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Posted by razorboy
Oct 15, 2012 at 03:40 PM
>I’m still
>very happy with Amode, although I only use it for project management. Having set up my
>project many months ago (which was fun with Amode), now I only use it to monitor my
>project progress and to “complete” my tasks (I do it daily and the app is open in the
>background). It’s satisfying to watch the progress bar in the bottom left corner of
>the Gantt chart telling me I’m 45% done of my 9 months, 505 hours 55 min long
>project.
>
Hmmm… The Amode site describes the thing as suitable for: ~~Lists, Tasks, Mini Databases, Grouping Random Information~~
That makes it sound like a sort of PIM/Note organizer. Of course, the videos focus on the project management angle.
Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 15, 2012 at 04:03 PM
razorboy wrote:
>Hmmm… The Amode site describes the thing as suitable for:
>~~Lists, Tasks, Mini Databases, Grouping Random Information~~
>
>That makes it
>sound like a sort of PIM/Note organizer. Of course, the videos focus on the project
>management angle.
Personally I don’t have a need for those other uses, but it can certainly be used as a MyInfo type PIM or even as a concept mapper.
I think there might be a couple of videos on Youtube for those other uses as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/mindsystemsvideo
But I think the best video to watch is the Amode Learning Module that you can download with the trial. It gives a good overview of its possible uses.
Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 15, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>But I think the best video to
>watch is the Amode Learning Module that you can download with the trial. It gives a good
>overview of its possible uses.
Here is the link to the learning module:
https://portal.mindsystems.com.au/downloads/10/Amode-Documentation
Posted by razorboy
Oct 17, 2012 at 03:06 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
>razorboy wrote:
>
>>Hmmm… The Amode site describes the thing as suitable for:
>
>>~~Lists, Tasks, Mini Databases, Grouping Random Information~~
>>
>>That makes it
>
>>sound like a sort of PIM/Note organizer. Of course, the videos focus on the project
>
>>management angle.
>
>Personally I don’t have a need for those other uses, but it can
>certainly be used as a MyInfo type PIM or even as a concept mapper.
>
>I think there might
>be a couple of videos on Youtube for those other uses as well:
>http://www.youtube.com/user/mindsystemsvideo
>
>But I think the best video to
>watch is the Amode Learning Module that you can download with the trial. It gives a good
>overview of its possible uses.
>
I went through the training module, and I don’t see how Amode would be used
as a general info or data collector, since the thing seems a big project manager with -
predictably - everything relating up to or down from, projects. Mind you, I haven’t
had time to do the trial yet.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 17, 2012 at 07:03 AM
razorboy wrote:
>I went through the training module, and I
>don’t see how Amode would be used
>as a general info or data collector, since the thing
>seems a big project manager with -
>predictably - everything relating up to or down
>from, projects. Mind you, I haven’t
>had time to do the trial yet.
Having worked with the actual product, I agree. As briefly discussed in the related thread, Mindsystems probably described Amode as a general information solution aiming for a broader market—and possibly, I would add, to not disturb their existing line of profit as resellers/trainers of other programs that are used in project management. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too, at least not at the same time. With this marketing approach they probably shot themselves on the foot, because the product itself is very capable.