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General Software Discussion / Re: Small free form db/notes software
« on: January 11, 2013, 02:26 PM »
I stumbled across this - DataTap (Genius was actually useful for once). It looks promising. I will report back it if is any good.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...
« on: January 11, 2013, 02:24 PM »
HanDBase. I don't recommend it.
-robinsiebler (January 10, 2013, 02:13 PM)
Worrying, because I'd begun to ponder it again.  I still use a Palm, and HanDBase is one of the few apps that have Windows, Palm, Android and other mobile platforms.  It also begs the question: what actually is a good, usable, affordable database app for Windows, if you don't have/don't want to use Microsoft Access?
-rjbull (January 10, 2013, 03:21 PM)

I stumbled across this - DataTap (Genius was actually useful for once). It looks promising. I will report back it if is any good.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...
« on: January 10, 2013, 03:43 PM »
  • The manual for HanDBase is probably good, if you know all about databases. If you don't or you are extremely rusty, the manual is basically useless.
  • The tech support person (and I think there is only one), only seems capable of giving expert level instruction, despite my asking for novice level.
  • The UI is complex and combined with the above two, I could not figure out how to perform a task I was able to accomplish in 5 minutes in Tap Forms.
  • The program is full of bugs. For example, despite the fact that I am using the iPad add-on, iPad is not an option for form resolution/screen size.

I filed about 10 bugs with the company before I decided to move on.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...
« on: January 10, 2013, 02:13 PM »
HanDBase. I don't recommend it. I thought it could do what I want it to do, and it probably can, but the UI is confusing, the tech support talks to me like I know what I am doing (and I don't in this case) and the program is chock full of bugs. I ended up switching to an iPad only solution that actually works.

Also, I have purchased countless iPad apps (since there is no demo option for most of them) that I later decided sucked or didn't suit my needs.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?
« on: January 09, 2013, 10:31 PM »
I have it.  I have an iPad 3.  I had it when I had an iPad 1.  There's apparently *something* that's different from device to device, because on neither of my iPads is it sluggish.  Don't know what I can give you beyond personal experience.
-wraith808 (January 09, 2013, 07:48 PM)

$30? :p

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