The Bento Book: Beauty and Simplicity in Digital Organization

Cover Page......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 5
The Database for the Rest of Us......Page 14
How This Book Is Organized......Page 17
Downloadable Files and Web Support......Page 19
Introducing Bento......Page 20
Bento’s Three Roles......Page 21
What Does “Personal”Mean?......Page 22
Getting Started with Bento......Page 24
Fields......Page 26
Records......Page 30
Collections......Page 31
Getting Around the Bento Window......Page 34
Using the Records Area......Page 37
Entering Text Data......Page 40
Printing a Record......Page 41
Finding Data......Page 42
Using Advanced Find......Page 44
Using Table Views in Bento 1......Page 46
Using Table Views in Bento 2......Page 48
Pasting Data into Table View in Bento 2 (Part 2)......Page 49
Using the Fields List in Bento 1......Page 50
Using the Libraries & Fields Pane in Bento 2......Page 52
Setting Bento Preferences......Page 53
Working with Forms......Page 56
Customizing a Form with Themes......Page 60
Customizing a Form’s Fields......Page 61
Getting Started Organizing Your Data......Page 66
Working with Data Formats......Page 67
Performing a Basic Data Import with CSV Data......Page 70
Cleaning Up Imported Data......Page 75
Importing Other File Formats......Page 76
Exploring the Contacts Library......Page 78
Working with Address, Email, Phone Number, and URL List Fields in Bento 1......Page 82
Working with Address, Email, Phone Number, and URL List Fields in Bento 2......Page 83
Adding Address Fields and Lists to Your Forms......Page 85
Exploring the Exercise Log......Page 88
Creating a Stop Date Field......Page 90
Using Date and Time Field Controls......Page 92
Creating and Formatting a Number Field in Exercise Log......Page 94
Working with the Calculation Dialog......Page 95
Creating the Duration Field......Page 97
Creating the Calories Burned Field......Page 99
Creating and Formatting Choice Fields......Page 100
Creating and Formatting Checkbox Fields......Page 101
Creating and Formatting Automatic Counter Fields......Page 102
Editing Bento Fields......Page 103
Exploring the Inventory Library......Page 106
Creating a Library from Scratch......Page 109
Dragging the Related Library onto the Form......Page 111
Adding a Related Records List Field......Page 113
Formatting the Related Records List Field......Page 114
Reviewing the Related Records......Page 116
Improving the Relationship and the Form......Page 117
Using Collections......Page 120
Adding a Record to a Collection......Page 121
Using Smart Collections......Page 122
Exploring the Address Book Library......Page 126
Extending Bento’s Address Book Library with New Fields and Forms......Page 129
Synchronizing Address Book with MobileMe......Page 131
Synchronizing Address Book with iPhone......Page 134
Synchronizing Address Book with PDAs and Other Devices......Page 136
Using Mac OS X Data Detectors to Update Address Book......Page 137
Catching Up with iCal......Page 140
Exploring the Bento iCal Libraries......Page 145
Using Mail’s Data Detectors with iCal......Page 147
Managing Your Calendar Data......Page 148
Synchronizing iCal Events......Page 150
Exploring Projects......Page 152
Working with Related Records from iCal and Address Book......Page 155
Working with Related Records from Mail......Page 159
Creating and Sharing Calendar Events and Address Book Contacts with MobileMe......Page 161
Exploring the Projects Library......Page 164
Create a New Bento Library for Notes......Page 167
Create the Basic Field in Project Notes......Page 169
Add a List of Related Records to the Projects Library......Page 170
Enhancing the Relationship......Page 174
Planning the Garden/Nature Log......Page 178
Creating the Basic Library......Page 180
Creating Related Libraries......Page 183
Analyzing the Database and Using Smart Collections......Page 186
Planning the Group Project......Page 190
One Person = One Project......Page 192
Create a New Form......Page 193
Add a File List Field......Page 194
Organize Your Files......Page 196
One Person = Many Projects......Page 197
One Project = Many People......Page 199
Many People = Many Projects......Page 200
Managing Complexity with Bento......Page 202
Creating the Storyboard Library......Page 205
Implementing the Single-Value Fields......Page 206
Implementing the Related Record Fields......Page 208
Implementing Related Record Fields in iCal and Address Book......Page 209
Moving Forward......Page 211
Importing and Exporting Basics......Page 212
Importing Data into an Existing Bento Library......Page 213
Exporting Bento Data......Page 218
Importing Bento Libraries as Templates......Page 219
Learning About Email Lists and Bulk Email......Page 220
Knowing Your Way Around Bulk Email (Spam)......Page 221
Knowing Your Way Around Mail Filters......Page 222
Knowing Your Way Around the CAN-SPAM Act......Page 223
Using a Vendor to Send Bulk Email......Page 224
Uploading Bulk Email Data from Bento......Page 226
Downloading Bulk Email Data to Bento......Page 233
Introducing Bento Quickies......Page 238
Nexts......Page 239
Software Inventory......Page 240
Nos......Page 242
Recipes......Page 243
Fashion Parade......Page 244
Gift List......Page 245
B......Page 246
C......Page 247
D......Page 248
E......Page 249
F......Page 250
I......Page 251
J-K-L......Page 252
N......Page 253
Q......Page 254
R......Page 255
S......Page 256
V-W-X-Y-Z......Page 257