On October 17th, Applelinks' Charles Moore gave a great review of Bento 2. What I'd like to do here is provide a more detailed exploration of FileMaker and Bento, and explain why both are excellent database programs which serve two completely different customers. The fact is, Bento is an amazingly simple, easy to use database that requires no knowledge on how to create a database. FileMaker is an amazingly powerful database that is very simple (when compared to other databases), but requires creating every field, every relation, and every structure of a database. Admittedly, this is much more complicated and more work than many people need. Thus, there is Bento (and to borrow a phrase from the early days of Apple), a database "for the rest of us."

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image DriveSlim should prove especially popular with MacBook Air Users and those who go with the 128 GB Solid State Drive option on other model MacBooks
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Wednesday, November 19, 20083

• Law Professor Fires Back At Song-swapping Lawsuits
• 25 Years Of Macintosh - The Apple Computer Report Card
• Apple's DisplayPort Includes Digital Copy Protection
• Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-in Copy Protection Measures
• MacBook Owners Enraged As Apple Blocks Some Displays
• New MacBook HDCP Impairing External Displays
• Apple Now Taking Orders For 24-inch LED Cinema Display
• Hello, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display!
• Anticipating Macworld: Nehalem, Snow Tiger, and Updated Desktops
• Apple Sees Mac Sales Rise 28% Amid Latest Notebook Launch
• Judge Grants Apple's Motion To Dismiss Psystar's Counterclaims
• Psystar Antitrust Claim Against Apple Dismissed
• What Does an Obama Presidency Mean for Tech?
• Apple's Apple-First Mania
• The Mac Night Owl: Can Apple Withstand the Recession?


Applelinks iPhone News Reader - Wednesday, November 19, 20084

• Google Mobile iPhone App With Voice Search Now Available
• The Very Cool Software Company Launches iStylophone For iPhone
• Apple Rescinds Version Change App Store Ban
• TapSlide and Global Wireless Entertainment Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop iPhone and Google Android Mobile Applications


Prosoft Engineering Drive Genius 2 Special Offer From OWC10

image Purchasing OWC and NewerTech external hard drive solutions just got even better


Get The Best Out Of Spaces With Hyperspaces10

image Hyperspaces lets you customize and extend Apple's Spaces using images, text and animation



ivyskin Introduces QuattroPower SmartCase for iPhone 3G12

image ivyskin LLC today unveiled the $99.99 QuattroPower case, a new iPhone 3G accessory that brings a premium power and protection experience to iPhone's owners. It offers ivyskin's newest Glass touch Thru case called Quattro T4 bundled with the new QuattroPac battery. With the introduction of the world's first Xylo touch-thru case for iPhone, and recently a breakthrough Glass Quattro Touch-Thru cases for iPhone 3G


Camino 1.6.5 Web Browser Released428

image Upgraded to version 1.8.1.18 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes


QuickerTek Introduces New MacBook External Battery/Charger9

image QuickerTek has announced the Apple Juicz External Battery and Charger for 13 inch MacBook. This new product gives Mac users up to 12 additional hours of computing power. The Apple Juicz is styled to blend with your Apple equipment, and offers users far more flexibility in how and when they choose to use their computers


SketchBook Express Available Exclusively on the Axiotron Modbook12

image Axiotron announces Autodesk's SketchBook Express 2009 to be pre-installed as part of the Modbook's basic software package -- Current Modbook owners to get a free download of the software



Ntractive Offers Special Holiday Price for Mac CRM: Elements SBM at $49.95 per User10

image Elements SBM, the Web-Based Mac CRM and Business Management Application, is Available at a Special Low Price This Holiday Season


MYOB Announces AccountEdge 2009: Celebrates 20 Years of Mac Development12

MYOB today announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge 2009, the latest version of their premium small business management and accounting software for Mac small businesses. The update includes the new Business Insights feature, which gives customers new tools to assess the health of their business


Smule ‘Ocarina’ Application #1 in Apple App Stores around the World11

• Ocarina users have listened to three million melodies created by other users
• Ocarina users have created two hundred musical scores on ocarina.smule.com


ZappTek and InterLingua bring EngLits to iPhone10

ZappTek and InterLingua Publishing are pleased to introduce EngLits, detailed audio and text summaries of classic books and plays that you can listen to or read on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Written by university professors, and recorded by professional actors to insure clarity, EngLits let students study for the next exam while riding on the bus, jogging, biking, lounging, and even walking the dog



“Give Good Food to your Mac” has HoudahSpot and HoudahGeo on the menu11

Houdah Software announces their participation in the Third Edition of Give Good Food to Your Mac. This promotion is organised by Indie developers from all over the world. Diversity and quality are main features of this community action. Every Mac user can download and taste more than 60 apps and enjoy discounts ranging from 20% to 50%. The menu includes HoudahSpot and HoudahGeo


New iPod Download Programs Packed With Array Of Financial Calculators And Tools14

Whether you are someone who works full-time in finance, a business student or a businessman, here are two new downloadable programs that turn your iPod into a powerful and important tool for you to use in these trying economic times


Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Tuesday, November 18, 200817

• Why Developers Prefer Macs
• Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office
• Safari 3.2 Update - Apple Fails To Shoot From Hip With Latest Browser
• U.S. Postal Service's 'Shipping Assistant' excludes Apple Mac users
• Apple Investors' Hope for the Holidays
• Apple's Holiday Not Looking Great, Could Be Worse
• Apple Flirting With Another Record Quarter For Mac Sales
• Mac OS X 10.5.6 is nearly here!
• Survey Finds Big Disconnect With High-tech Gadgets, Repairs
• Associated Press 'Journalist' Smears Apple Mac
• Soon A Revelution For The iMacs?
• Take a Bite of the Apple with UCLA Extension
• Canada Revenue Agency to focus on eBay sellers
• PC Mag: Worst Tech Problem? 'The Internet's Down'
• PC Mag: Outrageously Overpriced Tech
• PC Mag: Intel's Core i7 Launches Today; PCs Ship
• The Mac Night Owl: A Casual Look at Snow Leopard Versus Windows 7
• The Tech Night Owl: The Printer Business - Not Much Has Changed
• The Mac Night Owl: Can Apple Succeed in the Enterprise Without Compromise?


Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen is Ready for the Holidays - Now Mac Compatible15

image Just in time for Thanksgiving, Livescribe Inc. ( http://www.livescribe.com ) has announced the public beta of its native Mac desktop application - Livescribe Desktop for Mac



Sun Microsystems Unveils StarOffice 9 With Native Support for Mac OS X15

Announces major updates across office productivity suite that is now interoperable with more standards and operating systems than ever before; updates also included in Asian-language counterpart StarSuite 9 software


PCMCIA Announces Release 2.0 of ExpressCard Standard11

Latest Release Offers Improved Transfer Rates Based on New PCI Express 2.0 and USB 3.0 Specifications


Apple Releases MacBook, MacBook Pro Trackpad Firmware Update 1.014

Apple has released a firmware update that addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) computers


Applelinks Tech Web Reader New MacBooks Edition XV14

• Apple Set For Record Mac Sales Despite MacBook Criticisms
• What You Need To Know About DisplayPort
• Apple Releases Fix For Quirky MacBook Glass Trackpads
• Slork Plays MacBook Music