Please share your screenshots of inventory templates if you can.
I can use them to improve mine.
Many thanks
Eliot
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quote:As you probably know, there are Bento apps for the iPhone and iPad which easily sync with the full Mac app. My entire inventory is always with me on my phone - very useful for shows and train store visits - especially for us geezers with failing memories.
quote:Originally posted by mkcaruso:
Always interested in more useful ways to keep track of trains. What are the advantages of using this software over, say, something like Excel?
- Mike
I have just published my own iPhone/iPad App, called ModelTrainDB, for model railroad collectors to help track their inventory. I was tired of using Excel spreadsheets, and most of the other available options out there were older, outdated PC based programs. I really liked the fact that I can have my inventory and purchase history with me as well when I am out at a train show or the local hobby shop.
I did consider the Bento option, which is a great little database app. However, the default templates are pretty basic and would take a bit of work to customize to track everything that I wanted to.
Feel free to check it out on iTunes, or have a look at our website.
Chris,
I will check it out.
Thanks.
Eliot
Chris,
Is the subscription valid on multiple devices?
Ie my i phone and i pad?!
How long is the subscription last?
thx
Hi Brad,
Once you purchase the app, you can then install it onto an unlimited number of iPhone, iPad or iPod touch devices that you wish, as long as they are using the same iTunes account. The app purchase is forever, you never have to pay anything ever again and can use it as long as you want. Updates to the app are completely free as well.
Thanks,
Chris
very nice---may have to code my cost basis.....
Chris
Is the DB exportable so I can move it from my iPad to my iPhone and for backup?
Hi Chris,
Yes, you can access, backup and copy the actual database file from one device to another using iTunes. I'll post details on how to do this on our website.
We are also planning on adding easier to use methods for data import/export to an upcoming release, as well as automatic iCloud syncing between devices.
Thanks,
Chris
quote:Originally posted by mkcaruso:
Always interested in more useful ways to keep track of trains. What are the advantages of using this software over, say, something like Excel?
- Mike
Actually, Excel (or spreadsheet programs in general) was not designed for this sort of thing. Excel is good at crunching numbers and setting up calculations and formulae. Outside of the scope of its workbook, it's fairly limited. What you really need is a relational database, like Access or Bento. Databases enable users to organize data within tables and to establish semantic relationships between these sets of data. And the true power of a database exploits that relationship: you can query the database and format the results without having to physically modify the stored data. People do use Excel as though it's a database, and it might be suitable for small-scale applications, but really spreadsheets and databases are their own beasts.
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