Good news, overall! A positive vibe emerges from the article. I find that it sums up pretty nicely many things that IQ is and isn't. What would've been even nicer though is 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... ;) Also, maybe a few more screenshots of the calendar, gantt chart, pivot charts and tables, etc. + a few words about those would've shown a bit better what IQ is all about and its amazing flxibility. Next article, maybe!
IQ users know very well that IQ is the kind of software that grows on you; it becomes more and more interesting, powerful and indispensable the more you use it, the more you understand it. Put simply : I could not replace IQ with anything.I've tried most PIM out there and, despite its actual relative roughness, IQ's worth it. And I'm confident it will be even more when it reaches V1, of course. Interface, bugs and documentation will be ironed out (... it would be interesting to know exactly what hurdles did the reviewer meet).
Agreed, this is a nice review of InfoQube. I was advised that this was coming and was a bit nervous of the outcome. In the end, I'm pleased !
Only one minor correction: The reviewer 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 :
The integrated Calendar. Worth mentioning since unique to the IQ calendar:
Zoom from day to year view with the mouse wheel. Click-drag to move around the calendar
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)
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
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)
>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)
Definitely!
One day I'll show the world all I can do with IQ...
Pierre, I read the review and am REALLY HAPPY for you & InfoQube.
As you know, I have been a strong proponent for a calendar functions which seems to be coming along nicely.
If I may, I'd like to offer the following observation: Take the time to modify the functions so they are in common words instead of formulas.
Even with all the wonderful help that you, Armando & others offer, InfoQube remains intimidating & mysterious to those of us who cannot do it for ourselves.
Yes, IMO, there will always be a narrow market for InfoQube b/c it's such a wonderful program
But, it is also my opinion that there will be a wider market & a shallower learning curve if you tackle the function translations.
Even with all the wonderful help that you, Armando & others offer, InfoQube remains intimidating & mysterious to those of us who cannot do it for ourselves.
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Very true. Hopefully, the biggest hurdles will get somewhat flattened before V1
[That said, IQ is very usable without those "extras" you and Pierre mentioned. Only, maybe not as fun... ]
Comments
- The integrated Calendar. Worth mentioning since unique to the IQ calendar:
- Zoom from day to year view with the mouse wheel. Click-drag to move around the calendar
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
But overall, a great job.