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Posted 30 August 2007 - 12:07 PM
They're just a little bit late to the game. Delicious Library has taken the Mac world by storm (among those who track their media libraries, that is) and their upcoming version promises even more advancements. This is a limited product that is not that much cheaper than DL. Their feature list boasts the ability to import from DL. I have to ask: why? If you own DL already, why on earth would you want to buy this product and abandon it?
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 01:15 PM
Delicious Library is good for people with very simplistic cataloging needs and its Mac-esque interface makes it simple to use. For more serious catalogers such as myself, Delicious Library is too limiting. I use Music Collector as I find it to be more comprehensive in its feature set, particularly where detailed cataloging is concerned. Music Collectors HTML export also made it possible for me to create the album database section of my music collection Website.
I spent the better part of January 2006 trying to find a replacement for the now defunct, Mac OS 9-only MusiCatalog. I spent that month fiddling with Delicious Library, ReaderwareAW and Music Collector and the latter came out on top in terms of a balance between ease-of-use, database customization, and no loss of functionality in terms of what MusiCatalog offered. The real downside to products other than Delicious Library is the fact that they are obvious Windows ports, but other factors were more important for me.
I would be nice to see a comprehensive comparison review from Macworld on Delicious Library, et al., so that people know what options are available for media cataloging on the Mac aside from Delicious Library.
I spent the better part of January 2006 trying to find a replacement for the now defunct, Mac OS 9-only MusiCatalog. I spent that month fiddling with Delicious Library, ReaderwareAW and Music Collector and the latter came out on top in terms of a balance between ease-of-use, database customization, and no loss of functionality in terms of what MusiCatalog offered. The real downside to products other than Delicious Library is the fact that they are obvious Windows ports, but other factors were more important for me.
I would be nice to see a comprehensive comparison review from Macworld on Delicious Library, et al., so that people know what options are available for media cataloging on the Mac aside from Delicious Library.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 02:04 PM
I have been using BookPedia, which I believe to be Mac-native. It has worked pretty well for me, though its automatic look-up feature is limited to books (I think they also sell DVD and CD database software, so that explains that).
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 02:05 PM
Hey everyone, competition is a good thing! Delicious Library is great. And it is perfect for me for cataloging all of my DVDs, and great for my wife cataloging the children's books. But for others who need more. Librarian is going to be the best choice.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 03:19 PM
Delicious Library has taken the Mac world by storm (among those who track their media libraries, that is) ...
Buzz doesn't imply much of anything, though. DL is very pretty, but in my opinion that's the biggest thing it's got going for it. I found it very slow and and difficult to actually do anything meaningful with your data once it was in. I use Bookpedia and DVDpedia (and have no interest in music or game cataloging) quite happily.
Buzz doesn't imply much of anything, though. DL is very pretty, but in my opinion that's the biggest thing it's got going for it. I found it very slow and and difficult to actually do anything meaningful with your data once it was in. I use Bookpedia and DVDpedia (and have no interest in music or game cataloging) quite happily.
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Posted 01 September 2007 - 05:17 AM
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Delicious Library has taken the Mac world by storm (among those who track their media libraries, that is) ...
Buzz doesn't imply much of anything, though. DL is very pretty, but in my opinion that's the biggest thing it's got going for it. I found it very slow and and difficult to actually do anything meaningful with your data once it was in. I use Bookpedia and DVDpedia (and have no interest in music or game cataloging) quite happily.
Delicious Library has taken the Mac world by storm (among those who track their media libraries, that is) ...
Buzz doesn't imply much of anything, though. DL is very pretty, but in my opinion that's the biggest thing it's got going for it. I found it very slow and and difficult to actually do anything meaningful with your data once it was in. I use Bookpedia and DVDpedia (and have no interest in music or game cataloging) quite happily.
I'd have to second the somewhat negative comments regarding DL. Wil Shipley's profile and presumably some good marketing work conspired to create the impression that DL was where it's at. In fact, when I bought DL, I didn't actually realise that several applications already existed that did the same thing. DL is slower than the others, and I've found it a big unstable, updates are a bit infrequent, and Shipley's not big on interacting with users. But the website looks cool, Shipley's an amazing blogger, and the new version due after Leopard comes out is said to have some dynamite features. And the barcode scanning is excellent.
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