subject: Introduction To The Fully Downloadable Puritan Hard Drive -- On Demand Edition [print this page] The Fully Downloadable Puritan Hard Drive -- On Demand Edition
Once again, at Still Waters Revival Books, we have a unique and remarkable reason to praise and thank our matchless sovereign King, the Lord Jesus Christ! In His singular, special and spectacular kindness, mercy, grace and love to us (His people), He has providentially granted another exceptional and extraordinary technological breakthrough, which, by His grace, will be of much benefit to many who love Him and desire to know and follow His truth above all else (Luke 10:27, Exod. 20:3). Thus, we are pleased to announce the availability of the fully downloadable On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive (PHD-ODE) for Windows and Mac systems.
In this video we will demonstrate how the downloadable On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive differs from the original SWRB Puritan Hard Drive, which was distributed on a external USB hard drive.
The On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive is identical to the critically acclaimed Puritan Hard Drive with two essential differences.
The first difference is that the downloadable On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive costs considerably less than the original Puritan Hard Drive, even though you still get access to the same sensational search and research software, and all the phenomenal Puritan and Reformed resources (over 12,500 of them!), with the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive.
The second difference is that the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive is completely downloadable and only initially requires just 3GB of free space on the target drive.
When you purchase the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive (at a substantially reduced cost relative to the original Puritan Hard Drive, or PHD), you will be given a link to download an installation file. After you download the installation file just click on it to install the SWRB PHD KnowledgeBase software on your computer, either to its internal hard drive, or to an external hard drive, or to flash drive, attached to it.
That is all there is to it!
You are now ready to experience the spiritual and theological rocket fuel of what pastor Paul Washer (the Founder and Director of the HeartCry Missionary Society) calls the most useful extra-biblical Christian study and research resource in the history of the world.
The downloadable On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive not only makes it possible to use the powerful SWRB KnowledgeBase software with very little disk space available, but it also eliminates the wait time that was involved in packing and shipping a physical product, so you may begin to use your On Demand Puritan Hard Drive immediately after you have installed it, no matter where you live in the world!
In short, you get virtually instant access to the On Demand Puritan Hard Drive (including the same celebrated Knowledgebase software, and all the remarkable Puritan and Reformed resources which were on the original, much higher priced, Puritan Hard Drive) at a significantly lower price!
These are just some of the reasons why we are so thankful to our Lord for the new technological advances in Biblical, Puritan and Reformation studies , which He has granted by ordaining the new On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive, "for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14)!
Once you are using the PHD KnowledgeBase application software you will discover the vast treasures of Puritan and Reformation resources that comprise the PHD collection, and be able to download each resource, at your convenience (whenever it is needed), with just one click of the mouse -- by clicking on the "Open Resource" button or on the green check mark that appears in resources listings. Assuming you are connected to the Internet, the download will begin immediately and, when completed, your newly available resource will be automatically placed in the proper location for your use.
Moreover, as soon as your download is completed the applicable reader/player will be automatically launched for your viewing, listening or watching pleasure.
It's as simple and as seamless as it gets!
Just click "Open Resource", or the green check mark, and the On Demand Puritan Hard takes care of all the rest!
What's more, after the file has been downloaded to the hard drive or flash drive you are using, any further attempts to access the resource will be directed to your hard drive and the resource will be displayed/played immediately. In those times when you are not connected to the Internet, the downloaded resources will always be available offline.
If you have very limited free space available on the drive where your On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive is installed, you may also choose to delete any of the downloaded files to make room for other files. A delete button will be available on any program window where you can open the resource. Any resource so deleted can always be re-downloaded whenever necessary. This is a fantastic feature which facilitates the use of the On Demand Puritan Hard Drive even if you have very limited space on your target drive, whether it be internal, external, or even a flash drive!
Let's briefly review the minimum system requirements for the On Demand Puritan Hard Drive, which are basically the same as the requirements for the original PHD, with the important exception of needing an Internet connection to download your resources. Again, once those resources are stored on your computer's hard drive, they are immediately accessible without an active Internet connection.
To operate the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive you should have a broadband Web connection. If you are still on dial-up, you should only purchase the original Puritan Hard Drive that comes distributed on an external USB hard drive with all 12,500+ Reformation resources. Naturally, the faster your broadband connection, the more quickly the resources will be downloaded. As you will see shortly, even relatively large resource files can be downloaded quickly on a reasonably fast broadband line.
The PHD-ODE is available in either Windows or Mac Editions at the same low cost.
On Windows, the software will run on Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1) or any later Windows versions (e.g., Windows 7).
The Mac version of the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive runs on MAC OS X Version 10.4+ and up, known, as of this writing, in Mac speak as Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard or Lion.
The system memory (i.e., RAM) requirements are relatively modest for most modern computer configurations. A minimum of 1.5GB for Windows XP and Vista, and 2GB for Windows 7. For the Mac, 2GB is required. These are the minimum requirements. As with many other software applications, the more available RAM, the greater the software performance and the better the user experience.
After you purchase the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive at Puritan Downloads and download the installation file, you should have at least 3GB of available free space on the hard drive on which you intend to run the On Demand Edition of the Puritan Hard Drive. If you choose to eventually download all of the 12,500+ resources, you will need 95-100GB of disk space to store all the files. As mentioned earlier, if you don't have that much free disk space, you can store a subset of the PHD collection that most interests you and later delete some of those files to make room for others.
