Re: Re: [RML] Indexing/Catogue Program
StephenBou at aol.com
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 18:48:53 -0400 (EDT)
>> Like most fishkeepers I have a lot of old magazines and newsletters
>> that
>> may be useful one day, but I have to search long and hard to find
>> anything.
>>
>> What I need is a good easy to use computer program to catalogue my
>> fishy
>> magazines and newsletters - anyone any ideas out there.
>
>Let somebody else do it.
>
>There are so many web sites with indexes and catalogs that you probably
>would have to spend a lifetime of work to do what you are saying.
>
>Heck I have been doing it for thirty years. First handwriting the
>index, then typing it and finally with the advent of computers keeping
>them that way. I am hopelessly behind. Getting five or more magazines
>a month for thirty years, go on a collecting trip and whoof, you are
>behind.
>
>Heck, I haven't even converted some of my indexes from handwritten day
>to now. ANd some of the info is good.
>
>The internet provides a wealth of info and if you are looking for
>something, ask a list.
>
>Mr. Fish
I can recommend Claris FileMaker Pro (for mac and windows). I'm using it
to catalog my photo collection (fish included), my music, addresses, and
maybe more things in the future.
-- Stephen
stephenbou at aol.com
http://members.aol.com/stephenbou/cichlids.html