Category: Software & Technology

SwordSearcher 5.0 Released

SwordSearcher Bible Study Software 5.0 is Finally Done and Released!

Some of you may be wondering why I’ve only blogged twice in the last three months. Well, I haven’t really had the time or energy, because I’ve been pouring most of those things into getting SwordSearcher 5.0 “out the door.”

And, finally, here it is!

Version 5 is the most significant update to SwordSearcher since 2001 when 4.0 was released. You can see what’s been changed and added here.

In addition to the major update, I’ve also developed a free utility advanced users and publishers can use to create modules for SwordSearcher without using the internal editor. I’m calling it Forge.

Forum Software: vBulletin is better than phpBB

On Forum Software:

I like vBulletin.

I recently upgraded my SwordSearcher User Forum from phpBB to vBulletin, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the process. My phpBB board was getting hammered by spammers and administrating the board was just a major chore because of the way phpBB is set up.

Not so with vBulletin. Handling administrative tasks is just so much easier. This is definitely another example of “getting what you pay for.” Just because something’s free (as in phpBB) doesn’t mean it’s a good deal.

Old Video Games in Tulsa

Yesterday we stopped by the Oklahoma Video Game Exhibition in Tulsa. If the OVGE was about the latest video games, I wouldn’t be interested. But an exhibition where people are showing their “old computer” collections and trading rare games, hardware, and software? We’re there! Here are some photos.

I think this afternoon, the Commodore 128 is getting pulled from the closet and set up in the spare bedroom.