So, there's been websites before that have come and gone for tracking your cellar. I've tried using a few, they're mostly annoying and not that great. I know many keep track using spreadsheets. I tried som spreadsheet apps, most are equally a pain in the ass. There's been apps that have come and gone, haven't used any.
But with over 100 blends, I don't want to dig during sales to see what, I do/don't have. Or when a blend gets recommended, I don't want to dig to see if I already have it before adding it to my wishlist for later purchase. Or forgetting if I have extra tins of a limited blend that I bought a year+ ago.
So I need to get on tracking. And I am not concerned about tracking age necessarily, it's really about what I have on hand, what I've tried and never want to buy again, etc. Just basic stuff, not about aging or rotation.
I've downloaded a free database app (Android) called Memento Database. So far this has been the last pita solution, but it has it's annoyances and limitations as well, though it does have other cool features (like potential for pie charts). One issue at present that I can't live with, is in table view, you can't sort the columns just by clicking on them.
That's my goal, an offline database where it's easy to throw stuff in, where I can just view everything and quickly sort with a single click by brand, blend name, type, etc and not have to click 3-6 times to filter. That and an option (which this app does have) to just search. I want a column I can open edit from the table view that's just a basic check box of "I hate this, don't buy it again" or maybe an integer column where I can adjust the number of tins with up and down click arrows without having to bring up the entry card and edit it there.
So the issue is, lot of the database options are either too complex or don't meet my needs in one way or another.
As a result, I'm thinking about just making my own database app. I have very limited coding experience, and know some of the basics. I do have the Google Android app creating software on my computer that I don't remember what it's called, Juno type of thing if anyone ever used that years ago, but I haven't tried dicking around with making an app since the Gingerbread days (Android 2.3).
I don't want to make an app to sell it. I don't want to port to iPhone, or any other nonsense. Again, not a coder or developer, just have the minimal understanding of coding and compiling and just want something quick and simple.
It's going to take a while for me to make one, but if anyone is interested (and I am not taking requests for features), I'm more than happy to share. And if anyone here IS a coder and has experience, I sure would appreciate any help you're willing to offer.
Otherwise, if anyone knows a customizable database app (available for Android), I'm open to other suggestions (because I'd rather not have to figure out how to make an app, only considering it as there's no good options for my needs). I'd much rather use an actual database than a spreadsheet. A key goal is quick and easy entry (which is not the case with spreadsheets, having to select each cell in a row to enter data, instead of having one easy entry card to quickly add all the data at once to populate the whole row, where things can be even more efficient with quick drop-down selections for some data like, blend type/genre for instance).
But with over 100 blends, I don't want to dig during sales to see what, I do/don't have. Or when a blend gets recommended, I don't want to dig to see if I already have it before adding it to my wishlist for later purchase. Or forgetting if I have extra tins of a limited blend that I bought a year+ ago.
So I need to get on tracking. And I am not concerned about tracking age necessarily, it's really about what I have on hand, what I've tried and never want to buy again, etc. Just basic stuff, not about aging or rotation.
I've downloaded a free database app (Android) called Memento Database. So far this has been the last pita solution, but it has it's annoyances and limitations as well, though it does have other cool features (like potential for pie charts). One issue at present that I can't live with, is in table view, you can't sort the columns just by clicking on them.
That's my goal, an offline database where it's easy to throw stuff in, where I can just view everything and quickly sort with a single click by brand, blend name, type, etc and not have to click 3-6 times to filter. That and an option (which this app does have) to just search. I want a column I can open edit from the table view that's just a basic check box of "I hate this, don't buy it again" or maybe an integer column where I can adjust the number of tins with up and down click arrows without having to bring up the entry card and edit it there.
So the issue is, lot of the database options are either too complex or don't meet my needs in one way or another.
As a result, I'm thinking about just making my own database app. I have very limited coding experience, and know some of the basics. I do have the Google Android app creating software on my computer that I don't remember what it's called, Juno type of thing if anyone ever used that years ago, but I haven't tried dicking around with making an app since the Gingerbread days (Android 2.3).
I don't want to make an app to sell it. I don't want to port to iPhone, or any other nonsense. Again, not a coder or developer, just have the minimal understanding of coding and compiling and just want something quick and simple.
It's going to take a while for me to make one, but if anyone is interested (and I am not taking requests for features), I'm more than happy to share. And if anyone here IS a coder and has experience, I sure would appreciate any help you're willing to offer.
Otherwise, if anyone knows a customizable database app (available for Android), I'm open to other suggestions (because I'd rather not have to figure out how to make an app, only considering it as there's no good options for my needs). I'd much rather use an actual database than a spreadsheet. A key goal is quick and easy entry (which is not the case with spreadsheets, having to select each cell in a row to enter data, instead of having one easy entry card to quickly add all the data at once to populate the whole row, where things can be even more efficient with quick drop-down selections for some data like, blend type/genre for instance).
