Thanks for the feedback :)
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Originally Posted by
Sarge1998
I tried it for 3 weeks and entered all my firearms, edged weapons, as well as memorabilia, picture accompanied each.
I used a thumb drive and the most aggravating factor was the incredible slowness, 5-10 minutes each time I desired to save and shut down. I opened it once or twice a day and it never got any better. I have a monitor for CPU Usage (Intel) and it was maxed out operating this software.
The final straw was when I showed my friend and fellow collector what it did for me, that;s when whole firearms simply disappeared and I could not access them. I was so frustrated as well as embarrassed that I spent the next night making my own inventory in an Excel Spreadsheet, that open and closes < 5 seconds and doesn't take up the space required operate it, even in the background.
I would never had said this in any review or link about my dissatisfaction with the NM-software, however you asked, but I would not recommend it to anyone. You spent a lot of effort creating it, some well thought sections, but it just didn't perform as I'd hoped.
Before I reply I just want everyone reading this to know that I do keep a history of known issues which includes the ones you listed. Anybody can see what issues I am aware of at any time and how I resolved them. Of course, if one does not tell me about issues they are having with my software I can't do anything to help them.
How long ago did you use NM Collector Software? Running from a USB flash drive is certainly slower than running it directly from a hard drive. However, I did increase the speed substantially with version 2.4.0 and I am now at version 2.5.1.
Based on similar experience with others not familiar with running programs off of a USB flash drive I suspect the following might be the cause of your lost data. One thing that must be done when using a flash drive is to safely remove it after properly shutting the program down. Several people have lost their data because they just removed the flash drive without shutting it down properly. I try to educate people on that but it seems only natural to just unplug the flash drive when done.
Every time you shut down NM Collector Software it saves your data to the database which, when you are running off of a USB flash drive, resides on the flash drive so if you remove the flash drive without allowing the program to finish saving your data you lose some or all of your data. Other programs to one degree or another work the same way. This is one reason why it is a very good idea to always back up your data!
I am truly sorry you had problems with the software but you do still own a lifetime subscription. Perhaps you should consider using the desktop version. That way there will be no USB flash drive issues. You could always backup to the USB flash drive and use it only when sharing with others. That way if the flash drive fails for any reason you can always recover your data from your desktop.
Just a suggestion. :)
Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by
Emri
The information about rifles I collect, but for manufacturer,model number, and Ser. No. doesn't fit into the "standard" catagories for firearms in general. M1 carbines and Garands can be done on a computer, they have "types" and drawing numbers for the correct parts as they have been picked to death by collectors. I have to analyze each rifle in my collection and make notes of what specific features each has. A data sheet could only contain simple information. Besides that, I don't know how to manipulate things such as you design as I am not a computer guy.
FWIW,
Emri
NM Collector Software has a Data Sheet for that very purpose! Here is a sample screen shot of the Data Sheet.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ataSheet-1.jpg