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"Summerfest" Mac Software Sale
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Posted by Paul Korm
Jun 22, 2018 at 08:13 PM
The “Summerfest” sale on macOS software is up and running again this year.
http://artisanalsoftwarefestival.com/
Includes 25% off on Tinderbox, DEVONthink, Scrivener and a number of other titles.
Note that some of these titles are also available through a Setapp subscription—not all and not Tinderbox or DEVONthink—so Setapp might work out better for some folks.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 23, 2018 at 12:54 PM
I availed myself of the deal for Panorama X. I have been looking for a good database application for Mac since Bento was shut down. I was trying to use TapForms, but it has some issues: sometimes when I’d update data and then click into another field, the update wouldn’t take affect and I’d have to do it over again. Also, it is a convoluted process creating and printing mailing labels—and they don’t always print right.
In two hours working with Panorama X, I’ve recreated my database and set up mailing labels. It isn’t always intuitive, but ProVue has created an excellent set of tutorials and animated help files.
Panorama X is subscription based, but the countdown on your subscription only applies while you’re using it, so with intermittent use your 12 month subscription can last a couple of years or more.
So—Summerfest has brought me a good solution.
Steve Z.
Posted by Hugh
Jun 23, 2018 at 03:47 PM
Steve, I’m in a similar position: on Bento, tried Tap Forms, not entirely happy. In fact, I’ve returned to using Bento, despite it seeming pretty flakey on High Sierra. So may I ask - did you import your data directly from Bento to Panorama? If so, in what format? And did it import accurately and easily?
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 23, 2018 at 09:12 PM
Hugh,
I bought a new computer six months ago and wasn’t able to install Bento, so I’ve been using TapForms. I exported the data from TF as a CSV file. Panorama X imports CSV files really nicely. You can either open a CSV file into Panorama, which results in a new database with fields for each column. Or you can create a database to import into—that’s what I did. And then you can match which columns in the CSV file go with which fields in your Panorama database… Did I explain that clearly?
My file isn’t too sophisticated. It’s a membership list. Really the only field that isn’t a text string or a number is a date field and that crossed from the CSV into Panorama just fine. Honestly, I was just playing around with the import, not really expecting it to work the first time. But it did. There is a lot to learn with Panorama X, but I was able to get it to serve my purpose after watching a couple of the tutorial videos, and looking at a few of the help pages.
Steve Z.
Posted by DataMill
Jun 24, 2018 at 02:29 PM
Ninox database might provide what you need. It works pretty well for things like membership lists and the like. https://ninoxdb.de/en/