New HanDBase 3.0 Released: Bring Forms, color, and style to your handheld databases.
In the making for more than two years, this ambitious enhancement to DDH Software’s very popular handheld database program for Palms and PPCs has been released for demo downloads and purchase. But not without some catches.
Gotcha #1. Early reports from those earliest of adopters indicate that the new Forms-enhanced version has corrupted some complex databases. DDH has publicly acknowledged some nasty bugs and promised a swift fix.
Gotcha #2. Pocket PC users must wait several more weeks before they can create forms on their devices. The new version 3 for PPCs can read forms created by the new desktop version, but will require another, free, update later to actually craft forms on the Pocket PC platform, which is taking a backseat to the larger installed base of Palm users.
Gotcha #3. DDH’s slick new web design is long on pizzazz and a bit short on details surrounding the new version release.
Here’s the not-so-well-told story: To make forms, you need a NEW desktop version of the software, HanDBase Pro, available for a very reasonable $15 upgrade for current Palm and PPC users.
All things considered, the new release, when the kinks get worked out, looks like a great addition to a superb little program that many of us find addictive in simplifying life (or at least codifying it).
If you write articles for fun or profit, watch the HanDBase Gallery for a couple new applets from yours truly to track article submissions and manage quotes!
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