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Index of Subjects --001636e1f3b1691a210476679ac9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Randy, I sort of agree- it's quirky software that has quite a learning curve and seems outdated in style, but once you accept that, it seems to to the job(s) it was designed for, well.. Once you get used to its method of data entry, it works well, and the documentation provided with it is superb. However, updating it with various lumps and splits, range changes etc., is very hard and frustrating. I have still never got the hang of the "trips" module. It's certainly great for looking up data such as "how many species have I seen in my back yard but not in Europe, and have photographed", and similar odd exercises. A number of years ago I created my own lists using basic database software, but it became too time consuming and unwieldy, so I ended up buying and still use, Avisys. However, I have gone over to the light side (a Mac), and there doesn't seem to be any decent listing software at all for that platform. So I still keep Avisys on my virtual Windows XP partition on the Mac and use Parallels to access it - one of only 3 programs I now use that require Windows. There is now so much data on my copy of Avisys that even if I found something better, it would have to have a fast and automatic import function to make the switch. Having said that, I googled listing software, and there are 2 that look promising - Birders Diary (which can apparently import data from Avisys) and an on-line one, Birdstack, if you like your data in the "cloud". Interesting topic! Richard On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > I have used AviSys bird listing software for about 10 years. It is the > single worst piece of software I own....everything from redundant key > strokes to counter-intuitive data entry, I think it's time for a change. > Can anyone describe other software that they use, pros and cons? > > Thanks, > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001636e1f3b1691a210476679ac9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Randy,<br><br>I sort of agree- it's quirky software that has quite a= learning curve and seems outdated in style, but once you accept that, it s= eems to to the job(s) it was designed for, well.. Once you get used to its = method of data entry, it works well, and the documentation provided with it= is superb. However, updating it with various lumps and splits, range chang= es etc., is very hard and frustrating. I have still never got the hang of t= he "trips" module. It's certainly great for looking up data s= uch as "how many species have I seen in my back yard but not in Europe= , and have photographed", and similar odd exercises.<br> <br>A number of years ago I created my own lists using basic database softw= are,=A0 but it became too time consuming and unwieldy, so I ended up buying= and still use, Avisys. <br><br>However, I have gone over to the light side= (a Mac), and there doesn't seem to be any decent listing software at a= ll for that platform. So I still keep Avisys on my virtual Windows XP parti= tion on the Mac and use Parallels to access it - one of only 3 programs I n= ow use that require Windows. There is now so much data on my copy of Avisys= that even if I found something better, it would have to have a fast and au= tomatic import function to make the switch.<br> <br>Having said that, I googled listing software, and there are 2 that look= promising - Birders Diary (which can apparently import data from Avisys) a= nd an on-line one, Birdstack, if you like your data in the "cloud"= ;.<br> <br>Interesting topic!<br><br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On = Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Randy Lauff <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D= "mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<= br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">All,<br clear=3D"= all"><br>I have used AviSys bird listing software for about 10 years. It is= the single worst piece of software I own....everything from redundant key = strokes to counter-intuitive data entry, I think it's time for a change= .<div> <br></div><div>Can anyone describe other software that they use, pros and c= ons?<br><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br>Randy<br>___________________________= ______<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> </div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr= .R.B.Stern, =A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B0P= 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Ca= nada<br> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --001636e1f3b1691a210476679ac9--
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