From: Dan (dan_at_dbdigitalweb.com)
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 09:41:33 PST
-----Original Message-----
From: David M. Ensteness
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Indispensable Software for a 2100
>Well, here is what I can contribute to the list:
>
>MoreInfo 5.0.5 [many people who want something more than the built-in
>Dates program find they love MoreInfo]. MoreInfo is pretty powerful and
>can be overkill for many. Dateman and ActionNames are two other
>alternatives. For me, its all about MoreInfo but ActionNames is great
>on pre-2.x Newtons. Only issue with MoreInfo is that its still being
>sold and its expensive. Something like $80 I believe.
Yes that is the price. Nice package and the best one I have tried. Though
it is a BIG install and I had a personal perference problem with it so opted
for something else. BTW action names is now freeware. Also older versions
of More Info work with NOS 2.0 I believe. But I don't know what features
you would loose (sound recording for sure at least)
>
>NewtWorks is the Word Processor and often the Spreadsheet of choice.
Same here.
>
>Notion is a list maker [sorta a wanna be database]. Some really love
>it. Sadly it also has a price tag attached.
Actually that company is now out of business (pelicanware). Nice app
though. And I agree while it *can* do databases, it is really for making
lists, which it really excells at.
>
>eBase is another database option, its more of a database than Notion
>but its still pretty basic and rather limited. Its now available as
>freeware on UNNA.
>
>Leverage is spose to be just the cat's meow of Newton databases but to
>get a working demo you have to e-mail the author and last time I got a
>working demo I didn't install it until after it had lapsed ... so I
>can't tell you if its true or not ... I really need to e-mail him again
>... Since its a $90 database ... one wants to demo it a little before
>buying.
Something intersting I discovered about leverage. You can download it from
UNNA or the original site http://www.balconessoftware.com/ However it does
have a time bomb in place, and unlike most that just expire 30 days after
instalation, this one is expired as soon as you install it. But there is a
way around this. Just set your newton clock to before June 2000, and it
will work. That way you can really demo it and see if it works for you.
>
>
>For financial applications PocketMoney is the best around. Using its
>Exchange program you can even upload and download QIF files from
>current Quicken versions.
Also a nice app but you might want to give Pocket Quicken a spin as well if
you don't need to do exchanging with desktop quicken.
>
>Bills to Pay tracks just that, CheckPlease works with Bills to Pay and
>PocketMoney, the three are very nice when used together. CheckPlease
>will compute tips, split bills, etc ...
Another great program I use all the time.
One I would like to add to this list is sticky newts. Kind of a big
install, but you can have little (or full screen if you want) cascading
notes on your newton (like post it notes). They can be set with alarms,
have lots of ajustable prefereces, and will save data to a card if you have
the "save all data to card" box checked. Also the buttion is *ALWAYS*
available, I know with some such programs somtimes the buttion gets lost
under something else if you have several apps open, and the notes themselves
are always visible if open. It also has a overview list of all the notes
you can pick from. Preaty slick.
-Dan
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