Diary Software?

[Narz]

Hey, I'm looking for a simple database-type program that I can write short diary entries as well as add numerical data (say, how much time I spent working that day, how many push-ups I did, whatever) to a set amount of fields which would be stored in relation to that day (and then could be graphed maybe, while I'm dreaming ).

I bet anyone who knew a little bit of programming could even create something like that.

Thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

 

[Narnia]

They aren't free but I can think of two extremely common programs that would work well; MS Word and Excel. Even better, they have built in security to prevent outsiders from getting in. It won't stop a dedicated hacker, but it will protect your diary from siblings, nosy friends/parents, etc

Edit: you could also combine them (you can actually import an excel doc into word. Extremely easy on word 2007+, possible but harder on word 2003-) into one program. This works the best.
As to building such a program, I wrote a program like that for my C++ class. It was by far the hardest project I've ever done for any tech class (with the possible exception of a project in a Photoshop class where I had to build a model of our church building... right down to each of the thousands of bricks used). Getting a dos program to work on windows 7x64 home edition (so no xp mode built in) was easier. It might be easier to use another language to do this but using C++ was confusing. Then again, this was also my first program that didn't look like it was built on dos so it might have just been I wasn't used to it yet.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Windows Live allows you to create and edit Excel documents now as well. All you need is a hotmail account.

 

[PeteAtoms]

You could do it all in excel I think. Make one sheet for your data and another sheet as your diary.

Google Docs also offers these services online for free. Your documents will be available anywhere you can login online.