Taking part in a church service can quickly become juggling act of books, bibles and bits of paper. At our local Anglican church this has become worse since the introduction of Common Worship. It’s a fantastic resource of different liturgy but makes it hard to follow the service, especially if you are a newcomer.
One solution is to do away with paper altogether and use a projector connected to a computer (well maybe not completely, there’s still a need to have some large print paper copies on hand for anyone who might have difficulty seeing the screen).
Had another go with Music Maker 16 Premium, but this time ran the video through Countdown Creator to add the time. Given the time it looked like taking to make my own countdown it seemed $35 well spent.
The only snag for me here in the UK is that it renders to 720×480, a NTSC resolution rather than PAL. That might lead to some black bars at church, partly why I chose a largely black background!
Paper has yet to be supplanted by electronic formats, and probably never will be, but electronic versions of books have several advantages that can compliment a physical book collection. The greatest of these is speed of reference and the ability to jump from one text to another without breaking a train of thought. The Bible Speaks Today on CDROM is an excellent example of this and is a worthwhile investment, even if you have some or all of the physical books.
Installation is simple and includes checking for updates online. Activation is also required. The internet is the simplest way of doing this but it also possible over the phone or by post. We would recommend copying the resources onto the hard disk to use the software without the CD in the drive. Continue Reading
