Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: common meal software demo

[Stuart Joseph (stuart]

Ken,
It is very impressive. I enjoyed the references to Harry Potter and Lord 
of The Rings, as well as Xena.

I want to point out that I am partially red-green color blind and it was 
hard for me to make out some of the items within the calendar and in the 
key against the background.

Have a super weekend!

Ken Lewis wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> It's been about two weeks since I rolled out the demo. There've been nearly
> 100 logins, which is encouraging. If you have any feedback I'd love to hear
> from you.
>
> Also, if you were confused by the system I'd be happy to walk you through it
> by phone. From walking somebody else through it I noticed how much it helped
> the person to have questions answered as they came up.
>
> One thing I noticed is that no one completed the process of "locking" a
> meal. That's the process, once a meal is in the past, of entering how much
> cooks spent on the meal and clicking the "Finished" button. When that has
> been done, an "(L)" shows up for that meal on the calendar. Again, I'm happy
> to walk people through it.
>
> Here's the link again and a login user:
>
> http://www.stikineriverrat.com/mealtrakdemo/
>
> User: wilma
> Password: demo
>
> I look forward to hearing from folks.
>
> Ken
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Lewis [mailto:kenlewisjr [at] yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:45 AM
> > To: 'Cohousing-L'
> > Subject: [C-L]_ common meal software demo
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > So, here's the link to the demo:
> >
> > http://www.stikineriverrat.com/mealtrakdemo/
> >
> > INTRO:
> >
> > All of the data in the demo is from real data from my community. The names
> > have been changed to protect the innocent, etc. Feel free to add, edit,
> > delete to your heart's content since now it's just demo data.
> >
> > LOGGING IN:
> >
> > For logging in, I'll start by giving you a handful of names here. However,
> > as you'll see below you can log in with any first name that's in the demo.
> >
> > Davies, Zena
> > Doe, Jane
> > Doe, John
> > Eller, Wilma
> > Eller, George
> > Pendergast, Luke
> >
> > User Name: simply use the first name (e.g., jane)
> > Password: demo (same for all users)
> >
> > TIPS:
> >
> >    - There's a legend below the calendar. Use this to understand the
> > colors
> > and symbols used in the calendar.
> >    - The Working Assumptions link (also below the calendar) is helpful.
> >
> > REPORTS:
> >
> > The most important report is Cumulative Balances below the Log Out button.
> > This is where you can track where each household stands in terms of their
> > balance. Negative numbers mean that a household owes money.
> >
> > LOCKING MEALS:
> >
> > Locking a meal is how credits and debits are applied to cooks and diners,
> > respectively. You can lock a meal once it is in the past. Click on any of
> > the past meals in August to see how this works. Note: there's a button on
> > the cook costs screen that allows you to change the sign up sheet. This is
> > helpful for last minute changes and signups.
> >
> > TIME TO STOP TYPING:
> >
> > Ok, that's enough from me for now. Let me know f you have any questions!
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
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