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by druid
Sun May 03, 2009 11:13 am
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Please help - syncing pocketpedia to dvdpedia on iPhone
Replies: 12
Views: 8812

Re: Please help - syncing pocketpedia to dvdpedia on iPhone

I had more success in synching by directly connecting iPhone to iMac, via the USB cable that Apple provides. Trying to do it via Airport works, but very slowly. Have DVDpedia and iTunes both running. A prompt will come up in DVDpedia, asking if it's OK to synch. Click yes, and off it goes. Don't use...
by druid
Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:00 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: BookPedia and Zotero
Replies: 3
Views: 3120

Re: BookPedia and Zotero

Like Markus, I use both Zotero and Papers and find them much less easy to operate than Bookpedia. I know there have been many requests for other -Pedia applications, but I'd love to see one where I could record notes from articles: book chapters, journals, magazines, newspapers, web sites. I can do ...
by druid
Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:43 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Interface for antiquarian Books
Replies: 2
Views: 3298

Re: Interface for antiquarian Books

Some tips on searching abebooks.com: It helps if you specify a year of publication. To see all the hits in the results window, click on its --> = button in the lower right corner. Items lower down on the list are usually listed as higher value. You'll find a great variation in the data entered and w...
by druid
Fri May 30, 2008 8:19 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: bibliography
Replies: 5
Views: 4004

Re: bibliography

Thanks for the tip on the "Copy as bibliography" command. I just tried it, with mixed results: All titles are underlined . The preferred MLA style for titles is italics , also preferred by publishers. Author names appear as Last, First, but not in A-Z order, although I sorted the Bp file b...
by druid
Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:30 pm
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Author name order
Replies: 3
Views: 6166

Sure. Select all the entries that you want to edit. Shift-click selects batches of entries; Cmd-click selects them in irregular order. Then Cmd-E, for Edit. Up comes a template that has all the data fields in it. Go to Author field and enter the form that you prefer. (On his more recent books, he si...
by druid
Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:35 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Question about going to a new machine...
Replies: 5
Views: 5811

Four times I have used the Migration Assistant to move key files to a new machine. I select the documents, applications, and Library to transfer, and in a while (45 minutes was the longest time), I'm at work again. The MA lives in the Utilities folder. I think it also works for transferring Windows ...
by druid
Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:16 am
Forum: News
Topic: Version 4.0 is out
Replies: 34
Views: 111513

One thing I miss: the new version of Bookpedia doesn't "remember" the fields I want to edit after the first panel. In the previous version, it always went straight to "Location" but now it's stuck in the first field and I have to manually click there. A small matter, but not when...
by druid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:33 pm
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 5
Views: 7140

That sometimes happens to me, too. Suggestion: see if your browser has Block Popups or Private Browsing checked. May help to turn one or the other off for a while.
by druid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:26 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Exporting and importing
Replies: 4
Views: 4873

As soon as you begin typing in the text field, the box is checked.
by druid
Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:38 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Price Inverse sort not working
Replies: 2
Views: 5731

Conor,

Many thanks for your reply. Only an hour ago I noticed that little arrow and clicked it. It's a little obscure and maybe needs a title (Drawer) or else a Tool Tip.

Droo
by druid
Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:21 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Price Inverse sort not working
Replies: 2
Views: 5731

Price Inverse sort not working

On a search of abebooks, I select Price Inverse but the results are still ranked from low to high prices. I want just the reverse. Do I need to select something in Preferences? It would be nice if I could click on the "Next Result" button and see a drop-down menu of choices 1-30. That way,...
by druid
Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:40 am
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: What is the quickest way to remove a book from bookpedia
Replies: 1
Views: 6982

Are you sure you want to remove? Might be better to use a Custom field to indicate that the book was sold, moved, or replaced. If another copy comes into the inventory, you don't have to re-enter all the data. Obviously, you know your situation better than I do. Just a thought.
by druid
Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:49 am
Forum: PediaTalk
Topic: Anyone using Bookpedia at a library?
Replies: 4
Views: 8633

I've only used it for inventory of a private library, but at 5k books, it's still fast and stable. I don't use the loan-and-retrieve features, but I bet they suit your circulation needs. If most of your books have ISBNs, you will be able to input the data very quickly. You sure can't beat the price!...
by druid
Sat May 12, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Movie Artwork in DVDpedia and Wikipedia support!
Replies: 4
Views: 8402

Artworks: use Google Image to get the widest range of choices.

Reviews: yes, Wikipedia reviews are better but some times quite long. Maybe just the top paragraph, followed by a URL link?
by druid
Wed May 09, 2007 10:24 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Another way to get barcodes in--an idea (feature suggestion)
Replies: 5
Views: 8788

I've added shooting a photograph. But then I've eliminated carrying books and typing in the codes. Just a practical suggestion: hand-write the ISBNs or titles in list form, and then back at your Mac, type them into BookPedia. That is far less costly in time and effort than taking photos and convert...