Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 06, 2007 11:21 PM
I suppose that I must not have as large collections as some people, or perhaps I am simply the disorganized type but, I have never really seen the need for applications such as this. If I was running a video store or library, sure. But, for a personal collection I've never really seen the point.
But, there must be a lot of demand for it because there are countless collection manager applications out there. Looking at SourceForge collection managers seem only slightly less popular than borked MP3 players, which number in the kajillions.
The strange thing to me is that there is a need for a collection manager type application that doesn't seem to be being filled, that is file or records management for businesses. I referring to the manila file folders that store paper records and are being invariably lost in offices everywhere. Think of the racks of these folders in doctors and lawyers offices, banks and all other types of businesses where numerous people access and move these paper files around.
A collection manager that tracked these file folders and reported where they are and who had them last would be a very useful application, in my mind. But, I don't see any of these. I only see CD collection managers which, like I said earlier, I don't get. Mine are easily managed by a bookshelf or an iPod.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 06, 2007 11:21 PMBut, there must be a lot of demand for it because there are countless collection manager applications out there. Looking at SourceForge collection managers seem only slightly less popular than borked MP3 players, which number in the kajillions.
The strange thing to me is that there is a need for a collection manager type application that doesn't seem to be being filled, that is file or records management for businesses. I referring to the manila file folders that store paper records and are being invariably lost in offices everywhere. Think of the racks of these folders in doctors and lawyers offices, banks and all other types of businesses where numerous people access and move these paper files around.
A collection manager that tracked these file folders and reported where they are and who had them last would be a very useful application, in my mind. But, I don't see any of these. I only see CD collection managers which, like I said earlier, I don't get. Mine are easily managed by a bookshelf or an iPod.
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