adam·m·lowe

A good database system is really critical to the smooth running of any organisation, including a church. As we look at being more efficient as a church, I’ve been evaluating the various options currently available.

Whilst I’ve discussed iPad software elsewhere, I regularly get asked what software I use on the Mac. Here’s my (almost) definitive list: General Productivity Apple iCal and Mail: There’s many other applications that are more feature-laden, but I tend to stick with the default suite of Apple software including iCal and Mail. Largely this is because [...]

This is a brief presentation that considers a range of software tools that can help theological students.  It covers six broad areas: a) Backing Up & Files; b) Note-Taking; c) Writing; d) Research; e) Using the Bible; and f) Referencing.  Whilst brief in detail, it might draw your attention to a few tools of value. [...]

St John’s College, Durham (Monday 20th – Friday 24th June 2011) MediaLit offers an opportunity for first class training and resources in media for ministry for those engaged in formal pre-ordination training, those already engaged in local or national ministry and anyone concerned to connect Christian faith with communication in a digital age.  We will [...]

Using RSSUsing RSSWhen deciding on which Bible software to use, the cost of resources should be a significant consideration.  Following on from my discussion of Bible software on the iPad/iPhone, I have made a quick comparison of resource cost for two of the major Bible applications on the mac (which synchronise to the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch). [...]

A few months ago, I wrote a small post on using the iPad in academic theology.  Having had time to reflect, I thought I would cobble some of my thoughts together.  Much of my workflow (which entails a reliance upon Dropbox, iAnnotate, OliveTree Bible Reader, and Evernote) has remained the same, with the device being [...]

Venturing into eBooks can be fraught with all types of confusion.  Firstly, there are a range of services and readers available – depending upon which country you live in (Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Sony) – from which it can be quite hard to discern which to use.  (Note that eReader refers to [...]

As someone who suffers from an acute case of earlyadopteritis, it is with little surprise that I was keen to jump on the iPad pre-order bandwagon. I had considered many eReaders in the past, but none provided sufficient capability for my particular set of needs. So this post is not a review of the iPad [...]