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• Gourmet Recipe Manager — Organizing your stolen recipes

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:41 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Deanna McElveen

  First of all, I’m not a cook. That’s my husband’s job.

  The few things I do cook or bake are from recipes that I nab at family gatherings from my older relatives. I decided I needed to move these recipes out of their old card file boxes, so I went looking for some free software — because I’m cheap that way.

  I tried a few recipe organizers before I found an old program. Released in 2014, Gourmet Recipe Manager by Tom Hinkle may not have had any updates in quite a while, but it was exactly what I was looking for. I went ahead and tested it on Windows 7, 10, and 11; all seems fine.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).

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• NotesMan — It’s the simple things

  Posted on January 31, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Deanna McElveen

  Need a program that excels at doing just one thing? Look no further.

  Last week, we discussed Jochanan Agam’s Info-Base software — and boy, did I get some emails. No, they weren’t bad emails. It was just some of you folks wanting a note-taking program that is very simple and does just one thing — record your notes. I’m right there with you, so I found NotesMan by “OnlyDeLtA.” It may be just the program you’re looking for. It’s simple, it’s free, it’s fast, and it’s portable!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).

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• Info-Base – Map your brain

  Posted on January 24, 2022 at 02:42 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Deanna McElveen

  Sometimes I can’t remember why I walked into a room. Why should I think I’ll remember my daughters’ mailing addresses if I don’t write them down? Will I remember where I wrote them down? What was I talking about?

  Oh yes, Info-Base! What is it? It’s a free program created by Jochanan Agam of Zurich, Switzerland. It’s actually an improved clone of the original DOS program called “Tornado,” which then became “Info-Select” (for DOS) and later “Info-Select” (for Windows). Jochanan renamed it “Info-Base” and added a zillion features.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.04.0 (2022-01-24).

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