First Look: Bento
Posted 11/13/2007 at 2:09am
| by Roman Loyola

Bento requires Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.
FileMaker today announced Bento, a personal database designed for the general consumer - those of us who shudder at the though of creating and using a database.
For those of you who associate databases with large corporations, Bento will change your mind. Bento handles your personal information and can even into the Apple Address Book and iCal for the data.
But Bento isn’t just an elaborate day planner. You can use it to track projects, inventory for a small business, keep a record of hours worked for clients, sort your DVD library, and more. If you have a lot of data you need to organize, Bento is a user-friendly solution.
Bento is due to be release in January 2008 for $49. The requirements are a Mac with at least a PowerPC G4 or an Intel processor, and you must have Leopard. FileMaker is offering a beta version of Bento that you can try.
Let’s take an introductory look at Bento. We’ll have a full, in-depth review in a future issue of Mac|Life and on MacLife.com in January 2008.
Next: A closer look at Bento