| I agree with SLFrank that ACT! is hard to beat for a Contact Management program. However, if you don't have or want to spend the $$, do a Google search for Free Contact Management Software. There are numerous choices available.
As for some of the other suggestions made here, MSWorks uses its spreadsheet application for databases, and is no more suitable for this type of use than is MSExcel. Pure relational database applications like MSAccess, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Alpha5 are superb if you are into creating databases from the ground up. It doesn't sound as if you are. There is also the OpenOffice.org office suite and its Base application. OpenOffice.org (which is fully compatible with Microsoft Office), MySQL, and PostgreSQL are all open source products that are freely available to download and use for any purpose. I have been using these three products for many years in a variety of environments and I am very satisfied with them.
To reiterate, go with Act! You won't be disappointed because it has everything you could want in a good Contact Manager along with good customer support and a wide and deep user base. But, if you are feeling a little adventurous and want to keep those $$ for a couple of lattes at Starbucks, then use the Google search. You may find a real gem. If you do, let us know.
Good luck
Dougbert  |