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Filemaker releases Bento preview update
Filemaker have released a new beta version of Bento, their easy to use database application (we took an early look at Bento last month). I've been playing with it for a while, and I'm enjoying it. I use Filemaker Pro at work, so I miss some things like defining my own relationships, scripting, etc., but Bento is quite useful for the project that doesn't need all the power of Filemaker Pro. You truly can get a database up in minutes for your soccer team, organization, or inventory.
This current beta will expire on February 14, 2007 (It's always a shame to break up on Valentine's Day). Filemaker notes that you should not manually delete any of your current Bento files before applying this update; The new version will update everything automatically.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dave said 12:46PM on 12-08-2007
Bento has been stable and with some great features since its first release. This thing has been a welcome addition to my iMac.
I'm great with computers but an absolute neophyte with databases. With Bento I really don't have to know how to use them - it's drag and drop simple to make custom forms and fields. Good stuff.
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Indiana said 3:12PM on 12-08-2007
this one crashes at once. can't use it on 10.5.1 - neither iMac nor Macbook... .
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Chris said 5:16PM on 12-08-2007
This app crashes left right and centre on 10.5.1. Its something I'd like to use but its about as stable as a plate of jello at the moment.
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Tom Abbott said 1:29AM on 12-10-2007
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/08/filemaker-releases-bento-preview-update/
I've been waiting for a good lightweight DB, so I'm looking forward to trying Bento.
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ronny said 3:51AM on 12-10-2007
eeeh 14 february 2007.. it's almost done
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Joe B. said 11:52AM on 12-10-2007
Any idea what this is supposed to cost? It seems like a great idea, but before I download and decide I'd like it, it'd be nice to have some idea what the license cost is going to be. Is that somewhere on the site? Can't find it.
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Sabon said 12:48PM on 12-10-2007
I've had no problems at all with Bento on my Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 10.5.1.
It was funny because I had sent an e-mail to FileMaker about a month before getting an e-mail about Bento.
It looks good so far for a home or small business database with a good looking and pretty easy to use front end. Something I think Apple/FileMaker should have had a long time ago (besides AppleWorks).
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