reading our Book of Order to understand the different categories of church membership. I can’t claim to understand it all, but one thing is clear: the spreadsheet I have now lists different people with their membership status in one column. At a minimum I need to add another column that says … Continue reading »
Mechanical Bible Study
On a lark, I just posted an item about a search I did for all the verses in the New Testament that matched certain criteria. I’m posting this note because it might not be obvious that I’m aware of some dangers inherent in a too-mechanical study of the Bible. First, as I considered the problem, … Continue reading »
What Should We Do?
Have you ever wondered what the Bible says that we are supposed to do? Or what we are able to do? Or what we will do? Here’s your answer: