I am looking for a simple database management program , or contact management software, maybe something simple like the old PFS file. I am currently running Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Microsoft Windows XP.
I would like to set up a simple database to keep contact information (names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, scheduled times to call, notes...) and tasks. Does anyone have experience with a software package, which can work well with Dragon NaturallySpeaking? I have personally had problems running Microsoft office 2007 with Dragon. Excel and Word and Powerpoint frequently hang up, and so I don't want to experiment with Microsoft Access. Before my injury, I used ACT!, But the reason supported versions of ACT! Are now running as a client/server application, and it just seems a bit too complicated for me these days. I have been storing information by creating text files accessed via DragonPad and WordPad and PolyEdit (an inexpensive word processing program I highly recommend). I am currently storing all my e-mail addresses in Outlook, and I am storing telephone numbers in Skype, and I am maintaining my calendar in a free online application (www.toodledo.com). Naturally, I also have access to contact information in Facebook in Linked-In as well. I would very much like to find some sort of a way to store all the information in one place. First question: can you recommend any software or applications which you think can help? Second question: if I am successful in coming up with some good options, is anyone else interested in this sort of thing? Thanks, Dave Krehbiel. (301) 924-4530
