Hi, it's techtooljule.
Oh my gosh am I glad that last week is over. As all of us do, I have many reports and projects that are due at different times. I try to keep steps to the project as events on my calendar, yet, it seems that I forget to put in a reminder for me. I used to use a software program years ago that was a really good way to create a tickle file. However, here at I SU I do not see any tickler type software that is available to us.
My question to you is do you use an application or software that creates a tickler file for you? I think the one I used to use was called ACT but I can't remember if that was the full name or not. How do you create a reminder to follow up on things? Why do you use it? What do you use as a tickler file? What do yo like about it and what would you change about the product you use if you could change something?
Thanks
techtooljule
Techtooljule,
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what a tickler file is, however, I would go as far as recommending a calendar app to you. The one I use, is called Sunrise. I haven't had a better calendar and scheduling experience with any other app. Not even the pre-installed calendars. I haven't found anything I would change with Sunrise. Check it out, and let me know what your thoughts on it are. I'd love to hear.
Justin,
DeleteI refer to a tickler file as a file, now days called an app, I am sure, that sends a notification to you when you have tasks that are related to a project or a person is due. You can look up the person, entity, report, or ? and see contacts, notes, documents, previous history, new work, or future plans.
When I worked in securities the compliance was time consuming and there were lots of things to review to be sure I had all the necessary paperwork back and correctly completed. I needed to track lots of forms and the status of the forms, as well as people, financial institutions, and more. The program we had would send reminders like a calender but it was better than a calendar because you could see contacts related to the project, contracts, documents, notes, financial information, etc.
The first time I heard the concept "tickler file" I was a bit confused as to what it was. These days, I think they have a different name, I am just not sure what it is. I like the word "tickler" and will probably always use it instead of anything new they call it.
Thanks for your help and taking the time to help me.
OLD SCHOOL
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