A Delicious App

I've been using a new app on my G5 the last two weeks, and for a bibliophile and cinephile, it's a godsend. If you have a Mac running OSX, head over to http://www.delicious-monster.com and try out Delicious Library. This app is the easiest way to document your book, DVD and CD collection, and it does it with style and aplomb.

Entering your collection is done through one three ways. The first is by entering in the item's UPC or ISBN number. Delicious Library will connect to Amazon's website and pull down the cover art, as well as numerous details about the item. If your item doesn't have a valid ISBN or UPC, you can also add items by their title or author. However, Delicious Library still relies on Amazon. If it's not in Amazon, you can still add it to Delicious Library, but it will be lacking any pertinent information.

Last of all, the easiest way to add items to your collection is via a video camera connected to your Mac. The preferred camera is naturally the iSight, and the folks at Delicious Monster have written software that converts the camera into a barcode reader. Simply scan the barcode with your iSight, and voila! your item is automatically entered into the Library.

This is the key to making Delicious Library a useful app. If it were a tedious process to enter in your entire DVD collection, the app would wither on the vine. With the iSight, I was able to scan in over 200 items in less than 2 hours. When you've finished entering your items, Delicious Library displays them in a gorgeous "Library" that can also recommend similar titles, keep track of who you loan items to, and even connect to Amazon's reseller bazaar so you can sell your items online.

Yum!