Comments on: Software We Use http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/ Adaptive Path Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-177333 Bill Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:32:47 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-177333 I'm not much of a Word user these days either but I do like the combination of Excel and Outlook. I have been using this combination to help me with managing projects that tend to be somewhat cookie cutter. You can throw a few macros and VB scripts into Excel that can help you create email and tasks in Outlook to keep things scheduled and on track. Excel and Outlook - two tools that I can't live without! I’m not much of a Word user these days either but I do like the combination of Excel and Outlook. I have been using this combination to help me with managing projects that tend to be somewhat cookie cutter. You can throw a few macros and VB scripts into Excel that can help you create email and tasks in Outlook to keep things scheduled and on track.

Excel and Outlook - two tools that I can’t live without!

]]> By: Geoff hi-tech Dodd http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176578 Geoff hi-tech Dodd Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:21:43 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176578 Thanks for a clear honest listing of software and web tools. If you do your own web promotion I have a few goodies for you. GD.Australia Thanks for a clear honest listing of software and web tools. If you do your own web promotion I have a few goodies for you. GD.Australia

]]> By: Bill http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176450 Bill Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:02:34 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176450 Great list, we tend to use tjooze.com also for making simple choices like "what presents do we buy for customers" this year Great list, we tend to use tjooze.com also for making simple choices like “what presents do we buy for customers” this year

]]> By: fredrik ampler http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176119 fredrik ampler Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:25:30 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-176119 Thanks for sharing! I went back to list today in trying to find out what you're using for sharing desktops internally and with clients? Apps like ichat are great but not between mac/xp/vista. Have you any preference for an app or webservice like yugma.com or vyew.com? Thanks for sharing! I went back to list today in trying to find out what you’re using for sharing desktops internally and with clients? Apps like ichat are great but not between mac/xp/vista. Have you any preference for an app or webservice like yugma.com or vyew.com?

]]> By: Leah http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-175810 Leah Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:20:06 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-175810 Great list, though I have to say that I love Photoshop and find myself firing it up several times every day. It's great for doctoring screenshots to show how something might be improved or just to make a point. We've also used it extensively on projects where it was important to do a sanity check on sizing -- basically to make sure that what we were designing was actually doable with the amount of pixels we had available. Great list, though I have to say that I love Photoshop and find myself firing it up several times every day.

It’s great for doctoring screenshots to show how something might be improved or just to make a point. We’ve also used it extensively on projects where it was important to do a sanity check on sizing — basically to make sure that what we were designing was actually doable with the amount of pixels we had available.

]]> By: James http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-175098 James Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:06:22 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-175098 We use Mind Mapping at Objective all the time. I now have a Mac version of Mind Manager 7. Works really well! For sharing we have used Mindmeister. It is great, better than Comaping for creative stuff. Yesterday I did a mind map with a client (qho has v. limited budget) about her IA. It was so amazing how many ideas we came up with and how quickly we broke all the concepts down into sensible groups and rearranged all the second level topics. Super fast! We use Mind Mapping at Objective all the time. I now have a Mac version of Mind Manager 7. Works really well! For sharing we have used Mindmeister. It is great, better than Comaping for creative stuff.
Yesterday I did a mind map with a client (qho has v. limited budget) about her IA. It was so amazing how many ideas we came up with and how quickly we broke all the concepts down into sensible groups and rearranged all the second level topics. Super fast!

]]> By: Alexa http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-173578 Alexa Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:14:50 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-173578 I can't believe Visio is not on here. Someday I'm going to write a loooong post about Visio's awesomeness. Until then, you can read about some of its powers in Dan Brown's special deliverables articles, like http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/toggling_shapes_in_visio_special_deliverable_12 I can’t believe Visio is not on here. Someday I’m going to write a loooong post about Visio’s awesomeness. Until then, you can read about some of its powers in Dan Brown’s special deliverables articles, like http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/toggling_shapes_in_visio_special_deliverable_12

]]> By: Andrew Crow http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-172059 Andrew Crow Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:30:46 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-172059 Henning, we've not gone hi-tech in the mind-mapping area. We still do it all on whiteboards and take photos of them to share. It's not as efficient as some of the services you mention. But, it's rare that our teams are split up to a point where they need a multi-location mind-mapping capability. That may change in the future, so we'll undoubtedly be investigating the options available. Henning, we’ve not gone hi-tech in the mind-mapping area. We still do it all on whiteboards and take photos of them to share. It’s not as efficient as some of the services you mention. But, it’s rare that our teams are split up to a point where they need a multi-location mind-mapping capability.

That may change in the future, so we’ll undoubtedly be investigating the options available.

]]> By: Andrew Crow http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-172058 Andrew Crow Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:27:47 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-172058 Thanks Mary. I briefly looked into Wrike and it felt a little too much like Microsoft Sharepoint to me. I have strong feelings about managing projects through email. But, that being said, I've not used it so I cannot speak to it's effectiveness. You're not the only one who has suggested it to me. There are other alternatives to Basecamp, as well. <a href="http://www.activecollab.com/" rel="nofollow">ActiveCollab</a> has recently reached a point where it's now a hosted (and paid for) service. And certainly our friends at <a href="http://goplan.info/" rel="nofollow">GoPlan</a> offer a great service. Thanks Mary. I briefly looked into Wrike and it felt a little too much like Microsoft Sharepoint to me. I have strong feelings about managing projects through email. But, that being said, I’ve not used it so I cannot speak to it’s effectiveness. You’re not the only one who has suggested it to me.

There are other alternatives to Basecamp, as well. ActiveCollab has recently reached a point where it’s now a hosted (and paid for) service. And certainly our friends at GoPlan offer a great service.

]]> By: Mary http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-170065 Mary Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:42:20 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/05/software-we-use/#comment-170065 I use many of those tools too. As for web-servises I prefer <a href="http://www.wrike.com" rel="nofollow">Wrike</a> to Basecamp. Just seems to be more agile and brings more value through the email integration feature. I use many of those tools too. As for web-servises I prefer Wrike to Basecamp. Just seems to be more agile and brings more value through the email integration feature.

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