http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000626.html Comments and trackbacks for the entry "The Ecco Legacy" en-us eric@burningdoor.com eric@burningdoor.com Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:19:07 CDT Movable Type v3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000626.html I just got a nice new notebook computer that should be very capable for Java development (an IBM Thinkpad T42, replacing the sweet but just-too-slow Fujitsu P2046 -- I'll miss you man) and I'm going through the process of installing all of the software I need. And, as I've done on every computer I've owned since 1994, one of the first programs to go on the new machine is Ecco. What is Ecco, you say? It's a personal information manager that was discontinued by NetManage in 1997 that I simply haven't found a replacement for. I've tried a bunch of other PIMs (including of course Outlook) and nothing else matches the way I think. It's my address book, my calendar, my bookmarks list, and most importantly, my outlined task manager. It does the best job of synchronzing across multiple computers and devices of any program I've ever used. I've got the details for every project I've worked on for the past nine years in my workspace. It never crashes. It's a solid piece of programming. I've thought about what impact this dependence on Ecco has had on my technology decisions. Well, I'm kind of stuck with a Windows desktop machine... http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/archives/000626.html 626@http://www.burningdoor.com/eric/ Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:19:07 CDT Dancing About Architecture