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!! How will Logosfour work in third world countries where there is limited or no internet access?

!! How will Logos work in third world countries where there is limited or no internet access?

Logos can be operated offline quite well and it is best to use its /offline mode/ rather than changing Settings or switching off your connection. For Windows, hold down CTRL key while starting Logos. For Mac, launch Logos, then quickly press and hold command key until the login screen appears,thenreleasecommandkey. Then select "Work Offline".

Logos can be operated offline quite well and it is best to use its /offline mode/ rather than changing Settings or switching off your connection.\\ For Windows, hold down CTRL key while starting Logos. For Mac, launch Logos, then quickly press and holdtheCommand key until the login screen appears. Then select "Work Offline".

 

Note that "Use Internet" = YES is ignored in /offline mode/, so keep itonthatsetting.

Note that "Use Internet" = YES is ignored in /offline mode/, so keepthatvalueinTools>ProgramSettings.

 

 

When you want to receive updates, start Logos normally to revert to /online mode/. If you have to go to another place and pay for internet access, know what it is going to cost you beforehand.

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When you want to receive updates start Logos normally to revert to /online mode/. "Automatically Download Updates"  is best set to NO (in Tools > Program settings) as you will then be notified of a download and can choose to accept it or refuse it until you are ready.

If you have to go to another place and pay for internet access e.g. an internet cafe (not sure about internet cafe availability in third world countries, particularly ones that cater for the large downloads this program sometimes requires) know what its going to cost you beforehand.

 

The good news here is that a complete install away from the internet is possible as Logos can email the license file and send an installation disc.

 

!! If this is true, then why does Logos "need" the internet?

There are features that need the internet, particularly "metadata" (data about your resources that enables you to group them them in Library or collections), or updates to resources and the program. It'smostimportantthatyouunderstandthat*thetools for actual Bible study /won't be affected/,*andalltheresourcesyoupurchase will beavailablelocallyonyourharddrive,solackofInternetwillnothurtyourstudyatall:

There are features that need the internet, particularly "metadata" (data about your resources that enables you to group them them in Library or collections), or updates to resources and the program. \\Themajorityof *tools for actual Bible study* /won't be affected/, whilstthe[[LogosHelp>>logosres:logos4help;hw=Morph_Query_Document]] will state*[Net]*foranytools/featuresthatrequirethe Internet:

* The [[Home Page]] contains several internet based items.RSSfeedsfromLogosandMorrisProctorwillnotworkwithoutinternet,neitherwillsomeoftheadvertisingfeatureslike[[Pre-pub >> http:\\www.logos.com\prepub]] and [[Community Pricing >> http://www.logos.com/communitypricing]] announcements.

* The [[Home Page]] contains several internet based itemse.g. [[Pre-pub >> http:\\www.logos.com\prepub]] and [[Community Pricing >> http://www.logos.com/communitypricing]] announcements.

* [[Passage Guides >> Passage Guide]] will lack sermons from [[Sermoncentral.com >> http://www.sermoncentral.com]] or graphics from [[PowerPointSermons.com >> http://www.PowerPointSermons.com]]

* [[Reading Lists]] get information from http://topics.logos.com, so they will not function at all without the internet.

* Document syncing keeps your user created documents in sync across installs (Logos allows you to install the program on two or more computers, but only for your personal use. See the [[EULA >> http://www.logos.com/ArticleViewer/2090]] for a more detailed explanation).

* /Document syncing/ keeps your created documents in sync between installations.

* Checks for updated metadata are made regularly and sync'd when available.

* Checks for /updated metadata/ are made regularly, and aresync'd when available.

* Automatic Update checks to see if there are any program or resource updates which fix issues that could affect stability or readability (typos, etc). When available they will be downloaded.

* Program and resource updates will be downloaded when available.

 * "Automatically Start Downloads" can be set to NO (in Tools > Program settings), as you will then be notified of a download and can start it when you are ready.

 

 

Without internet access these items will not do anything - most importantly they will not get in the way of what Logos was designed to do: Bible Study.

Without internet access these items will not do anything.