tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post7332251941188374576..comments2023-04-08T02:31:09.707-07:00Comments on Music Life: BoundariesRon Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-65331943064258591082009-12-11T13:31:27.808-08:002009-12-11T13:31:27.808-08:00Also considering a Palm Pixi or Palm Pre - I belie...Also considering a Palm Pixi or Palm Pre - I believe I already have the necessary software, if I went with Palm OS.<br /><br />I will never own an iPhone (or anything else that friggin' expensive). Palm Pixi is around $100, but you have to buy a 2-yr contract. Ugh! My current cell phone is a "pay-as-you-go" phone; I put in the cash, and if I don't use, it rolls over for a year.Ron Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-3574484096701160962009-12-11T08:36:55.501-08:002009-12-11T08:36:55.501-08:00Hmmmm. As far as I know, iPhone/Touch Bento can on...Hmmmm. As far as I know, iPhone/Touch Bento can only synch with Bento for Mac. Desktop Bento has no problems with a PC Excel spreadsheet exported as CSV file. But desktop Bento is Mac only. Having a Mac with Bento is still necessary to get your current file into a handheld Bento solution. <br /><br />Or, you could always send the PC spreadsheet to me, I could convert it to a Bento database and then... Well, you'd have to send me your Apple handheld. It only synchs wirelessly. If Bento could synch from an e-mailable file it would be no problem, but the makers have not pursued that path.<br /><br />Damn! This is a sticky wicket! Charles - Any ideas here?<br /><br />There also exist price comparison apps for the Touch which sounds amazing, Save Benjis. You're looking at a bin of merch and see a title. Enter the title and the app looks up at whatever online stores you enter to search. You'll know if you're looking at a deal or not. Further, if you have an iPhone, it uses the phone camera as a bar code scanner! Snap the barcode and it does the rest. Insane, but I'll never have an iPhone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-59148824463005618612009-12-11T07:44:33.417-08:002009-12-11T07:44:33.417-08:00Would definitely consider an Apple Product for my ...Would definitely consider an Apple Product for my hand-held needs, but could I synch it to info derived from my PC Excel files?Ron Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-16002434156622678722009-12-11T07:31:33.372-08:002009-12-11T07:31:33.372-08:00I see you use a PDA to keep your collection "...I see you use a PDA to keep your collection "in hand." You were right to rebuy rather than passing on records. Tis a far, far better thing to have 2 copies of a cherished record than none at all. <br /><br />Lately, I have been contemplating a handheld database. This is what I am considering:<br /><br />Handheld unit: iPod Touch<br />An iPod Touch is delightful not only because it would give me a usable, visually rich database to refer to, but it also has wi-fi internet. That would allow me to check prices and availability in hotspots while out. A major factor in helping me to decide to buy any music on the spot.<br /><br />Software: Bento for Mac/iPod Touch<br />Filemaker make a personal Database program called Bento which is just what the doctor ordered:<br /><br />http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/iphone.html#<br /><br />They also make Bento for the Touch/iPhone and the portable database can synch wirelessly with your computer's files. Bento will allow for nice full color artwork, since I may want to buy an alternate cover design. And isn't part of the pleasure in holding your virtual collection in your hand also seeing the cover in full color? Conceivably, the Touch could also carry tunes from the releases if you wanted it to import files in a multimedia field in Bento.<br /><br />Populating the Bento database can be done through a few thousand clicks on Discogs.com. When you see a release in your collection while logged in, just clicking a link will add this to your collection database. I can then download a CSV file from them with insanely detailed listings. This is importable into Bento along with cover graphics (also provided by Discogs.com). So this methodology will see me having a handheld, detailed database of my collection with minimal data input from me.<br /><br />The iPod Touch is desirable also as a portable computer with amazing extensibility and wi-fi internet access. I would NEVER have an iPhone but the Touch is very desirable to me, even though I'd never use it as an iPod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com