Advantages
MyVerses, on a Palm powered PDA or phone, provides many advantages over the traditional method using cards:
- All of your verses are immediately available to you on your Palm device without carrying a separate set of cards. This makes it easier to review your memory verses during free moments throughout the day.
- MyVerses allows you to store and review up to 32,767 records, more than the total number of verses in the English Bible, without adding additional bulk or weight.
- Reports on the total number of verses stored, as well as the number of verses due for review, are instantly available.
- MyVerses includes an optional two-phase learning process to help you commit new verses to memory.
- Once memorized, MyVerses continuously compares the review history of each verse against your personal review schedule to determine which verses are currently due for review. Time once spent arranging and filing cards can now be spent reviewing and meditating on Scripture.
- You can change the font used on the screen for optimal viewing under your current lighting conditions. In addition, backlit screens on Palm devices make it easy to work on Scripture memorization even in dim or dark lighting conditions.
- Verses can be easily shared between MyVerses users by beaming. This makes it easy for a mentor or group leader to share memory verses with others.
- The MyVerses database is copied to your PC during the HotSync operation. It is easy to make backup copies of this database to minimize the likelihood that your memory verse collection, whole or in part, will ever be completely lost.
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Figure 1-1 MyVerses icon.
Figure 1-2 MyVerses replaces paper cards with records that can be easily copied for backup purposes. These records can also be exported to text files to facilitate data exchange with other systems.
Figure 1-3 The Details form gives you access to the review history for any record.
Figure 1-4 MyVerses uses your personal review schedule and the review history for each of the records to determine which verses are due for review.
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Features
MyVerses was designed from the ground up for Scripture memorization and meditation. The following list describes some of the most important features built into this software:
- The Tools form may be used during the initial memorization of a new verse. This form includes an assortment of methods for revealing or hiding characters and words (Figure 1-5). These tools can be extremely helpful during the first phase of memory work in which the goal is simply to repeat the entire passage without glancing at the text.
- The Learning Counter (used to track the number of times you have repeated a passage) and Milestone Alerts (which notify you when your personal repetition goals have been reached) assist during the second phase of the learning process (Figure 1-6). During this phase, repetition intervals are used to help firmly impress the Scripture passage into your memory.
- Verses that have been memorized are assigned to Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Quarterly review lists as appropriate based on your personal review schedule and the current review history for each verse. Each verse in a review list has a checkbox to be tapped when the verse has been reviewed (Figure 1-7). Verses that have been reviewed are hidden from sight if the Due push button in the lower right hand corner is selected, or displayed with a checked box if the All push button is selected.
- The Statistics form displays the total number of items in each category as well as the number of items due in each category. Statistics may be viewed at either a record level or verse level (Figure 1-8).
- Fonts used on Edit, View and List forms within MyVerses may each be independently selected based on your viewing requirements.
- Topics may be assigned to each individual verse item. Topic information may be easily hidden or displayed on all of the MyVerses screens by selecting the desired option on the Preferences form.
- A book name selection list may be used when entering the reference for a new verse. Use of this option can simplify data entry and improve uniformity within the Reference fields (Figure 1-9).
- Verse review history data (e.g. Commit Date, Last Review, Review Count) is available for viewing and may be edited if desired.
- The Reference Quizzer provides a simple but effective way to strengthen your ability to recall the "addresses" of verses in your review lists.
- Beaming is supported at both the record and list level. Export and import via memo records is also supported at both the record and list level (Figure 1-10).
- Supports the convenient one-handed navigation used on Treo smartphones.
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Figure 1-5 Learning Tools hide and/or reveal portions of Scripture selections being memorized.
Figure 1-6 A Milestone Alert signals that the Learning Counter has reach one of your repetition goal values.
Figure 1-7 Records are displayed in review lists based on your personal review schedule.
Figure 1-8 Statistics form configured to show statistics for either Records or Verses.
Figure 1-9 The book name selection list simplifies data entry in the reference field.
Figure 1-10 Beaming can be a useful feature for couples, mentors, and group leaders.
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Requirements
The following resources must be available on your handheld device for MyVerses to function properly:
- Palm OS 4.0 or greater.
- Most Palm devices require about 111 KB of free memory for the MyVerses program (Figure 1-11).
- Approximately 1 KB of additional memory is needed for every 5 verses added to the MyVerses database on most Palm devices. In other words, you can expect 1 MB of memory to be sufficient storage for 5000 verses.
These estimates are based on an average verse from the King James Version of the Bible, which contains approximately 140 characters (including blanks between the words), plus an additional 40 characters for the combined reference and topic information associated with each verse.
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Figure 1-11 The MyVerses program occupies about 111 KB of memory on most Palm devices before any verses are added.
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