It took me a little while to get the idea of this straight. Having been familiar with Primavera scheduling packages, this was a new approach.
These days we'd call it a task manager, and at that it seems to touch a point that is omitted by the very popular task manager category today: tasks have durations. We estimate these, then can give 'actuals'. Tracking both against a type category system would allow one to calibrate one's performance at estimating and get better at it.
It also fails to link tasks in a dependency relationship. I wouldn't want anything like P6 here, but to keep track of the mountain of tasks in a live work system (with serious volume) it is essential. Linking to document would also be important.
Those crits made, I like the interface and concept, although, naturally it is nowhere near as elegant or cross-platform/cloud useful like my current tool Pagico.
My experiences, observations and thoughts about the computers I use and what they do for me.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
AskSam
This seems to have a single window interface, and relies on its search capability to find entries. It has a type of card file metaphor, but far less useful than Zoot, for example.
Labels:
Old Computing,
PIMs
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
RFF
RF Flow: a flow charting package that just dipped its toe into the Windows world. I used it quite a lot for work process maps.
Labels:
Old Computing
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Zephyr
Another of Ward Mundy's great database packages. This was menu driven and could build applications from the menu.
I've only got a demo version...must write to Ward for an unlock so I can further experiment.
I've only got a demo version...must write to Ward for an unlock so I can further experiment.
Labels:
Old Computing
Monday, August 7, 2017
InfoSelect
This had to be my favourite package in the late 80s early 90s. It ran as a 'TSR', terminate and stay resident application, so it could be 'popped up' over a foreground program for intermittent use. I've mentioned it before, but here are some screen shots. Note the quirky menu item names.
Labels:
Old Computing,
PIMs
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
DataPerfect
An innovative RDMS from WordPerfect. It started life as a data management system for legal practices, I understand.
It has some quite nice ideas.
It has some quite nice ideas.
Labels:
Old Computing
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