Blogging: Different Abilities, One Goal

If you dabble in Bible software at all there is no way you have not heard of programs by Logos or Accordance. The reason I mention these two specifically is that both companies operate their own official blogs. As I stated in the last entry, this blog is fundamentally different from those blogs because this one is run not by employees of BibleWorks, but by regular users of this software, just like you (except maybe we do spend a lot more time using it than you might, but that's for your benefit :) ).

I want to make it clear from the outset that this blog and website is NOT meant to bash those two companies (or any other ones for that matter). Not only is this un-Christian, it's just plain mean. I understand these are all companies and in theory they do compete against one another, but you know what? I'm not an economist and I'm not about to pit one company against another. What kind of an example does that set for the secular companies if not even Bible programs can act in Christian ways. [Sidenote: For the record, I am conservative Christian pastor-in-training so I'm sorry if my theological biases come out in ways that offend. Again, that's not the point and I hope you can read through those when you encounter them.]

With that said though, you must realize that of Bible software programs my primary program is BibleWorks 7. I have already made my investment in this company through this product and so when you may hear mention of Logos, Accordance or any other Bible software program out there and explain the benefits and advantages of BibleWorks it is done in this mentality: I've paid my money, I'm not about to plunk down more to buy another program that costs a lot and largely reduplicates another program I use. Instead, if you tell me you can do X or Y in the program you use, I want to know if I can do those same things in my program. Sometimes I might be able to do those things better (in my opinion). Sometimes I might not be able to do them as well. Sometimes programs will not even be comparable because they are structured differently. The point then is not to trash one company against another, but to learn how to use my Bible software (BibleWorks 7 in this case) to the fullest of its abilities.