The question always arises in my mind which is the best software for doing something. Now I am one who does a lot of research, so much research that I have been getting Macworld for a year and I don’t even own a Mac(yet). I read most of the Mac blogs and news and just about anything on the web, not merely because I like the Mac, but because I dislike the MS solution. I did not say I hate it, I just think that there is little thought really in how users will use it and more about how to sell it. Thus MS always is playing catch-up to the underdog, apple. I decided to go with the underdog. Some will try to say that Mac is more expensive, but when comparing the two at the appropriate levels, one realizes that the apple is the same price. Not only that apple actually is a cheaper machine as the OS is cheaper to own and is will run on older machines much longer historically. Thus the apple is cheaper in the long run, not counting the aspirin needed for the Microsoft.
I started to look for scheduling and planning software and ran across a note about Ghostaction. Now not actually being able to run the software I can only evaluate it off of three criteria.
What they say it will do, screen shots and the appearance of the quality of customer services, the fourth is price.
Ghost action is software based on the recent philosophy of project planning called Getting Things Done. There are a number of software and other solutions developed for this. I ran across this comparison of all the software on Wikipedia GTD Software. This was great for then I could compare the software available.
Most of the software as normal was written for M$. Some was written cross platform and a few are web based and about four are exclusively Mac. I looked at them all. Most seem to be OK, but not great. I hate a cluttered interface, I also hate to pay a lot for software.
Ghostware seems to win on all my evaluations
- What they say it will do- Do the most, easily.(Others might do more, but have an interface that precludes its being used regularly
- screen shots – By far the best interface
- customer services – Though it is only one guy he seems very easy to contact and communicated clearly on the web, with an interest in good customer service. He also seems intent on maintaining it, which is very important
- Price – It seems as though $20 is the base price of software today.
- The last is is it made4Mac? – Yep and Intel compatible
Once I get my mac, I will be looking at buying my license.
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