DiaryOne 6.8

Blogs and MySpace takes all the attention when it comes to inner thoughts, personal feelings, etc. You can put all these on the web so everybody can see them. But what if someone wants to write down his thoughts but without seeing anybody. He should use an old fashioned diary. But DiaryOne is the alternative to the old notebook, by giving you the ability to do this on your computer.

This application can give you high security. The private information will be securily saved behind a password created by you. Besides the text that you write, DiaryOne can store also multimedia information, including sounds, pictures, emoticons, etc. If you get bored by the same skin, you can have access to free skins on their web page. If this is not enough you can change also the design page where you are writing.

The application includes also all the main editing text tools such as italicize or boldface text, change the font name and size, and printing options. If you feel that what you have written must be seen also by others, you can send your diary per e-mail to your friends.

Its design and its basic finance-management describes this application as an old school product. But the plugins on the internet makes it much more interesting. You will find plugins for converting into PDF format or writing them on a CD.

Pluses: can save also images and sounds; basic finance-management tool; easy to use; support for multiple skins and plugins;

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In conclusion: Perfect for keeping a private diary.

version reviewed: 6.8