Recommend me a database app

Yoshimi · Yoshimi #1 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 07:02 AM

Hi folks, first time poster - be gentle!

My wife is studying Scottish History to become a tour guide. She is looking for a database app to store her notes, photos, web links, and google map refs. There would be entries for various 'Places', 'People', 'Events' etc.

I was planning to create something in Filemaker Pro, but she's looking for something more like a Wiki - with hyperlinks among descriptions. For example an entry on 'Edinburgh Castle' would have links to 'Robert the Bruce', 'Mary Queen of Scots' etc.

Can anyone recommend an app (just needs to be run locally on her MacBook, doesn't need to be published on the web)?

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #2 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 07:57 AM

I can't answer for the hyperlink part, but I use the database contained in NeoOffice. At least until I upgrade to Leopard and then I will try out Bento (which I understand is a scaled-down version of Filemaker).

Yoshimi · Yoshimi #3 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 08:09 AM

I've actually just given Bento a try. It's very nice looking, but doesn't have the hyperlink functionality we require.

I'm now thinking Wiki software (such as Instiki) might do the trick, but not sure if it'll be too technical for my wife to use. Installing now....

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #4 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 12:26 PM

You could probably also accomplish something like that using VoodooPad, which she might find easier to use than a web-based wiki.

www.flyingmeat.com

technologist · technologist #5 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 01:46 PM

http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/index.shtml
http://www.nifty-box.com/
http://www.vortimac.com/dossier/index.php

Yoshimi · Yoshimi #6 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 02:50 PM

VoodooPad is actually a great idea. Has almost all the features we're looking for. Thanks.

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #7 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshimi

Hi folks, first time poster - be gentle!

My wife is studying Scottish History to become a tour guide. She is looking for a database app to store her notes, photos, web links, and google map refs. There would be entries for various 'Places', 'People', 'Events' etc.

I was planning to create something in Filemaker Pro, but she's looking for something more like a Wiki - with hyperlinks among descriptions. For example an entry on 'Edinburgh Castle' would have links to 'Robert the Bruce', 'Mary Queen of Scots' etc.

Can anyone recommend an app (just needs to be run locally on her MacBook, doesn't need to be published on the web)?

You might want to consider Filemaker's latest offering, Bento.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #8 (**permalink**)

03-10-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshimi

VoodooPad is actually a great idea. Has almost all the features we're looking for. Thanks.

Yeah, I love VoodooPad:
I started storing all my classnotes in there - it's not pretty, but it works really well.

Plus dragging in pictures or other files just works as well AND I can export it to a website should I really need to.

Aptmunich #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	03-09-2008, 12:26 PM You could probably also accomplish something like that using VoodooPad, which she might find easier to use than a web-based wiki. www.flyingmeat.com Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Yoshimi #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2008 Posts: 3	03-09-2008, 07:02 AM Hi folks, first time poster - be gentle! My wife is studying Scottish History to become a tour guide. She is looking for a database app to store her notes, photos, web links, and google map refs. There would be entries for various 'Places', 'People', 'Events' etc. I was planning to create something in Filemaker Pro, but she's looking for something more like a Wiki - with hyperlinks among descriptions. For example an entry on 'Edinburgh Castle' would have links to 'Robert the Bruce', 'Mary Queen of Scots' etc. Can anyone recommend an app (just needs to be run locally on her MacBook, doesn't need to be published on the web)?
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PapaNoHair #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,180	03-09-2008, 07:57 AM I can't answer for the hyperlink part, but I use the database contained in NeoOffice. At least until I upgrade to Leopard and then I will try out Bento (which I understand is a scaled-down version of Filemaker).
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technologist #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	03-09-2008, 01:46 PM http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/index.shtml http://www.nifty-box.com/ http://www.vortimac.com/dossier/index.php
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Yoshimi #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2008 Posts: 3	03-09-2008, 02:50 PM VoodooPad is actually a great idea. Has almost all the features we're looking for. Thanks.
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