-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Long post - Recipe Software
- From: Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:29:59 -0700
EEEEEEEEEEEUWWWWWWWWWWW!! Nope, you ain' gunna kiss MY lips pal!!
I ain' no "brokeback cowboy"
I like ya a bunch, but nope, never, can't do, sheeeeeeeeeeesh!
Seriously, Ray, what I'd suggest is that you download the program and let me
send you a small group of recipes that you can simply import for testing. Play
with it, and use it to import a few of your own recipes. If you like it, buy
it. Then we'll get you a bazillion recipes <G>
Regards,
Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy"
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> Thank you VERY much for this, Bob. I currently have about 150,000
> individual recipes fairly organized on my hard drive and another
> section with tons of combination recipes (more than one per file)
> and yet another with numerous (old) recipe management apps that
> I've never built up the courage to test properly. The biggest
> reason I never got to test them is a mirror of what you said about
> wasting so much time loading them up only to find some limitation I
> simply couldn't live with.
>
> You've just saved me a boatload of work and if you were here, I'd
> kiss you right on the lips! Much obliged, my friend! :^}
>
> Happy Holidays,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PCTechTalk - Freelists" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
> Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:00 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Long post - Recipe Software
>
>
>> Whelp!! I've been a busy beaver this week. As many of you know,
>> I love cooking, and collecting cook books. One of the things
>> that drives me nuts, though, is it's hard to remember what
>> cookbook what recipe was in. I'm crazy about tools that give me
>> power over
>> tasks...........soooooooooooo.............I went looking for a
>> recipe program that would allow me to manage a large number of
>> recipes, be extremely stable, use little overhead resources on my
>> computer, and be FAST! Additionally, it was very important to me
>> to be able to copy recipes from various sources like the
>> internet, email groups, individual emails, word files, etc.
>> Having such a program would give me access to a huge store of
>> recipes, and allow me to exchange recipes with friends and family
>> too!
>>
>> I evaluated a half dozen programs, actually installing them on my
>> computer and then working with them. I also asked on several of
>> the email recipe forums I belong to what recommendations people
>> had - based on responses I added still another program to the
>> testing regimen. The struggle was to find a program with a high
>> degree of power, yet a relatively fast learning curve - a program
>> that didn't require a PHD to operate <G>. After testing, I
>> picked a program called Now You're Cooking! You can find it here:
>>
>> http://www.ffts.com/
>>
>> When I test programs, I also like to talk to the developer to see
>> how the program is supported, and to determine a little of the
>> history of the program. I didn't want to invest a great deal of
>> time building a library of recipes to find the developer
>> abandoned the program. I looked at recipe programs several years
>> ago and most of them don't exist today. I've spoken with the
>> developer several times this week. His name is Gary and he's
>> truly helpful. Each time I've called, he's answered the phone
>> himself and been extremely helpful. He started developing the
>> program in the 90's and it's now a mature program, though he
>> still updates it regularly to make improvements. His wife
>> handles the registrations so it's a family business - I like that!
>>
>> Here's an over view of the program features:
>>
>> # automatic categorizing of recipes (based on user-defined
>> keywords) # auto-find and delete empty categories; map one
>> category to another # fastest recipe import and search of any
>> recipe software # perform any of these power tasks across all
>> cookbooks in a single operation:
>>
>> * recipe search
>> * meal plan
>> * print recipes
>> * import/export recipes
>> * duplicate checking and deletion
>> * defrag cookbooks and image archives
>> * rebuild cookbook indexes
>> * auto-link recipe ingredients to nutrition items * untag recipes
>> * find and replace text strings * proper case recipe names
>>
>> # Quick Web Recipes feature for automatic recipe download and
>> import # customizable Export-to-Web feature for automatic recipe
>> website creation # customizable multi-rater, multi-criteria
>> recipe rating system # nutrition analysis using USDA database
>> directly, including raw, cooked, canned, and processed foods
>> # accurate nutrition analysis for any recipe from any source #
>> more nutrition constituents than other recipe software (now with
>> trans fats, vitamin K)
>> # nutrition analysis with %Daily Values based on your
>> calories/day # customizable diet calculations with nutrition
>> analysis # Fitness Calculator to track body fat %, BMI, waist
>> ratios, and other fitness metrics
>> # consumer features (coupon manager, automatic shopping list with
>> coupons noted, shopping list by aisle, cost of list across
>> stores) # stable, robust Meal Master? import/export with dupe
>> checking and isolation of problem recipes.
>> # multi-file importing of mixed format text recipes in a given
>> file # unlimited recipes in multiple cookbooks
>> # compatibility with Windows Vista/XP/Me/2000/98/95/NT4 #
>> registration options for FREE upgrades to future versions (so you
>> can pay once, not again and again) # tech support that exceeds
>> your expectations
>>
>> To me, the biggest deterrent to using a computer based program is
>> the time it takes to get recipes loaded in the program. I'd
>> rather be playing golf, shooting, working in the shop, or taking
>> pictures! What really impressed me was the ease with which I can
>> copy or import recipes in the program. This program allowed me
>> to create or copy recipes easier than any other I tried. It's
>> hard to explain the difference, but Gary developed a truly simple
>> method for inputting recipes, and he also developed a really cool
>> import system to download and install thousands of recipes right
>> from his site. Importing recipes/cookbooks from other programs
>> is a snap too. To give you an example, I imported the entire
>> MasterCook program (30 cookbooks and 8000+ recipes) in about 20
>> minutes.
>>
>> I've imported 56 cookbooks and set up one of my own for Bob's
>> Favorites for a total of 57 cookbooks. I've imported a grand
>> total of 297,927 recipes in the program so far...........you read
>> it right, 297,927!! As one of the performance measurements, I
>> did a search using the word Banana (title or ingredient) and got
>> over four thousand recipes <laugh> Even with the huge number of
>> recipes I have, it takes less than 11 seconds to search for a
>> word in the titles. To search both the title and the ingredients
>> it took less than 1 minute, 27 seconds!! I've tested this
>> program, beat it, loaded it to the max and it hasn't skipped a
>> beat - it's rock solid. There's so much more in this program,
>> there's simply not enough room here to tell you all about the
>> features.
>>
>> If you have an interest in managing recipes on your computer,
>> give a look at this program, I highly recommend it. I like it so
>> much, I bought the program to give to my daughters so we could
>> share easily. Regards,
>>
>> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy"
>>
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