January 2012
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Gateway Gadget Update Live!
The latest update to the Gateway Gadget adds three of the most-requested features to the app.
Saved Searches
When viewing the Verse of the Day or a search result, you can now save the verse or search query for quick recall. You can save searches in custom-named folders and view them again later from the search view.
Email Sharing
In addition to sharing the Verse of the Day or Reading Plan...
November 2011
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Gateway Gadget Updates in the Works
I’m currently working on updates to the Gateway Gadget to bring some of the most-requested features to you.
Email sharing, saved searches, and past and future-dated Reading Plans will be coming in the next update!
October 2011
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Minecraft Compass Now Available, and Thanks...
Last week my latest iPhone app, Minecraft Compass, went live on the App Store.
Minecraft has become a huge phenomenon. Since the creator, Markus Persson, started developing the game a little over two years ago it has sold over 3.8 million copies. And it isn’t even done yet!
I’m among the many who have been taken by Minecraft’s open world exploring, crafting, and building...
August 2011
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Default Versions Updated
Update: Some versions listed in the Default Versions setting option are not available for the Verse of The Day, but they are available for Reading Plans. For this reason I have decided to leave the affected versions in the setting option, and created more detailed messaging for when a Default Version is unable to be displayed for any reason.
EN - New International Version (1984) and EN - New...
July 2011
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Gateway Gadget Gets Facebook
A new social sharing option is now available in the Gateway Gadget to allow you to share the Verse of the Day and Reading Plans with your friends and family on Facebook.
Just touch the Facebook or Twitter button to share what you are reading from right within the app. We are also working on an option to share by email, so keep an eye out for that as well!
P.S. This is the new ‘Open...
June 2011
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Gateway Gadget: Automatic Version and Reading Plan...
I am nearly done an update to the Gateway Gadget which will automatically update languages, versions, and reading plans on your device each time you open the app. You will no longer have to download a whole new version of the app from the App Store each time Bible Gateway adds a new version or reading plan! I realize it has been a while since the reading plans and versions have been updated, and I...
May 2011
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The Budgeteer - Update Coming Soon
I’ve just released an updated version of The Budgeteer budgeting app for iPhone to Apple for their review. This update is mainly bug fixes and minor feature updates. Here is everything that has been changed:
Bug fix.
New add button in list items view allows you to create an item, enter it’s name, price, tax, etc. and immediately mark it as ‘Need It’ or ‘Got...
March 2011
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Gateway Gadget Reading Plans - Known Issue
UPDATE 2011-03-23: This has now been confirmed as fixed by Bible Gateway. Thanks for your patience.
BibleGateway.com is currently presenting the Reading Plans RSS feeds incorrectly.
The Gateway Gadget for iPhone uses these feeds to present you with the Reading Plans, so you may notice that the options you’ve chosen in the Settings area is not what you see in the Reading Plan view.
Bible Gateway...
Meet The Budgeteer!
You’ve worked hard to manage your spending by carefully crafting budgets, shopping wisely, and showing self-restraint, but try as you might there are still times when you blow the budget while you’re out shopping. Budgeting is half of the battle, the other half is staying within that budget.
Luckily, there is a superhero available to help you out! Enter The Budgeteer. He is a...
January 2011
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Gateway Gadget Update Adds Common English Bible...
The Gateway Gadget for iPhone and iPod Touch has been updated to include support for the Common English Bible (New Testament) version which was recently added to BibleGateway.com.
You can learn more about the CEB version at BibleGateway.com.
November 2010
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Gateway Gadget Update is Live!
The latest Gateway Gadget update allows you to search both the previous NIV version (1984) and the recently updated NIV versions.
Check it out on the App Store to download it now!
Coming Soon to the Gateway Gadget
Support for the updated New International Version is coming soon to the Gateway Gadget!
Check back here on the blog, on the Facebook page, or on the Twitter feed for announcements when it is available.
September 2010
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Updates!
I have two announcements today, both of which I am very excited to share with you.
The first is an update to the Bible Gateway iPhone app. Version 1 of the Bible Gateway app had some problems, most related to the tools I used to develop the app. Although the tools were great to help me to get the app into your hands quickly, they weren’t very reliable. So I had to rebuild the app from the ground...
June 2010
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Bible Gateway App Preview and Free Draw!
Why Did I Make the Bible Gateway App?
For a while now I have been working on a new iPhone/iPod Touch app to allow you to get the Bible delivered to you in a simple and meaningful way. Yes, in a way I have already done this with a Bible Gateway web app, but I wasn’t quite satisfied with it.
I thought the navigation could be better. I thought the presentation could be better. I thought the...
April 2010
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Connect On Facebook
Gadgets by TWKM now has a page on Facebook to allow you to connect and communicate both with Gadgets by TWKM and other gadget users.
I’ve been looking for a way to open a clear line of communication for everyone who uses a Gadgets by TWKM gadget, and after looking around I believe that Facebook is the best forum. Previously, communication happened through my blog where readers could...
Success Is Worth Sharing
I have always felt that success is a product of sharing. All of the moments in my life that make me feel like a success have been when I have shared my time, talents, and money with someone else or helping someone else.
So I’ve decided to donate a portion of all Gadgets by TWKM revenue to a group of charities and causes. I will be maintaining a list of these charities at...
New App Coming to iPhone
I am happy to announce that I have been working on a new version of the Bible Gateway for iPhone app. I have a bunch of changes in mind to make the gadget faster and easier to use, to give you the best Bible reading experience possible.
The biggest change is be that it will be available on the App Store, so you can install the app directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch. The new gadget will run...
February 2010
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New Feature: Share on Twitter
You can now share the Verse of the Day or your Bible Reading plan with your Twitter followers on both the iPhone and iGoogle versions of the Bible Gateway Gadget!
You will find the link at the top right-hand side of the gadget when you are viewing the verse of the day or your reading plan in either gadget. Clicking the link will take you to Twitter with your status already filled out and ready...