Google Chromebooks & Logos

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248444#Comment_248444

FWiW I have found Biblia works great with my beta CR-48 Chrome notebook. Combined with Google Docs (or zoho or whatever) it is a great tool.

However since library.logos.com was further along, it's the only place you can currently get a study guide and I would opt for that at the moment if I'm away from my desktop L4.

Biblia will no doubt pass the former site way up but I have no idea when.

Matthew Yarbrough

I am considering buying a Chromebook at the moment, and am trying to figure out if it is worth it, based on my usage of Logos. I am a Bible college student and heavily reliant of Logos. Biblia.com is great, but there are still some things that make me weary in regards to getting a Chromebook. How advanced do you think Biblia will be, or do you think that maybe there will be a Logos for Chrome app?

Bryan Smith

Biblia.com is the closest thing to a Chrome app we have planned. Biblia will continue evolving, but it will never reach the functionality of Logos 4. Biblia is designed to appeal to a more casual audience than Logos 4 is, and it's not really practical to implement a lot of those features in Biblia. That said, the best way to get us to implement a feature you want is to ask for it

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248537#Comment_248537

That said, the best way to get us to implement a feature you want is to ask for it

May we please have Passage Guides and Bible Word Studies in Biblia.com?

Thank you.

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248608#Comment_248608

That said, the best way to get us to implement a feature you want is to ask for it
May we please have Passage Guides and Bible Word Studies in Biblia.com?
Thank you.

Yes please!

Matthew Yarbrough

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248646#Comment_248646

I agree with Mr. Black and Mr. Phillips; I would love Biblia to incorporate the Exegetical Guide and Word Study capabilities.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248537#Comment_248537

See now? There's three very polite requests. :-)

Jacob Hantla

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248675#Comment_248675

See now? There's three very polite requests. :-)

Please...

that makes 4.

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248691#Comment_248691

Please? (Makes 5)

I invision a day when FULL Logos functionality will be available through a web browser. Who would have thought 10 years ago we would be able to do what we do now?

Lynden O. Williams

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250381#Comment_250381

Make that six. Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!

Mark Barnes

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250547#Comment_250547

Seven is a perfect number! (And the functionality must be a long way there as a result of the iPhone app. Can you borrow their server-side code?)

Robert Pavich

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250562#Comment_250562

Uh....I hate to take this past the perfect #7 but....

8 checking in.... [:$]

Ken F Hill

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250766#Comment_250766

mab

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250787#Comment_250787

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250858#Comment_250858

Keep Smiling [:)]

Ben

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/250562#Comment_250562

Seven is a perfect number! (And the functionality must be a long way there as a result of the iPhone app. Can you borrow their server-side code?)

7[;)]

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248537#Comment_248537

Kent Maitland

Personally, I'm in love with the concept of the Chromebook, and more importantly, the cloud. I must say though that I'm a little dissapointed by the statement that Biblia is not planned to reach the functionality of Logos 4. Yes, I recognize that there might be certain limitations to making the web app 100% identical to the software, but, frankly, if the app were suitable enough to replace my software on the computer, I'd be more inclined to switch to it. Why take up the hard drive space if you don't need to? Why confine your software to one machine if you could access it anywhere? It is not uncommon to find myself accessing 5 or more different computers on a daily basis, given my present situation as both a worker and a student. The cloud concept is making such a predicament not quite as difficult for me. Again, I'm not saying that you need to implement all the bells and whistles of the software, but I would appreciate it if Biblia offered most of them, or at least enough to make a nice alternative to the software itself.

Steve Clevenger

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/264917#Comment_264917

Yes, Passage Guides and Bible Word Studies in Biblia.com would be wonderful.

Thanks

I second this! I miss the Logos application on my old windows PC (that is all I miss from that beast), and I realize it may be a long time until we get the same functionality through Biblia, but I would love to see highlighting sync between Biblia on my chromebox and chromebook and my android devices.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248672#Comment_248672

Oh, that would be wonderful!

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/426429#Comment_426429

One more feature I would love - a smooth way to copy and paste verses from Biblia, so that I could easily place passages in my google docs.

Thanks for taking the time to consider requests from those living on the bleeding edge of technology. :-)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/426434#Comment_426434

Mark,

In the future please use the reply button and then quote whom you are replying to. This is hard to follow.

David Taylor, Jr.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/425001#Comment_425001

All of the above and notes as well (not community notes)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/431592#Comment_431592

The Acer C7 Chromebook seems to hold some promise as a cheap Logos notebook because it has an Intel Celeron (not ARM) processor and a 320GB hard drive. Folks have been successful in getting Ubuntu installed (dual boot) so it is feasible that Windows is an option as well. It has 2GB of RAM and there is a removable panel, so additional storage may also be an option. The best part is that it is only $199.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/acer-c7-chromebook.html

Available from Google, Best Buy, Newegg, Tiger Direct and Staples:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/02/acer-c7-chromebook/

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/426838#Comment_426838

Mark,

In the future please use the reply button and then quote whom you are replying to. This is hard to follow.

Gotcha. Will do!

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/437511#Comment_437511

Bought a Samsung Chromebook and am using it with Biblia. Works well, although I wish Logos would build a reader for Chrome a la Kindle Reader that would allow you to download and pin books. In the meantime, I will supplement it with my Nexus 7 when on the go.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/479143#Comment_479143

There are rumours that android APPS are going to be doing to ChromeBooks soon, so you might get it, the only reason Logos is on Amazon Fire Tablets is that they are android based tablets, if Google dose add in Android APP support you will have your Logos app.

-Dan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/479153#Comment_479153

There are rumours that android APPS are going to be doing to ChromeBooks soon, so you might get it, the only reason Logos is on Amazon Fire Tablets is that they are android based tablets, if Google dose add in Android APP support you will have your Logos app.

-Dan

That would be a good thing if it works...

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/479159#Comment_479159

One good feature of the Chromebook is Chrome Remote Desktop and that at least allows you to access the full Logos app on a PC from anywhere.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/479346#Comment_479346

I have been using my Samsung Series 3 ARM Chromebook with biblia.com for a few weeks and have found it works well. I hope Logos will expand the feature set of the website as Chromebooks are increasing in popularity. The Samsung Chromebook is currently the #1 selling notebook on Amazon.com. Google has released its very expensive Pixel Chromebook and it is receiving rave reviews. Also, Asus, Acer and Samsung have all announced new Chromebooks for release later this year. 2013 is being called the year of the Chromebook. Could this be the future?

Dennis Toll

I too am moving towards a Chromebook future. Computing should be more about productivity and less about spending time maintaining a bulky OS and keeping up with the latest version of large costly software applications. I want a computer that will allow me to quickly and easily perform the tasks I need without have to become an expert in the OS -- And my first computer was an XT compatible IBM clone back in 1987, so I've seen how OS's have grown and become overgrown.

So I hope the folks at Logos will continue to support and develop Biblia for online computing needs. It doesn't have to match Logos, but a little more functionality would be great. On my android app of Logos, I can get the lemma and grammatical tags from BHS and tagged greek texts. It would be wonderful to do that on Biblia as well. Biblia doesn't necessary need a full-featured grammatical search engine, but the ability to search on lemmas in original language texts would be wonderful.

Please keep improving Biblia. It's been on Beta with no changes for awhile now.

Thanks for providing a great product.

Dennis Toll

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/486107#Comment_486107

It would also be great if Logos would create a Chrome "packaged app". These apps are available offline and behave more like computer programs:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238906/Google_bares_Chrome_s_Trojan_strategy_with_native_style_packaged_apps

http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-new-apps-are-bad-for-microsoft-2013-5

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/486116#Comment_486116

I wonder why there is a Chrome app for Biblia but not one for Faithlife?

Zachary Oglesby

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/486116#Comment_486116

It would also be great if Logos would create a Chrome "packaged app". These apps are available offline and behave more like computer programs:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238906/Google_bares_Chrome_s_Trojan_strategy_with_native_style_packaged_apps

http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-new-apps-are-bad-for-microsoft-2013-5

Indeed! Just watched the 2013 I/O presentation...

http://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps.html

Scott Sanjay Hayes

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/248537#Comment_248537

What I would like is a better option for interlinear Bibles on Biblia.com. Now, it just displays the base text with no English translation, which is pretty much useless for an interlinear. It lieu of an interlinear, could you please at least model it as an INTRAlinear where the English translations follow the Greek or Hebrew in the text (perhaps in parenthesis). That way, at least you have a gloss into English. Thanks!

Kevin A. Purcell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/495942#Comment_495942

Just picked up a Samsung Chromebook to replace a MBair that I'm giving my son for seminary.

I"m hoping for better development of Biblia in the future, but glad we have this now.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/512433#Comment_512433

Just picked up a Samsung Chromebook

Kevin don't forget the deprecated but still functional http://library.logos.com You can run passage guides from there and open the links in new tabs via ctrl+click.

I'm still running the original CR-48 from the chrome beta and use that option somewhat regularly.

Kevin A. Purcell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/512535#Comment_512535

Just picked up a Samsung Chromebook
Kevin don't forget the deprecated but still functional http://library.logos.com You can run passage guides from there and open the links in new tabs via ctrl+click.
I'm still running the original CR-48 from the chrome beta and use that option somewhat regularly.

Thanks. Didn't think about that.

Wonder why companies replace old products with less functional new ones? Apple, Google, Microsot and Logos all do this repeatedly.

If I were in charge of a software company I'd have to be pulled kicking and screaming into a software release where the new product did less than the old unless the feature was something that almost no one used.