Comments on: A Review of Logos 4 (part 1) http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2010/01/a-review-of-logos-4-part-1/ Biblical Studies, Exegesis, Theology, etc. by Josh Mann Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Rives http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2010/01/a-review-of-logos-4-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Steve Rives Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:56:30 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=1112#comment-1451 I installed 4.0 and the old version was still working. This is important. I installed 4.0 in the middle of my semester work, and I almost had a heart-attack that the interface was so different. I couldn't navigate my Hebrew resources in the same way. I assume 4.0 is better, but don't expect to switch over like it is just another version. It is a complete rewrite of the user interface. All of my collections that I defined in 3.x are not in 4.0 in the same way. Everything is different. It is like learning a new program. However, it supposedly is faster (though I never noticed any speed issues with the old version -- as I am generally just messing around with a handful of resources (though I have hundreds installed). I will read your blog with interest if you can show us the great advantages of 4.0. Having said all of this, I am using the switch in semester to try and learn this new software. I hope to be up and running with 4.0 by end of semester. It has taken me a long time to learn all the 3.x tricks and features, so I am not real happy to change. But that is the nature of technology. On another note, 4.x will auto-update too. Like Windows installer. I like that, but I never know for sure what updated or why (i.e., what features I get and which I lost). I suspect 4.0 is going to be better. I will leave comments on your blog if I figure out how! Again, the best part for me is that 3.x is still working just fine even after I installed 4.0. I love it that they did that. Smart move on their part. I installed 4.0 and the old version was still working. This is important. I installed 4.0 in the middle of my semester work, and I almost had a heart-attack that the interface was so different. I couldn’t navigate my Hebrew resources in the same way.

I assume 4.0 is better, but don’t expect to switch over like it is just another version. It is a complete rewrite of the user interface. All of my collections that I defined in 3.x are not in 4.0 in the same way. Everything is different. It is like learning a new program.

However, it supposedly is faster (though I never noticed any speed issues with the old version — as I am generally just messing around with a handful of resources (though I have hundreds installed). I will read your blog with interest if you can show us the great advantages of 4.0.

Having said all of this, I am using the switch in semester to try and learn this new software. I hope to be up and running with 4.0 by end of semester. It has taken me a long time to learn all the 3.x tricks and features, so I am not real happy to change. But that is the nature of technology.

On another note, 4.x will auto-update too. Like Windows installer. I like that, but I never know for sure what updated or why (i.e., what features I get and which I lost). I suspect 4.0 is going to be better. I will leave comments on your blog if I figure out how!

Again, the best part for me is that 3.x is still working just fine even after I installed 4.0. I love it that they did that. Smart move on their part.

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