12-18-2007, 07:55 AM
I've recently gotten completely smitten with a contact management system called Daylite. I'd heard about it last year, when I was starting to look around for a more robust program that tracked contacts and customers and all of the communications I during a day, but I didn't really look at it. A friend knew I had switched to the Mail/Address Book/iCal/.mac combo with the advent of Leopard, and knew I found it sorely lacking for my needs. I was checking out OmniFocus, and then Things, and he suggested I take a look at the new much-improved version of Daylite.
Holy smokes. This is an amazing program. As with anything, it's about the right tool for the right job and not everyone would benefit from its setup. But for entrepreneurs building a business, I highly recommend taking a look at it. I'm still way new to it, but the things I find most appealing already are:
1. it integrates seamlessly with Mail. But,
2. it replaces the weak-ass iCal and Address Book completely, and replaces them with the most robust Calendar and Contact Manager I've ever seen. Even more than Now Contact and Entourage (I've never played with Outlook or Act, so can't compare those).
3. So customizable. Every field, every window. You can really tweak things so that they work for your company or situation.
4. Tons of training videos on their site.
5. Very friendly forum. I already got a phone call from just some user in Minnesota that saw a question I posted, and mid-work (he owns a wood flooring company), called me and spoke for 20 minutes on how the program has changed his business life. It's been a while since I heard that kind of passion about a business solution application.
Too early to tell if I've completely gone over to Daylite. The next few weeks will tell. But for now, I'm very excited about it, and I'd love to find out if there are any others here who're using it. I'd love to exchange ideas and hear how you're doing with it.
Holy smokes. This is an amazing program. As with anything, it's about the right tool for the right job and not everyone would benefit from its setup. But for entrepreneurs building a business, I highly recommend taking a look at it. I'm still way new to it, but the things I find most appealing already are:
1. it integrates seamlessly with Mail. But,
2. it replaces the weak-ass iCal and Address Book completely, and replaces them with the most robust Calendar and Contact Manager I've ever seen. Even more than Now Contact and Entourage (I've never played with Outlook or Act, so can't compare those).
3. So customizable. Every field, every window. You can really tweak things so that they work for your company or situation.
4. Tons of training videos on their site.
5. Very friendly forum. I already got a phone call from just some user in Minnesota that saw a question I posted, and mid-work (he owns a wood flooring company), called me and spoke for 20 minutes on how the program has changed his business life. It's been a while since I heard that kind of passion about a business solution application.
Too early to tell if I've completely gone over to Daylite. The next few weeks will tell. But for now, I'm very excited about it, and I'd love to find out if there are any others here who're using it. I'd love to exchange ideas and hear how you're doing with it.