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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: August 24, 2000 09:01 PM Thursday;
Rod Welch
SDS improvements make good management fast and easy for saving time money.
1...Summary/Objective
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SDS Improvements, Linking, HTML Conversion
Memory Easier with Less Functions Improves Productivity with Fewer Ke
SDS Productivity Fast Easy Fewer Key Strokes Integrate Features Comma
Consolidate Tasks Reduce Keystrokes Fast Easy Learn Use
Save Time Money Integrate Consolidate Functions So Less to Remember i
Replicate F3 Integrates Commands for Context Management and Connectin
Productivity Improvement, Potential
Calculation Cost Savings Knowledge Value Equation, Powerpoint Present
Calculate Productivity Saving Time Money Keystrokes Reduce Integrate
1011 -
1011 - ..
1012 - Summary/Objective
1013 -
101301 - Follow up ref SDS 13 0000, ref SDS 3 0000.
101302 -
101303 - Business plan on 000802 calls for making SDS easier to learn and use
101304 - for intelligence support. , ref SDS 6 0310 This extends work on
101305 - 990530 to integrate functions that leverage intelligence by optimizing
101306 - multi-tasking with the Enter key, based on seeing the situation at
101307 - hand, i.e., situational awareness. ref SDS 2 EE6R
101309 - ..
101310 - NWO scope for "intelligence support" that converts information into
101311 - the power of knowledge explains concept of "situational awareness"
101312 - supported by SDS. ref OF 1 08XX
101314 - ..
101315 - [On 001130 Jack Park reported that SDS has the right
101316 - structure for knowledge and the user interface that makes
101317 - the structure useful for people. ref SDS 16 NQ43
101319 - ..
101320 - On 020726 analysis shows that clicking on explicit links in SDS saves
101321 - a lot of time and money. ref SDS 18 U26H
101323 - ..
101324 - Continuing development of SDS functions and integration for stronger
101325 - complementarity improves productivity as follows...
101326 -
101327 - [On 021108 Microsoft announces new project to integrate
101328 - tasks to make Microsoft programs faster and easier to use
101329 - without remembering a lot of commands. ref SDS 20 EFBE
101331 - ..
101332 - 1. Heading Summary for SDS records improved on 000628 to use less
101333 - memory, enhancing stability. ref SDS 4 0001
101335 - ..
101336 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 0
101337 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 0
101338 - Time saved per day............................. 0 Sec
101339 - Cumulative savings time........................ 0
101341 - ..
101342 - 2. Anchors removed from printed materials, on 000705. ref SDS 5
101343 - 0001
101344 -
101345 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 30
101346 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 30
101347 - Time saved per day............................. 60 Sec
101348 - Cumulative savings time........................ 60
101350 - ..
101351 - 3. Directory management improved on 000805, so it can run outside
101352 - of SDS. ref SDS 7 0001
101354 - ..
101355 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 10
101356 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 40
101357 - Time saved per day............................. 10 Sec
101358 - Cumulative savings time........................ 70
101360 - ..
101361 - 4. Distribution code for SDS to run on c: was fixed on 000808.
101362 - ref SDS 8 0001
101363 -
101364 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 0
101365 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 40
101366 - Time saved per day............................. 0 Sec
101367 - Cumulative savings time........................ 70
101369 - ..
101370 - 5. Group Manager to launch program, moved User ID off screen for
101371 - increased privacy, on 000809. ref SDS 9 0001
101372 -
101373 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 0
101374 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 40
101375 - Time saved per day............................. 0 Sec
101376 - Cumulative savings time........................ 70
101378 - ..
101379 - 6. Subject Index reviewed for Enterprise Management, on 000810.
101380 - ref SDS 10 0001
101381 -
101382 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 0
101383 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 40
101384 - Time saved per day............................. 0 Sec
101385 - Cumulative savings time........................ 70
101387 - ..
101388 - 7. Internet data base moved to c: under SDS, on 000810.
101389 - ref SDS 11 1891
101390 -
101391 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.............. 0
101392 - Keystrokes saved cumulative.................... 40
101393 - Time saved per day............................. 0 Sec
101394 - Cumulative savings time........................ 70
101396 - ..
101397 - 8. Anchors added automatically to all para for documents published
101398 - on Internet, on 000810. ref SDS 11 RD05 Lets people who do not
101399 - have SDS cite the record on the web more easily.
101401 - ..
101402 - Verify anchors are unique. ref SDS 11 K4E1
101404 - ..
101405 - Embedded anchors in outline text for display in browsers, so
101406 - that browsers do not get confused and lose track of outline
101407 - levels with anchors, which was occurring previously on
101408 - occassion. ref SDS 11 9WH8
101409 -
101410 - Keystrokes saved this improvement........... 800
101411 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 840
101412 - Time saved per day.......................... 1,630 Sec
101413 - Cumulative savings time..................... 1,700
101415 - ..
101416 - 9. Anchors changed to alpha nums enhance addressability; simple,
101417 - automatic process to assign a lot of anchors and ensure each is
101418 - unique, on 000811. ref SDS 12 ZO6L
101419 -
101420 - Keystrokes saved this improvement........... 0
101421 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 840
101422 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101423 - Cumulative savings time..................... 1,700
101425 - ..
101426 - 10. Streamlined link process with standard anchor identificaiton
101427 - method in 000008 under -entry 136 for Enter and double
101428 - clicking, using new -entry 1361, on 000811. ref SDS 12 2120
101430 - ..
101431 - This permitted eliminating a lot of code in 000006 under -entry
101432 - 985. ref SDS 12 SNKM
101433 -
101434 - Keystrokes saved this improvement........... 0
101435 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 840
101436 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101437 - Cumulative savings time..................... 1,700
101439 - ..
101440 - 11. Web mail improved with standardized format on 000810.
101441 - ref SDS 11 ND43 and ref SDS 11 YN4O
101443 - ..
101444 - F1 F5 assigned to create standardized format for existing mail
101445 - and to facilitate use in new files. ref SDS 11 MS4W
101446 -
101447 - Keystrokes saved this improvement........... 300
101448 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,140
101449 - Time saved per day.......................... 1,200 Sec
101450 - Cumulative savings time..................... 2,700
101452 - ..
101453 - 12. Title in browser display includes date, organization and
101454 - "subjects" from correspondence, on 000810. ref SDS 11 5867
101455 -
101456 - Keystrokes saved this improvement........... 100
101457 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,240
101458 - Time saved per day.......................... 300 Sec
101459 - Cumulative savings time..................... 3,000
101461 - ..
101462 - 13. Function key assignments commands combined to integrate tasks,
101463 - reported on 000821. ref SDS 13 0G6N
101464 -
101465 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 200
101466 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,440
101467 - Time saved per day.......................... 600 Sec
101468 - Cumulative savings time..................... 3,600
101470 - ..
101471 - 14. Avoid converting SDS development files by clicking HTML
101472 - function that calls 0122, on 000810. ref SDS 11 486E
101473 -
101474 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 0
101475 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,440
101476 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101477 - Cumulative savings time..................... 3,600
101479 - ..
101480 - 15. [On 000904 made 12 more improvements to enhance ergonomic use
101481 - of SDS, so it is fast and easy to use on a daily basis.
101482 - ref SDS 14 0001
101483 -
101484 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 200
101485 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,640
101486 - Time saved per day.......................... 600 Sec
101487 - Cumulative savings time..................... 4,200
101489 - ..
101490 - 16. [On 000915 improved Action Item system to work under these
101491 - improvements. ref SDS 15 0001
101492 -
101493 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 0
101494 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 1,640
101495 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101496 - Cumulative savings time..................... 4,200
101498 - ..
101499 - 17. [On 020320 addressability added automatically to the record.
101500 - ref SDS 17 PQSW
101502 - ..
101503 - Analysis on 020726 shows that using addressability by clicking
101504 - on explicit links, and by communicating with explicit links
101505 - saves a lot of time and money and only takes a second.
101506 - ref SDS 18 U26H
101507 -
101508 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 1,600
101509 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 3,200
101510 - Time saved per day.......................... 3,200 Sec
101511 - Cumulative savings time..................... 7,400
101513 - ..
101514 - 18. [On 021013 integrated letter writing and document generation to
101515 - improve context management. ref SDS 19 0001
101516 -
101517 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 1,600
101518 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 3,200
101519 - Time saved per day.......................... 3,200 Sec
101520 - Cumulative savings time..................... 7,400
101522 - ..
101523 - 19. [On 021228 consolidate adding custom anchors for addressability
101524 - by integrating with justify op. ref SDS 21 VS6O
101525 -
101526 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 0
101527 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 3,200
101528 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101529 - Cumulative savings time..................... 7,400
101531 - ..
101532 - Time saved by reducing keystrokes is calculated in the record
101533 - on 021228, ref SDS 21 6C9M, based on prior analysis on 020726.
101534 - ref SDS 18 U26H
101536 - ..
101537 - 20. [On 030101 reduced keystrokes by integrating tasks for adding
101538 - anchors in SDS records and external documents. ref SDS 22 FH5K
101540 - ..
101541 - Moore's law saving time and money is doubled by integrating
101542 - commands to combine tasks that reduce keystrokes. ref SDS 22
101543 - PM53
101544 -
101545 - Keystrokes saved this improvement.......... 0
101546 - Keystrokes saved cumulative................. 3,200
101547 - Time saved per day.......................... 0 Sec
101548 - Cumulative savings time..................... 7,400
101550 - ..
101551 - 21. [On 030121 reduced keystrokes to add anchors for addressability
101552 - by integrating with save function. ref SDS 23 AO4M
101554 - ..
101555 - 22. [On 030202 improved memory using Windows Start command to
101556 - convert SDS records and other files into HTML that reduces
101557 - keystrokes for distributing intelligence anytime, anywhere on
101558 - the Internet. ref SDS 24 0001
101560 - ..
101561 - 23. [On 030628 forward links created automatically using Enter and
101562 - double click. ref SDS 25 CY6F
101564 - ..
101565 - 24. [On 030717 consolidated keystrokes for creating a uniform
101566 - margin and common account assignments using F5 in subject
101567 - index. ref SDS 26 Q88V On 040501 modified process of creating
101568 - a new subject level to create a structure that directly
101569 - supports the F5 function. ref SDS 0 R58N
101571 - ..
101572 - 25. [On 030731 consolidated functions in F2 Save that reduce
101573 - keystrokes for maintaining forward links and headlines.
101574 - ref SDS 27 0G6H
101576 - ..
101577 - 26. [On 030809 consolidated keystrokes for context management using
101578 - F3 and Shift F3 for replicating and cross-referencing subject
101579 - descriptions without using cut and paste. ref SDS 28 8M7L and
101580 - ref SDS 28 RA4L
101582 - ..
101583 - 27. [On 030810 devised method to segment subject indexes that
101584 - reduces keystrokes and improves memory management constructing,
101585 - maintaining and using context management. ref SDS 29 0001
101587 - ..
101588 - 28. [On 030816 reduced keystrokes and time for creating a diary for
101589 - a prior date by entering a specification in the Diary Summary
101590 - rather than the Schedule. ref SDS 30 0001
101592 - ..
101593 - 29. [On 030816 reduced keystrokes in Subject Index for creating
101594 - multiple views by adding new function to Alt F4 to switch the
101595 - order of two words, and F1 Alt F4 to switch the order of
101596 - phrases. ref SDS 31 O44L
101598 - ..
101599 - 30. [On 030823 automate entering documents for email, reports,
101600 - articles; saves 20 - 50 keystrokes with new "Get Document and
101601 - Format" command. ref SDS 32 PI7K
101603 - ..
101604 - 31. [On 030828 Subject management added null account to save time
101605 - segmenting records that refine meaning of reports. ref SDS 33
101606 - 0001
101608 - ..
101609 - 32. [On 030902 context management improved navigation in Knowledge
101610 - Space with better use of Subject Index memory. ref SDS 34 153L
101612 - ..
101613 - 33. [On 030928 multiple Windows Start sessions give SDS more memory
101614 - and users experience a single environment with Ctrl F6 to
101615 - scroll files in multiple sessions. ref SDS 35 0001
101617 - ..
101618 - 34. [031002 action item report has better memory management using
101619 - the Windows Start command. ref SDS 36 0001
101621 - ..
101622 - 35. [031011 Control Field subject descriptions conformed to subject
101623 - index. ref SDS 37 0001
101625 - ..
101626 - 36. [031014 make new task revised to work with Windows Start
101627 - command. ref SDS 38 0001
101629 - ..
101630 - 37. [031016 confidentiality avoid publish email addresses in SDS
101631 - Records on Internet. ref SDS 39 0001
101633 - ..
101634 - 38. [031017 confidentiality refined with new flag in line number
101635 - field and F2 save function alerts users to usage errors.
101636 - ref SDS 40 0001
101638 - ..
101639 - 39. [031018 context management improved editing in Subject Index to
101640 - save time and money. ref SDS 41 0001
101642 - ..
101643 - 40. [031020 launch other programs to open files managed in SDS.
101644 - ref SDS 42 7F4K
101646 - ..
101647 - 41. [031020 environment variables for batch files save time using
101648 - SDS on different Windows operating systems. ref SDS 43 0001
101650 - ..
101651 - 42. [031022 menu system improved by avoding cut and paste to save
101652 - memory. ref SDS 44 0001
101654 - ..
101655 - 43. [031024 Doc Log management conformed to use new Context
101656 - Management methodology for navigating organic structure in
101657 - Subject Index to save time and money finding information
101658 - quickly and easily. ref SDS 45 0001
101660 - ..
101661 - 44. [On 031028 improved Subject Full Reports to handle much larger
101662 - reports which saves considerable time assembling multiple
101663 - segements. ref SDS 46 RO6M
101665 - ..
101666 - 45. [On 031101 Summary Subject report reduces keystrokes by
101667 - automatically locating relevant segment in an SDS record opened
101668 - from the list in the Summary report. ref SDS 47 0001
101670 - ..
101671 - 46. [On 031107 maintain SDS records conform References to citations
101672 - in the record, reduced keystrokes and time from several minutes
101673 - per record to 2 seconds. ref SDS 48 K68I
101675 - ..
101676 - 47. [On 031109 enhanced function to read multiple documents into an
101677 - SDS record that makes analysis to understand cause and effect
101678 - based on context faster and easier; command and control of the
101679 - work is increased by making finding relevant information faster
101680 - and easier. ref SDS 49 6O8S
101682 - ..
101683 - 48. [On 031114 created new design to sort Subject Indexes based on
101684 - context that eliminates prior problems by providing a system of
101685 - unlimited virtual memory for finding relevant information and
101686 - understanding cause and effect faster and easier and more
101687 - accurate. ref SDS 50 PPTW
101689 - ..
101690 - 49. [On 031121 changed design of SDS program for creating a record
101691 - to review progress on action items; increased speed and memory
101692 - to also increase capacity by several fold. ref SDS 51 0001
101694 - ..
101695 - 50. [On 031124 added support in F2 save operations to check and
101696 - correct format problems in SDS records, improves user interface
101697 - working with Knowledge Space. ref SDS 52 0001
101699 - ..
101700 - 51. [On 031125 changed design for assigning filenames to new tasks
101701 - in the Schedule so that process updates itself. ref SDS 53 0001
101703 - ..
101704 - 52. [On 031128 added more support in F2 save to automatically
101705 - correct format for flexible structure of Knowledge Space.
101706 - ref SDS 54 6R6F
101708 - ..
101709 - 53. [On 031128 changed design F2 save function to increase memory
101710 - for processing reference data bases. ref SDS 54 EG8G
101712 - ..
101713 - 54. [On 031203 changed design F2 save function to increase speed
101714 - and improve stability of screen for increasing capacity to
101715 - process reference data bases. ref SDS 55 0001
101717 - ..
101718 - 55. [On 031203 "save" function integrates 30 major tasks that
101719 - execute thousands of commands with a single keystroke to make
101720 - the hard work of knowledge management faster and easier.
101721 - ref SDS 55 JV8G
101723 - ..
101724 - 56. [On 031207 added feature to enter multiple subjects in SDS
101725 - record Control Fields from within a sorted Subject Index for
101726 - multiple views of context management to make finding
101727 - information fast and easy. ref SDS 56 0001
101729 - ..
101730 - 57. [On 040120 developed replication functions for Control Fields
101731 - in SDS records that apply methodology developed on 030809 for
101732 - Subject Index, per above, ref SDS 0 F68M; F3 reduces keystrokes
101733 - and saves time to transfer subjects based on context between
101734 - records for doing follow up. ref SDS 57 0S47
101736 - ..
101737 - 58. [On 040120 replication feature in SDS records uses F3 to place
101738 - headlines into a transfer file that are entered as descriptions
101739 - for accounts in the Subject Index. ref SDS 57 RJ6Q
101741 - ..
101742 - 59. [On 040214 expanded virtual memory to convert larger records
101743 - into HTML with support for more links. ref SDS 58 0001
101745 - ..
101746 - 60. [On 040217 replication of text paragraphs and automatically
101747 - updating citations between records extends work on 040120 to
101748 - add support for common forward links. ref SDS 59 0001
101749 -
101750 - [...see below on 050618 improved replication. ref SDS 0
101751 - 726H
101753 - ..
101754 - 61. [On 040222 confidentiality new feature to automatically set
101755 - flags in SDS records to suppress contacts from publication on
101756 - the Internet by entering a new flag in a Contact record.
101757 - ref SDS 60 0001
101759 - ..
101760 - 62. [On 040305 improved function that maintains descriptions of
101761 - subjects in Control Fields to make context management faster
101762 - and easier by giving the user more power applying the flexible
101763 - structure of SDS to create, edit and copy organic structures in
101764 - SDS records that position information in Knowledge Space.
101765 - ref SDS 61 5U8G
101767 - ..
101768 - 63. [On 040307 maintenance added to SDS program launch op in 04702
101769 - to automatically keep list of tasks in the Schedule in sync
101770 - with the files on the disk. ref SDS 62 0001
101772 - ..
101773 - 64. [On 040307 subject index function enables jumping immediately
101774 - to the end of a chained index in the organic structure, saving
101775 - 20 - 30 keystrokes. Since this is a common action that may
101776 - occur 10 - 50 times per day, this adds up to a lot of time
101777 - saved. ref SDS 63 I95M
101779 - ..
101780 - 65. [On 040307 subject index function steps back to a prior level
101781 - in chained index segments, with comparable savings in time and
101782 - effort that can be applied to creative and productive cognitive
101783 - tasks. ref SDS 63 YD7G
101785 - ..
101786 - 66. [On 040411 enhanced Subject Index segment process to handle
101787 - accounts that have already been segmented, so that the size of
101788 - existing segments can be changed to a smaller number of lines
101789 - quickly and easily. ref SDS 64 0001
101791 - ..
101792 - 67. [On 040417 added function to open SDS records and files in a
101793 - separate window using a web browser on the local server, or on
101794 - the Internet, with a single click, saving 10 - 15 keystrokes.
101795 - ref SDS 65 C17M
101797 - ..
101798 - 68. [On 040420 added code to open a current date diary record,
101799 - create links and then continue to open links to current date
101800 - records, even when the current date passes into history, in
101801 - order to collaborate with another user that saves about 100
101802 - keystrokes. ref SDS 66 FE4H
101804 - ..
101805 - 69. [On 040501 reduced keystrokes starting a new account with F1 F2
101806 - and then F1 in the new account message window, by automatically
101807 - creating a new structure that complements the F5 function
101808 - created on 030717, per above, ref SDS 0 TG8K, to replicate
101809 - account structure to define multiple views. ref SDS 67 BM7S
101811 - ..
101812 - 70. [On 040513 Context Management automatically create inventory in
101813 - the Subject of acronyms Index and other word strings that can
101814 - be checked to make understanding fast and easy. ref SDS 68 0001
101816 - ..
101817 - 71. [On 040714 Document File Segment (DFS) system developed to
101818 - expand support for virtual memory managing documents in
101819 - Knowledge Space, replaces prior work on NWO and POIMS.
101820 - ref SDS 69 N63H
101822 - ..
101823 - 72. [On 041107 Contacts system precision access with automatic
101824 - multiple listings save time money. ref SDS 70 0001
101826 - ..
101827 - 73. [On 050219 expanding navigation in Subject Index with F5 and F1
101828 - F3. ref SDS 71 0001
101830 - ..
101831 - 74. [On 050303 binary search in the Subject Index reduces time to
101832 - find relevant words and phrases in the organic structure of
101833 - context from 20 down to 1 second; synergy with precision access
101834 - for dynamic linking makes makes finding critical details fast
101835 - and easy for "connecting the dots" in time to be effective,
101836 - because everythng is in the right place at the right time.
101837 - ref SDS 72 C16D
101839 - ..
101840 - 75. [On 050422 improved Contact menu system to accept longer
101841 - strings, and eliminated case sensitivity. ref SDS 73 0001
101843 - ..
101844 - 76. [On 050618 reduced keystrokes and cognitive overhead to capture
101845 - and enter replication with F3, ref SDS 74 5I7M, which was
101846 - initially developed on 040217. ref SDS 0 TJ6J
101848 - ..
101849 - 77. [On 050818 context management in Subject Index reduce cognitive
101850 - overhead time and stress; added secondary sort by date with F5
101851 - for account levels already sorted by descriptions; makes
101852 - account selection fast and easy. ref SDS 75 HB8H
101854 - ..
101855 - 78. [On 050904 diary for prior date reduced time, steps and
101856 - keystrokes by 90%; added process to complement SDS diary record
101857 - menu call for a diary summary. ref SDS 75 HB8H
101859 - ..
101860 - 79. [On 060222 controlled and forced general replication to reduce
101861 - time for maintaining Subject Index account descriptions listed
101862 - in an SDS record Control Field from minutes and hours to less
101863 - that 1 second. ref SDS 76 S06I
101865 - ..
101866 - 80. [On 060305 added signal for situational awareness when working
101867 - in SDS records and the schedule in secondary memory after
101868 - opening a report or the Subject Index. ref SDS 77 0001
101870 - ..
101871 - 81. [On 060307 simplified and reduced the time by 20% to identify
101872 - multiple accounts to cross-reference context assigned from the
101873 - Subject Index to a Control Field in an SDS record segment.
101874 - ref SDS 78 0001
101876 - ..
101877 - 82. [On 060614 FTP support improved to reduce the time by 60% for
101878 - anytime, anywhere Intelligence on the Internet. ref SDS 79 0001
101880 - ..
101881 - 83. [On 060622 Subject Index support incresed to reduce the time by
101882 - 90% for constructing organic structure of Context Management.
101883 - ref SDS 80 0001
101885 - ..
101886 - 84. [On 070105 Subject Index change design for virtual memory
101887 - navigate chained segmented account index files, avoid memory
101888 - problems, and increase speed, stability of performance.
101889 - ref SDS 81 0001
101891 - ..
101892 - 85. [On 070511 Subject Index automate create and assign subjects,
101893 - and maintaining index files; reduces time for context context
101894 - management from 30 mintues to 3 seconds. ref SDS 82 PI8M
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101896 -
101897 -
101898 -
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