List of PIMs

Posted by PIMfan
Dec 14, 2012 at 09:01 PM

re:
>I guess Pierre’s list could serve as a foundation for that
>(unfortunately it has no RSS feed):
>http://www.editgrid.com/user/pplandry/List_of_Outliners

Dr. Andus -

Thanks for reminding me of PPL’s list. While the list is perhaps the most complete listing around, I guess was dreaming of a use case as described below (using the other post I recently made regarding KnowledgeWorkshop’s demise):

1) Roving around the web checking up on PIMs, I notice that the KnowledgeWorkshop page says the product is no more.
2) Wanting to inform my fellow OutlinerSofware regulars, I got to the OutlinerSoftware.com home page and select the (doesn’t exist now) PIM/Outliner Tracker page.
3) Choosing not to browse the list, I instead type KnowledgeWorkshop in the search box and type-ahead functionality brings up KnowledgeWorkshop after I type several characters.
4) I hit enter and the page displays a product overview (summary, current version, last udpate, etc - all stuff on PPL’s listing) and a related forum posting window.
5) I note that the product status panel states it was last updated in 2010, and that there was never a full review done by a forum member. I read through other forum posts on the product and then click the submit posting button where I enter the message I submitted regarding KnowledgeWorkshop.
6) After submitting, I then click the RSS feed for KnowledgeWorkshop so that any product info or forum posts regarding it are surfaced to me automatically.
7) I then update the release status on the product panel to “No Longer Available”. As a registered forum member without a negative rating after 50 posts, the update is processed.

Guess my right brain is in overdrive today, but I wonder if it’s just me or if others would see any value in this site being able to function as I describe above…..I’m interested in any feedback….

PIMfan