infoqube - a review
Started by jimspoon
on 6/30/2014
jimspoon
6/30/2014 10:26 pm
Lucas
7/1/2014 7:49 am
Thanks for posting that---great to see IQ getting some exposure. I googled and found the original version of the review with visuals:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2369056/infoqube-review-intricate-information-manager-has-a-steep-learning-curve.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2369056/infoqube-review-intricate-information-manager-has-a-steep-learning-curve.html
Pierre Paul Landry
7/2/2014 5:00 pm
Great review of InfoQube. The reviewer really seems to have grasped what IQ is and what it can do.
Only one minor correction: he wrote: "InfoQube offers standard font formatting, but oddly uses a modal dialog to present it.".
In fact, there is a formatting toolbar. Right-click on any toolbar and select "Formatting" to show it.
A few omissions :
1-The integrated Calendar. Worth nothing because unique to the IQ calendar:
- Zoom from day to year view with the mouse wheel
- Multi-Day view with end-less horizontal scrolling mode
- Users can drag an item from a grid to the calendar to instantly create a calendar event. Event will be shown as a sub-item. Typically, one drags a contact to the calendar and a sub-item will be created containing the appointment. Great for contact management)
- Items can also appear more than once in the calendar, in fact, once per date field (so a contact can appear for both birthday and wedding anniversary, or a task can appear both when scheduled to start and scheduled to end)
2- A screenshot showing the pivot table / chart would have been nice as there are so few information managers that can also perform data analysis / presentation
3- User-defined code programming is a rarity in other information managers, but a must when one wants to save time and use it for typical consultant tasks (time tracking, billing, task management)
4- A feature/functionality comparison with current offering -- the other information managers. Such a comparison would really make IQ shine, I believe. 3.5 stars would've become at least 4 stars... ;
But overall, a good job well done !
Pierre Paul Landry
IQ Designer
Only one minor correction: he wrote: "InfoQube offers standard font formatting, but oddly uses a modal dialog to present it.".
In fact, there is a formatting toolbar. Right-click on any toolbar and select "Formatting" to show it.
A few omissions :
1-The integrated Calendar. Worth nothing because unique to the IQ calendar:
- Zoom from day to year view with the mouse wheel
- Multi-Day view with end-less horizontal scrolling mode
- Users can drag an item from a grid to the calendar to instantly create a calendar event. Event will be shown as a sub-item. Typically, one drags a contact to the calendar and a sub-item will be created containing the appointment. Great for contact management)
- Items can also appear more than once in the calendar, in fact, once per date field (so a contact can appear for both birthday and wedding anniversary, or a task can appear both when scheduled to start and scheduled to end)
2- A screenshot showing the pivot table / chart would have been nice as there are so few information managers that can also perform data analysis / presentation
3- User-defined code programming is a rarity in other information managers, but a must when one wants to save time and use it for typical consultant tasks (time tracking, billing, task management)
4- A feature/functionality comparison with current offering -- the other information managers. Such a comparison would really make IQ shine, I believe. 3.5 stars would've become at least 4 stars... ;
But overall, a good job well done !
Pierre Paul Landry
IQ Designer
