revChandler [was] A supplement suite of office programs?

Todd Geist tg.lists at geistinteractive.com
Thu Dec 22 23:15:20 EST 2005


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!

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Todd Geist
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