http://www.olivetreeblog.com The weblog of Olive Tree Bible Software Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:46:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Olive Tree's BibleReader for the iPhone is now available on Apple's App Store!!  There are two bundles you can choose from. BibleReader for free ESV Study Bundle for BibleReader for $24.99 This version has a three tap verse chooser, continuous scrolling, and the books are store locally on your iPhone so that you ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/08/11/the-wait-is-over-biblereader-is-now-available-on-the-iphone/ Olive Tree has been hard at work on a new version of our BibleReader, now available as a beta release for BlackBerry with storage card. This version, 4.0, uses a new architecture that will provide the same features across all our supported platforms. That means ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/08/04/biblereader-beta-release-for-blackberry-with-storage-card/ On June 16-18, I attended the conference "The Bible and Computers: Present and Future of a Discipline" in the suburbs of Madrid, Spain. At this conference, a group of people from many different nations interested in the intersection between Biblical studies and computer technology gathered together to hear presentations ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/06/30/122/ Recently Michael Hyatt, the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, ran the Country Music Half-Marathon in Nashville, TN, and encouraged other Thomas Nelson employees to join him. Inspired by Michael's half-marathon race, I and a few local friends decided to sign up for the Lilac Bloomsday Run, a 7.46 mile (12 ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/05/27/117/ Olive Tree provides a wide range of products for a variety of mobile devices. This is wonderful for our customers – so many choices! But it also can be overwhelming. We get questions like, "Does your software work with my mobile device?" "What products work with my mobile device?" and ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/04/28/does-that-work-with-my-mobile-device/ When you immerse yourself in an inspiring eBook and the bus ride home goes by in a flash, or when finding a Bible verse is as easy as reaching into your pocket or purse—that's the purest experience of the value of Olive Tree software. The words of the Bible, ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/04/16/the-oldest-words-and-the-newest-technologies/ As a new member of the Olive Tree Bible Software team, I wanted to take the opportunity to share with you several of the reasons I love Olive Tree. First, it might be helpful to know a little of my background with Olive Tree. I found Olive Tree's Bible Reader ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/02/26/a-library-in-my-pocket/ This years BibleTech was a great event! I enjoyed meeting and talking with so many people that are passionate about the Bible and technology. The highlight of the conference for me was talking with so many people about Bible software and mobile technologies. I also found Sean Boisen talks ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/01/29/bibletech-2008-roundup/ More details coming later this week, but check out the article on BibleTech08: Day 2 - Session 04, The Challenges & Future of Bible Software in a Mobile World. http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/01/28/bibletech-2008-in-seattle-was-great/ We at Olive Tree are excited about new developments in our handling of Hebrew and Aramaic texts. Over the past several months, we have moved to UNICODE! In recent years, there have been impressive technological advances made for displaying languages like Hebrew and Aramaic with complex scripts, from the establishment ... http://www.olivetreeblog.com/2008/01/22/advanced-rendering-of-hebrew-and-aramaic-texts-on-palm-and-pocket-pc/