As I have said in other places, I really want to like this again, as I did and reviewed blow in 2004, but its like getting a new PC and being faced with Windows 3.1, still. It is likely I will revisit HRD in 15 years and see if its still the same. Now I get newsletters saying new features are available, and hearing that they only get turned on with a subscription. And the fantastic customer service? I have been referred numerous times to the on-line community from my ticket requests.
It seems the emphasis is on making my Logbook into Baseball statistics, like Sabermetics. Its like a time machine, I have really tried to like it as much, but I fail to see any real upgrades. I recently purchased a license thinking I'd move up in the world. So I was one of the earlier users of HRD at really loved it circa 2002-2005. This is an updated review in 2022, my 2004 review is below: