- uses SQL database for storing data
- no limit of data, except the free harddrive space of your computer
- has built-in datatypes like Text, Number, Currency, Bool, Date, URL, Image, File
- date values with range and alarm option
- supports Growl for alarm notification (Growl has to be installed on your system)
- can link to files on the local filesystem or on the internet
- set template elements for easy creating often used data
- referencing (some say cloning) of Items and ItemValues. You can create Items/ItemValues that are in fact references to the real Item/ItemValue, editing one will alter the values of all references or clones
- supports Drag & Drop for reorganizing (moving objects) and for importing and exporting data
- supports Copy & Paste
- has built-in search engine that is capable even of searching in external data like your filesystem and the internet
- encrypt data that nobody is supposed to see with a strong password based encryption algorithm simply accessible through the menu
- print lists of values
- uses it's own export and import format for sharing data with others or for creating backups of specific data
- has a text editor for TXT, RTF and RTFD build-in
- has an image viewer built-in
- supports Aqua and Brushed Metal Look & Feel
- runs native on Intel-Macs
- Single Instance storage mechanism since version 1.2.0

License:

iKnow & Manage is Shareware. A single user license costs US$29.95. You can try the software 30 days for free and see whether it fits your needs. Please see below for further information.

Software requirements:

PPC or Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.3.9 at minimum.
The faster your computer the better.

Change log:

Version 1.2.0:
- update to Sqlite version 3.4.2
- Single Instance storage. Default Single Instance size threshold is 1 kbyte.
That means all values that are larger in byte size than 1 kbyte are stored in SI mechanism. This is a first step towards a Document Management System that will be build within iKnow & Manage.
- new date picker control that is available with Tiger and later is now used
- HTML generation for print view has been reimplemented in ObjC instead of Perl
- new version of Growl and RBSplitView
- fixed problem with EText and EURO symbol - and of course this version is compatible with Mac OSX Leopard

Version 1.1.2:
- some fixes to Growl alarm notification.
- new version of Sqlite to 3.3.9

Version 1.1.1:
- fixed RTF and RTFD export for ExtendedText item and in "save as" option in editor.
- fixed alarm date calculation for offset types

Version 1.1.0:
- added single instance saving to the IKAM-archiv
- fixed a bug on date sorting
- brought user guide up to date

Version 1.1.0b3:
- added AND (All) and OR (Any) conjunction searching for more than one searchword
- improved error handling on searching
- fixed a bug on the alarm calculation when a new offset was entered and on offset change in general
- fixed autoload switch setting on import
- showing info of image in image info view: pixel width, height, bpp, data size
- activated font and color menu for TXT texts. Even though it has no effect for saving the user can choose a different font and color for display
- added feedback menu item under help menu item. The default eMail application is called with this.
- renamed item and value "reference" to "alias"

Version 1.1.0b2:
- fixed a bug that caused the app to crash on startup when no database and preferences exist

Version 1.1.0b1:
- implemented dates with range and alarm option. Using Growl for alarm notification if installed
- built-in texteditor has buttons for font and color panels
- export of complete items / import of complete folders
- much improved searching (not complete finished yet)
- SQLite version 3.3.5
- !!!attention: please make backup of your existing database

Version: 1.0.5:
- added HTML export option for exporting complete Item or ItemValue HTML lists
- updated SQLite to version 3.3.4 which is a bit faster and more relyable
- some other minor bugfixes

Version: 1.0.4:
- minor interface (menu) updates
- added 90 degree rotating for image viewer
- unregistered version will now expire after a 30 day trial period

Version: 1.0.3:
- universal binary support for Intel-Macs
- registration info is saved in preferences instead in the db itself. This makes using more dbs possible without entering registration info each time.
- update to SQLite version 3.2.8

Version: 1.0.2:
- fixed an annoying bug that caused in Text-Editor or Image-Viewer the controls to disappear
- right view divider now stores its position and restores it after a new start of the application
- some bugfixes to Image-Viewer and Text-Editor in general
- introduced "Up" and "Down" buttons in the toolbar to easily expand or collapse the right upper or lower views
(please alter the toolbar and assign the new default toolbar)

Version: 1.0.1:
- reworked menu validation and template menu
- deleting with <backspace> possible in Item Treeview and ItemValue Listview
- reworked printing of Item and ItemValue lists
- added update checker for informing the user about new available updates
- images in image viewer now can be scaled and saved in different formats
- some other bugfixes and improvements
- introduced a mailing list, please see below for subscription information

Version: 1.0.0:
- added better printing support. Now you can print list of selected ItemValues.
- added referencing (cloning) of Items and ItemValues
- some bugfixes

Mailinglist & forum:

You can join the iKnow & Manage mailing list to get notified about new versions or other changes and informations.
There also is a forum where you can discuss features and bugs and all other stuff about iKnow & Manage.

Download:

Stable version: 1.2.0b3: iKnowAndManage-1.2.0b3.dmg.zip

Older stable version: iKnowAndManage-1.1.2.dmg.zip

Version 1.3:
- Scripting interface
- German localisation
- Apple AddressBook interface for full access to the system AddressBook

Other future features:
- using Keychain for storing the default encryption password. Even though the current method is safe, using Keychain would be more Mac like
- improve File, Extended Text and Image download mechanism when when ItemValue is a external link

iKnow & Manage is Shareware. The price is US$29.95 for a single user licence. The most convenient way is paying online via Kagi.

For people who live in Europe and do not have a Credit Card, there is another option. You can transfer the Shareware fee (EUR 29.95) directly to my bank account (see below). But this method takes a while because I have to wait until the payment has arrived on my account before I can send the registration number. If you use this method, please send me an additional eMail in order to identify your payment.

My bank account is:

Manfred Bergmann
Postbank Nuernberg
Konto-Nr. 239510852
BLZ. 76010085

For international transactions you may also need:
IBAN: DE57760100850239510852
BIC: PBNKDEFF