PANDA

Keeping all of your thoughts together can prove to be a difficult task. However, if you get to spend a lot of hours in front of the PC, specialized applications like PANDA come with just the right means to help organize your daily activities in a structured calendar, as well as your address book with all personal, or work contacts.

Just so the application to work, you need to have Java Runtime Environment installed first. On the other hand, the application itself requires no setup, and can be carried on a thumb drive in case you want to use it on both your work, and home computers. Registry items are not affected in the process, so neither is the stability of the target PC.

The visual design is pretty intuitive, with different color schemes to choose from to make the design blend with your desktop. A side navigation panel helps you browse through your database elements, and it can be toggled for more edit space. The rest of the window is where all values go, each type saved in a different tab.

Sadly, the application comes with no file support whatsoever, so the only way to insert content is via the clipboard. However, export does benefit from the option to upload all data to your FTP server. Saving files is possible, but this needs to be done by writing down appropriate commands.

Your database can be fitted with multiple folders which can contain other folders, or specific types of documents. You get to work with text fields, formattable text, calendars, time tables, and address books. These have their own set of editing options, with this separation minimizing the risk of overwhelming you with too many details.

Document types mostly speak for themselves, with plain, and formattable text allowing you to compose nearly all kinds of text elements. Tables, and calendars on the other hand, are oriented towards task management, with description fields, and possibility to set up alarms. As for the address book, it comes in a basic form, with a custom number of editable text fields to add for each entry.

All things considered, we can safely state that PANDA is a reliable application with the help of which to organize your daily activities, notes, and contacts. Although there’s some degree of variety in terms of edit options, it could have used some minor tweaks, such as picture support for contacts, or an easier way to load and save files.