ThinkDB helps you create or run your very own palm applications. It's easy to create (about 5 minutes) and simply to customize.
Every day the ThinkDB community is creating applications for new users to increase their enjoyment of ThinkDB. We call these applications "tinybytes". Example include BigShop (shoppinglist), RememberMe (birthday reminder), First Aid, the Executive (enhanced contact manager), Sales Manager, Car Maintenance. Download these free applications at www.palmgear.com.
ThinkDB is great for business and personal use. With each upgrade the program becomes even more powerful.
You can win $1000/month by posting a new "tinybyte" on Palmgear, CNET, ZDNET, Tucows, or Handango or email them into smilovic@thinkingbytes.com.
How do I install?
You need to open the zip file and doubleclick on ThinkDB.prc. This will then be added to your palm install tool. The next time you hot sync, ThinkDB will be installed on your palm.
You can also install any of the free tinybytes with ThinkDB but they need ThinkDB to run.
How to begin?
To get started building your own tinybyte, open ThinkDB and tap on the menu icon (lower left icon) and tap on "Create New tinybyte". Name it and define the fields that make up your application. For example, I might want to record all the CDs in my collection. Each CD has a title, singer, play time, label, genre, and perhaps a date and maybe a location.
These are all fields. You simply name each field and then tell ThinkDB whether this information is text, memo, number, date or whatever you might dream up. ThinkDB has 12 different field types.
Once you designate each bit of information you want to collect, you are ready to design your palm application. You do that by moving to the form designer. It can be found by tapping on the drop down menu in the upper righthand corner. You can also get to the form designer by tapping on the hammer icon in the tool bar. Before we review the form designer, let's just explain each icon in the tool bar.
From left to right, the house (takes you to the home page of all applications), the sheet of paper (add a new record), the trash can (delete a record), the full sheet (reports), the tornado (beaming a tinybyte), the hammer (complete application building tools), AZ/ZA (sort), funnel (filtering), and magnifing glass (find).
Now, when you tap hammer and go to the form designer, ThinkDB provides you with three tabs to place all you information upon. You can add more or remove a few. You can also rename each one to hold specific information. You do that by tapping on the Tabs: 3 list in the lower center of the screen. Simply choose to add more or rename them. Once you have selected the optimal number of tabs to display your information, you simply tap on the screen and place your fields. Also, you can move the whole tab structure up or down by tapping the layout tool on the lower right of the screen. Once all the fields are place, hit done and your ready to use ThinkDB. You can resize the columns, create unigue views of your data by tapping on the List01 tool. Or you can begin to populate your application by tapping on the sheet of paper icon (add a new record).
For more advanced features of the product, check out www.thinkingbytes.com and download our manual.
How much is ThinkDB and what are the limitations of the demo?
ThinkDB is only $24.95 and comes with a PC companion product that allows you to enter data on your PC and connect to other PC-data sources like MS Excel and MS Access. Please enjoy our demo which allows you access to 3 tinybytes with 16 record each. We hope to have the pleasure of placing your order to become a new ThinkDB user.
