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HandyShopper is a grocery shopping management program. It was originally designed for the Palm, which means it was created to be simple and do one thing as efficiently as possible. The Pocket PC is an "alpha" but I haven't yet encountered any problems (Loox 720). It uses 341kb memory (plus space for the lists). It lets you do a number of tasks with ease: generate multiple lists, define quantities & prices. It even calculates the total, taking into account VAT (GST) and discount coupons (I must admit I didn't test these features that didn't interest me), etc. When you start it the first time it is empty and asks you to create a database (database = list). You then fill out this list with the items that you need: bread, milk, Porsche, etc. You tick the items to hide them (the display is customisable, cross-out, hide, ...). If the program is simple it is no less powerful. For each list you define categories, priorities <b>and</b> shops (which appear in the form of a scrolling list at the top-left of the screen). This improves enormously the precision of the lists and ease of use. As there's not much point in displaying "Laser printer toner" or "blank DVDs" if you are at the corner store, or "lettuce" when you are in a bookstore. So, for each item, you have to define the shop where you find it and then select the shop (or type, if you are like me: clothing, food, computer, etc) when you find it to only display the products that you want to get. It is already very handy, but that's not all. You can customise the display of each list by choosing from 12 columns/fields: quantity, price, date, etc. The main view displays all lists, and shows next to each the number of items remaining to purchase compared to the total. This lets you quickly work out your progress in each list. The icing on the cake, from the main window you can search for a word through all lists: you only have to click on the result to display the contents of the corresponding list. In each list, a very handy tool lets you pick items according to three keys (that you select). This lets you organise your lists: alphabetically, by priority, by quantity, by date, etc. In fact the program would be just as good as a work management tool: checklist, task or project manager, etc. Which is essentially how I use it. Notes: 1/ There are a number of utilities to edit HandyShopper databases on the PC, either Excel or directly (HsPCEditor). You can find them at the Yahoo group devoted to HandyShopper. 2/ When you are in a list, to return to the main menu, you have to click on the yellow folder at the top-left. I only mention it because it wan't obvious to me ;-) [david_b] (Translation: ashmoo)
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