Bento, Filemaker’s personal information manager for the Mac, took the chore out of working with relational databases and made them more fun to use. That attitude imbued the versions of the program created for the iPhone, iPod touch, and now, the iPad. If the term “relational database” sends an icy impulse down your spine, don’t worry. One way Bento for the iPad makes itself friendly is by excising database jargon from its glossary. Databases, for example, are “libraries.” Libraries are more loveable than databases, right?
