Comments on: iPhone and iTouch LDS (Mormon) Scripture Applications Review and Comparision http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/ Just another VansWebsites.com site Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JR Peterson http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-184 JR Peterson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:53:11 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-184 Hi Jeff, long time! I just got an iPhone not that long ago, and I downloaded the free scriptures app just yesterday. It's nice and I appreciate your review of each of the different comparable apps. I don't know if you're already aware (and knowing you, you are), but you didn't mention in your post that the Church is getting close to wrapping up their own official version of the Scriptures for iPhone and Android, with a Blackberry app close behind. Her's the link to the LDS Tech Wiki: https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/IPhone_Scriptures_Application I also believe that Lee has made significant code contributions to the project. https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/Talk:IPhone_Scriptures_Application Anyone have an idea when the official release will happen? Hi Jeff, long time!

I just got an iPhone not that long ago, and I downloaded the free scriptures app just yesterday. It’s nice and I appreciate your review of each of the different comparable apps.

I don’t know if you’re already aware (and knowing you, you are), but you didn’t mention in your post that the Church is getting close to wrapping up their own official version of the Scriptures for iPhone and Android, with a Blackberry app close behind. Her’s the link to the LDS Tech Wiki: https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/IPhone_Scriptures_Application

I also believe that Lee has made significant code contributions to the project. https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/Talk:IPhone_Scriptures_Application

Anyone have an idea when the official release will happen?

]]> By: Terry Evans http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-183 Terry Evans Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:02:01 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-183 Just a quick note that we've now added the ability to create your own footnotes and cross-references. Every word in the entire scriptures can have as many references and footnotes as you'd like. Just a quick note that we've now added the ability to create your own footnotes and cross-references. Every word in the entire scriptures can have as many references and footnotes as you'd like.

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-182 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:45:39 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-182 You know, I have started playing around with iPhone development and you could manually create something like this, but it would take a lot of time and need to be updated all to frequently. That is a great idea for an app though. If they could recreate some of the amazing Palm applications out there that help with leadership (and a lot of other categories) that would be an awesome sell. You developers can check out this website for some ideas!<a href="http://www.palmlds.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.palmlds.com/</a> You know, I have started playing around with iPhone development and you could manually create something like this, but it would take a lot of time and need to be updated all to frequently. That is a great idea for an app though. If they could recreate some of the amazing Palm applications out there that help with leadership (and a lot of other categories) that would be an awesome sell. You developers can check out this website for some ideas!http://www.palmlds.com/

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-181 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:43:03 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-181 I think Michael can probably respond to this better, but my guess is that that would require an entirely new funtionality that isn't currently in the application, namely a PDF view of some sort. That would be possible, but more than likely it would require a lot of scrolling in and out to read. Good idea though... I too would love to have the parts to sing. I normally just sing melody when I am using only the words. I think Michael can probably respond to this better, but my guess is that that would require an entirely new funtionality that isn't currently in the application, namely a PDF view of some sort. That would be possible, but more than likely it would require a lot of scrolling in and out to read. Good idea though… I too would love to have the parts to sing. I normally just sing melody when I am using only the words.

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-180 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:45:39 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-180 You know, I have started playing around with iPhone development and you could manually create something like this, but it would take a lot of time and need to be updated all to frequently. That is a great idea for an app though. If they could recreate some of the amazing Palm applications out there that help with leadership (and a lot of other categories) that would be an awesome sell. You developers can check out this website for some ideas!<a href="http://www.palmlds.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.palmlds.com/</a> You know, I have started playing around with iPhone development and you could manually create something like this, but it would take a lot of time and need to be updated all to frequently. That is a great idea for an app though. If they could recreate some of the amazing Palm applications out there that help with leadership (and a lot of other categories) that would be an awesome sell. You developers can check out this website for some ideas!http://www.palmlds.com/

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-179 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:43:03 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-179 I think Michael can probably respond to this better, but my guess is that that would require an entirely new funtionality that isn't currently in the application, namely a PDF view of some sort. That would be possible, but more than likely it would require a lot of scrolling in and out to read. Good idea though... I too would love to have the parts to sing. I normally just sing melody when I am using only the words. I think Michael can probably respond to this better, but my guess is that that would require an entirely new funtionality that isn't currently in the application, namely a PDF view of some sort. That would be possible, but more than likely it would require a lot of scrolling in and out to read. Good idea though… I too would love to have the parts to sing. I normally just sing melody when I am using only the words.

]]> By: John Smedley http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-178 John Smedley Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:17 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-178 is there anyone that can help me with some kind of app for my ipod touch that will let me catagorize all my church leadership contacts by organization or group? is there anyone that can help me with some kind of app for my ipod touch that will let me catagorize all my church leadership contacts by organization or group?

]]> By: Melodie http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-177 Melodie Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:47:52 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-177 We just love our Jensen scriptures-how convenient and compact! The only thing I'm wondering about is why you cannot view hymns in the same way as if you opened a hymnal book-you can only see the words, which makes it difficult to know what notes to sing. Have I perhaps missed an update? We just love our Jensen scriptures-how convenient and compact! The only thing I'm wondering about is why you cannot view hymns in the same way as if you opened a hymnal book-you can only see the words, which makes it difficult to know what notes to sing. Have I perhaps missed an update?

]]> By: Michael Jensen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-176 Michael Jensen Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:53:44 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-176 Jeff, I just uploaded a new update to the Scriptures app (by <a href="http://ReadScriptures.com" rel="nofollow">ReadScriptures.com</a>) and it has fixed all the speed issues (it is ZIPPY!) and added Bookmarks and History. History is really sweet because it tracks where you've been, kind of like a breadcrumb trail. Makes it easy to get back to where you've been recently. The other great feature is you can update bookmarks, so if you have a bookmark for "Family Scripture Study", when you're done reading you just update that bookmark with where you are.We are finishing up highlighting right now, and a few other features...Thanks! Jeff, I just uploaded a new update to the Scriptures app (by ReadScriptures.com) and it has fixed all the speed issues (it is ZIPPY!) and added Bookmarks and History. History is really sweet because it tracks where you've been, kind of like a breadcrumb trail. Makes it easy to get back to where you've been recently. The other great feature is you can update bookmarks, so if you have a bookmark for “Family Scripture Study”, when you're done reading you just update that bookmark with where you are.We are finishing up highlighting right now, and a few other features…Thanks!

]]> By: Jeff VanDrimmelen http://mormontechie.com/2008/12/06/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-175 Jeff VanDrimmelen Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:54:22 +0000 http://mormontechie.vanswebsites.com/2008/12/iphone-and-itouch-lds-mormon-scripture-applications-review-and-comparision/#comment-175 Austin, thanks for your comment. You make some great points and I have to agree... yesterday in church I used both the Scriptures app (when I needed to get to some General Conference Talks being references) and the LDSBooks app (in Sunday School as we studied ... I marked and made some notes for myself). Austin, thanks for your comment. You make some great points and I have to agree… yesterday in church I used both the Scriptures app (when I needed to get to some General Conference Talks being references) and the LDSBooks app (in Sunday School as we studied … I marked and made some notes for myself).

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