hemipristis Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 hello all, I've procrastinated for years, and am finally serious about cataloguing my collection (fossils, minerals, artifacts). Can anyone recommend a cataloging software, for MAC? 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hmm, Im not sure if Trilobase has a Mac version; but I would check it out just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I just use Numbers (the Mac Excel equivalent). It’s easy to use, portable, and I am less worried about future software stability issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I've been using Trilobase for a few years now and like it. I don't know if it is Mac accessible. It has a couple of quirks, but it is easy to use. Good luck. I waited toooo long to start cataloguing, so it was alot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 14 hours ago, connorp said: I just use Numbers (the Mac Excel equivalent). It’s easy to use, portable, and I am less worried about future software stability issues. Not a bad idea. Would you mind sharing your template? 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 16 hours ago, JimB88 said: Hmm, Im not sure if Trilobase has a Mac version; but I would check it out just in case. 7 hours ago, crabfossilsteve said: I've been using Trilobase for a few years now and like it. I don't know if it is Mac accessible. It has a couple of quirks, but it is easy to use. Good luck. I waited toooo long to start cataloguing, so it was alot of work. Thanks! I checked and unfortunately, it's only available for Windows 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 As above, use Numbers or just plop a table in a Pages doc. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I use number system as well on excel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I live and work in a Mac environment and had been using Filemaker for my catalog. I had it for a museum project. Now it will not run on the newer iOS and it is stupidly expensive. But I like the interface I created so I have an old iMac that pretty much is dedicated to this alone. The good news is I can easily (and often) export to a comma separated Excell file as back up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I use File Mkaer at wrk, but have been using Trilobse at home lately. FileMaker is great but expensive. Trilobase is good... and free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, jpc said: I use File Mkaer at wrk, but have been using Trilobse at home lately. FileMaker is great but expensive. Trilobase is good... and free. Problem is still that it isn’t Mac compatible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 And definitely keep an updated paper record on hand. I have had the pleasure of losing electronically stored data, and I have a few words to say about that but this forum keeps changing them into different ones. Cloud storage is good until it rains and your data follows the drops as they CRASH to earth. You don't know what 200 hours of data entry is until you have to do it again. It's bad enough to have to copy it; twice as bad to start from scratch, especially when it involves measurements and photos. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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