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Your current PIM software portfolio - November 2008 Poll
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Posted by Lincoln
Nov 18, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Is GrandView still available? I have used it for years, but can’t find a supported version (mine is DOS-based).
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Nov 18, 2008 at 01:43 AM
Lincoln wrote:
>Is GrandView still available? I have used it for years, but can’t find a supported
>version (mine is DOS-based).
There is no Windows version, if that is what you’re asking. It is too bad, because it is one of the truly great programs ever, in my opinion.
Steve Z.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 18, 2008 at 08:58 PM
This has been a year of minimal new acquisitions; these have included SQLnotes (now InfoQube) which I am still learning and have great expectations for. Other than that, I made attempts to streamline my production processes and reduce the number of applications I use. One important step has been my experimentation with Linux, of which I am very hopeful.
My main setup (Windows PC & Symbian phone) currently includes:
- Brainstorm, the starting point for almost everything on my PC.
- Projekt (for Symbian), the starting point in my phone: all my projects/task lists go there; Projekt info is exported as OPML to ConceptDraw MindMap and/or Notecase Pro if necessary.
- I use the Symbian calendar for time planning and sync with Outlook, but don’t use Outlook (too slow and heavy on resources) but rather RainLendar on my PC.
- I use Tasktop for enforcing discipline and focus in my task management but it is too heavy on resources
- The Bat! is my e-mail client and Opera my browser.
- UltraRecall remains my project database of choice for all the bits and pieces of information.
- Surfulater carries all my web copied information; may eventually take the place of UltraRecall.
- The file system is my repository for just about everything else; I keep a portable drive updated with Super Flexible file synchronizer and always have my info at hand.
- Some basic files (UltraRecall database, main Brainstorm file etc) are also backed-up and sync’d among my various PCs via NomaDesk.
- MS Office files are usually the unavodable end-product when collaborating with everyone else.
I am still experimenting with Linux and am about to purchase an Eee PC. My main applications here are:
- Opera for browsing; bookmarks are automatically sync’d among my various PCs, regardless of operating system (this is a free Opera service)
- I use webmail for the time being; I will probably use Thunderbird eventually.
- I’m experimenting with personal wikis, such as Tiddly Backpack and Luminotes.
- Have just downloaded Tasktop for Linux to try out.
Cheers
Alexander
Posted by jamesofford
Nov 20, 2008 at 01:05 AM
I have a few different pieces of software that I use routinely.
At work, on my PC, I use Outlook 2003(Our corporate standard)and also Onenote 2007. I have been using Onenote for quite some time, but have just discovered the joy of shared notebooks. I am in the States, but work with a group in the UK. We keep a shared notebook on a Sharepoint server, and we can easily move information back and forth.
In my real life, I use a MacBook. I have a couple of needs. One is for storage, searching, and organizing of scientific literature. For that I use Papers(http://mekentosj.com/papers/). It’s a great piece of software, but there are some others out there like bookends, and sente. These programs are designed to search the literature repositories like Pubmed, store the papers in the program as PDF files, and allow you to search and sort them. Great for someone who uses a lot of literature.
I am also using other programs. I have Devonthink Pro, Eaglefiler, and now that I have Leopard, I am also running Together from Reinvented Software. Each of these programs have different strengths, but are ver similar. My favorite on Tiger was Devonthink. But I am leaning a little bit towards Together.
I also use Notetaker.
Jim
Posted by Bob Mackreth
Nov 20, 2008 at 05:48 PM
Well, looking back, I guess I can say managed to avoid too much CRIMPing this year, though I did make several changes in my tool set.
The biggest change came in email management. Last year I finally gave up on Eudora, and gave Barca a lengthy trial, in hopes it would serve as the integrated e-mail-calendar-task management system I’ve dreamed about for so long. Gave up on Barca early this year, and (against my instincts) gave Outlook another try. A couple of months of that refreshed my memory on why I rejected Outlook the first time around.
So now I’m using Thunderbird with the Lightning calendar extension. The mail client is pretty much all I’d ask for, though its search function could be a little better. The Lightning calendar is fine, but its task manager is anemic, at best. My hope is that after another upgrade or two, it will gain enough features to make it worthwhile.
Until that time, I’m still relying on ECCO for task and project management, as well as for one crucial research database. Long live ECCO!
For general information management, I’m still relying on MyInfo as my primary tool, though I play with OneNote for certain purposes- especially for storage of graphics-heavy web pages that I don’t expect to access often, but still want to store. Last year I fiddled with Surfulater for that purpose, but- sorry Neville- the UI just feels awkward to me.
For writing and composition, I’ve pretty much given up on NoteMap (moment of silence here) and shifted to Page Four. My preference is for a one-pane outliner here, but you can’t have everything you want in this life. Wish it were a little simpler to manage and move pages within the Page Four outline tree, but the program serves my needs adequately if not perfectly.
What else? Keep my daily journal in Evernote 2; it’s the one place where the toilet roll UI actually seems useful instead of annoying. Not impressed with Evernote 3 so far.
Still have large legacy data sets in AskSam, but I doubt I’ve opened the program a half dozen times this year. Adieu, AskSam.
And like so many of us, am watching InfoQube closely!