Co.efficient - co.efficient

When it comes to managing the business end of a creative agency, do you trust off-the-shelf software or build your own? Co.efficient is a pricey but customisable client-server program that mixes both approaches. Built on a FileMaker Pro database engine, it's ready to handle business tasks from job estimating to project scheduling from the start and can be configured to individual needs... read more at MacUserUK

Bento 1.0.2 - FileMaker

Bento, FileMaker’s new consumer-level database, aims to do for the database what Numbers and Pages did for the spreadsheet and the page layout program, respectively: make them easy and accessible for the rest of us. Bento fits right between FileMaker and libray databases like Delicious Library by providing an approachable interface that appeals to ther general consumer... read more at Macworld

Equinux CoverScout - Equinux

iTunes’ ability to display album artwork adds a visual element to your music collection, but its ability to actually get that artwork doesn’t always work. CoverScout can help fill those holes in your music collection, if you can work around some of its shortcomings... read more at MacLife

SPSS 16 - SPSS

SPSS is a longtime player in the statistical/scientific software realm. Originally targeted at the social sciences, this statistical software package has evolved to support analysis and decision making in broader disciplines and business... read more at Macworld

Extensis Portfolio Server 8.5 - Extensis

Extensis - once famed for its Photoshop and QuarkXPress plug-ins - has slowly transformed into a company dedicated to font and asset management. This is the first big upgrade to the workgroup version of Portfolio, its flagship digital asset management program, for well over a year, but the wait - at least for Adobe CS3 users - appears to have been worthwhile... read more at MacUserUK

Numbers '08 - Apple

Slowly, but surely, Apple’s iWork is turning into a full-fledged office suite, as iWork ’08 gains Numbers, Apple’s latest foray into the world of spreadsheet programs. So what is Numbers? Is it at long last a replacement for the spreadsheet component of AppleWorks? Is it a direct competitor to Excel... read more at Macworld

Path Analyzer Pro Premier 2.6 - Vostrom

People who spend a lot of time working on networked computers can end up spending a lot of time trying to figure out what’s wrong with their network. Path Analyzer Pro Premier 2.6, from Vostrom, can help you find the trouble spots... read more at Macworld

Filemaker Pro 9 - FileMaker

FileMaker upgrades seem to be settling into an annual cycle, with 0.5 being added to the version number each summer. This year, that process brings us from 8.5 to 9, with a few new features, but more emphasis on enhancing what's already there ... read more at MacUserUK

MediaDex 2 - MediaDex

MediaDex is an asset-management system, based on the high-end Canto Cumulus media-management program. Asset-management systems store images, or other assets, and their metadata - descriptions of things such as the subject of the image, who took it, what size and resolution it is, and so on ... read more at MacUserUK

QPict 7 - QPict

We all know that organising your media files is a really sensible thing to do. Making sure all your photos and movies are available and where you expect them to be will save you time and effort: that's a given. The trouble is that organising all your files is at best boring and at worst mind-numbingly tedious... read more at MacUserUK

Troi Activator 2.5.1 - Troi Automatisering

It's been a while since we last reviewed any of Troi's plug-ins. During this hiatus, FileMaker has moved to the new version 7 file format and changed both the plug-in API and the way in which the user or developer interacts with plug-ins. Internally, the application has also seen functionality improvements... read more at MacUserUK

Troi Dialog 4.5.1 - Troi Automatisering

It's been a while since we last reviewed any of Troi's plug-ins. During this hiatus, FileMaker has moved to the new version 7 file format and changed both the plug-in API and the way in which the user or developer interacts with plug-ins. Internally, the application has also seen functionality improvements... read more at MacUserUK

Troi File 3.5.1 - Troi Automatisering

It's been a while since we last reviewed any of Troi's plug-ins. During this hiatus, FileMaker has moved to the new version 7 file format and changed both the plug-in API and the way in which the user or developer interacts with plug-ins. Internally, the application has also seen functionality improvements... read more at MacUserUK

Troi URL 2.0b1 - Troi Automatisering

It's been a while since we last reviewed any of Troi's plug-ins. During this hiatus, FileMaker has moved to the new version 7 file format and changed both the plug-in API and the way in which the user or developer interacts with plug-ins. Internally, the application has also seen functionality improvements... read more at MacUserUK

FileMaker Pro 8.5 - Filemaker

FileMaker has an uneven method for numbering its upgrades. Some deserve a full point, and some don't. FileMaker Pro 8.5 offers relatively few features for a half-point upgrade - but when you take into account the improvements they offer to end users solutions, it's more than warranted... read more at MacUserUK

iList Data 3.2 - Lakewood Studios

If you need a database to manage personal information, but you can’t see shelling out hundreds of dollars for a version of either FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced, the $70 iList Data might be your answer. Its ten templates will serve the needs of most users, but beware: The program lacks a lot of the graphical bells and whistles you’ll find in FileMaker... read more at Macworld

Yojimbo - Yojimbo

Yojimbo is a brand-new information storage application from the same company that brought you BBEdit and Mailsmith. Unlike them, though, this is an ultra-modern, completely up-to-date Cocoa application with a clear interface and some clever new ideas... read more at MacUserUK

Portfolio 8 - Extensis

Now that Extensis has divested itself of its plug-in arm, the company is free to concentrate on its core applications. As such, it has upgraded its popular asset management program, Portfolio, with a range of tweaks and enhancements that make its operation faster, better and smoother... read more at MacUserUK

FileMaker Server 8 - Filemaker

The transition from FileMaker 7 to version 8 has been mercifully stress-free. The file format remains exactly the same, so we haven't had to face any of the conversion, testing, modification and, in some cases, complete redesign that was required last time around. Instead, FileMaker 8 has brought a wide range of welcome new features and the ability for both versions to co-exist... read more at MacUserUK

Studiometry3 - Oranged.net Software

Studiometry3 bundles key office-management functions into a single app. It has a client and contacts manager, calendar, project planner, time tracker, invoice generator, accounting functions, and more... read more at MacAddict

Filemaker Pro 7 - FileMaker

after two years without any significant update, FileMaker is back in the spotlight. Sure, the same "rolodex on steroids" interface provides easy access to all your product and customer records, but FileMaker, Inc. (a subsidiary of Apple) has radically transformed its solitary product in several important ways ... read more at macHOME

Netflix Freak 1.0.3 - The Little App Factory

Using Netflix Freak, you can manage your queue (the list of movies you've ordered for rental) and access the online Netflix database far better than you can through the Netflix Web site .... read more at Macworld

SBook5 - Simson Garfinkel

SBook5 is a lightning-fast, free-form address-book database that's destined to replace any other address book you use. The beauty lies in the database itself. Unlike other apps, which require that you enter information into designated fields, SBook5 lets you enter data in any convenient order .... read more at Macworld

TimeCache 5.1.5 - PandaWare

PandaWare's TimeCache 5.1.5 is a program designed for consultants and other professionals who need to account and bill for time spent on specific projects .... read more at Macworld

Chartsmith 1.2 - Blacksmith Technologies

Innovative OS X Charting Program Has a Few Rough Edges - Whether you're explaining scientific research or discussing a PTA fundraiser, charts can help your audience quickly grasp complex numerical relationships. Chartsmith 1.2.3, from Blacksmith Technologies, lets you turn raw data into spiffy graphs, but a few interface quirks and frustrating documentation may sometimes slow your progress .... read more at Macworld

Easy Grade Pro 3.6 - Orbis Software

Grade-Book Software Five OS X–Ready Programs for Teachers Get Assorted Marks - Pros: Multiple classes in one file; easy to trade information between classes; extensive reporting; excellent manual; seating chart. Cons: None significant. . ... read more at Macworld

Master Grade X 1.5 - Maxium Developments

Grade-Book Software Five OS X–Ready Programs for Teachers Get Assorted Marks - Pros: Multiple classes in one file; broad support for narrative comments; extensive import and export options. Cons: No attendance tracking; awkward interface; can’t drop low assignment . ... read more at Macworld

Perfect Score 1.1.6 - Matt Fahrenbacher

Grade-Book Software Five OS X–Ready Programs for Teachers Get Assorted Marks - Pros: Inexpensive; can include photos in seating chart; elegant implementation of OS X interface elements. Cons: One class per file; limited reports; inadequate documentation; no cross-platform or OS 9 support. . ... read more at Macworld

Gradekeeper X 5.4 - Daniel Ethier

Grade-Book Software Five OS X–Ready Programs for Teachers Get Assorted Marks - Pros: Inexpensive; straightforward interface; can create reports from multiple classes; good documentation. Cons: One grade book per file; only one can be open at a time; can’t curve grades; limited reports. ... read more at Macworld

MicroGrade 6.02 - Chariot Software

Grade-Book Software Five OS X–Ready Programs for Teachers Get Assorted Marks - Pros: Built-in e-mailing; seating chart; extensive reporting; many import and export options; add-on WebGrade serviceC. Cons: Expensive; confusing interface; onegrade book per file; only one file can be open at a time ... read more at Macworld