Friday Again Already?
I’m surprised – truly! Over the past two weeks I’ve been asked not just once – but FIVE times – on my column from a few years ago:
Why has this interesting column stopped?
It’s a real shame that there’s so little time to reflect!
You’re so stressed?
These were the main questions/arguments that were posted. So: Challenge accepted! How did my default introduction go again...? Ah yes, something like this:
Lately, I’ve regularly found myself asking the same question by midday every Friday: “It’s midday Friday – how could this week have rushed past me yet again?”
Yes, I really do ask myself this question just like that – and never like the often-said
TGIF (thank god it’s Friday), because I like to work. My motto is “FAA” – “Friday again already” ;-)
So I’m taking some time again – at long last – to review some of the topics that have caught my attention these past few weeks. Maybe I’ll even manage to throttle back a bit... Or as consultants say: “Decelerate”.
Mac & i
I was really thrilled that Mac & i [link in German], published by Heise Verlag, published a report about Merlin Project. This time they focused on new version 4 features. There’s probably some general rule out there that says bugs have to be found when testing software. The same applies to product demonstrations – just like I wrote a while ago on Twitter [link in German]:
"Presentation rules say that the probability of a software crash is directly proportional to the number of people watching the presentation!"
There’s only one thing I don’t really understand, and I’ll use a winking smiley for that, but how did they come up with the idea of using the Beta version logo for Merlin Project 3.0 for a report about version 4.0.x?
Sierra doesn’t hurt at all
I was astounded to learn just how many users updated to Apple’s new macOS on the very first day – a name I find much nicer than the awkward-sounding OS X. This of course also gave rise to some confusion about Merlin 2.
The main question to my article – Merlin 2 is not compatible with macOS 10.12 Sierra – was why did we “pre-program” an error message? I discussed this issue with a few really interested Merlin 2 users, so I want to touch on it again here. The notification that Merlin 2 doesn’t work with macOS Sierra (10.12) is merely a protective function. Our test showed that there is a risk of data loss, so we had to pour loads of effort into ensuring that Merlin 2 also offered the same reliability you’re all accustomed to. That said, Merlin 2 has had a worthy successor since January 2015, which works perfectly with all Mac OS versions from version 10.10: Merlin Project. And since Merlin 2 was launced way back in 2006 under OS X 10.4 “Tiger”, the underlying software code has now become deprecated. Merlin Project on the other hand is brand new and has been completely redesigned from the ground up – which also explains the long gap since Merlin 2.9 was released back in July 2012.
Recently in Munich
The Merlin Project Event at Brainworks-Training in Munich was a complete success. All 20 spaces were booked, with everyone getting the full low-down on Merlin Project over the course of a three-hour late-afternoon session. As expected, we had all sorts of questions, which we answered in detail. Looking back, the event showed once again just what good hosts Josef Neumaier and his team are!
Now I must get back to work. Bye for now...
Merlin 2 n'est pas compatible avec macOS 10.12 Sierra
Les utilisateurs de longue date de Merlin 2 connaissent tous les avantages qu'offre notre application de gestion de projet pour le Mac. Pendant que vous utilisiez Merlin 2, nous avons travaillé dur en coulisses sur son développement, et nous sommes ravis de vous présenter Merlin Project.
Maintenant dans sa quatrième édition, Merlin Project combine toutes les fonctionnalités familières avec une interface utilisateur propre et moderne, et est livré avec une foule d'améliorations pour vous faciliter la tâche et vous donner de toutes nouvelles capacités. Téléchargez et installez la plus nouvelle version et ouvrez l'un de vos projets existants. Vous verrez à quel point la mise à niveau est facile.
Bien que Merlin 2 ait pris en charge tous les systèmes d'exploitation depuis OS X 10.4 (Tiger), cette prise en charge prend fin avec la sortie prochaine de macOS 10.12 (Sierra). Apple a apporté tellement de modifications à son système d'exploitation au cours de la dernière décennie qu'il n'est plus économiquement viable pour nous de maintenir Merlin 2. La sortie de la fantastique nouvelle version de macOS 10.12 est une excellente occasion de passer au successeur de Merlin 2. Merlin Project fonctionne parfaitement sur le nouveau système d'exploitation.
Nous recommandons à tous les utilisateurs de Merlin 2 de passer à la nouvelle version dès maintenant.
Merlin Project 4: Welcome to the Team
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These free of charge and interactive events will introduce Merlin Project as the leading project management software on Mac and iPhone. We will guide you through the strengths of Merlin Project, Merlin Server and how they are working together. Of course you will have plenty of time for Q&A and networking.
Merlin Project 4 Beta Is Available!
We have waited a long time for this moment, and now things can really get started. Merlin Server and Merlin Project Go are ready for public beta testing.
All visitors who registered at our ProjectWizards newsletter where among the first who got the chance to try out our new software. What in detail have beed published?
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