I tried Delicious Library tonight, finding yet another use for my new camcorder.
It’s as cool as you may have heard (I realize I may be the very last person to try it, so I’m not sure why I’m writing this) and tempting to put to full use. Given how many things are already claiming my time, as well as realizing how many books I have pre-date barcodes, it’s unlikely I’ll create a full library.
I like the fact that, as a Mac application and the product of an Omnigroup alumnus, things work as you expect, even if it doesn’t seem obvious they will. I found a book with a barcode that wouldn’t turn anything up. So I ended the Amazon SKU and hey presto, the Monster located all the details.
Could be interesting, especially if you loan books or other stuff: I don’t and on the rare exceptions, I regret it. But at least I would be able to know where something went and perhaps have some way of extracting a replacement.
[addendum, in response to some comments] Apparently, you can share a Library, but it’s not recommended. The Export<->Import of recent changes seems the best way, the safest at any rate. I suspect a Library on a shared volume (afp, nfs, etc) would work too, but the lack of any kind of locking could mess things up.
Regular backups would be a Good Thing and if I was a feature-requesting guy, I could ask for a backup or export routine that doesn’t require user input.