A document management system is not really a database, though it does take a couple of hours of learning curve. After that, you just click to add a pdf, or scan a document. "Devon Think" has OCR that works well, so even with pictures & scans, you can search on the text of the drawing or picture. After you add, you might type in a few tags, such as "boat" "plumbing" "2011". hit return and you are done. I do this with every piece of paper in my life, and trash the paper after scan. You can locate it in just a few seconds years from now.
bill On Aug 2, 2011, at 7:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:15:47 +0000, you wrote: > > I think this is one of those things that take more time to set up and > maintain than it is worth. Once you've got all the written notes > then you have to put it into the database software (and I agree about > Access of maybe the equivalent in Open Office which is free), and then > every time you use something you have to update. > > If you are only concerned with tools and not with supplies and other > consumables, I would think a written list would suffice. With > replacement things like belts, every time you use one, you'd have to > update the database. It is easier IMHO to store things so you will > remember where they are, and then when you use something up, put it on > a list to replace > >> Database software usually works better than spreadsheets - easier reporting >> and screen design, more flexible fields (eg muliple entries for a particular >> field type). Access should work fine. There's a learning curve but it's >> plenty powerful for a "retail" app with a few thousand records. >> >> There are many similar out there. If you use one with a SQL "back end" >> you'll be able to move your data essentially onto any system anywhere for >> the next 50 years and use any of hundreds of "front ends" to define your >> database and produce reports. But Access s/b more than sufficient; I don't >> think it's a native SQL app, but it can probably access SQL databases. And >> it's common and relatively easy to use. >> >> >> Rufus >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Lee Huddleston >>> Sent: 07/20/11 08:47 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Liveaboard] Inventory Software >>> >>> I recently inventoried every tool on board s/v Truelove with hand-written >>> notes. I would like to find a good program for recording and sorting the >>> information. Would Excell or Access work? Or are there dedicated programs >>> that you have been using and with which you are pleased? >>> >>> >>> >>> Lee Huddleston >>> >>> s/v Truelove >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
