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This is a good program that has aged poorly.
Now Up To Date & Contact (NUTD) is a contact manager and calendering program written for Mac users. First written for Mac OS 9, it was the best choice when there were few options. Windows users had Act! but Mac users did not yet have iCal or Entourage. NUTD is simple enough to start using quickly. It is has a number of options to let you customise the data fields, create your own templates for letters and faxes and it can be net worked with other members of your company or organization. It can be used with Palm devices but NUTD conduits conflict with iCal and Entourage conduits. The NUTD support site lists the other conduits with which it conflits.

Because of all the ways you can customise reports, it is a great way to maintain and print an address book or customer list. It is easy to insert a contact`s name and address in the program`s word processor. The word processor is very basic and lacks most of the features a Word user might expect. But it does link the saved document to a contact's file. If you use Word, you will have to link manually. NUTD has templates to print envelopes and labels as well. There is a telephone dialer built into NUTD. Clicking on the telephone icon in a contact's record will dial the number, open a new dialogue box for notes, date and time and when closed, link the data to the contact record.

NUTD has not had a major upgrade in years. InMAC OS X it is quirky and unreliable. The servers that allow users to share files crash and corrupt their data base. The NUTD site has extensive help files to show users how to re-install and restore the servers. There is a reason for all those help files, you will be using them. The NUTD support site use to have a user discussion board. Before it was taken down, some users expressed a lot of dissatisfaction. I have lost my calendar server so many times I gave up trying to use it and went with iCal because it is reliable. In using the contact manager, I am frustrated by the programs tendency to generate error messages when making calls or writing letters. Some letters are corrupted when saved. The technical support staff does respond to email inquires within a day or two. However, they can not do anything about the program's limitations. If your data is gone or corrupted, you have to start over.

John Wallace, President of NUTD, said in a email (February 2005) that version 5 of the program is in beta testing and should ship in the next couple of months. It would be worth looking at the update. But there is a new player, DayLite by Marketcircle. DayLite seems to have more momentum with frequent updates, enhancements, new add-on programs and even a Yahoo user group. NUTD is in damage control mode and vapor ware - sort of like the Windows ware that drove me to Macs in the first place.

Excellent enterprise calendar
The interface is easy to work with and is clear and straight forward. Except for a few glitches when upgrading from version 3.0 this has been a stable program. Palm sync feature is nice, overall the software is almost as good as Entourage from Microsoft, but this app allows for network calendaring over the internet and within your LAN, Entourage does not. ... Read more

Features

• Track all sales opportunity details including sales stage, notes, revenue estimates, close percentages and more inside of Outlook
• Send personalized group emails in text or HTML using Outlook
• Generate sales and contact reports in 5 formats (PDF, Excel, Word, HTML & TIFF).
• Find emails or attachments for a contact across ALL of your Outlook folders with a single click.
• Works with Outlook 2000, XP and 2003

Features

• Manage personal and professional planning in one application
• Options to print and synchronize data with handhelds
• Daily and weekly productivity tools
• PowerNotes for integrating note-taking into Microsoft Outlook
• Built-in training from FranklinCovey's productivity workshops

Reviews (16)

Trashes Outlook 2003 Install
I installed the trial version, downloaded from the franklincovey website.It crashed twice during install, and now MS Outlook takes several minutes (yes MINUTES) to launch.I tried to uninstall this piece of crap, but it will not uninstall.

Do not pay money for this product!

Do NOT Buy FranklinCovey PlanPlus
I have never written a review of a software product before. I felt compelled to write one about FranklinCovey's PlanPlus For Microsoft Outlook 2.0 because I hope to that it will dissuade people from wasting money on this product.

Until I bought this product, I had no beef with the company FranklinCovey. I have been using their paper planner for the last 6 years. I had hoped that PlanPlus would simplify my life by allowing me to use planning tools while in Outlook. In reality, I have had nothing but trouble with the nearly impossible installation, the buggy product, and the infuriating tech support.

It started when I tried to install the product on my laptop. I worked with their tech support online (they charge if you want to actually speak with someone). I went through quite a few tech support people, many of whom seemed to repeat the same mantra of "uninstall/reinstall" which I did countless times. I really had to push them to get them to help me. When they were stumped and they said they would research the issue and get back to me and of course they never did. EventuallyI got someone online and I would not let them go until we resolved the installation problem. After 5 days of working at this, it was finally installed. To my horror, it slowed down outlook so significantly that I decided to uninstall it.

Around the same time I was dealing with problems with the install on my laptop, I was trying to also install this on my desktop PC. I worked with tech support for about 3 weeks off and on. Again, they were stumped. They kept repeating the phrase, "We will get back to you at the earliest." I never heard back from them. Now I wonder what they meant. Was it the earliest ice age? The earliest millenium? They kind of left it open for interpretation. It's been several months now and I have wasted so much time on this. I was never able to install the product, I kept getting an error message and the installation would stop.

I can't return the product because they don't accept returns on software if it has been opened. All I can do at this point is vow never to buy another FranklinCovey product again and encourage others to reconsider their plans to purchase this product. If you are a diehard Franklin Planner user, like I was, I would recommend that you stick with the paper planner - it's far less buggy and you won't have to deal with an indifferent tech support that will "get back to you at the earliest."

Perhaps 2.0 is better
I wouldn't risk it based on the reviews here. The first version ruined my Exchange profile - now I can't have tasks in Outlook -EVER. FC Support is worthless. So ironic that a company that puts so much emphasis on integrity and excellence put out such an incredibly shoddy product. I'm sorry - I can't trust a company that would release such an incredibly bad product.

Slow, Crashes, but nice idea...
I'd wait to buy this until they come out with version five or so. By then, the bugs might be gone. As it is now, I'm using Outlook 2002 on a Windows XP 3ghz machine with 1gb of RAM, and it takes me 34 seconds to load Outlook (time for the splash screen to go away). Occasionally it will tell me it had to disable PlanPlus on startup as well. The memory usage (if you leave it open all the time like I do) is high as well, although I don't notice it much, having such a leet box (translation: fast computer).

I do give them 2 stars instead of 1 because it's pretty. I decided to use it based on screenshots alone. Outlook 2002 on its own is really dull, especially after you've looked at it daily for years. The extras (like the Compass, Mission/Values, and Goals) are very similar to their planner kits' first few pages. So if you liked those, I'm sure you'll enjoy the extras on PlanPlus.

Nice interface, but really slow
I am running PlanPlus on a 10 month old Gateway 450 laptop. XP is my operating system. Accordingly, I think my computer, while not brand new, ought to be able to accomodate the general office tasks I ask it to perform.

Plun Plus has a nice interface-- I like having all the outlook features in front of me and it's relatively easy to use the FranklinCovey tools. That said, it takes forever to load Outlook now and probably every third time I open an email box, I get 90 seconds of the hourglass. The irony is stark: this tool that promises increased productivity has become a barrier to that objective. I wish I had paid attention to the 30-day try-out period, because I would have sent it back. Wish I had bought it on Amazon, too, because I would have payed considerably less. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

GoldMine Business Contact Manager is a software solution for team-based contact management. It can be implemented out-of-the-box, offering the same automation benefits previously available only to larger corporations, and at a fraction of the cost and time. Effectively track and improve your customer interactions through collaborative contact management and increased visibility into your sales and forecasts. Make sure the right information is available to everyone on your team, from anywhere, at any time.

Business Contact Manager lets you see the combined status of all your pending sales. See a graphical representation of the stages, close dates, and potential revenue. Link the right people and documents to the overall process. Get instant access to a complete customer view and gain visibility into all your organization's interactions with a customer.

Business Contact Manager helps you take advantage of Internet resources. The Web Data Capture feature allows you to collect leads and information requests from your Web site and link with automated processes, delivering leads to your sales team. The E-mail Center lets you send and receive messages from within GoldMine and automatically links them to a contact's record. Enhanced Outlook e-mail integration gives you the ability to manage e-mail messages from your Outlook inbox and synchronizes not only e-mail messages, but also contacts, tasks, and calendar entries. Included in Business Contact Manager are many more features to help you better manage customer relationships. ... Read more

Reviews (10)

Great Product -- With the help of MasterMine
Ok -- GoldMine can do ALOT of things that ACT! was just never made to do -- like manage an entire SALES FORCE!It's the Cadillac of CRMs, on *almost* every level.What could be better? The GoldMine Caddy is missing the gas guage, but this can easily be solved for with MasterMine.Let's face it -- what good is CRM and all the activity in the world if you can't analyze the numbers and see what it working?Do yourself a favor and get the dynamic duo together.You'll love your CRM!

Good, but watch your files whenyou upgrade!
Very good contact management software. A little
tricky. When upgrading contact the company for
insight. Can get complicated.

Best for telemarketers
This software is extremely powerful. It does EVERYTHINGa complex marketing operation would need.

BUT... that power comes at a price... and that price is being a cumbersome system to use until you have gone WAY down the learning curve with it.For MOST people trying to do their job with computer software that is easy to use, easy to learn to use (read simple and productive) you should look elsewhere.

tool for my success
I have used Goldmine to maintain my hundreds of relationships for professional and personal purposes.I partially attribute my success to using Goldmine. I have changed jobs 5 times in a large company managing sales in a channel, relationships within my company, overseas customers, complex project tracking and growing personal relationships. The org chart is killer to organize relationships, the e-mail merge lets me personalize my communication and the infocenter allows me to keep non-contact info within a few keystrokes. I used to use Act...I'm a convert.

Not recommended for very small businesses!
Goldmine is great software that looks good on paper and has a lot of built-in functionality.However, after years of using it, I am not sure I made the right choice.It is the most finicky, untested, un-user friendly software I have used.It has caused me and my employees numerous headaches with constant crashes and some data loss.Forget about customer support!You are stuck with high priced third party providers. Forget about bug-free upgrades, Goldmine has released a number of major upgrades with non-functioning elements. Small-businesses without IT departments beware. ... Read more

Features

• Increase staff utilization
• The fastest way to book customer appointments
• View appointments by day, week, or month
• Find open appointment times quickly; schedule in seconds
• Set appointment reminders and prevent double-bookings

Reviews (1)

Bang for your buck!
I am a CPA who works for a small tax preparation service. We have four tax professionals and one secretary. We recently purchased Customer Appointment Manager to help maximize our number of customer appointments and eliminate our old appointment book system...Customer Appointment Manager is a steal! We've even talked about getting a multi-user version so we can all see our appointments. This software was easy to use and install. Thanks for simplifying the way we book appointments. ... Read more

Product Description

Organize your appointments, contact information & calls all in one program! Includes extended filtering tools, ability to send and receive e-mails, functional calendars, and much more! Don't miss another meeting and stay in touch with your contacts - a great way to keep organized! ... Read more

Features

• This completely integrated tool allows you to organize your schedule, set appointments and more -- all with just a click
• Filter out unwanted or unneeded information to keep your time within a professional, corporate environment
• Prioritizing and task management features keep you on schedule when multitasking
• Adding, eliminating and editing contact information is quick and easy
• Draft, send and receive emails, and filter out unwanted or urgent emails

Features

• Update your address book instantly, using Outlook, Palm Lotus Notes, ACT! and other popular tools
• Recognizes characters from up to 50 countries
• Scan & display your own business cards in color
• Synchronizes with your PDA and contact management tools

Reviews (1)

more work needed
My fisrt impression was wow, what a great product, until I used it....
I have the Windows version and found the following problems:
1.) Does not export to ACT, even though the product claims it will.
2.) Does not allow you to import from one database you created into another.
3.) Does not support contacts/addressbooks stored on a shared/network drive. If you have an Exchange or Domino server you will need to create a local file to store your contacts.
4.) Could not get synchronization to work with two pocket PCs, and one Palm OS device.
5.) character recognition accuracy is really poor for cards that have a dark background or pictures.

The only plus is the hardware's small footprint. It is also a twain based color scanner which you can use to scan in old pictures.
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Product Description

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Features

• Create you own unique look, with 800 fonts for your business cards, flyer, presentations, brochures and more
• Navigate the font library with a simple, built-in browser
• Select and install your fonts and change the size & color to match your needs
• Five different font categories - Script, Headline, Modern and Text

Features

• Simple power tools provided to enhance the card; easy to use
• Business card productivity software with layouts, clipart, and fonts
• Create professional-looking business cards in minutes
• Choose from over 2000+ templates; import company logo
• Import graphics in formats including BMP, GIF, JPEG, and EPS

Reviews (2)

The worst software ever
I thought at first it was just me but after turning the software over to one of my co-workers who is exceptionally good at software, he even had an extremely difficult time trying to get it to work.And forget about getting someone on their support phone line, it won't happen.Save yourself money and
forget this software.

Rip Off
First off the software that I purchased from a rip-off computer store was not what was promised on the box. On the box it states that the software is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows. I installed the software on my computer which runs OS X 10.2. I see this crap is running some print shop suite (not the business card software)and the business card section is extremely minimal. The grahpics are so elementary and I will be complaining to the manufacturer ASAP. It's a shame to advertise falsely. I didn't get what I paid for at all. I ended up using some shareware and the cards look beautiful. Overlook this product. This company SUCKS ... Read more

Features

• Track all sales opportunity details including sales stage, notes, revenue estimates, close percentages and more inside of Outlook
• Send personalized group emails in text or HTML using Outlook
• Generate sales and contact reports in 5 formats (PDF, Excel, Word, HTML & TIFF).
• Find emails or attachments for a contact across ALL of your Outlook folders with a single click.
• Works with Outlook 2000, XP and 2003

Features

• Track all sales opportunity details including sales stage, notes, revenue estimates, close percentages and more inside of Outlook
• Send personalized group emails in text or HTML using Outlook
• Generate sales and contact reports in 5 formats (PDF, Excel, Word, HTML & TIFF).
• Find emails or attachments for a contact across ALL of your Outlook folders with a single click.
• Works with Outlook 2000, XP and 2003

Features

• Centrally store, receive and manage sales opportunities using Outlook.
• Share contact and sales opportunity information with your team.
• Create entire sales pipeline reports across all of you account managers with Outlook.
• Work offline, anywhere - then synch with the Prophet Server edition.
• Works with or without Microst Exchange Server

Features

• Centrally store, receive and manage sales opportunities using Outlook.
• Share contact and sales opportunity information with your team.
• Create entire sales pipeline reports across all of you account managers with Outlook.
• Work offline, anywhere - then synch with the Prophet Server edition.
• Works with or without Microst Exchange Server

Features

• Centrally store, receive and manage sales opportunities using Outlook.
• Share contact and sales opportunity information with your team.
• Create entire sales pipeline reports across all of you account managers with Outlook.
• Work offline, anywhere - then synch with the Prophet Server edition.
• Works with or without Microst Exchange Server