A no-frills way to keep track of your stuff
It’s been more than a year since last we looked at the Hunter suite of apps used for cataloging books, DVDs and games.
Progress has been steady, and the programs have now edged past version 1.0. While they are nowhere near as feature-filled as the likes of Delicious Library, the three Hunters clearly suffice for basic needs.
The interface is reminiscent of iTunes, with the ability to create folders for lists and smart lists in a sidebar to the left. Clicking on them reveals the contents to the right. Clicking on a list item in turn reveals details below.
A separate window lets you create list items by getting started with just a bit of info — for example, a book title. You can the click on an Autocomplete button that fetches the rest of the data for you from one of half a dozen Amazon stores, plus a couple of others. The system performs efficiently. You get, at the very least, the title, genre, author, publisher languages, ISBN, a summary and a picture of the cover.
A companion app called Hunter Touch allows you to synch your data with an iPod touch or iPhone. Plus, there is a helpful tutorial page to get you started.
As we said before, if you needs are basic, the Hunter apps will do quite nicely. Our only real gripe is that they exist as a suite. If the bunch of them could be combined into one, we’d be happy as clams.
Posted Monday, May 10, 2010 in Reviews
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