Originally published at: https://tidbits.com/watchlist/delicious-library-3-9/
Required update revises how the media cataloging app looks up items on Amazon. ($39 new, free update, 86.7 MB)
I was curious about this app, but when I try to visit their site, Firefox shows the following:
Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead
Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to delicious-monster.com. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details.
What can you do about it?
The issue is most likely with the website, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it.
If you are on a corporate network or using anti-virus software, you can reach out to the support teams for assistance. You can also notify the websiteās administrator about the problem.
Iāve been using Delicious Library for years and have not been able to open it since upgrading to Catalina so jumped at the change to up grade to 3.9 and got to the web site with no problem in Firefox. I downloaded and have installed 3.9 and it will not open either. Checking with the developersā¦
Weād investigated Delicious Library and purchased it some time ago. We were going to use the mobile app to go down the shelves and get an idea of just what we had. Iām an archaeologist and sheās a planetary geologist so we have A LOT on the shelves.
We only got a small sample in when we got distracted by moving halfway across the country.
Hadnāt even thought about it until I saw the TidBITS article so I updated.
After the āinstall and restartā my library was empty and there was the old app, several folders and .plist files and other stuff in the trash which I removed and put in a separate folder.
Iām going to contact tech support now. I am glad I only had several dozen entries in the database. Iāll post again if I find anything out.
UPDATE!UPDATE!UPDATE!UPDATE!UPDATE!UPDATE!
I was able to restore all
I rummaged around and found a version 3 data file in the trashed files which I was able to restore from from the āimportā menu.
Apologies for the excitability.
FYI:
Still running low Sierra. I downloaded the new version with Firefox and dropped in Applications. Took it bit longer to open than before on first
launch. It just worked.
My data file seems fine with 1,540 items.
āJim
I use the Mac App Store version, so updating was uneventful.
May I also remind everyone that Bookpedia is a viable alternative to Delicious Library?
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Iāve used Library Thing for years. I used to have a massive library (about 6,000 books) before I retired. I used Library Thing when I went to my last church but we were out in NE NC where internet flows slower than a slumbering stream so it really limited my ability to get everything online, even using a hand scanner. But it is very worthwhile and it has helped me locate other sources for some of the books.
I see that the copyright notice on the Delicious Library website is dated 2020. Does that mean there havenāt been any updates to the software at all since then? Has anyone heard any news about the software since then?
Regarding Bookpedia, thereās a post on the website dated September 28th, 2023, announcing a hiatus:
https://bruji.com/blog/2023/09/28/hiatus/
Wil Shipley joined Apple in September 2021 < Call Me Fishmeal.: The Future of Delicious Library>. Delicious Library for me stopped working when Ventura first came out but around the 3rd update it started again. If it was a Delicious Library patch rather than the Ventura update that fixed the problem then it was very, very stealthy indeed.
Anyway, the problem has returned with Sonoma, so there you go 
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Dave W.
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This thread reminded me of seeing Delicious Monster at MacWorld (with an unfortunate E3-booth spokesmodel vibe) back in the dayā¦
ETA
(found an old post from TidBITS!)
(an archive of the Tumblr post referenced in the TidBITS storyā¦now āunfortunateā doesnāt seem like the right word to describe the boothās atmosphere)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120206002429/https://jessiechar.tumblr.com/post/16838586904/lament-of-the-delicious-librarian
(cringey blurb from MacWorld.com)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120204211116/http://www.macworld.com/article/138276/2009/01/expo_showfloor.html
I wanted to get Delicious Library, considering this should I get Bookpedia?
Thinking about it, I guess I will look into tapforms, because bookpedia has suspended all new sales.
FWIW Iāve just updated my Mac Mini (Intel) to Sonoma 14.1, and Delicious Library is working again
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Dave W