My portable device is an Acer Aspire netbook with 2GB RAM, Windows XP, WIFI and USB 2.0 ports for 500GB portable hard drive that also attaches to my regular desktop computer. I use the XP Operating System to manage my images. This might sound awkward to some, but it works fine. When I scan an image into my collection, I name the image file using the casino name, location and Chipguide number. On the portable disk drive, I have folders set up by my main collection area (i.e. Cruise Chips, Mississippi Casinos, Louisiana, etc). Then, I build a directory tree by casino name. When the image is scanned, I place it in the correct sub-directory on my tree. By using the CG number, the chips are sorted by number as long as the same naming convention is used on every scan (i.e. Isle Of Capri, Tunica, CG0034,jpg) Windows will keep them sorted and will keep them in order. When you search, use XP's explore function from task bar, point to portable drive, select folder by state, casino and chip. Change setting on View to thumbnails and you get the entire casino chips displayed full screen. It' very easy to see if you have a chip or if you need it. That's for chips you already have but what about chips you need for your collection? What I do is set up a directory called, "CHIPS WANTED" and set up a similar tree. I look through the club's Chipguide, right click on chip I need, and name my saved filed the same as above, being sure to add the CG number. When I see the chip on ChipBoard, I can quickly check using Explorer if I need it or have it. Now, that sounds like a very complicate system, but when completed, you constantly update your chip collection and keep it portable. Once a month, I make a DVD of my entire collection tree and put it on the shelf in case I have a system crash. I hope this helps someone with their collection or gives then an idea to improve this system. Let me know if you need any further information. My son owns a high tech computer software company and is working on a "cloud data base" where subscribers can store their chip collections. He is using Flex, a Flash-derivative to build it. So far, it looks great and has all the functionality that can be adaptive to all types of collectibles. That's all for now. Hope I didn't bore too many members.