Poll 2: Now it is easier: You can add three applications to your computer!

Posted by Ken Ashworth
Mar 26, 2007 at 05:03 AM

Assuming that printer drivers are covered by the OS - pdf.
And Assuming the the Pic Viewer offers image edting.

- Ultra Recall
- IMatch - Image Cataloger and more…
- a Presentation Layer - website generator or CMS or DeskTop Publishing

UR - web capture, file management and organization, data exchange (good range of data import and export), database is distributable

IMatch (http://www.photools.com) is an interesting program. Although it is geared to photographers, it is reasonably priced ($59) and offers many features that go beyond cataloging just images. This program is worth a look on many levels.

A Presentation Layer

A case can made for any of these “outliner” programs that the presentation layer is the distributable data file (usually read-only, or shared writable by licesened users). Many of these also have good website generation, and if you consider distributing as pdf - there’s a lot of presentation power already in many of these programs.

But sometimes you just need a more specialized tool. A dedicated website generator or content management system (CMS). Web Idea Tree (http://www.webideatree.com) packs a lot of punch for the price ($30).

I’m a long time PageMaker (Win) user and it covers a lot of bases; Serif Software has some good offerings (http://www.serif.com/pageplus/pageplusx2/).

I guess what I’m trying to say is that presenting or sharing your work (and play) is as important as what you use to collect and catalog. Seems to be the thrid leg of the stool.

Later,
KenA