2008-03-16 Links Update Released

The 2008-03-16 Links file update has been released. Those of you who are on the list to receive email updates have been sent an email with directions on how to obtain this updated file. If you have not received this email update and would like to, email me about receiving the update and getting added to the mailing list.

The Links file recently underwent a major redesign, which debuted with the 2008-02-18 version. This redesign is intended to help make it easier to find things in the growing list of resources. Besides helping you to find what you are looking for, the system may even help you to discover resources that are available, but that you had not thought of looking for.

Hopefully it will not be too difficult to figure out how to use the redesigned file. However, I recommend that the included directions be read first. Besides including instructions and examples on how to use the new design, the directions also discuss redistribution of the file.

One of the results of the redesign is that the file may not work right when it is attached to an email. The HTML code of the file itself is standards-compliant, but I found in my testing that some email systems would not run it properly. So, the Links files are not attached to the Links emails anymore. Instead, the Links file should now be used by downloading its zip file from the web page linked to in the email, extracting it with the supplied password, saving it to a drive, and opening it in a modern web browser like Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. After you open it, you may want to bookmark it or add it to your Favorites for easy retrieval later on.

In addition to the new design, there are also a significant number of new and updated resources on the list. These are listed under the *** NEW *** and *** UPDATED *** index headings. Resources that were new or updated as of the 2008-02-18 version have been kept under those headings for now, since it has been such a short time since then.

New resources this time around include:

• 3-line material for the Suffering (T-27) tract


• 3-line material for What We Learn... w magazine articles, which were designed to be used for studying with interested ones


• WM-Dict, a dictionary program that can currently be used to help translate among Chinese, English, German, Italian, and Serbian. It is available in Windows, Mac OS X, and Windows Mobile versions. (The Mac version is the first native Mac custom software for the Chinese field that I know of!)

Updated resources include:

• The recently renamed Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video page, which now also offers MP3 audio files of the listed public talks (This page was previously named Mandarin Public Talks in DVD or iPod Video Format.)


• The Worship Book (Chinese + Pinyin + English) page, which now offers 3-line material for the complete first chapter of the Worship book (This link is still listed under the *** NEW *** heading for now.)

Talk 74 Recordings

Audio and video recordings of Mandarin public talk 74 are now available from the Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video page. The recordings are available in MP3, iPod video, CD, and DVD formats. Chairmen's information is also available in Simp+Pinyin+English 3-line PDF format.

For information on how to access this page, email me, providing information such as what group or congregation you're with, who referred you to this site, etc.

MP3 Audio Versions of Mandarin Public Talk Video Recordings

MP3 audio file versions of existing Mandarin public talk DVDs/iPod video files are now available, and they will also be made available for all new Mandarin public talk recordings posted. MP3 audio files can be played on computers using iTunes and other programs as well. They can also be burned onto CDs or loaded onto portable music players such as iPods.

To reflect the addition of these audio files, the title of the download page has been changed from Mandarin Public Talks in DVD or iPod Video Format to Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video, and additional explanatory text has been added to it. The next Links file update will reflect this change as well.

If you’d like to obtain these audio or video recordings, you may email me for the information on how to access the Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video page, providing information such as what group or congregation you're with, who referred you to this site, etc.

3-Line Material for What We Learn... w Magazine Articles

3-line material for the first What We Learn... w magazine article is now available. This article appeared in the Feb. 1, 2008 issue. Evidently, these articles were designed to be studied with householders, and they will appear four times a year.

The next Links file update will contain a link for downloading this material. Meanwhile, if you’d like to obtain it, you may email me for the information on how to access it.