Explaining a Project in IQ

Submitted by jan_rifkinson on 2009/08/05 20:06
let's say you have a task item like: "Finish the basement"
 
"Finish the basement" can be assigned (therefore appear) in various grids.
 
Again, for example, let's say
the task is scheduled for Tuesday
the task is assigned to Jim's Contracting Co,
the task is assigned to Tom who works for Jim's Contracting Co.
so
 
Grid 1 could be your weekly schedule & "Finish the basement" would appear under Tuesday in the following way
Tuesday
  "Finish the basement"
 
Grid 2 might be a list of all your task items in the re-modeling of your house & "Finish the basement" would appear in the following way:
"Finish the basement" and in a cell next to it "Jim's Contracting Co."
 
Grid 3 might be a contact list of a

Using IQ for writing & tasking

Submitted by jan_rifkinson on 2009/08/05 19:57
Writing:
- I create a project folder name & a boolean (y/N) field w the same name
- I create a grid with the project name as it's source of all data (this automatically collects all the data that is identified with the boolean y/n field of the same name)
- I use IQ's excellent clipper to import research as I find it. IQ faithfully reproduce web data including graphics very easily in MHT or HTML formats except when the data is hidden behind passwords as in HTTPS sites. Then a different procedure can be used.) I tend to favor MHT because it keeps all the data in one place -- yes, within IQ
- If I get a random idea, I can quickly jump to my journal, make a note & tag it with the project name field
- I re-arrange (drag/drop) research items & notes into some kind of pre-lim order. From there I can either print outline to html (children are collapsable) or join items in the outline, etc.
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