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Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Yep, It’s Great

Posted by Frank Petrie Apple ico Jun 26, 2007 at 1:39am

In my never ending quest for the paperless office, I have collected a substantial number of PDF files. Manuals, receipts, product literature and so on. That’s where the computer revolution was to lead us. But just as with paper files, they need to be organized, so do PDF files. And that’s where Yep (US$34) from Ironic Software comes in.

“Photos have iPhoto. Music has iTunes. But when it comes to PDFs, you’re on your own. That is, until now. Now there is Yep and there’s no looking back.”

“Now that Yep makes it so easy to keep all your PDF documents in one place, instantly retrievable and searchable, it might just be time to start scanning some of those paper documents into your computer and Yep will help you do it.”

So, I may have found my grail to the paperless office (I can’t wait to find out if there’s a wooden desk under all those mounds of paper).

The Juice

When you launch Yep for the first time, it’ll automatically show you all your PDFs tagged based on where they were found on your hard disk. Then you start adding your own tags and customize your filing system the way you prefer it.

There are eight different preference categories. I found the most auto-tagging the most interesting. Not only can you set Yep to look within documents for names from your address book or keywords from academic papers. You can program Yep to use or not to use specific keywords.

There’s also Loupe. Loupe is basically a magnifier. So, once you have brought up the documents under the keywords that you choose, you can use Loupe to scan your documents to find the one that you’re searching for.

As for support, Yep has a Help Viewer an online FAQ and, naturally, a .pdf manual. All are thorough and should answer any question that you may have.

The Pits

Nada.

The Rind

Nada.

The Pulp

I’m in one trick pony heaven. Yep will help me fulfill my dream – the paperless office. And for all you’re getting, I believe the price to be reasonable. This puppy will save you lots of frustration and searching. Also, the authors encourage feedback, pro and con. I like that in a company.

So now with Yep’s assistance, maybe I can get organized in spite of myself. It’s a long shot but I can still give it a bash.

System requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later; Yep is Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

Macsimum rating: 10 out of 10