20 Mar 2006

NewsMac Pro

I noted the following thing:

  • Integrated Browser - the Client comes with an integrated web-browser. Each page is represented in a new tab;
  • Podcast Player - there is an integrated podcast player;
  • Filter - Subscriptions can be filtered: unread, new, flagged;
  • Flags - the Client can flag Items based on words in the title;
  • Find Similar - this will locale similar Items in the library. Not sure what the heuristics behind this is;
  • Smart Group - the idea of smart groups is interesting. This can only work when there is enough metadata for Lists, which is the case for RSS and/or Atom;
  • Remote Groups - the Client recognises a remote group. One can see the Lists (feeds) and Items from a Bloglines account;
Supported MicroContent Type(s): Blogs •
Rating: 47 out of 90 points (checklist 1.4) • Developer: Think Mac Software • Version: 1.2.4 •

Checklist:
  • MicroContent (7/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
    • Structure - YES, standard blog structure. Not all information in the structure is readily available;
    • Multiplicity - YES. I assume that the various RSS and Atom feeds contain different fields;
    • Flexibility - NO, not relevant here;
    • MicroWeb - YES, a blog Item might contain images;
    • Pick-list fields - NO;
    • Merged - NO, not relevant;
    • Title - YES;
    • Description - YES;
    • Tags - YES, one can add tags on the subscription level;
    • Rating - YES, the user can add a rating to a subscription/feed;

  • Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
    • View-pane - YES;
    • View-pane Styles - YES;
    • View-pane Window - NO;
    • Items-pane - YES;
    • Items-pane Views - NO, only a tabular format is available;
    • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
    • Items-pane Fields - NO;
    • Lists-pane - YES;
    • Browser-pane - NO;
    • Pane layout change - YES, one can chose from a compact widescreen, traditional and combined view;

  • Item functions (5/10) - An Item is called a Headline.
    • View - YES, although not all field information is readily available;
    • Create - NO;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Mark - YES, the Client checks whether a user has seen an Item. And a user can bookmark an Item;
    • Search - YES, channel name, metadata or headlines;
    • Access Control - NO;
    • Duplicate Control - NO;
    • Delete - NO;
    • Persistence - YES, one can set a retaining period for all subscriptions;
    • Downloading - YES, one can specify whether an enclosure must be downloaded or not;

  • List functions (10/17)
    • Local Lists - NO;
    • Connected Lists - NO;
    • Shared Lists - NO;
    • Remote Lists - YES, these are either RSS or Atom feeds. They are called Channels in this app;
    • Handpicked Lists - NO, the contents of each List is set by the author of the List;
    • Smart Lists - NO;
    • Recommendation Lists - YES, there is a find similar Items function;
    • List Metadata - YES, this is the information on the feed;
    • Statistics - YES, the Client shows the number of unread Items in a List;
    • Directory - YES, a list/group with possible feeds is available in a separate window;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Remove - NO;
    • Show - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent type;
    • Backup/revert - YES;
    • Refresh - YES;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Group functions (6/9) - does the Client support groups?
    • Unlimited Depth - NO, it has just single depth;
    • Local Groups - YES;
    • Connected Groups - YES, one can see the subscriptions in Safari, NetNewsWire or NewsFire as separate groups;
    • Shared Groups - NO;
    • Remote Groups - YES, one can get the Items and subscriptions from Bloglines;
    • Handpicked Groups - NO;
    • Smart Groups - YES, logic based on channel metadata;
    • Recommendation Groups - NO;
    • Directory - YES, combined with the Lists;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES, the name can be edited;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Import (2/6) - does the client allow for importing Items?
    • Classic - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent Type;
    • Standards - YES, an OPML-file;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • Applications - YES, one can import feeds from Safari and other NewsReaders;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;

  • Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • HTML - YES, Items can be exported (saved) as HTML-files;
    • Print - YES;
    • Feeds - NO;
    • Local - NO, however a directory can be exported as OPML-file;
    • Connected - YES, one can synchronise with a iPod;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote: .Mac - NO;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Application - NO;

  • MacOSX (7/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
    • Look&Feel - YES;
    • Menu - YES;
    • Toolbar - NO;
    • Alt-click - YES, although ho feedback is given;
    • Ctrl-click - YES;
    • Drag&drop - YES, for adding subscriptions to folders;
    • Services - NO;
    • Dock - YES, for viewing the items in a subscription. users can add subscriptions to the dock;
    • Spotlight - NO;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - NO, although the generic dictionary is available;
    • Framework - NO;
    • Menu bar - NO;
    • Plug-ins - YES, I assume that one can add new themes;
    • Language - NO, just English (I did see French localisation mentioned though);


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18 Mar 2006

NewsFire

I noted the following thing:

  • List sort animation - the Lists in the List-pane are sorted based on the number of unread Items in a list. This sorting is animated
Supported MicroContent Type(s): Blogs •
Rating: 37 out of 90 points (checklist 1.4) • Developer: NewsFire • Version: 1.3 •

Checklist:
  • MicroContent (6/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
    • Structure - YES, standard blog structure. Not all information in the structure is readily available;
    • Multiplicity - YES. I assume that the various RSS and Atom feeds contain different fields;
    • Flexibility - NO, not relevant here;
    • MicroWeb - YES, a blog Item might contain images;
    • Pick-list fields - NO;
    • Merged - NO, not relevant;
    • Title - YES;
    • Description - YES;
    • Tags - NO;
    • Rating - YES, I am tempted to call the Flag a rating, although it also has consequences for the persistence;

  • Interface (3/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
    • View-pane - YES, however the View-pane is toggled with the Items-pane;
    • View-pane Styles - NO;
    • View-pane Window - NO;
    • Items-pane - YES, on the right of the window
    • Items-pane Views - NO, only a tabular format is available;
    • Items-pane Sorting - NO;
    • Items-pane Fields - NO;
    • Lists-pane - YES, on the left side of the window (traditional view);
    • Browser-pane - NO;
    • Pane layout change - NO;

  • Item functions (5/10) - which functions for managing individual Items are supported?
    • View - YES, although not all field information is readily available;
    • Create - NO;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Mark - YES, the Client checks whether a user has seen an Item. And a user can flag an Item;
    • Search - NO;
    • Access Control - NO;
    • Duplicate Control - NO;
    • Delete - YES, but I not sure what this means;
    • Persistence - YES;
    • ;i>Downloading - YES, one can specify whether an enclosure must be downloaded or not;

  • List functions (7/17)
    • Local Lists - NO;
    • Connected Lists - NO;
    • Shared Lists - NO;
    • Remote Lists - YES, these are either RSS or Atom feeds. They are called Subscriptions. It is also possible to define Smart Remote Lists;
    • Handpicked Lists - NO, the contents of each List is set by the author of the List;
    • Smart Lists - YES, also search feeds;
    • Recommendation Lists - NO;
    • List Metadata - YES, this is the information on the feed;
    • Statistics - YES, the Client shows the number of unread Items in a List;
    • Directory - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Remove - NO;
    • Show - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent type;
    • Backup/revert - NO;
    • Refresh - YES;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Group functions (4/9) - does the Client support groups?
    • Unlimited Depth - NO, it has just single depth;
    • Local Groups - YES;
    • Connected Groups - NO;
    • Shared Groups - NO;
    • Remote Groups - NO;
    • Handpicked Groups - NO;
    • Smart Groups - NO;
    • Recommendation Lists - NO;
    • Directory - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES, the name can be edited;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Import (2/6) - does the client allow for importing Items?
    • Classic - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent Type;
    • Standards - YES, an OPML-file;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • Applications - YES, a feed can be autodetected in a browser or on a specified URL and then be opened;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;

  • Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • HTML - NO;
    • Print - YES;
    • Feeds - NO;
    • Local - NO, however a directory can be exported as OPML-file;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote: .Mac - NO;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Application - YES, to blog editors such as MarsEdit. Enclosures can be added to iTunes. Items can also be mailed;

  • MacOSX (9/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
    • Look&Feel - YES;
    • Menu - YES;
    • Toolbar - NO;
    • Alt-click - YES, although ho feedback is given;
    • Ctrl-click - YES;
    • Drag&drop - YES, for filling the groups;
    • Services - YES, for adding a new feed;
    • Dock - YES, for refreshing;
    • Spotlight - YES;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - NO;
    • Framework - NO;
    • Menu bar - NO;
    • Plug-ins - NO, although I did see a Themes folder;
    • Language - NO, just english;


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17 Mar 2006

DVD Sphere

This Client created by Sphere Corner allows a user can manage his collection of DVD's. A note

  • Sample Library - this client comes with a sample library. I like this, it makes it much more easy to evaluate a Client quickly;
  • First Run widget - when a user starts the app for this first time, he has to go through a series of questions, which setups the Client. I am not sure that I like this. It gives the impression that the software is difficult;
  • Statistics - the Client offers some statistics in the form of counts per list;
  • Smart List pick - the editing of a smart list is original. The title of a smart list appears as pop-up, so that the user can quickly select the value he wants;
  • Languages - on MacOSX it is relatively easy to create applications in multiple languages. It sounds like to a good idea to checks Clients for this as well. In this case the application is only in english;
Supported MicroContent Type(s): DVD Descriptions •
Rating: 34 of the 87 points (checklist 1.3) • Developer: Sphere Corner • Version: 2.5.3 •

Checklist:
  • MicroContent (8/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
    • Structure - YES, standard information structure for a DVD plus some personal info;
    • Multiplicity - YES, a box with DVD’s can be created as another type. Note that the Client allows to record any carrier for movies;
    • Flexibility - NO;
    • MicroWeb - YES, a cover image;
    • Merged - YES, from Amazon and IMDB;
    • Pick-list Fields - YES;
    • Title - YES;
    • Description - YES;
    • Tags - NO;
    • Rating - YES, several slider scales;

  • Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
    • View-pane - YES, a summary is on the left side;
    • View-pane styles - NO;
    • View-pane Window - YES, in the Edit sheet;
    • Items-pane - YES;
    • Items-pane Views - NO, only a tabular view;
    • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
    • Items-pane Fields - YES;
    • Lists-pane - YES;
    • Browser-pane - NO;
    • Pane layout change - NO, standard is a widescreen view;

  • Item functions (6/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
    • View - YES;
    • Create - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Mark - NO, where is the to be watched check?
    • Search - YES, somewhat;
    • Persistence - NO;
    • Access Control - YES, one can protect the database with a password;
    • Delete - YES;
    • Download - YES, the corresponding cover images;

  • List functions (6/15)
    • Local - YES;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote - NO;
    • Handpicked - NO, although there seem to be handpicked lists, but I was not able to get it to work;
    • Smart - YES, with several predefined ones;
    • Recommendations - NO;
    • List Metadata - NO;
    • Directories;/i> - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Show - NO;
    • Backup/revert - YES;
    • Refresh - NO;
    • Remove - NO;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Groups (0/8) does the Client support Groups?
    • Unlimited Depth - NO;
    • Local - NO;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote - NO;
    • Directories - NO;
    • Add - NO;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Delete - NO;

  • Import (1/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - YES, in binary and folder format. And from DVD Cache, DVDTheque and fennel DVD Manager;
    • Application - NO;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;

  • Export (6/13) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
    • Classic - YES;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - YES, to a binary file;
    • HTML - YES;
    • Print - YES;
    • Feed - NO;
    • Local - YES
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote: .Mac - NO;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Application - NO;

  • MacOSX (1/14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
    • Look&Feel - YES, in Metal;
    • Menu - NO, I miss some standard items;
    • Toolbar - NO, at least not a standard one;
    • Alt-click - NO;
    • Ctrl-click - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Services - NO;
    • Dock - NO;
    • Spotlight - NO;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - NO;
    • Framework - NO;
    • Menu-bar Item - NO;
    • Plug-ins - NO;

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16 Mar 2006

DVDTheque

With this Client a user can manage his collection of DVD's. I was not able to get the merging to work, so I gave up. The Client still has some rough edges.

Supported MicroContent Type(s): DVD Descriptions •
Rating: 30 of the 87 points (checklist 1.3) • Version: 2.7.5 •

Checklist:
  • MicroContent (6/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
    • Structure - YES, One can add a lot of information on the DVD;
    • Multiplicity - NO;
    • Flexibility - NO;
    • MicroWeb - YES, an image, trailer and address card can be linked;
    • Merged - YES;
    • Pick-list Fields - YES;
    • Title - YES;
    • Description - YES;
    • Tags - NO;
    • Rating - YES, a five point scale;

  • Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
    • View-pane - YES, but only the cover image;
    • View-pane styles - NO;
    • View-pane Window - YES, with a button one sees all the info;
    • Items-pane - YES;
    • Items-pane Views - NO, tabular view is standard;
    • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
    • Items-pane Fields - YES;
    • Lists-pane - YES;
    • Browser-pane - NO;
    • Pane layout change - NO;

  • Item functions (6/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
    • View - YES, in a separate window;
    • Create - YES;
    • Edit - YES;
    • Mark - YES, to indicate whether one has seen the DVD;
    • Search - NO;
    • Persistence - NO;
    • Access Control - NO;
    • Delete - YES;
    • Download - YES, the corresponding cover images;

  • List functions (4/15)
    • Local - YES;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote - NO;
    • Handpicked - NO;
    • Smart - YES;
    • Recommendations - NO;
    • List Metadata - NO;
    • Directories - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Show - NO;
    • Backup/revert - NO;
    • Refresh - NO;
    • Remove - NO;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Groups (0/8) does the Client support Groups?
    • Unlimited Depth - NO;
    • Local - NO;
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote - NO;
    • Directories - NO;
    • Add - NO;
    • Edit - NO;
    • Delete - NO;

  • Import (1/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - YES, DVDTheque or DVDManager format;
    • Application - NO;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;

  • Export (4/13) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - NO;
    • Proprietary - YES, in XML;
    • HTML - YES;
    • Print - YES;
    • Feed - NO;
    • Local - YES
    • Connected - NO;
    • Shared - NO;
    • Remote: .Mac - NO;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Application - NO;

  • MacOSX (6/14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
    • Look&Feel - YES, in Metal;
    • Menu - YES;
    • Toolbar - YES;
    • Alt-click - NO;
    • Ctrl-click - YES;
    • Drag&drop - NO;
    • Services - NO;
    • Dock - NO;
    • Spotlight - NO;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - NO;
    • Framework - NO;
    • Menu-bar Item - NO;
    • Plug-ins - NO;

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15 Mar 2006

iPhoto

This application by Apple allows the user to manage his image/photo library. Some remarks:

  • Order Prints - it is possible to order print of selected Items. Think of this as remote printing;
  • Exporting - the app has various exporting options not seen elsewhere, i.e. to iDVD, Quicktime format, etc.
  • Duplicate - a function to duplicate an Item. Most Clients have functions to delete duplicates;
  • Trash Can - there is an integrated trash can, so one can revert a bit;
  • Books - the possibility to create and export to actual books is interesting;
Supported MicroContent Type(s): Images •
Rating: 53 out of 90 points witch checklist 1.4 • Developer: Duplicate Annihilator, which looks for duplicates;
  • Delete - YES;
  • Download - NO:

  • List functions (10/17) - they are called albums.
    • Local - YES;
    • Connected - NO, although how does this work with a Photo iPod?
    • Shared - YES;
    • Remote - NO, a new version supports photocasts;
    • Handpicked - YES;
    • Smart - YES with several predefined ones;
    • Recommendations - NO;
    • List Metadata - NO;
    • Statistics - YES, for a selected List the total number of photo’s is given;
    • Directories - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES, the title
    • Show - YES;
    • Backup/revert - NO;
    • Refresh - NO;
    • Remove - YES;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Groups (6/8)
    • Unlimited Depth - YES;
    • Local - YES;
    • Connected - NO, but how does the iPod appear?
    • Shared - YES, it also appears as group;
    • Remote - NO;
    • Directories - NO;
    • Add - YES;
    • Edit - YES, the title;
    • Delete - YES;

  • Import (2/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - YES, various image formats;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • Application - NO;
    • Bookmarklet - NO;
    • Drag&drop - YES;

  • Export (9/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
    • Classic - NO;
    • Standard - YES, various image formats;
    • Proprietary - NO;
    • HTML - YES;
    • Print - YES;
    • Feed - NO;
    • Local - YES;
    • Connected - YES, when burning to CD;
    • Shared - YES;
    • Remote: .Mac - YES;
    • Remote: FTP - NO;
    • Remote: RPC - NO, not out of the box;
    • Drag&drop - YES;
    • Application - YES, to Mail, iDVD or Desktop picture;

  • MacOSX (10/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
    • Look&Feel - YES;
    • Menu - YES;
    • Toolbar - NO;
    • Alt-click - YES;
    • Ctrl-click - YES;
    • Drag&drop - YES, for adding an Item to a folder;
    • Services - NO;
    • Dock - NO;
    • Spotlight - YES;
    • Dashboard - NO;
    • AppleScript - YES;
    • Framework - YES, I did the possibility of accessing iPhoto from other apps;
    • Menu-bar - NO;
    • Plug-ins - YES, I did see several plug-ins;
    • Language - YES, many languages;


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    14 Mar 2006

    iCuistot

    iCuistot allows a user to manage his recipes. A note:

    • Themes - the application has a separate module for creating themes, which can use the fields of a recipe;
    • View-pane - the user can select the zoom factor and resolution of the View-pane;
    • Predefined Smart List - the Client has an automatic feature for creating specific smart lists. A user can for instance select the group theme region, which then shows a set of smartlists, with one list for each region found in the recipes.
    Supported MicroContent Type(s): Recipes •
    Rating: 34 of the 87 points (checklist 1.3) • Developer: Cafederic • Version: 1.1.1 •

    Checklist:
    • MicroContent (8/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
      • Structure - YES, the structure for a recipe is extremely detailed;
      • Multiplicity - YES, in addition to recipes there is a library with nutritional information;
      • Flexibility - NO;
      • MicroWeb - YES, there is a link with images;
      • Merged - NO;
      • Pick-list Fields - YES, many;
      • Title - YES, called the name;
      • Description - YES;
      • Tags - YES, called keywords;
      • Rating - YES, very complex;

    • Interface (5/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
      • View-pane - YES, on the left;
      • View-pane styles - YES, there are multiple themes and one can define themes;
      • View-pane Window - YES, one can remove Items and List pane or open a full screen window;
      • Items-pane - YES;
      • Items-pane Views - NO, tabular view is standard;
      • Items-pane Sorting - NO;
      • Items-pane Fields - NO, one only sees the totle;
      • Lists-pane - YES;
      • Browser-pane - NO;
      • Pane layout change - NO;

    • Item functions (4/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
      • View - YES, in a window or full screen;
      • Create - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Mark - NO;
      • Search - NO;
      • Persistence - NO;
      • Access Control - NO;
      • Delete - YES;
      • Download - NO;

    • List functions (7/16)
      • Local - YES;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO;
      • Handpicked - YES, called Books;
      • Smart - YES, and some predefined smart lists are included;
      • Recommendations - NO;
      • List Metadata - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Show - NO;
      • Backup/revert - NO;
      • Refresh - NO;
      • Remove - YES;
      • Delete - YES;

    • Groups (1/8) does the Client support Groups?
      • Unlimited Depth - NO;
      • Local - YES, these are smart list groups;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - NO;
      • Edit - NO;
      • Delete - NO;

    • Import (1/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
      • Classic - NO;
      • Standard - NO;
      • Proprietary - YES, iCuistot or MasterCook format;
      • Application - NO;
      • Bookmarklet - NO;
      • Drag&drop - NO;

    • Export (4/13) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
      • Classic - NO;
      • Standard - NO;
      • Proprietary - YES, as Books or iCuistot or PDF;
      • HTML - NO;
      • Print - YES;
      • Feed - NO;
      • Local - YES
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote: .Mac
      • Remote: FTP - NO;
      • Remote: RPC - NO;
      • Drag&drop - NO;
      • Application - YES, one can email a recipe;

    • MacOSX (5/14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
      • Look&Feel - YES, in Metal;
      • Menu - YES;
      • Toolbar - YES;
      • Alt-click - NO;
      • Ctrl-click - YES;
      • Drag&drop - YES, for adding an Item to a handpicked List;
      • Services - NO;;
      • Dock - NO;
      • Spotlight - NO;
      • Dashboard - NO;
      • AppleScript - NO;
      • Framework - NO;
      • Men-bar Item - NO;
      • Plug-ins - NO;

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    14 Mar 2006

    Books

    This application allows manage his book library. The Client has extended possibilities for creating plug-ins. Supported MicroContent Type(s): Book Descriptions, Ratings •
    Rating: 39 out of 87 points (checklist 1.3) • Version: 3.0 alpha 9 •

    Checklist:
    • MicroContent (8/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
      • Structure - YES, a book structure;
      • Multiplicity - NO;
      • Flexibility - NO;
      • MicroWeb - YES, for copies, reviews and lending an additional structure is available;
      • Merged - YES, one can chose multiple book databases;
      • Pick-list Fields - YES;
      • Title - YES;
      • Description - YES;
      • Tags - YES, called keywords;
      • Rating - YES;

    • Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
      • View-pane - YES, at the bottom right;
      • View-pane styles - NO;
      • View-pane Window - YES, this is the edit window;
      • Items-pane - YES, at the top right;
      • Items-pane Views - NO;
      • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
      • Items-pane Fields - YES;
      • Lists-pane - YES, on the left;
      • Browser-pane - NO;
      • Pane layout change - NO;

    • Item functions (5/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
      • View - YES, in the View-pane and Edit-window;
      • Create - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Mark - NO;
      • Search - NO;
      • Persistence - NO;
      • Access Control - NO;
      • Delete - YES;
      • Download - YES, the associated cover image is downloaded;

    • List functions (6/16)
      • Local - YES;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO
      • Handpicked - YES;
      • Smart - YES;
      • Recommendations - NO;
      • List Metadata - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Show - NO;
      • Backup/revert - NO;
      • Refresh - NO;
      • Remove - NO;
      • Delete - YES;

    • Groups (0/8) does the Client support Groups?
      • Unlimited Depth - NO;
      • Local - NO;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - NO;
      • Edit - NO;
      • Delete - NO;

    • Import (3/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
      • Classic - YES, Tab-delimited format;
      • Standard - YES, Bibtex, etc;
      • Proprietary - YES, from Delicious Library, etc;
      • Application - NO;
      • Bookmarklet - NO;
      • Drag&drop - NO;

    • Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
      • Classic - YES, Tab-delimied;
      • Standard - NO;
      • Proprietary - YES, iPod-format;
      • HTML - YES;
      • Print - NO;
      • Feed - NO;
      • Local - YES, everything is exported as local file;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO, although a BookServer allows to view books on web-pages;
      • Remote: .Mac - NO;
      • Remote: FTP - NO;
      • Remote: RPC - NO;
      • Drag&drop - NO;
      • Application - NO;

    • MacOSX (7/14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
      • Look&Feel - YES;
      • Menu - YES;
      • Toolbar - YES;
      • Alt-click - NO;
      • Ctrl-click - NO;
      • Drag&drop - YES;
      • Services - NO;
      • Dock - NO;
      • Spotlight - YES, but updating has be done by hand;
      • Dashboard - NO;
      • AppleScript - YES, but where are the standard scripts?
      • Framework - NO;
      • Menu-bar - NO;
      • Plug-ins - YES, for importing, exporting and merging;


    Categories: fields • rating • type • review • book
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    13 Mar 2006

    pmPost

    This application allows a user to create and post Items to his pMachine weblogs. The application is quickly becoming obsolete as pMachine is superseded by Expression Engine. The application can manage multiple weblogs on a single pMachine installation. The fact that an Item belongs to another weblog is encoded in the structure of Item. One would expect that a separate List per weblog.

    Supported MicroContent Type(s): Blogs •
    Rating: 26 out of 86 points (checklist 1.3) • Developer: Cocoaholic • Version: 2.0.1 •

    Checklist:
    • MicroContent (5/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
      • Structure - YES, a standard weblog structure;
      • Multiplicity - NO;
      • Flexibility - NO;
      • MicroWeb - NO;
      • Merged - NO;
      • Pick-list Fields - YES, for picking the category;
      • Title - YES;
      • Description - YES;
      • Tags - YES, I guess the categories count;
      • Rating - NO;

    • Interface (5/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
      • View-pane - YES;
      • View-pane styles - NO;
      • View-pane Window - YES, this is the edit window;
      • Items-pane - YES;
      • Items-pane Views - NO;
      • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
      • Items-pane Fields - YES;
      • Lists-pane - NO, it is implemented as a drawer;
      • Browser-pane - NO;
      • Pane layout change - NO;

    • Item functions (4/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
      • View - YES;
      • Create - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Mark - NO;
      • Search - NO;
      • Persistence - NO;
      • Access Control - NO;
      • Delete - YES;
      • Download - NO;

    • List functions (3/16)
      • Local - YES;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO
      • Handpicked - YES;
      • Smart - YES, Items that have been submitted are moved to the Sent Items List;
      • Recommendations - NO;
      • List Metadata - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - NO, it comes with a pMachine installation;
      • Edit - NO;
      • Show - NO;
      • Backup/revert - NO;
      • Refresh - NO;
      • Remove - NO;
      • Delete - NO;

    • Groups (4/8) does the Client support Groups?
      • Unlimited Depth - NO;
      • Local - YES, there is one group per pMachine installation. Each group has two lists: drafts and sent items;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote - NO;
      • Directories - NO;
      • Add - YES;
      • Edit - YES;
      • Delete - YES;

    • Import (0/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
      • Classic - NO;
      • Standard - NO;
      • Proprietary - NO;
      • Application - NO;
      • Bookmarklet - NO;
      • Drag&drop - NO;

    • Export (1/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
      • Classic - NO;
      • Standard - NO;
      • Proprietary - NO;
      • HTML - NO;
      • Print - NO;
      • Feed - NO;
      • Local - NO;
      • Connected - NO;
      • Shared - NO;
      • Remote: .Mac - NO;
      • Remote: FTP - NO;
      • Remote: RPC - YES, the whole purpose of this app;
      • Drag&drop - NO;
      • Application - NO;

    • MacOSX (14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
      • Look&Feel - YES;
      • Menu - YES;
      • Toolbar - YES;
      • Alt-click - NO;
      • Ctrl-click - YES;
      • Drag&drop - NO;
      • Services - NO;
      • Dock - NO;
      • Spotlight - NO;
      • Dashboard - NO;
      • AppleScript - NO;
      • Framework - NO;
      • Menu-bar - NO;
      • Plug-ins - NO;


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