Columns, columns, everywhere

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Posted by srdiamond15
2005-05-19 18:39:02

There was a time when using columns in an outline-based database was a really bright idea. This first occurred on the Macintosh platform with the programs InControl and Fair Witness (later infoDepo).

Windows was late to this party, and the availability of the spreadsheet format in an outliner in MyInfo and ADM—high end and ultra high end pims—seemed groundbreaking.
But it now appears that the beauty of columns was in the very idea, and now that this idea has spread, columns may be had on the cheap. It does not seem that getting them requires much programming time, and it need not cost the user big bucks.

If columns are what you need, you can have a competent version of them today for a mere $29. They’re available in BlackHole Organizer from Lincoln Beach for that money. (http://www.lincolnbeach.com)

Stephen R. Diamond

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