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DIARY: January 17, 2003 10:18 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Mike Poremba working on letter to follow meeting on 021217.

1...Summary/Objective
2...PDA Project Pilot Test Mike's Outliner Program
3...Mobile OHS Offers PDA Hardware that May Benefit from Outlining


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0201 - Poremba Consulting                   415 819 9660
020101 - Mr. Michael Poremba; 415 819 9660
020102 - michael_poremba@yahoo.com

SUBJECTS
Meeting Submit Record of Understandings Confirming Action Items
Letter Confirming Understandings from Meeting
Planning to Follow Up Meeting on 021217 Mike Plans to Respond by End
Mike Plans to Follow Up Meeting on 021217 by End of 030131
Progress Slow on Mike's Outliner Project
Progress Slow

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2508 -    ..
2509 - Summary/Objective
2510 -
251001 - Follow up ref SDS 61 0000. ref SDS 60 0000.
251002 -
251003 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Mike Poremba responding to an email sent
251004 - to him, ref DRT 1 0002, following up the letter, ref DIP 2 0001 that
251005 - was submitted to Mike on 021222, ref SDS 61 0001, and was linked to
251006 - the record on 021217 that confirms understandings from meeting with
251007 - Mike. ref SDS 60 0001
251009 -  ..
251010 - Mike says today...
251012 -      ..
251013 -     Still working on letters to you and to Gary. Sorry for the slow
251014 -     pace. Distracted by some other things going on right now. Most
251015 -     importantly, I have multiple possible contracts coming up.
251016 -     ref DRT 1 RO5M
251018 -      ..
251019 -     Hope you're making better progress than I am. ref DRT 1 TN6G
251021 -      ..
251022 -     With luck, you can expect some materials from me before the end of
251023 -     January. ref DRT 1 IN6I
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SUBJECTS
Alliances Marketing to OHS/DKR Group Looking for Partnerships with PD
Features Scope Capabilities of Outling Program

270401 -  ..
270402 - PDA Project Pilot Test Mike's Outliner Program
270403 - Mobile OHS Offers PDA Hardware that May Benefit from Outlining
270404 -
270405 - Mike's letter to the OHS/DKR group solicits support for pilot testing
270406 - his outliner program. ref DRT 1 0003 and in his conclusion.
270407 - ref SDS 0 DP4L
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270409 - Mike explains how the Outline program works...
270411 -        ..
270412 -   1.  What I've created is an outliner that runs on a server. The
270413 -       first outline editor I've created is designed for IE/Windows,
270414 -       but other editors would be possible. ref DRT 1 6L5I
270416 -        ..
270417 -   2.  The outlines are stored in a database on the server, and are
270418 -       secured by password. Security designed is such that controlled
270419 -       collaboration on outlines by multiple authors is possible.
270420 -       ref DRT 1 GL5N
270422 -        ..
270423 -   3.  Since the outline content is stored in a database and mapped to
270424 -       HTML, other mappings are also possible. For example, I have a
270425 -       mapping to OPML, which is an XML outline storage format designed
270426 -       by Dave Winer at Userland. ref DRT 1 PL6I
270428 -        ..
270429 -   4.  One of the features I've planned for this project, but have not
270430 -       yet implemented, is to generate output that would be easily
270431 -       readable on mobile devices. This might in fact be a collection
270432 -       of different rendering formats, targeted to different devices.
270433 -       For example, a WML rendering would be distinct from a "light"
270434 -       HTML rendering that's formatted for small displays and simple
270435 -       navigation. ref DRT 1 1M6O
270437 -        ..
270438 -   5.  I imagine editing would be limited. It would be limited to the
270439 -       most likely use cases for mobile users. Perhaps it would only
270440 -       allow a user to manipulate one record at a time rather than
270441 -       editing an entire document. ref DRT 1 YN3M
270443 -        ..
270444 -   6.  Let me know whether this project seems related to the mobile OHS
270445 -       that you have in mind. The existing feature set is small, but
270446 -       plans are big and hands are few. We might be able to seed your
270447 -       project with work I've started. ref DRT 1 MO4I
270449 -        ..
270450 -       Here's the Alpha web site: http://www.dynamiclsit.com/
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