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Quick Look: Bento 3

Written on September 29, 2009 by Charles Jade and 13 people have commented

The whirlwind development of FileMaker’s consumer database software continues with the release of Bento 3. Bento 3 adds several new features, including shared libraries, iPhoto integration, security options, and best of all, an upgrade price.
First released in November 2007, Bento was supposed to be the database for the rest of us, touting ease of use [...]

New Template Exchange for FileMaker’s Bento

Written on June 19, 2009 by Charles Jade and 2 people have commented

Bento, the personal database from FileMaker, has launched a service that allows users to share templates they have created. The Template Exchange currently has around 100 ready-made templates covering a number of topics, with more being added daily.
Less well-known than the professional and cross-platform FileMaker, the personal database Bento is more integrated into OS X, [...]

Bento for iPhone: Mobile Database Creation and Syncing

Written on May 05, 2009 by David Appleyard and 6 people have commented

Today, FileMaker announced the release of Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch, a companion to their popular personal database software. Priced at $4.99, the mobile application can synchronize directly with Bento 2 running on your Mac to keep information up-to-date.
If you’re unfamiliar with Bento, our review is a good place to start. Essentially the [...]

First Look: Filemaker Pro 10

Written on January 05, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 6 people have commented

The venerable Mac database solution, Filemaker Pro, has received a whole new look for 2009. I have had a chance to kick the tires a little prior to release and this is certainly the biggest visible change to Filemaker in years.
Filemaker Gets a Facelift
The first thing that you’ll notice with the update is that the [...]

Bento 2.0 Review

Written on October 15, 2008 by Weldon Dodd and 18 people have commented

Filemaker announced Bento 2.0 yesterday. It’s been a while since we’ve seen any updates to Bento (1.0v2 was released in February) but version 2.0 shows some big improvements.
I’ve had a chance to spend a few days with this latest update and it looks like a solid step in the right direction. Bento remains focused as a [...]

Bento: Big On Ease, Style & Stretch

Written on January 21, 2008 by Sue Anderson and 2 people have commented

FileMaker’s new personal database, Bento is big on style and ease. Watch the tutorial movie and in less than five minutes you will be comfortable using Bento’s main features.
Bento comes with a set of libraries (databases) that relate directly to OS X’s Address Book and iCal. Whatever changes you make in these Bento libraries — called, not [...]

Bento goes 1.0

Written on January 09, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 1 person has commented

Back in November, FileMaker released a preview of their soon-to-be-released personal database app, Bento.
Yesterday they officially released the gold version of Bento.
The design in functionality of Bento is such that you’d think it was just another iWork application. It meshes extremely well with Apple’s design standards set in its iWork apps and has an almost [...]

Bento: A Personal Database from FileMaker

Written on November 13, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 10 people have commented

The makers of FileMaker have released a preview of a new application called Bento. It’s labeled as “personal database software” for managing all aspects of your life from contacts and events to inventory and expenses.
It’s currently a pre-release trial version, meaning your trial will eventually expire, forcing you to purchase Bento if you intend to [...]