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Household Register 2009 offers users a tool for tracking all their home's possessions, which is very useful in the case of a disaster. With its simple navigation and excellent results, this is a program that homeowners will appreciate.
The program requires a large amount of information, but thankfully its interface is intuitive and doesn't seem like a chore. With well-planned drop-down menus and fillable fields, users should have no trouble taking stock in their home. For those who need a little more assistance, a Help file will shed some light. Users simply click on a button to add an item, and a simple wizard walks them through everything. Users begin by choosing each item from a long alphabetical list, featuring everything from beds to washers and everything in between. In addition, users can select its location, purchase price, estimated value now (helpful with antiques), warranties, specific model numbers, and even a place to download a photograph. From here, each item is listed in a catalog with a view that can be altered to list by location, value, or other criteria. Overall, the program is fast, simple, and a joy to populate. One excellent feature is its export options. If users catalog possessions for insurance/disaster preparedness it would stand to reason that the computer would also be ruined. Luckily, with a few button clicks, users can print out or save this to disk in a variety of formats.
With intuitive navigation and useful results, this freeware program will be an asset to any prepared homeowner.
Publisher's Description
From TurboSystemsCo:
Household Register 2013 for Windows helps you organize and manage a detailed list of everything you own. It's ideal for both home and office. The program automatically organizes each entry by category, location, and owner. You can customize the category, location, and owner look-up lists to fit your needs. The program tracks item, location, owner, category, serial number, model number, description, purchase and replace prices. Includes an amortization and financial calculator and allows multiple pictures for each item. Attach and view documents such as manuals, warranties, and receipts. Attach and view and unlimited number of videos. Print reports to screen, printer, pdf, html, xml, and text. Import and export data in Excel, ascii comma delimited and dbase (DBF) formats
What's new in this version: Version 8.00 has added ability to add and view documents.
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3.2 starsout of 16 votes
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"Low-grade graphics UI overshadow positive aspects"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.30
Pros
Simple to use interface, good number of inventory fields.
When I say low grade graphics, I don't mean the appearance, which is pleasant and clean.Cons
Low grade graphics UI make it difficult to use for those running Vista or Windows 7.
Summary
This seems to have been written using an older graphics API. As such, the UI interface is clunky and difficult to work with. When working with the entry windows, you have two choices, either leave it so small that you have to constantly scroll back and forth, or maximize it. When you maximize it, you'll see immediately what I'm talking about. Rather than keeping the buttons, fields, etc, the same size, everything gets expanded, such as the buttons, which are enormous, telling me that it's not a modern graphics API. It makes it downright difficult to use.
When not maximized, there is absolutely no ability to stretch the window. You're stuck with this tiny little thing that shows maybe 1/3 of the columns.
The toolbar is completely static, with no text and, it seems, no ability to GET text labels! (If it's possible to turn on text labels, then that's another negative point, because it OUGHT be to trivially obvious!)
Overall, which this might be a perfectly good product from a FUNCTIONAL standpoint, the graphics problems encountered when running this on Windows 7 make it pretty much unusable for me! -
"A simple and welcome programme"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.17.2
Pros
Easy to enter data and useful reports
Cons
Not all parts of my download work, viz. Merchant selector, Quantity column in print-outs, and calculation of multiple items in Purchase Price total.
Summary
If the publisher replies to my request with a fix then this is a very good piece of free software for home use.
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"Easy to use and robust software and it's free."
Version: Household Register 2013 6.17.02
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
For a simple piece of software none
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"Takes some getting used to"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.17
Pros
Some nice features
Cons
Organization somewhat confusing to me. I would prefer choosing what heading I want but can't figure out how to accomlish this. When I want to "add" to an existing file I end up with a whole new item etc.
Summary
It's OK but not very user-friendly in my opinion. I also realize that I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree computer- wise.
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"Entry information was easy"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.17
Pros
organization
Cons
Error message ...could not open file Home.tps. Same problem with 2 computers. One running XP and the other Vista
Summary
I cannot recommend this product
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"A top houseold inventory programme"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.16
Pros
You can add extra items that are not in the programs memory and the fact that they took into account the need for certain items to have insurance
Cons
Assuming that things,well some things ,can increase as opposed to depreciating in value. This was not taken into account .
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"Too early for a fair rating. Not used it enough yet"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.16
Pros
It's too early to give the product a fair rating. I have not used it enough time yet
Cons
You cannot add columns. One should be able to use a personal item code and not be subject to the imposed sequence numbering of entries.
Summary
As stated above in Nº 2 and 3 it's too early in the game to give a fair appraisal. So far it appears to be a nice practical product
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"Very vague instructions"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.16
Pros
Seems to have a lot of slots for items and catagories
Cons
VERY confusing to use and set up.
Summary
going to give it one more try and delete it if I can't figure it out.
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"American Format Only."
Version: Household Register 2013 6.16
Pros
The Program is easy to use and appears uncluttered.
Cons
Date format, Currency type and Telephone Number format can't be changed.
Summary
The fact that the date format and currency types can't be changed means that the generated reports from this program can't realistically be used in countries outside the US.
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"Good Program"
Version: Household Register 2013 6.16
Pros
I really like how this one is set up. I've tried a couple other but they weren't anything like this one.
Cons
It doesn't show the pictures on the list of items just when you double click into the item.
