[chandler-users] Newbie Questions

[David Read]

Liz,

My family uses Chandler just the way you are describing.  Each individual
has a calendar and Chandler makes it easy to view each as part of a unified
schedule.

The big win for me is that whether I'm home, at work or out of town, I have
a way to check upcoming events to be sure I don't schedule something in
conflict (like missing a Parent-Teacher conference).

My mother and in-laws are also local and they love having a way to see
upcoming events like the grandchildren's concerts and dance recitals.

Prior to Chandler (we've been using it for over a year now) we maintained a
paper-based calendar (really the school calendar with our notes).  I can't
imagine going back to that.

Regards,

-Dave

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Liz Cademy <zcademy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Morning!
>
> I ran across Chandler quite some time ago, and decided it was too unformed
> to use. But last Sunday I saw another reference to it, and now it looks like
> something I could use.
>
> However, it's complicated! [Probably not, but I'm jumping in before the
> safety net of manuals, tutorials and help files are fully written.] So, I
> have some questions:
>
> First, is there a place I can find a good tutorial? The Getting Started in
> the Wiki is fine for setting things up, but I need a bit more: how to create
> different kinds of entries, some suggestions on how to set up collections,
> details on using the hub (which is *not* well explained anywhere I could
> find), etc. If this info is available in archived e-mail posts, a pointer to
> those posts would be great. [I'm experienced at searching archives and
> testing demo software.]
>
> My main question though, is if Chandler can work for my situation. I'm not
> in a traditional "knowledge worker" job -- I'm a housewife mostly, with 2
> busy kids, several volunteer "jobs", a small home-based business, and a
> fairly busy social life. I also have a couple of long-term projects I'm
> co-ordinating.
>
> I have very few meetings with people I e-mail (most of my e-mail is "read
> and file" or "read and delete"), but I have a lot of repeating tasks. I'm
> the keeper of 5 calendars -- one for each family member, plus one for all of
> us together. [It would be nice for my DH and oldest child to have access to
> their calendars too -- would this be a Hub thing?]
>
> Gotta run ... (taking kids to summer camp) ... if the answers I get
> indicate that Chandler will work for me, expect to hear a lot more from me.
>
> --Liz
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