Filemaker TP934LL/A Bento - Macintosh
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Software Reviews of Filemaker TP934LL/A Bento - Macintosh
Customer Review: Bento
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been waiting for a replacement for the DB in AppleWorks for years. Although, FileMaker is a great database program, it is far more than I need for home. Bento fits my needs perfectly. It has all the features I want and much more. It is as easy to create new DB files as Appleworks with its elegant and intuitive interface. With Bento and iWork I have finally been able to replace AppleWorks and Office. My only complaint is that there is no direct way to convert old AppleWorks DB files to Bento.Customer Review: A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT
Summary: 1 Stars
A database with no scripting language. Useless. Yes, you can
add, subtract, multiply and divide...but nothing else. For all it's
ease of use, so what. It is like having a spreadsheet where you
cannot use formulas. Wish I had not spent the money. Apple you
really disappoint on this one.
Customer Review: Requires Leopard
Summary: 5 Stars
They need to put this in the description so that someone without Leopard won't buy it. I tried the beta of this, and really liked it. I have used FileMaker, but don't really need the power for most things. I still use AppleWorks for most of my database needs. This is the first program that comes close to filling the void they left when they decided to abandon AW. Customer Review: Interesting program for little jobs, not very sophisticated
Summary: 3 Stars
As a simple tool for setting up lists that can reference data that exist in various files (very simple relationships), Bento serves a useful function, but its report generation capabilities are very limited and can be quite frustrating. Nonetheless, given the veritable dearth of decent database software for the current Imac series, it is a welcome addition.Customer Review: Filemaker's Bento a strong daily use database
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fine product from Filemaker. BENTO creates an easy-to-use and colorful interface and has creative and well-laid out forms for data input.
Creating and saving new databases is easy, and it's instant interface with your Mac's Address Book and iCal will either come as a blessing or a complete annoyance right out of the box, depending on your level of perceived confidentiality of things like your personal Address Books. It can be removed, but it's there by default.
Those reared on MS Access or dBase will find that there are some idiosyncracies to the way FileMaker works (and by extension Bento). Once you learn their system of creating and naming fields, and how they relate to one another, you will soon be off cataloging all your books, CD's and looking for other projects to organize.
While this isn't as fully featured as Filemaker, it will serve 90 percent of data base users well. There is some rumor that it might eventually serve as the database interface for the iPhone when applications are one day allowed -- for now, it works only with Address Book and iCal for your iPhone, despite their advertisement that it has an iPhone interface -- it does not -- it merely sync's back with your Address Book/iCal which then syncs with your iPhone.
Easy to use, sharp Mac-familiar and Mac-aware interfaces, and colorful creative layouts make this a sharp day to day database program for those who are tired of the line-by-line spreadsheet approach to database management.