Has anyone heard of or used Idea Spectrum's --Realtime Landscaping Plus 2013? It has a feature where you can upload photos and basically design your 2D structure around them. No CAD, no areial view--this is for the basic homeowner who needs to visual with plantings, colors, shapes, etc. Sells for $80-100 depending on if you get the extra water feature package. Thoughts appreciated! It looks cool from the tutorial, but if there's a cheaper, better or equivalent out there I'd appreciate! Here is a link that might be useful: Realtime Landscape Plus 2013

lehua, it was Mo's Garden Maker'........ Aloha to you too! I have many, many relatives on Oahu. :-)

Hi again, I am trying a free trial of software called "Bento" used for organizing all sorts of things. Do you like numbers 09? I did not buy it but might consider it if its less than Bento for Mac, which costs $49. Thanks Astralwerks, for the tip! BosGal.

We are a mixed household. I use a cast off Mac and a cast off desktop PC. I have recipes on both computers, but the MAC lives in my kitchen. I have a Recipe Zaar membership and transfer recipes from GW to my private cookbook. The online availability is nice for any computer I use and won't get lost in a hard drive crash. I like being able to access recipes from my parents kitchen, too. Looking at the demo page on the Yummy Soup website there is an online library. Would that work for both computers or is it just MAC?