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Use your Mac to set up a home inventory
Monday, May 5, 2008
My much dreaded home project for 2008 is underway. Thanks to my Mac and Home Inventory, I’m creating a home inventory. It turns out that what I expected to be a royal pain with months of tedium actually is a rather pleasant exercise. Here’s how I started…
Reader Comments
Dean said:
Bento is overkill if you’re JUST looking for a home inventory program. I’ve been using Home Inventory for months, and I LOVE it. Can’t wait for v2 and wouldn’t an iPhone app version be awesome, so you could take your database with you?
marky said:
I advise every Mac user to do a home inventory. There are two or three or more programs that do inventories. I think Quicken once had a home inventory utility. The value is priceless.
What happens when your home burns down or is hit by a tornado or flooded? Everything is lost along with any proof of what you had. Insurance companies prefer to pay based on proof.
Do a home inventory soon.
Kev said:
Thanks for the heads-up on this one. I use Delicious Library, which catalogs books and other media. It differs from Home Inventory in that it will use your iSight and the UPC barcode to scan in all data from Amazon’s listings, saving you a LOT of entry time. I was just thinking “I wish DL would do the whole home” when I found your entry.
bush_lackey said:
I use Bento, too. It’s not as cool as a standalone home inventory program, but has many other uses, so that makes it a good value.
Everyone should be doing a home inventory list and get it saved somewhere away from home.
swissfondue said:
An alternative for home inventory that I’m presently using is Bento from Filemaker.