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Synchronize your personal data between PocketBible and MyBible
programs running on different computer devices!
Contents:
Introduction
The personal data that you create with PocketBible — such as personal
notes, highlighted passages, and bookmarks — can be shared between
your PocketBible programs that are running on different computer devices.
Additionally, your personal notes and bookmarks can be shared between
PocketBible and MyBible. (MyBible highlights cannot be shared.)
We call this sharing “synchronization.” Your personal data is
synchronized between PocketBible programs. Synchronization assures that the
same data is present in both places.
Imagine that a master copy of your data is maintained. When any version of
PocketBible is synchronized with that master copy, then the master copy is
updated to include all changes that you've made since the last time you
synchronized. As you synchronize your other PocketBible programs with the
master copy, these changes will be added to the device, and changes on the
device are added to the master copy. Thus, as you perform synchronizations,
the same data can appear in all of your versions of PocketBible, and you
can safely make changes in any of your versions of PocketBible, knowing
that when you next synchronize, your changes will be reflected in the
master copy.
This master copy of your data is maintained at the Laridian iPocketBible.com
Internet server. The iPocketBible.com Internet server can be synchronized
directly to PocketBible for Windows, for the iPhone or iPod Touch, and the
iPad. Synchronization to PocketBible for Windows Mobile and MyBible for
Palm OS occur through the PocketBible for Windows program.
(You can also think of PocketBible for Windows being the master copy
with respect to PocketBible for Windows Mobile and MyBible for Palm OS.)
This is illustrated in the following diagram.
Each line in this diagram represents a synchronization. So,
this diagram makes it clear how to move data from one device to another.
For instance, if you want to share data between PocketBible for Windows and
PocketBible on your iPhone, you will sync through iPocketBible.com. If you
want to synchronize personal data between your iPhone and your iPad, you'll
sync through iPocketBible.com. In this example, it helps to think of
iPocketBible.com as maintaining that “master copy” of the
data that we'd talked about earlier.
On the other hand, if you want to share personal data between your Windows
PC and your Windows Mobile Phone, you won't use iPocketBible.com at all.
You'll sync these two devices directly to one another.
As a final example, if you want to synchronize your personal data between
a Windows Mobile Phone and and and iPhone, you'll first need to
synchronize your Windows Mobile Phone to PocketBible for Windows, then
synchronize to iPocketBible.com and finally synchronize to PocketBible
on your iPhone. You'd then do the opposite to move data from your
iPhone back to your Windows Mobile Phone.
Configuring PocketBible for Synchronization
Some versions of PocketBible are automatically ready for synchronization.
Other versions require configurtion.
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PocketBible for iPad, iPhone, iPad Touch
Requires version 1.3.0 and newer. No additional configuration
is required.
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PocketBible for Windows Mobile
Requires PocketBible 4 for Windows Mobile (including Windows Mobile
Classic, Windows Mobile Standard, and Windows Mobile Professional) and
either the Microsoft “ActiveSync” or “Mobile Device
Center” software.
(If you are using the older PocketBible for Pocket PC, you must be
using at least version 3.050. We recommend upgrading to
version 4.) No additional configuration is required.
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MyBible for Palm OS
Requires MyBible 5 for Palm OS and the Palm “HotSync”
software. No additional configuration is
required.
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PocketBible for Windows
- Requirements:
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Requires version 1.008 or newer of PocketBible for Windows.
Some synchronization providers may require a later version.
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Requires the PocketBible for Windows Synchronization Provider.
(See below.)
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Requires one or more additional Synchronization Providers to
synchronize with iPocketBible.com, PocketBible for Windows Mobile, or
MyBible for Palm OS. (See below.)
- Configuration:
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Install at least two Synchronization Providers as
discussed above. Other than installing the required
Synchronization Providers, no additional configuration
is required.
Synchronization Provider Installation Instructions
Synchronization Providers are add-on modules for PocketBible
for Windows that manage synchronizition between specific
devices. Synchronization Providers are only required if you
will be synchronizating your personal data with PocketBible
for Windows.
- Verify that you are using at least
version 1.008 of PocketBible for Windows. All of the
synchronization providers below require that you are using
at least version 1.008. Some synchronization providers
require a later edition of PocketBible for Windows, so
check the requirements of the synchronization provider also.
If you are using an older revision
of PocketBible for Windows, and if you've already
purchased PocketBible for Windows, you can download
the latest version from your download account at no
additional charge.
- Download the PocketBible for Windows
Synchronization Provider to your Windows PC by selecting
the link below.
- Run the DesktopProvider.exe setup
file you just downloaded. This will install
the PocketBible for Windows portion of the
synchronization system on your Windows PC.
- Download the provider for your mobile
device to your Windows PC by selecting one of the links
below.
- Run the setup file you just downloaded.
This will install the synchronization provider for your
mobile device to your Windows PC.
Synchronization Provider Download Links
Synchronization Providers are add-on modules for PocketBible
for Windows that manage synchronizition between specific
devices. Synchronization Providers are only required if you
will be synchronizating your personal data with PocketBible
for Windows.
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PocketBible for Windows Synchronization Provider
- Requires PocketBible for Windows 1.008 or later.
If you've already purchased PocketBible for Windows, you can download
the latest version from your download account at no additional charge.
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iPocketBible.com Synchronization Provider
Synchronizes your personal notes, bookmarks, verse highlights (entire
verses), and devotional reading progress with PocketBible for Windows.
The data at the iPocketBible.com server can then be synchronized with
other mobile devices, including the iPad, the iPhone and the iPod touch.
- Requires PocketBible for Windows 1.012 or later. If you've
already purchased PocketBible for Windows, you can download the latest version
from your download account at no additional charge.
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PocketBible for Windows Mobile Synchronization Provider
Synchronizes your personal notes, bookmarks, verse highlights (entire
verses), and devotional reading progress with PocketBible for Windows.
- Requires PocketBible for Windows 1.008 or later. If you've
already purchased PocketBible for Windows, you can download the latest version
from your download account at no additional charge.
- Requires any one of the following:
- PocketBible 4 for Windows Mobile. Compatible with Windows Mobile Classic
(Pocket PC), Windows Mobile Standard (smartphones). and Windows Mobile
Professional (Pocket PC Phones).
- PocketBible for Pocket PC Version 3.050 or later. If you've already purchased
PocketBible 3 for Pocket PC, you can download the latest version from your
download account at no additional charge. Or, better yet, upgrade to
PocketBible 4 for Windows Mobile.
- IMPORTANT NOTE for PocketBible 3 for Pocket PC users:
This Windows Mobile provider
supersedes the PocketBible 3 for Pocket PC Synchronization Provider that you may
have previously downloaded and installed. If you previously downloaded and
installed the PocketBible 3 for Pocket PC Synchronization Provider, then
use Add/Remove programs to uninstall the item named Laridian
PocketPCProvider from your computer prior to installing this new
synchronization provider.
- Windows XP users - you must have Microsoft Active Sync
installed prior to installing the Windows Mobile Synchronization Provider.
The Synchronization Provider will not install if this software is not
available on your system.
- Windows Vista users - you must have Microsoft Mobile Device Center
installed prior to installing the Windows Mobile Synchronization Provider.
The Synchronization Provider will not install if this software is not
available on your system.
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MyBible 5 for Palm OS Synchronization Provider
Synchronizes your personal notes and bookmarks with PocketBible for Windows.
- Requires PocketBible for Windows 1.008 or later.
If you've already purchased PocketBible for Windows, you can
download the latest version from your download account at no
additional charge.
- Requires MyBible version 5.000 or later.
- Requires a "HotSync" connection to your PC to copy personal
data files from your handheld to your PC and back again.
- HotSync must be configured to backup files from your
handheld to your PC.
- Run MyBible 5 at least once on your handheld prior to your
first synchronization with PocketBible for Windows.
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Noah for Blackberry Synchronization Provider
Not available
Synchronization Instructions
Synchronize PocketBible for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch with iPocketBible.com
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Verify that your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch is actively connected
to the Internet.
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Select “Manage My Data” from the Menu, and follow the
on-screen instructions.
Synchronize PocketBible for Windows with iPocketBible.com
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Follow the general instructions for synchronizing
PocketBible for Windows below.
Synchronize PocketBible for Windows Mobile with PocketBible for Windows
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Follow the general instructions for synchronizing
PocketBible for Windows below.
Synchronize MyBible for Palm OS with PocketBible for Windows
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Follow the general instructions for synchronizing
PocketBible for Windows below.
Synchronize PocketBible for Windows
- Connect your mobile device, if needed.
- For Windows Mobile devices, connect your Windows
Mobile handheld to your Windows PC using the cable and
software provided with the device.
- For Palm OS devices, connect your Palm OS handheld
to your Windows PC with the supplied cable. The
synchronization process will prompt you to HotSync
your handheld as needed.
- For iPocketBible.com, verify that your Windows PC
has access to the Internet. No further connections are
necessary.
- Run PocketBible for Windows. Select
Edit > Synchronize Personal Data, then choose the provider
for the mobile device you want to sync with. That's all
there is to it!
An Important Note About Restoring Backups
Once you begin synchronizing data between PocketBible
for Windows and another device, then you need to be careful if you ever
revert to a backup of your data. You cannot simply restore a backup
of your data on your Windows PC, Palm OS handheld, or Windows Mobile device if
you plan to continue synchronizing that device with another.
You must also reset the synchronization history so that the next synchronization
will correctly recognize that you've installed "old" data. Synchronization history
can be easily reset using PocketBible for Windows 1.012 or newer. Choose
Edit > Synchronize Personal Data > Reset Synchronization History whenever
you replace your personal data with a backup. If you are using a version of
PocketBible for Windows prior to version 1.012, we recommend that you update
to the latest revision which will provide this option.
Synchronization Provider Revision History
iPocketBible.com Synchronization Provider
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Version 1.0.0.2, June 09, 2010
- Increased timeout to resolve some ID:8 errors.
- Added support for version 2 of the synchronization engine.
- Updated name to clarify that synchronization is with iPocketBible.com,
which can then by synchronized with an iPhone, and not directly with
the iPhone.
- Updated text conversion to avoid corruption/translation of special characters.
- Requires PocketBible 1.012 or later.
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Version 1.0.0.1, February 19, 2008
Initial public release
MyBible 5 for Palm OS Synchronization Provider
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Version 1.0.0.3, November 13, 2008
The previous setup program was related to the Windows Mobile
synchronization provider setup, causing only one or the other
to be installed at a time. The setup program was updated to
allow both this provider and the Windows Mobile provider to
be simultaneously installed. The synchronization provider itself
was not changed.
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Version 1.0.0.3, October 27, 2008
Initial public release
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