Delicious Library
Delicious Library is a media cataloguing application for Mac OS X. It was awarded the Macworld SF 2005 Showtime Award. It allows users to manage their collections of books, DVDs, and video games by either entering them manually or by using a barcode scanner (like cuecat).
Features
Delicious Library was lauded for its slick user interface, as well as several innovative features, including:
- Use of an iSight camera as a barcode reader.
- Use of a bluetooth barcode scanner.
- Compatibility with Amazon.com ratings, to suggest other items to a user.
- Integration with Apple's native Address Book application to allow "lending" management".
Complaints
Some users criticize Delicious Library for:
- Incomplete support of all barcoded media. Most notably missing is support for comic books and graphic novels.
- A somewhat "heavy" interface, in comparison to other, simpler cataloguing tools.
Using Cuecat Barcode Scanner
Though the cuecat barcode scanner was not made to be used with programs like delicious library, there is a way to make it work. This method transforms the cuecat into a device that simply reads the barcode, types it into the screen in the same format as a keyboard types, and then clicks the enter button. Here are the steps to take your cuecat barcode scanner, and make it so it can be used with delicious library (as from Delicious-Monster Help):
The USB models has an onboard 16 pin SMD component. This IC will have a serial number on it similar to the following sequence: K130A033 HMS91C7316 0027. Simply lift pin 5 on this device (The small dimple in the lower right-hand corner indicates pin 1). Congratulations, your USB CueCat is now functioning as a commercial barcode scanner.