Last week I was in a meeting for my Cricket Club. One of the things we have problems with is collecting and recording membership fees. Currently I have a database and coaches etc have SS which they update, send to me and I update the database (.mdb). We also need to keep a load of other info as well, like medical details, emergency contact number etc, etc.
I thought a possible solution might be to use Blist . I thought I might be able to set up a DB and a simple front end. No such luck. But thats not even the 1/2 of it. There are about 600 or so lines in the file and the performance was utter rubbish, when you scroll down the page, you get a please wait message!
Also notice the UI, ribbon in a web app anyone? (I wonder if this is ok with MS, might Blist be a direct competitor to office?!?) I’m not trying to run BList into the ground, I like what there are trying to do, I’ve been a fan of the Excess (Excel+Access in one app) idea for a long time, I think it makes sense. I just think that web apps are still very limited for anything “real”.
Oh and it’s not just Blist. After that I thought I’d give Zoho a go. Same problems.
The solution? I just set up an account with Tripod and will write some Php + mySQL to get the job done.
Office of the web? Not for a while.
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I just read this post today and thought I’d mention Teamsnap.com.
I manage a softball team and it allows for tracking most of what you want by default with the ability to add fields as necessary. I tried a bunch of online sites before settling on teamsnap.