Re: Surfulater

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Posted by john.killeen
2005-11-06 18:18:23

Daly,

Your post made me take another look at Surfulater. I intend running a quick trial on it next week.

I’m not sure why I’m going to try it, as I’m perfectly happy with Onfolio, which I’ve been using for several months. And I’m not sure why you think Surfulater might be “Onfolio on steroids”. Onfolio has a very powerful feature set (particularly in the Pro edition). On a quick scan of the Surfulater feature set, I can’t see anything that makes it stand out.

Derek raises a good point, of course. If you’re bothered by having your data in a proprietary database, Onfolio is not for you. The developers have created a basic database to XML conversion widget, but it won’t satisfy the concerns of those who are uneasy about locking data in a particular program.

This didn’t bother me until recently, but I have now become quite attached to the Opera browser. Only Onfolio (and Roboform) keep me using Firefox. Onfolio’s integration with Firefox and IE is superb and addictive. And Surfulater won’t solve the problem, as, like Onfolio, it only integrates with IE and Firefox. That integration is vital for efficient copying of data. Choices, choices…

JohnK

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