in the quest for all things mac, i have been evaluating what types of programs might be of great benefit to me. and today i found one that makes me want to shout with joy.
i am a voracious reader, and own thousands of books. i have always thought it would be a good idea to catalog these books, as i have often purchased the same book more than once. but the idea of typing in title, author, etc. into an excel spreadsheet or some similar program was unappealing. in looking for a program that would streamline this task, i found ‘delicious library’, and holy hannah, delicious indeed.
the macbook’s have built in isight cameras, so all i have to do is hold the barcode up to the camera, and it instantly generates all of the relevant information. can you say ‘miracle’? in addition, it provides of all the necessary ‘extra fields’, like a rating system, and a place for notes, so that i can log all of the quotes i have collected from that book. and i am positively giddy about this, which sort of makes me realize what a nerd i am.
i am a voracious reader, and own thousands of books. i have always thought it would be a good idea to catalog these books, as i have often purchased the same book more than once. but the idea of typing in title, author, etc. into an excel spreadsheet or some similar program was unappealing. in looking for a program that would streamline this task, i found ‘delicious library’, and holy hannah, delicious indeed.
the macbook’s have built in isight cameras, so all i have to do is hold the barcode up to the camera, and it instantly generates all of the relevant information. can you say ‘miracle’? in addition, it provides of all the necessary ‘extra fields’, like a rating system, and a place for notes, so that i can log all of the quotes i have collected from that book. and i am positively giddy about this, which sort of makes me realize what a nerd i am.
1 comment:
ya, delicious library is great - not having an isight i never actully bought it for use, but its still great. Maybe I need to fix that....
And there is nothing wrong with being nerdy.
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