Easy-To-Use Home Inventory Application

LittleFin Software has announced the introduction of Compartments 1.0 for Mac OS X, an easy-to-use home inventory application. Designed to be intuitive, fast, and fun, it allows household items to be entered quickly, and easily searched and sorted by location, type, value or any custom tag. Drag & drop photos and other info are easily added to each item listing. FEMA recommends that every household keep a complete inventory with photos to prove loss after a catastrophic event.

The first step in using Compartments is to set up Locations, which are the places in which the user's items are stored. A Location can be a room, a house, a piece of furniture, a briefcase, or a safety deposit box - any place that contains things to be cataloged. Next, the user creates an Item for each one of their possessions. The Add Item dialogue box permits one or more of the following entries: item photo, item name and type, location, date acquired, estimated value, make and model, serial number, notes, and tags. Items can be an object, document, or computer file, and all Items can be found in some Location.

Items that share the same tag or type can be automatically compiled into an auto-updating Smart Collection. Additionally, Compartments includes support for searches by item name, by item kind, or by item tag. The Quick Add command allows the user to quickly enter all the Items in a Location in one dialog box, and automatically generate all the individual Item entries whose details can be filled in at any time. The application can easily generate an insurance report including all or any part of the dwelling's contents, listed individually with complete details, and a total dollar amount for all things lost or missing.


Feature Highlights:
* Simple, uncluttered graphical user interface
* Intuitive operation
* Easy-to-use entry system
* All items can be assigned a corresponding icon for quick identification
* Items can be organized by Smart Collections
* Images can be added easily using drag-and-drop
* Application supports built-in iSight camera
* Minor cropping and adjustments can be made from with Compartments
* Easy back-up of all data using DropBox or MobileMe
* Provides peace of mind, knowing everything of value has been inventoried

Besides providing documentation for insurance purposes, Compartments also serves as a useful tool when an item's exact location has been forgotten. The application supports automatic data syncing across multiple computers using MobileMe or a free DropBox account. Every member of the family, on every computer in the household has access to the location of every item cataloged. And a single Compartments license is good for all the computers in a household.

Pricing and Availability:
Compartments 1.0 is available now for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Snow Leopard 10.6. The application is $24.95 (USD), and is available for a limited time at the launch sale price of $19.95. All updates and upgrades are free for life.

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