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by druid
Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:34 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: One single PEDIA ?
Replies: 16
Views: 23649

As a recent convert from Delicious Library, where all books, music, and films appear in one database, I'm happy with the separate 'pedia applications. They load quickly and are quite compact; a real benefit when making backups. So beware of asking for bloatware; an all-purpose app can be slow, bulky...
by druid
Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:37 pm
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Bookpedia: Author last name, first name or vice versa?
Replies: 5
Views: 10780

I'm not sure it's a problem, but rather a habit you've developed. A few weeks of reading names in non-reverse order may in time seem normal. I'm not unsympathetic: I reversed all my names in Skype in order to group people with the same family names. It's less of a problem in 'pedia because the filte...
by druid
Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:09 pm
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Multiple Storage Locations
Replies: 3
Views: 11151

I use the second drive to back up my entire Home folder. That saves all application preferences and also anything in Library, including Application Support: DVDpedia. The result: an exact duplicate on the second drive. (My backup software is Synchronize! X Plus from Qdea Software.) DVDpedia has an E...
by druid
Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:56 pm
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Editing tips?
Replies: 3
Views: 10631

Thanks for your responses. The Title field is not unique, and it will often have consistent elements that one may wish to revise. Not substantives, but accidentals, like punctuation or spelling. The free-standing colon is only one example. Some titles look like this: word ;: word. There you want to ...
by druid
Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:33 am
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Editing tips?
Replies: 3
Views: 10631

Editing tips?

I transferred a collection of 1,900 books from Delicious Library to BP and am now trying to edit the entries into greater consistency. I'm hoping to learn a few tips from experienced users. 1. Multiple Edit is like iTunes: select the entries, Cmd-E (or Edit button), and a Multiple Edit template appe...