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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Addressbook software (simple, yet powerful)

« on: December 24, 2005, 04:00 AM »

I would be very excited if a programmer would take up this project.  I really wish I was able to do it myself.  I think it is something that is lacking out there, and it would be really useful.  I have searched a lot for anything that can come close to what I am asking, but there is nothing at all.  Thanks!

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Addressbook software (simple, yet powerful)

« on: December 24, 2005, 03:53 AM »

Have a look at my mini-review of Abook over in the 'mini reviews by members' section - I think that can do everything you want...

-m_s (December 23, 2005, 03:06 PM)

Yes, I've tried A-book.  This program and Handy Addressbook are the two programs that come closest to what I am looking for, but even they are not even close to what I am suggesting.

What I don't like about A-book is that it is bulkier than it needs to be, at least for what I am saying.  Also, it doesn't have a quicksearch feature that can immediately filter the list down as you type.  I think you can start typing and it will jump to the name of the nearest match, but it doesn't filter all the fields.  This is very important.

A-book is good in that you can add pictures to the entries.  However, it lacks that other feature I was mentioning, which is a sophisticated to link fields together with people that share addresses or phone numbers but have other different data. 

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Addressbook software (simple, yet powerful)

« on: December 24, 2005, 03:42 AM »

Hi superboyac

do you know about essentialPIM
This includes an calendar, an ToDo and an notice section too.
There is a freeware version and a low cost pro version.
Also there are stand alone versions without install for to carry on an USB stick.

Maybe this comes near your suggestions ?
You can also post missing features into there superb forum.
http://www.essential....com/forum/index.php

-Stefan (December 23, 2005, 05:16 AM)

Yes, I know about Essential PIM, and I even have a license for it.  The addressbook portion of the software is good, it has the search-as-you-type feature that I love.  But it's a bulky program, and it does so much more than an addressbook.  It's too much.  One of the important features about what I am suggesting is how it functions simlar to a clipboard manager, where with a few quick keystrokes, you can call up the program, find an address, and insert it at the cursor.  Essential PIM is simply way overkill for what I am looking for.

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Unfinished Requests / IDEA: Addressbook software (simple, yet powerful)

« on: December 23, 2005, 04:25 AM »

Hi, I want to address the need for a good addressbook software.  Let me start off by saying that my idea is more of a coding "meal" than a "snack", but I couldn't find a better place to post.  I think that my suggestion will be more on the scale of something like Screeshot Captor.

For years, I have looked for a simple, yet powerful addressbook software for those of us that use the computer a lot.  Before I get into the features that I am looking for, let me describe what is out there already, and why there isn't something like I'm talking about.  I'm Not talking about the addressbooks that come integrated as part of a larger suite of software such as PIM's, email programs, etc.  I'm talking about a standalone software just for addresses and personal info and that's it, nothing more.  So here are the features I'm looking for:

--Be able to insert email addresses (or other info...telephone #, street address, etc.) wherever the cursor is in whatever program.  This is similar to one of those clipboard managers that can insert text to wherever the cursor, except in this case, it only applies to addresses.  But the program should be called up and used in a similar manner

--The address details for each entry should be fully customizable as far as what fields go in.  (first name, last name, street address, etc., as well as the ability for custom fields of course).

--Should be allowed to attach pictures to entries.

--There should be a live search-as-you-type filter to quickly select the address you want.  And you should be able to search ALL fields, not just the name or something.  This is almost identical to the program PowerMarks, which is a bookmark manager that does exactly what I'm saying here.  In fact, it's so similar that I asked the author of that program to consider making this software, but I don't think he was interested.

--The program should be very lightweight, fast, and SIMPLE!  I can't stress that enough.  Nothing bulky.

--There should be a fairly complex way to share fields of information between different entries.  For example, let's say you have an entry for a husband and a wife.  They have different first names, but same last names, same address, different email addresses, different cell phone numbers.  So there should be some way to link the common information together and keep the other information separate.  And by "link" I really mean link, not just copy the same field.


I guess there are some other little features I have in mind, but that is the basic idea.  I just want to see if anyone would be interested in this.  Like I said, I have searched for years for something like this but I have found nothing.  I am not a programmer or else I would love to take this on.  I really think this can benefit a lot of people.  I want to bring up the program PowerMarks again because I envision this software to be almost exactly like this program except it would be used for addresses instead of bookmarks.  I look forward to hearing from anyone.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: The GodFather - Audio File Manager with Scripting

« on: December 21, 2005, 03:14 AM »

Argh!  I was trying my best to justify my devotion to Tag & Rename...
OK, I'm going to have to give this program a more in depth try.  Do you think it can do what I'm asking for automatically?  That is, whenever an album has filenames longer than the cd/dvd standard (whatever that is) then it will shorten the album name in the filename to it's acronym ("Ropin the Wind" becomes "RTW").  If it can do that, then I will probably have to reconsider my audio renaming procedure...thanks for the reviews.

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Older Newsletters / Re: newsletter poll

« on: December 20, 2005, 06:01 PM »

No, because no one around is quite as picky and anal about software as I am.  Believe me, people would laugh at me for reading a newsletter about coding "snacks".  But don't worry, I'll get them with a Dr. Windows, and we'll see...

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: The GodFather - Audio File Manager with Scripting

« on: December 20, 2005, 05:17 PM »

Well, I am a long time devoted user to Tag & Rename.  I will say that TGF looks very powerful, but I still think Tag&Rename is better overall.  I just tried messing around with TGF just now, and I will admit that the script editor is pretty nice.  The only problem is that I'm not a programmer and I probably don't have the time to learn Delphi just to rename my audio files.  Tag & Rename is just as powerful (minus the script editing, and a couple of other features I was able to see right off the bat, like some case editing stuff) and from what I can tell, it's much easier to use.  Mp3tag, to me, seems like a less useful version of Tag & Rename. 

The only thing I can't do easily with Tag&Rename is renaming files to fit the Joliet standards of cd's and dvd's for burning.  So, when I have to burn mp3', I always have to go back and check the files to see if they go over the 64 characters (or whatever is the max).  Tag&Rename shows you with a highlighted color all the files that are over the maximum.  Then I have to find a way to shorten the file...usually I'll just turn the album name into an acrynym (ie "Ropin the Wind" becomes "RTW").  From looking at TGF, it looks like it would be able to do this automatically, especially if I were to write a script for it.  But, like I said, I'm not a programmer.

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Best Dialog Extender / Re: PowerDesk Pro's Dialog Helper

« on: December 08, 2005, 05:06 PM »

Yeah, it is expensive, around $65, and they make you pay for major upgrades.  That's why I hesitated on buying it for a long time, but I won a Christmas raffle and decided I couldn't live without it anymore.  I hate it when they make you pay for upgrades, but business is business and if they can get away with it, then who's to stop them?  But, the program really is far and away the most powerful file manager available.  It has even pried me away from my beloved Total Commander, which I love for it's speed and power.

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Best Dialog Extender / Re: PowerDesk Pro's Dialog Helper

« on: December 08, 2005, 10:32 AM »

Hi, I was a very longtime user of Powerdesk since about 1996.  However, last year I discovered a program called Directory Opus which absolutely blows Powerdesk out of the running completely.  Anyone who has used Powerdesk must check out Directory Opus, it can do just about everything Powerdesk does, except maybe for some of those toolbars and maybe a couple of other features (but even those might be in DOpus somewhere).  As a file manager, nothing beats Directory Opus as far as power and customizing.  I haven't used Powerdesk ever since.