Birdjournal v4 vs Irecord (1 Viewer)

Stuart Goodwin

Well-known member

• Nov 6, 2014

• #1

Evening all.

I am debating whether to upgrade from version 3 of the Birdjournal software to version 4 or to use Irecord solely.

A lot of the functionality of Birdjournal seems to be in Irecord and it's free (although you run the risk of rejected records). What have others done?

Regards

 

John In Ireland

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2014

• #2

I bought Birdjournal V2.5 some years ago for a one off payment. Now they tell me that my version will only store a data file up to 2gb because of a bug in the program. Something they didn't tell me when I purchased. Because I have reached that size of file my stand alone journal is now rendered useless. They have told me I can have a one year free subscription to their new version 4. Then after that I have to pay £35 a year to use version 4. So ... to answer your question I will probably go to Irecord next year. Solely because I feel a bit miffed that because of their bug I have to pay £35 a year. They say version 4 can record from multiple country's but I don't need that. I just needed what I bought.

 

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JustinCaldicott

Member

• Nov 8, 2014

• #3

Hi John,

Just to confirm, you also have a 1/3 discount for the first three years after the free year.

My apologies for the bug. It was first identified after version 3 was already launched, and we no longer have the ability to update version 2. We're happy to get you set up on version 3 if you prefer, just send us an email.

Best wishes,

Justin

 

John In Ireland

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2014

• #4

Hi Justin, thank you for a speedy reply. What is the maximum file size with version 3? Is it a one off payment and if so what is the cost?

 

HantaYo

Well-known member

• Nov 9, 2014

• #5

John In Ireland said:

that my version will only store a data file up to 2gb because of a bug in the program

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2GB of sightings? Or is most of that pictures?

 

John In Ireland

Well-known member

• Nov 9, 2014

• #6

HantaYo said:

2GB of sightings? Or is most of that pictures?

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2000 photographs

 

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JustinCaldicott

Member

• Nov 9, 2014

• #7

Yes, photos are what make a database file grow, observations alone are very compact.

@John: There is no maximum file size with versions 3 or 4, as it wasn't an intentional limit and we fixed the bug in those versions.

I've emailed you regarding getting up and running on version 3.

 

John In Ireland

Well-known member

• Nov 9, 2014

• #8

I feel I must post here again on this subject. I have been a very happy customer of Bluebird Technologies for some time now and I feel I must have had my wires crossed here. I must admit I did find it odd that the file had reached capacity and all was lost. I was quickly offered an alternative and up and running again. What I didn't realise or grasp was that there were also different options available to me through Bluebird Technologies. This was quickly resolved again today by the team there. So ... to answer your question again Sandy ... stick with Bluebird. The upgrade limit was an unknown bug and removed on the next version. Sorry for the confusion.

 

Last edited: Nov 9, 2014