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Quickworx.info is a site dedicated to the development of QuickFrame the SBS charting program and other resources for the serious Bible student.

Donation.gifQuickWorx is my workshop for the development of web programs. You can use it as a resource for your all your charting needs.

New MAC stand alone server

Due компютриto numerous problems with the last version of the QuickFrame stand alone server for MAC. I have reworked it on a new foundation. I have replaced the xampp server package with a new server package called MAMP. I have not been able to extensively test it yet but all my initial tests seem to indicate that this package will solve the problems with the previous one.

In the course of providing QuickFrame for schools around he world one problem has cropped up repeatedly. Unreliable or expensive access to the Internet.

I have come up with basically 2 alternatives for those that are faced with this problem.

Click to continue reading “Using QuickFrame without a Reliable Internet Connection”

Because of the difficulty and expense of reliable Internet connections in some places I have added a stand alone version of QuickFrame for the MAC. The QuickFrame StandAlone server will allow you to use QuickFrame on your Mac computer without an Internet connection. Now whether you use a mac or a PC you can use QuickFrame with or without the Internet.

You can be using it in 6 easy steps:

Click to continue reading “Getting Started with the QuickFrame StandAlone Server for Mac”

A brand new version of QuickFrame Stand-Alone Server is out. It includes all the new features incorporated in the latest online version. I have included a few instructions below to help you get started.

Click to continue reading “Getting started with QuickFrame Stand-Alone Server for Windows”

Work on adding the auto-population references needed for the ESV version of the Bible is done thanks to the hard work of a bunch of our 2006-2007 alumni. The ability to use more than one version, a new color scheme, and the ability to auto-populate the ESV have now all been added to the current version of Virtual-QuickFrame. It is available for free download from the Downloads page.

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This article is a running progress report as we work to get all the paragraph refs entered into QuickFrame. Check here to see which books are done and which are not.

7/17/2007 - WE’RE DONE!  

Thanks again to all those who helped with this project.

Click to continue reading “Check the Progress of the ESV Project”

Due to the recent acquisition by Thomas Nelson Publishers of the NRSV bible and the subsequent unavailability of pew bibles in this version, it has become necessary to upgrade the QuickFrame program to allow for the usage of more than one translation. This was always planned but was made into a high priority by recent events. I am currently trying to get volunteers to work on paragraph refs for the ESV. But if you need a different version in your location please contact me and I will help you get started in adding your desired translation.

Volunteers needed (SBS alumni??):

Although the coding is done - in order for the auto-population feature to work verse references and verse counts for every paragraph in the bible are going to need to be entered in. This is a very simple but highly repetitive job that I just can’t seem to correctly automate, so it has to be done the old fashioned way - by hand. Remember this is a free project if you have benefited by it in the past consider helping future students in this way.

Click to continue reading “QuickFrame updated - ESV Bible Added”

After a long hiatus (teaching and coding don’t always mix) work has resumed on StudyWorx. The goals of the StudyWorx project are quite a bit more ambitious that those of QuickFrame. Where QuickFrame is basically a tool to help SBS students save time on the more tedious aspects of the course. StudyWorx is designed to be a full fledged online inductive bible study tool. Capable of forming the backbone for both online schools and conventional classroom settings.

Revised Feature list:

  • Students and Staff will be organized into “schools”
    • Each school will have:
      • It’s own grading system
      • Assignment specifications
      • And full online capabilities for completing, printing, and grading the assignments.
      • It can also be used as a simple chart framing program in the same way that QuickFrame is currently used
  • Every effort will be made to make the work flow as smooth and simple as possible.
  • Hopefully I will have a working prototype by fall (2007) and a release sometime in 2008.

If anyone has experience as a PHP or better yet Symfony programmer please feel free to contact me to help with this project.

{:> Tom Possin

StudyWorx Child of QuickFrame

As work progresses on the next generation of QuickFrame I realized that I would need a new name since the new version will do far more than simply create chart frames and title lists.

StudyWorx is the name I am tentatively considering since it is going to be a comprehensive tool for the Inductive study of the Bible. Essentially, my goal is to create an entire school environment. This includes the ability to complete all assignments in StudyWorx if desired (creating frames will still be possible), grading, staff/student communications, and printing to pdf for the final product. Essentially I want to provide an infrastructure for schools to sign up and run their entire school from StudyWorx. I also want to be able to run an open, full featured, Online, school for anyone that wants to study the Bible Inductively.

If you think StudyWorx is a particularly good or bad name, or if you have a better idea, please comment on this article below, or write me a quick note here.

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