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- Price: Free to try (60 start limit); $24.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
- Date added: July 13, 2009
- Total Downloads: 21,861
- Downloads last week: 145
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 36 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on September 08, 2009
Too many address books fall into the trap of giving users a place to keep contact information without any options for using their information outside of that program. Handy Address Book solves that problem in an easy-to-use format. Although the interface is basic, the program includes some surprisingly useful extra features.
The program's interface is nothing fancy, but it's clean and quite intuitive. Buttons across the top give users access to the program's major functions, such as adding and editing contacts. The letters of the alphabet are displayed down the left side of the program, allowing users to quickly find contacts by last name. Each contact includes fields for the typical information, including addresses, phone numbers, and Internet contacts, as well as fields for personal information. What really sets Handy Address Book apart is its extra features. A map button allows users to quickly map their contacts' addresses, and users can set MapQuest, Google Maps, or Yahoo as their default map provider. Contacts can be organized into categories and quickly filtered. Users can easily print out their address book in a variety of formats, including mailing labels, as well as save contact information as a vCard. The program's built-in Help file provides thorough, well-written instructions for the program's features. Overall, despite the program's unassuming appearance, Handy Address Book is a powerful program for managing contact information.
Handy Address Book has a 60-use trial limitation. It installs desktop icons without asking but uninstalls cleanly. We recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's description
From Beiley Software :Easy-to-use address book that makes keeping track of your contacts simple and fun. The user interface is designed to minimize keystrokes or mouse movements necessary to get your information quickly. It has all the features you'd expect in an address book, plus some other helpful features like the ability to publish your address book to the Web. Quickly get a map or driving directions to any of your addresses. Dial a contact's phone number or send them an e-mail with the push of a button.
It has importing and exporting capabilities, with built in profiles to quickly import from other popular programs such as Outlook, Palm, or the Windows Address Book. Print your addresses in a tabular list format, as a booklet, or as detailed records. Envelope and label printing is also included. The print preview feature makes sure you always know what you will get before actually printing. Optionally password protect and encrypt your address books for storing personal information.
Version 4.3 has increased default timeouts when communicating with Handy Address Book Server.
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Version 4.3 has increased default timeouts when communicating with Handy Address Book Server.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 36 votes
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Version: Handy Address Book 4.3
"MS address book is just to ........"
Pros: So easy to use, clear and simple, just a "handy" way to store name and address's
Cons: Haven,t had any issues yet.
Summary: Stay tuned, more to come later.
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Version: Handy Address Book 4.3
"Exactly What I Was Looking For"
Pros: Clean, simple user interface
Easy to use
Nice print options
Can assign more than one categoryCons: Can't reduce window size (using Windows 7)
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Version: Handy Address Book 4.3
Pros: Simple and intuitive interface
Excellent address book capabilities, both viewing and printing
Great mapping from addresses
Superb customer serviceCons: None and every upgrade has been worth it
Summary: I've been a user for longer than I can remember. Handy Address Book is far better than anything from Microsoft and in my opinion, other third party developers. Over the years this has become my standard. I remember when I upgraded from Windows XP to... read more >>
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Version: Handy Address Book 4.3
"User friendly and worth the money!!"
Pros: I'd have to say the 'ease of use' and simplicity is the biggest pro for me. I also like the way it looks - neat and uncluttered. I like the ability to bring up a zoomable map of a entrant's address and editing is simplicity itself.
Cons: The calendar, doesn't allow you to choose a 'format'. I'm a Brit and used to the day/month/year format, so having it stored in the month/day/year format, confuses me. However - everything else is well geared up to accommodate us Brits :-)
Summary: I only bought the product this evening - on the recommendation of a friend in the UK. I have spent the last hour or so checking out the trial version and found it to be simplicity itself to use. It's not overloaded with unnecessary features - it's ... read more >>
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Version: Handy Address Book 4.3
Pros: It actually works.
Cons: Deceptive upgrade technique that will force more money out of you.
Summary: The deceptive upgrade trickery is like nothing I've ever seen in the computer industry. This guy corners you into an upgrade or you lose your data. The program is OK but do not ever respond to a free upgrade.
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