-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Long post - Recipe Software
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:31:59 -0500
lol............
I was gonna ask if the program was a freebie, I would not mind something
like that myself...do not have as many recipes as Gman but a few ;0...
christy
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From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:29 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Long post - Recipe Software
> 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 MasterT 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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