northernfailure Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I've been trying to figure out a good way to do this, but no luck. For years, I've just been using a text file. If anyone's figured out a good way to do it with any Mac software, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpw Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 you can make it work, just not quite as automatic as some of the other things delicious monster does. What I did was just locate the cd in amazon, then edit the format to LP or EP (as appropriate) and it'll change the image it has on the "shelf" to a record instead of a CD. Or if you're lucky and the sleeve has a barcode and it is actually found on amazon it'll add it to your library like everything else. and of course there is the spreadsheet route, if you want to keep it local to your mac you can use 'numbers' the newish apple spreadsheet app. Or the open office spreadsheet app which is free. If you are ok using internet resources then you got the google spreadsheets or one of the record list websites. Personally I use whats in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroyingthescene Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah, I did Delicious Library for a bit, but it seemed more of a hassle than anything, I just elected to go the list route. I still use if for everything else though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Delicious library looks amazing, but I can't justify a $40 program to keep track of what media I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterist136 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I have an excel spreadsheet for my collection. It probably works better than a text file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 deadformat.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I use Numbers and just build a spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetilldeath303 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Excel is the way to go. You can have a column with "approximate value" that you can enter in what it's worth, and then total it up to get an approximate average of how much insurance you'll need if you want to insure them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkablast Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 delicious is cool, but most records don't have barcodes on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter242 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would move from Excel to Access or some actual database software. I started with Access years ago, but now moved over to Open Office. A database program gives you more sorting and reports options. A spreadsheet is more for tracking numerical figures. With a database program, I create a report that sorts my collection alpha by artist, then by year, then by catalog number. I also create a report listed alpha by catalog # so I can see any holes in my label collection. You can also create searches or queries to search for info in any field. etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernfailure Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 I tried to use FileMaker Pro a while back, but it was proving very difficult to create a record list template. There was a pre-made CD one that I was trying to just change around for vinyl. Anyone have any luck with FileMaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impact Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Delicious library looks amazing, but I can't justify a $40 program to keep track of what media I own. torrents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernfailure Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Delicious library looks amazing, but I can't justify a $40 program to keep track of what media I own. torrents Yea definitely, I didn't pay for that program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 me neither, but i love it. it's better for cds, obviously, but you can make it work with vinyl. sometimes it's just a matter of including "vinyl" in the search field after the album title. that works pretty frequently. or you can add the cd version and edit the format to vinyl LP. or you not be a bum an enter the deets by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I stole this earlier this week, and it's super awesome. I especially love the barcode scanner thing, and ended up scanning every book in my dorm because I just thought it was that cool. A few Mac sites have a preview of Delicious Library 2, and it looks about twice as cool. A few features: iTunes integration (click an album to play it), HTML export, support for 10"s and 7"s, waaaay more sorting tools, and sell used on Amazon with one click. The rest is here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/exclusive_preview_delicious_monsters_delicious_library_2_0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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