Comments on: Spreadsheet Redux http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/ On Mobile, Tech and Running Infinity Softworks Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lou http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/#comment-893 Lou Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:50:04 +0000 http://eliainsider.com/?p=332#comment-893 I have the Documents to Go spreadsheet on my Zire 72 and I love it. What I'm never likely to do, though, is actually make an attempt to set up a new spreadsheet on the handheld! Too dang time consuming. What I love about it is that I can create a spreadsheet on my desktop and, so long as I purpose it to the Zire, I can copy it on over to the hand held and take it with me to use on the road. More or less a template process, if that makes any sense. --Wag-- I have the Documents to Go spreadsheet on my Zire 72 and I love it.

What I’m never likely to do, though, is actually make an attempt to set up a new spreadsheet on the handheld! Too dang time consuming.

What I love about it is that I can create a spreadsheet on my desktop and, so long as I purpose it to the Zire, I can copy it on over to the hand held and take it with me to use on the road. More or less a template process, if that makes any sense.

–Wag–

]]> By: Elia Freedman http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/#comment-837 Elia Freedman Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:31:38 +0000 http://eliainsider.com/?p=332#comment-837 Thanks, Tom. I think your point is well-taken and one of the reasons why spreadsheets (and the desktop save, open, new) model doesn't work so well on mobile. It's different. Quick in, quick out. As you said, speed and simplicity. Thanks, Tom. I think your point is well-taken and one of the reasons why spreadsheets (and the desktop save, open, new) model doesn’t work so well on mobile. It’s different. Quick in, quick out. As you said, speed and simplicity.

]]> By: Tom http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/#comment-836 Tom Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:30 +0000 http://eliainsider.com/?p=332#comment-836 WOW great post, but isn't the point that Spreadsheets made calculations "simpler" people didn't have to be programmers. Today I don't want to have to open a spreadsheet to do calculations - especially ones that I don't need to save. When I do a quick TVM calculations or a Margin calculation I just need that info to make an immediate decision. Speed, simplicity, accuracy thats what I LOVE about calculators... Thanks for the fun blog post. WOW great post, but isn’t the point that Spreadsheets made calculations “simpler” people didn’t have to be programmers. Today I don’t want to have to open a spreadsheet to do calculations – especially ones that I don’t need to save. When I do a quick TVM calculations or a Margin calculation I just need that info to make an immediate decision. Speed, simplicity, accuracy thats what I LOVE about calculators…

Thanks for the fun blog post.

]]> By: Elia Freedman http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/#comment-823 Elia Freedman Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:20:23 +0000 http://eliainsider.com/?p=332#comment-823 Great point, Mike. Thanks for contributing! Great point, Mike. Thanks for contributing!

]]> By: Mike Compeau http://eliainsider.com/2009/06/16/spreadsheet-redux/#comment-822 Mike Compeau Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:43:44 +0000 http://eliainsider.com/?p=332#comment-822 Another point to make that is no small matter is that Lotus 1-2-3's preeminence on MS-DOS was only able to be overwhelmingly and irreversibly taken over by Excel on the new easier to navigate/use Windows 3/3.1 (& 95) platform due to Excel making the user switch INCREDIBLY easy. Microsoft's product managers insisted on incorporating Lotus-like '/' menu access with many Lotus-like menu commands an option in the preferences configuration--a feature that, as I recall, was configurable upon installation. Easing the transition to the new platform is also key. ;-) There's possible insight there for taking the 'current model' (spreadsheets) on the dominant PC platform and making them more mobile accessible I would think, as well. Mike Another point to make that is no small matter is that Lotus 1-2-3′s preeminence on MS-DOS was only able to be overwhelmingly and irreversibly taken over by Excel on the new easier to navigate/use Windows 3/3.1 (& 95) platform due to Excel making the user switch INCREDIBLY easy.

Microsoft’s product managers insisted on incorporating Lotus-like ‘/’ menu access with many Lotus-like menu commands an option in the preferences configuration–a feature that, as I recall, was configurable upon installation.

Easing the transition to the new platform is also key. ;-) There’s possible insight there for taking the ‘current model’ (spreadsheets) on the dominant PC platform and making them more mobile accessible I would think, as well.

Mike

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