[X4U] Database options for Mac

[Russell McGaha]

I also suggest Benito; or it's big brother FileMaker.
Russell

On Sep 15, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Conlon Brett wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for a potential database proggy for keeping quotes/jokes/ 
> speeches/stories etc.
>
> When I worked for Sony Music they had Lotus Notes as their Mail  
> client and corporate database server. I taught myself how to do  
> basic Lotus Programming and built some databases for tracking the  
> design studio's software & hardware details and some basic studio  
> job trafficking. I had lotsa fun with it.
>
> I also built myself a quotes/jokes/speeches/stories database for my  
> own home/church use. It contains the following fields:
>
> Type (eg. Quote/story/Poems etc...)
> Category (eg. "Service")
> Title (mostly for stories eg. "The mad dog")
> Summary (for speeches/stories - for quick reminder of content)
> Content (eg. "The fragrant of the rose lingers on the hand that cast  
> it")
> Author (eg. "unknown")
> Source (eg. "Internet")
> Date of entry
> etc...
>
> I have many years of slowly accumulated gems of inspiration in  
> there. However, my Lotus Notes ID is about to run out and I no  
> longer work with Sony.
>
> So I can either somehow renew the ID (I have no idea where to even  
> look) and hopefully it isn't too expensive or I can find an  
> alternative Mac based database proggy. Perhaps there is already a  
> solution out there that'll suit me nicely.
>
> Does anyone have ANY suggestions? Anyone have a similar thing going  
> for themselves?
>
> Ta muchly!
>
> Cojcolds
>
> ps. great to have the list back in real-time again!!!!!
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