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.)