Expert: Scottgem - 1/9/2008

Question
I was browsing around looking for software that would help me organize a personal address book and I also would like a project manager -- I'm doing research projects with four assistants and a time span of two years. I saw filemaker pro and liked it's ease of use, but it has way too much and is too expensive (about $300). Could you give me some suggestions? Thanks.

Answer
To manage an address book, there are bunches of things you can use. Check shareware libraries.

However, Project Management is a much larger issue. Most project managers can get very expensive. Considering the types of projects you are using, MS Project Manager sounds more to meet your needs, but its even more expensive than Filemaker. I'm not too up on the current slate of PM products, though.

Hope this helps
Scott<>