On Dec 22, 2005, at 5:24 PM, Alex Tweedly wrote:
I do think Chandler has fallen into the trap of over-architecting
their solution - but nevertheless they have tackled a hard problem,
and have built a foundation on which the complete (and secure)
sharing of all the PIM info should be doable..
btw - it's being built in Python, by a group including some pretty
smart people.
I have been following Chandler for a long time. They have some very
good ideas.
Lately I have been struck by just how "broken" the current paradigm
of managing and maintaining information. There is far too much info
flowing at us and no good way of managing it. I think we are stuck
with old paradigms and tools that are so ingrained that we are having
trouble breaking free. Think about it for a minute. The computer
desktop and it's folders are no way to store things. An email
browser is not a work flow and process management tool. Calendars
that I look pretty but are locked up in some proprietary format are
useless. Everytime I put my data somewhere, I immediately want it
somewhere else and I can't get it there with out copy and paste.
I think we have an application centric view of the data on our
computers and this is a problem. We relate to our data based on the
application we use to access it. I think "Address Book" when I need
to find someone's phone number. Or I think iCal when I need to
schedule something.
Since Applications are where everything lives I am constantly
shifting focus from Application to Application. In the early days of
multi-finder this was great. No more! It drives me nuts!
BUT
We are beginning to see some new stuff out there that is starting to
break down this Application Trap. Apple's core suite are better
integrated then ever, but they still make it difficult to get
directly at the data. But what is even more interesting is thing's
Like Chandler and Quicksilver (OSX).
QuickSilver is pretty neato! I am a heavy addict of it already. With
Quicksliver installed. I just start typing and a list of things I can
view (NOUN) just pops up. then I Press tab and a List of things I can
do (VERBS) to the first thing pops up. It's brilliant. I don't care
what app has my Contact Info or what my Email App. If I want to
email Dan Shafer. I just start typing "Dan" and a few keystrokes
later the email is on it's way.
All this rambling is to make a point. I think Chandler has some great
ideas. Check out there roadmap and design principles. I wonder if it
could be implemented in Rev? THAT WOULD ROCK!
--
Todd Geist
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