Friday Again Already?
I just don’t understand where the time goes anymore. It only feels like yesterday that I wrote the last Friday article, when my Mac pinged me that I had to hit the keyboard again. So, what did this week have in store?
Merlin Project 4.1
Naturally, the dominant topic was our new version 4.1. Even though it’s not my turn yet – thanks to our German depreciation laws – to get a new MacBook Pro, supporting the Touch Bar was very important to me.
In particular, many of our partners were really looking forward to the new version – and also got busy tweeting about it (for an example, see the tweet on the right). I’m really looking forward to seeing how great an impact the Touch Bar will have on day-to-day work. Maybe I should just pop into an Apple Store, where (hopefully) the first range of demo devices will be available.
Merlin Project vs. Merlin Server
The number 1 question on the phone this week was: “What’s the difference between Merlin Project and Merlin Server?” So I thought it would be a good idea to explain it again here, but in a different way. You use Merlin Project on your local Mac, where you create and update your projects. If you want to work with other people or use other devices simultaneously, you use Merlin Server. Merlin Server is a separate product, which you need to install on one of your Macs. As such, it isn’t a cloud service.
To use it, you publish a project on Merlin Server. Following that, other people or your other devices such as your iPhone or iPad can subscribe to the project. It is loaded onto the device and only edited there.
Our synchronization feature is the magical bit. Whenever this device is connected to the Internet, the local version of Merlin Project attempts to communicate with Merlin Server:
- "Is there any new data for me?" or
- "I’ve got new data for you!" followed by
- "Let’s compare all the changes and synchronize what we find!"
But best of all, you don’t have to do a thing: All the magic happens in the background. And if you’re offline, Merlin Project will wait patiently until you’re online again.
You definitely need to buy Merlin Project; only Merlin Server is optional.
Living without email on the iPhone
Inspired by a blog post by Lars Bobach and one or the other discussions on the PM Camp in Dornbirn, Germany, I’m also trying to live life without email on my iPhone. Something that Lars Bobach said really struck a chord with me:
"Somehow my brain seems to have associated waiting time with email checking."
That’s so true. I associated every free minute with checking my emails – no matter where I was ;-)
I’ve been testing it since Tuesday and can at last simply switch off more often. I’m able to take more time to think about topics rather than just react to them. In return, I also read emails more carefully. Now I only wish that emails could be better thought through now and again before they’re sent ;-)
Now I must get back to doing what I need to do. Bye for now…
Touching Moments with
Merlin Project 4.1 and Touch Bar
Merlin Project 4.1 is the latest version of the leading project management software for Mac, and now includes support for the innovative Touch Bar on the latest generation of MacBook Pro models. While it only ever used to take just a few clicks anyway for users, such as architects, web designers or marketing and product managers, to shed light on scheduling, managing, and controlling their projects, nobody has to do anymore clicking.
Merlin Project 4.1.0 Supports the Touch Bar
We have just released the version 4.1.0 and with this version we are supporting the Touch Bar of the new MacBook Pro. But of course the maintenance of
- Merlin Project,
- Merlin Server and
- Merlin Project Go
is also part of this update. Download the new macOS versions by means of the function "Check for updates …". The iOS version is still at Apple for review and after approval will automatically be available in the App Store.
Und plötzlich war schon Freitag!
In dieser Woche kommt die Freitagskolumne verspätet. Aber ich habe eine sehr gute Begründung für die Verzögerung.
Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass ich ein großer Freund des PM-Camps bin. Gleich, ob in Hamburg, in Frankfurt am Main oder bei der Mutter aller Unkonferenzen zum Thema Projekt-Management in Dornbirn. Ich würde liebend gerne (llink: https://www.pm-camp.org/wpx/ text: text:jede verfügbare Konferenz target:_blank) besuchen. Nur leider habe ich nicht die Zeit dafür. Aber so zwei bis drei schaffe ich pro Jahr.
Read more...Friday Again Already?
Lately, I’ve regularly found myself asking the same question by midday every Friday... I think you know well enough now how the rest goes from previous Friday articles ;-)
Essentially: What did I have on this week?
The TouchBar comes to Merlin Project
I already announced it soon after the new MacBook Pro was presented: Merlin Project will of course support the TouchBar. After this, I was bombarded with emails, some of which contained very detailed ideas and requests. Many thanks for these!
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