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On October 17th, Applelinks' Charles Moore gave a great review of Bento 2. What I'd like to do here is provide a more detailed exploration of FileMaker and Bento, and explain why both are excellent database programs which serve two completely different customers. The fact is, Bento is an amazingly simple, easy to use database that requires no knowledge on how to create a database. FileMaker is an amazingly powerful database that is very simple (when compared to other databases), but requires creating every field, every relation, and every structure of a database. Admittedly, this is much more complicated and more work than many people need. Thus, there is Bento (and to borrow a phrase from the early days of Apple), a database "for the rest of us."
Cool Mac Gear
• iPhone
• iPod nano
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Repairs
• FM Transmitters
• MacBook
• Garageband
• iPod nano
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Repairs
• FM Transmitters
• MacBook
• Garageband
DriveSlim should prove especially popular with MacBook Air Users and those who go with the 128 GB Solid State Drive option on other model MacBooks Notable New Product News - Monday, January 5, 2004167
• New iBreeze Acrylic Cooling Stand For Apple Powerbooks
• Miglia Technology Announces G5 Compatibility For AlchemyTV DVR
• Diskology To Help Users Upgrade Digital Video Recorders, Including TiVo On the Mac
• Backup Battery Pack for iPod w/ Dock Connector
• Tactile Interactive Ships Tactile Interrogator Early Access
• Design Intuition 1.0.3.0 Cabinetry / Woodworking CAD Software
• SilverNetworks releases SilverCreator v1.1
• TeamAgenda 4.5 Cross-Platform Group Scheduler & Resource Manager
• Miglia Technology Announces G5 Compatibility For AlchemyTV DVR
• Diskology To Help Users Upgrade Digital Video Recorders, Including TiVo On the Mac
• Backup Battery Pack for iPod w/ Dock Connector
• Tactile Interactive Ships Tactile Interrogator Early Access
• Design Intuition 1.0.3.0 Cabinetry / Woodworking CAD Software
• SilverNetworks releases SilverCreator v1.1
• TeamAgenda 4.5 Cross-Platform Group Scheduler & Resource Manager
Shareware Beat - Monday, January 5, 2004198
• Tofu 1.0 On-Screen Text Reader, Arranges Text In Columns [OS X 10.1 up]
• Desktop Manager 0.4.2 Virtual Desktop Manager [OS X 10.3 up]
• Impression 2.0 Backup Software For Mac OS X
• BackTrack 1.0 Records Everything You Type [OS X 10.3 up]
• Lyrictracker X 4.5.1 Gets Lyrics From The Lyrictracker.com Database [OS 10.2 up]
• AquilaCalendarMB 1.17 Tear Off Menu Bar Calendar; Todo, Notes, Alarms [OS 10.2 up]
• Poisoned 0.5 Front-End For giFT daemon: FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFT [OS 10.2 up]
• WinJack 1.0 Remotely Control Windows From A Mac [OS X 10.1 up]
• QuoEdit 1.0.8r2 AppleScript & WorldScript Savvy Text Editor For Plain Text {System 7.1 - Mac OS 9.x]
• Palette 1.1.1 Painting Application For Children [OS X]
• Mac Flight Planner 1.13 Planning Application For Real World Aviation [OS 10.2 up]
• Global Warmth 1.0 Monitors Global Weather In 5 Different Ways
• Net Monitor 3.6.0 Graphs Network Activity Of Local/Remote Computers [OS 10.2.5 up]
• Entourage Email Archive X 1.8 Available [OS 10.2 up]
• Desktop Manager 0.4.2 Virtual Desktop Manager [OS X 10.3 up]
• Impression 2.0 Backup Software For Mac OS X
• BackTrack 1.0 Records Everything You Type [OS X 10.3 up]
• Lyrictracker X 4.5.1 Gets Lyrics From The Lyrictracker.com Database [OS 10.2 up]
• AquilaCalendarMB 1.17 Tear Off Menu Bar Calendar; Todo, Notes, Alarms [OS 10.2 up]
• Poisoned 0.5 Front-End For giFT daemon: FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFT [OS 10.2 up]
• WinJack 1.0 Remotely Control Windows From A Mac [OS X 10.1 up]
• QuoEdit 1.0.8r2 AppleScript & WorldScript Savvy Text Editor For Plain Text {System 7.1 - Mac OS 9.x]
• Palette 1.1.1 Painting Application For Children [OS X]
• Mac Flight Planner 1.13 Planning Application For Real World Aviation [OS 10.2 up]
• Global Warmth 1.0 Monitors Global Weather In 5 Different Ways
• Net Monitor 3.6.0 Graphs Network Activity Of Local/Remote Computers [OS 10.2.5 up]
• Entourage Email Archive X 1.8 Available [OS 10.2 up]
Discreet unveils combustion 3 for Macintosh197
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., will today introduce combustion 3 for Apple Macintosh, the latest version of its award-winning visual effects and 3D compositing desktop software. combustion 3 for the Mac will deliver industry-leading features benefiting customers who produce Web content and professional video motion graphics, repurpose video content for the web, and create effects for independent feature films and HDTV content.
Phelios updates helicopter rescue game, Helix260
Phelios has announced a major update to Helix, its chopper rescue mission game. This update consists of a significant amount of changes, including an overhaul to the control system.
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer412
Games of this genre are the bane of the software reviewers. We have to spend our free time playing a game that becomes more of a chore to complete than a privilege. These games are repetitive, unoriginal, uncreative, and require the endless memorization of thousands of button combinations that must be input lightning-fast at precise moments.
OS X Odyssey 477 - Teal pp7 Image Manipulation / Paint Package For Mac OS X212
Plus:
• Panther Problems Cont.
Moore’s MailBag - Friday, January 2, 2004215
• Wireless Question
• LimeWire Support/Alternatives
• eMac issue
• iPod's battery
• LimeWire Support/Alternatives
• eMac issue
• iPod's battery
Moore’s News Roundup Digest - Friday, January 2, 2004176
• Will Protesters Rain On Apple's Expo Parade?
• Has Apple Quality Control Bitten The Dust?
• Shattered iDreams - Apple iBooks and the Logic Board Failure Scandal
• Mac Night Owl: Apple's Quality Control Revisited
• Mac Night Owl: How About Some Good Things About Apple?
• Power Mac G5 Is Apple's Best Work Yet - Infoworld
• OSNews 2003 Awards -- Best Desktop OS: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
• Turf Battle: Dock vs. Menu Bar
• Safari vs. Camino
• 99-Cent Songs, Lawsuits Marked Watershed Year In Ongoing Downloading Wars
• Apple Leads In Visits To Computer Hardware Sites
• Gene Steinberg interviews Macworld's Christopher Breen, Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen and Internet telephone service provider Vonage this week on The Mac Night Owl LIVE
• Wal-Mart Downloads Have Some Kinks
• Has Apple Quality Control Bitten The Dust?
• Shattered iDreams - Apple iBooks and the Logic Board Failure Scandal
• Mac Night Owl: Apple's Quality Control Revisited
• Mac Night Owl: How About Some Good Things About Apple?
• Power Mac G5 Is Apple's Best Work Yet - Infoworld
• OSNews 2003 Awards -- Best Desktop OS: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
• Turf Battle: Dock vs. Menu Bar
• Safari vs. Camino
• 99-Cent Songs, Lawsuits Marked Watershed Year In Ongoing Downloading Wars
• Apple Leads In Visits To Computer Hardware Sites
• Gene Steinberg interviews Macworld's Christopher Breen, Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen and Internet telephone service provider Vonage this week on The Mac Night Owl LIVE
• Wal-Mart Downloads Have Some Kinks
Notable New Product News - Friday, January 2, 2004178
• Mac Memory Myths
• Pocket Knives For Computer Users
• OmniWeb 5.0 To Debut At MacWorld Expo
• XtremeMac Announces the SportWrap iPod Armband - The First True Sport Case
• Prosoft Engineering to Demonstrate Award-winning Products at Macworld San Francisco 2004
• Flash AV Players version 2.8 Released
• rootsolutions announces Virtual WineCellar 4.5
• XtremeMac Demonstrates Advanced Wireless Audio Technology
• X-Plane 7.40b1 Flight Simulator With Accurate Flight Models
• Pocket Knives For Computer Users
• OmniWeb 5.0 To Debut At MacWorld Expo
• XtremeMac Announces the SportWrap iPod Armband - The First True Sport Case
• Prosoft Engineering to Demonstrate Award-winning Products at Macworld San Francisco 2004
• Flash AV Players version 2.8 Released
• rootsolutions announces Virtual WineCellar 4.5
• XtremeMac Demonstrates Advanced Wireless Audio Technology
• X-Plane 7.40b1 Flight Simulator With Accurate Flight Models
Shareware Beat - Friday, January 2, 2004 214
• Sound Shuffler X 1.0 Replaces The Alert Beep With Random Sounds [OS X 10.3 up]
• inkBook 0.3.0a1 - A Use For Apple's InkWell Technology [OS X 10.3 up]
• MimMac 1.0.6 Bootable System Backups, Merging, Data Backup [OS 10.2 up]
• Inquisitor 0.6 As-you-type Web Search [OS X 10.3 up]
• DockDisks 1.0b5 Preference Pane To Auto-mount Disks In The Dock [OS 10.2 up]
• Backup Simplicity 1.1 Simple Automatic Daily Backup [OS 10.2.3 up]
• TrueNav 1.2 GPS software, Garmin Import & Export [OS 10.2.8/ OS 10.3 up]
• AnaBuilder 2.35.5 Create Stereoscopic Photos [OS X]
• DiscBlaze 2.2b1 Multisession CD/DVD Burner, CDRW Eraser, Images [OS 10.2.6 up]
• The Unread 1.0 Displays Number Of Unread Mail Messages In Menu Bar [OS 10.2 up]
• iWork 1.4.6 Intuitive Time-billing And Invoicing App [OS 10.2 up]
• HairerSoft Releases Amadeus II 3.7 For Mac [OS X]
• Apples to Oranges 1.2 Simple Unit Converter [OS X 10.1 up]
• inkBook 0.3.0a1 - A Use For Apple's InkWell Technology [OS X 10.3 up]
• MimMac 1.0.6 Bootable System Backups, Merging, Data Backup [OS 10.2 up]
• Inquisitor 0.6 As-you-type Web Search [OS X 10.3 up]
• DockDisks 1.0b5 Preference Pane To Auto-mount Disks In The Dock [OS 10.2 up]
• Backup Simplicity 1.1 Simple Automatic Daily Backup [OS 10.2.3 up]
• TrueNav 1.2 GPS software, Garmin Import & Export [OS 10.2.8/ OS 10.3 up]
• AnaBuilder 2.35.5 Create Stereoscopic Photos [OS X]
• DiscBlaze 2.2b1 Multisession CD/DVD Burner, CDRW Eraser, Images [OS 10.2.6 up]
• The Unread 1.0 Displays Number Of Unread Mail Messages In Menu Bar [OS 10.2 up]
• iWork 1.4.6 Intuitive Time-billing And Invoicing App [OS 10.2 up]
• HairerSoft Releases Amadeus II 3.7 For Mac [OS X]
• Apples to Oranges 1.2 Simple Unit Converter [OS X 10.1 up]
Pushing The Limits Of “Disposability” Too Far?297
Pricey, hard to replace iPod batteries and faulty iBook logic boards cast a shadow over Macworld Expo hoopla
OS X 476 - ToyViewer 4.50 Cool Freeware Graphics App221
Plus:
Panther Problems - possible solutions?
Speck announces sale of their line of ultra-thin SeeThru hard-shell cases for the new family of Apple iPods. Presented in a wide array of colorful options, these compact, protective cases are available at Apple Stores, http://www.apple.com or http://www.speckproducts.com
Odysseus Email Client version 1.0 beta 7 was released Thursday. This build continues to improve on existing features, while adding a couple of critical ones
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is best by categorized as a Digital Processor. That is, from bringing images to your computer, cataloging them for later retrieval (and, if you want, backing them up to insure protection against accidental loss), enhancing and fine tuning your images, all the way to printing and/or digital distribution—one can do it all from Lightroom. However, one of the strongest reasons to use Lightroom is the opportunity for playing with images with no concern about how many versions and variations of the image you create without screwing up your original image. Despite a complex learning curve, there is much to like in Lightroom 2.
Cruz is a new social browser project for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and up. While it looks very much like Safari, and is based on Apple's Webkit browser engine, Cruz has several interesting and unique features that set it apart from not only Safari but other browsers as well
Popular personal Mac database gets a solid update with new links to Apple Mail, enhanced compatibility with with Excel, Numbers, and AppleWorks files; and adds more spreadsheet style functions 
Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more affordable. The new MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro both have a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, resulting in thinner, more durable and incredibly beautiful designs