Smart Diary Suite keeps your life organized

Yet another update for your favorite PIM software - Smart Diary!

2012-01-11T21:45:00.002+11:00

Yes, a new version is out - the number is 4.7.2 and it includes a few new things and some fixes for stuff that wasn't working as it should (as reported by you!) - please keep your suggestions and ideas coming!

For the release notes see this thread: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/997-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-7-2-has-been-released!

New version - it's finally out!

2011-11-28T08:18:00.003+11:00

This version has been a bit overdue, mostly due to the fact that I am now a happy father of a small baby girl!

The update was concentrated on making data entry easier, for example the time in Schedule editor can now be rounded up to a certain increment - no more adjusting minutes/seconds (unless you really want to!), it now just works :)

A few bug fixes as well, but mostly enhancements. For a full list see this post: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/924-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-7-1-has-been-released!

Try it today or update your copy by visiting our site: http://www.sdiary.com

Smart Diary Suite Videos

2011-11-20T00:33:00.002+11:00

I've started working on tutorial or demonstration videos for SDS, so there's now a dedicated page on the site: http://www.sdiary.com/videos.php

They are also available via YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftRQ3EJu0Mw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdss7du1cWQ

Of course more videos are coming.

Let me know if there are specific topics that you'd like covered in a video tutorial and I'll be happy to make one!

How Smart Diary Suite can help you...

2011-09-24T23:04:00.001+10:00

Through a few posts, I will try and explore the vast possibilities of Smart Diary Suite (http://www.sdiary.com) by showing some ways in which it can help your specific needs.

Please keep in mind that this is just touching the surface and there's lots more in the software - ready for you to use it!

So, to start, see this page on how SDS can help you monitor your blood pressure (and it is important to do that, especially if you think you have any amount of stress): http://www.sdiary.com/how-to-monitor-your-blood-pressure.php

New Smart Diary Suite site!

2011-09-23T22:09:00.002+10:00

Smart Diary Suite - a leading diary, journal, organizer and health software now has a new site! I'm very excited, as I believe the new site makes all the wealth of information that SDS has to offer easier to read and browse. There are lots more exciting things planned ahead, so stay tuned!

Check out the new site at: http://www.sdiary.com

New version - new spell checking and more!

2011-08-16T08:57:00.003+10:00

Yes, Smart Diary Suite 4.7 has been released and you can now spell-check your entries in any language!

There are lot of various improvements, including performance tweaking, bug fixing and feature enhancements, so check out this post for a full change log: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/829-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.7-has-been-released! and download your copy at http://www.sdiary.com today!

Smart Diary Suite keeps on getting better!

2011-03-27T19:38:00.003+11:00

With another update (see notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/767-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.6.2-has-been-released!) SDS is growing stronger and is become better and better all the time! Why not join us at http://www.sdiary.com and discover how electronic journalling can be done!

A new update for Smart Diary Suite has been released!

2011-01-26T15:39:00.002+11:00

Check out the release notes for your favorite organizer here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/723-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.6.1-has-been-released!

And also don't forget our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Smart-Diary/181637428528156

Enjoy!

Keep track of your New Year's resolutions with Smart Diary Suite!

2010-12-30T11:36:00.002+11:00

When you try Smart Diary Suite you will see that it's not just a simple diary or journal software with a planner that you're getting - instead you have a complete package that can be used to track just about anything. It employs strong encryption, making sure your entries are safe. You can attach files to entries. You can track appointments and tasks, keep journal entries, get reminders when you have to take your medication (in Medical edition) and there's so much more. Give it a try today - with the new version just released and your New Year's resolutions shaping up, it's the best time to start organizing your life!

A new update for SDS has been released!

2010-12-29T19:07:00.002+11:00

A new version of Smart Diary Suite has been released - with better encryption and more flexibility than ever. See full release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/706-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.6-has-been-released!

Many Features Of PIM Software

2010-12-14T08:18:00.000+11:00

PIM (Personal Information Management) software is a relatively new method of recording the day's events and one's thoughts. It is much like keeping a daily diary or journal, but has many added features that one could not get by recording this information in a paper journal.

PIM Software can be used to record special events such as birthdays or anniversaries and have one's self sent a reminder via email or SMS text message in the future to ensure that one does not "forget" the event. This feature alone can prove very useful for maintaining family harmony.

This software can also be used to record appointments scheduled during the day and set to remind one when the appointment time approaches. This can be especially useful in the case of medical appointments or scheduling meetings with clients and potential clients at work.

One can record information such as medications taken and what time, then add information about how the medications affected the body. This software can then generate a graph or chart that shows the correlation between the time of taking medications and their effectiveness throughout the day, as well as any impairment that may result from side effects.

In addition to all of these features, one can simply record events as they happened during the day in much the same way one would keep a regular diary or journal. The data does not have to be used for anything other than a way to remind one's self of day to day activities when one looks back at the entries in the future, or simply as a way to record one's thoughts and feelings about events.

One can also use PIM software to keep track of new contacts, both personal and business, and record all pertinent information about them such as address, phone number(s), etc. This information can then be exported to one's address book or computerized contact list for future reference.

Advantages Of Using Diary Software

2010-12-05T13:47:00.002+11:00

A very large percentage of people keep a diary or daily journal. A wide variety of information can be recorded about the events of the day, new contacts made, health and wellness information, and much much more. However, recording all this information in a paper diary does not allow for any other use of the information. Here, we will look at the advantages of using diary software.

This software works much like a standard word processing program. One is able to type in entries in paragraph form about the day's events. One can also put in entries about special events of the day, people met, a schedule of appointments, health related issues such as medications taken, and more.

The difference is that the diary software permits the person to enter this information in such a manner that one can generate graphs and charts that show how these different occurrences interact. One can add a person to his/her contact list simply by exporting the information from the diary entry to the list. One can view a graph that shows the effects of medications and how long they lasted during the day.

It is even possible to record important dates such as birthdays, anniversaries, and such. The software will then generate a report and can be set up to remind the individual of these important occasions as they come up again in the future. This feature can help a person avoid forgetting an important date in the future. Some versions of such software will even send one an email if he/she is away from his/her primary computer.

Diary software has many advantages over recording the day's events in a paper journal. It allows one to manipulate the information recorded in many different ways to see how different events of the day interacted rather than simply being a linear recording of events and thoughts.

So, check out Smart Diary Suite at http://www.sdiary.com

A new update for Smart Diary!

2010-10-14T22:33:00.001+11:00

Well, a new update for Smart Diary Suite has been released. For release notes visit this page: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/682-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.5.2-has-been-released!

Hope you enjoy the new version and there's lots and lots more planned, so stay tuned!

Smart Diary Suite 4.5 has been released!

2010-08-01T21:21:00.002+10:00

After one of the longest periods without updates, I'm happy to say that a new version of SDS has been released. Check out full release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/634-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.5-has-been-released!

In short, some of the new, outstanding features include Global Attachments (that allows you to attach any file to any entry in SDS), Automatic Backup (so that your diary is always kept safe), Confidential Information section (to keep all your passwords, serial numbers and PINs in one secure, yet easy to access spot).

As usual, hopefully all works well and the update for existing users will go smoothly.

And I'm happy to hear from you about your thoughts on the new version!

New version 4.4.6.6 has been released!

2010-05-11T08:41:00.002+10:00

This version cleans up quite a few issues with Schedule and Tasks, increases performance and generally prepares Smart Diary to move to a major upgrade with new features. Please see full release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/582-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.4.6.6-has-been-released!

A new version 4.4.6.5 has been released!

2010-03-20T19:59:00.001+11:00

There is a new version of Smart Diary Suite 4 that improves a bunch of issues to boost productivity as well as fixes a few small annoying bugs that were picked up by our users during the past few weeks. See the complete release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/570-Smart-Diary-Suite-4.4.6.5-has-been-released!

New version 4.4.6.3 has been released!

2010-02-08T08:34:00.003+11:00

There's a bunch of new stuff, mostly to do with the editors (new formatting options, toolbars, etc...), but also a few important changes to the Life Factors pane.

See full details by visiting: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/540-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-4-6-3-has-been-released!

Smart Diary Suite v4.4.6.2

2010-01-19T08:54:00.001+11:00

A new update has been released for Smart Diary Suite, making it version 4.4.6.2 now.

There are a few new features and a few fixes, with more coming in a few weeks.

Please check out the site: http://www.sdiary.com or read up on the latest changes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/528-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-4-6-2-has-been-released%21

Enjoy!

Small issues crept into 4.4.6

2010-01-02T01:34:00.002+11:00

Well, the last update introduced quite a few new features (as well as fixing up a few issues), but unfortunately one thing got broken, so I had to rush out a new release 4.4.6.1 (see release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/515-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-4-6-1-has-been-released!) to fix them up.

There're still plans to release one more at the end of January sometime with more new features of course.

Yet another update after a long break

2009-12-29T22:30:00.003+11:00

This update took longer that originally anticipated and planned due to my illness throughout most of December. I was down with atypical pneumonia and it really took all of my strength out of me.

Still, back up and running - version 4.4.6 is here and the next version is planned out in January some time. Please see release notes here: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php/508-Smart-Diary-Suite-4-4-6-has-been-released!?p=2701

Enjoy the rest of the holidays!

New version of Smart Diary Suite!

2009-11-01T17:43:00.003+11:00

Smart Diary Suite is being actively updated and developed based on user feedback and requests and I am happy to announce a new version that was just released!

For a full list of changes please see: http://forum.psunrise.com/showthread.php?t=452

If you have any questions about SDS4, please don't hesitate to contact me via here or via support that you can find here: http://www.sdiary.com/support.php

Enjoy!

Dennis

Epsilon 2009 Award Nomination

2009-09-07T23:16:00.000+10:00

We are proud to be among those who have been nominated for the 2009 Epsilon Award!

Please help Smart Diary Suite by voting using the following link:

http://www.euroconference.org/Epsilon_Vote.htm

To vote please do the following:

1) click on the link above
2) on the page that appears click on the large logo after the first paragraph of text
3) then you can have a read of the page, but most importantly click on the Next button at the bottom of that page
4) after the next page comes, find Smart Diary Suite 4 in the list and click the radio button to make it selected
5) click Send at the bottom of the page and that's all!

We appreciate your patronage!

Dennis

Fibromyalgia and Smart Diary Suite

2009-04-14T22:46:00.004+10:00

One of the original ideas back in 2002 or so was to provide people who suffer from fibromyalgia a means of keeping tabs on their progress. This concept integrated quite nicely into Smart Diary Suite and thus SDS Medical was born (although it wasn't called "Medical" back then, but rather a "Fibromyalgia" edition).

Well, what is fibromyalgia?

Wikipedia describes it quite well: "Fibromyalgia is a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread and a heightened and painful response to gentle touch (tactile allodynia). Other core features of the disorder include debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, and joint stiffness. In addition, persons affected by the disorder frequently experience a range of other symptoms that involve multiple body systems, including difficulty with swallowing, functional bowel and bladder abnormalities, difficulty breathing, diffuse sensations of numbness and tingling (non-dermatomal paresthesia), abnormal motor activity (i.e. nocturnal myoclonus, sleep bruxism), and cognitive dysfunction. An increased prevalence of affective and anxiety-related symptoms is also well known." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia)

When I started working on SDS v3, I worked closely with a great person - Bob Hall, who runs a site dedicated to fibromyalgia - http://www.menwithfibro.com - he provided me with the inside knowledge I needed to write the additional module for Smart Diary that would become the fibromyalgia extension. He's got an excellent community going on there filled with wonderful people.

So, how does SDS relate to fibromyalgia?

Ah, SDS does provide a trule unique experience - it can be adapted to any condition (or a number of) that one has. For example, as mentioned on our "Medical features" page, there's a Pain Map to keep track of where and how it hurts today and see how it relates to other factors in your life. Also, keep track of your medication and get reminders of when to take it and also when to renew.

There's a specific Life Factor pack dedicated especially to fibromyalgia sufferers and it monitors such things as pain levels, physical symptoms (sleep, fatigue, weakness, diziness, eyesight, motion, urination, hearing, IBS, body temperature), mental symptoms (thinking, anxiety, depression, angriness, irritation, happiness), weather (pollens, mold, temperature, humidity) and many others.

Print your records out for your doctor and it'll be easier for both of you to discuss your condition - what works and what doesn't.

To learn more about fibromyalgia, check out the following pages:

Wishing all the best health,

Dennis

8 ways to keep your life organized

2009-04-08T07:05:00.003+10:00

Our lives are becoming busier every day and the amount of information around us is multiplying at an astonishing rate, so how can all of this information be managed? How do you keep track of what and when you need to do?

One way would be to use Smart Diary Suite. Please let me show a few ways how it can help you cope with your day-to-day activities:

1) Use the Life Factors to monitor how things that happen to you and around you affect your inner and outer self. They are part of the Diary, so describe your day while you're there - it makes a very interesting read a few years down the track!

2) For the multitude of appointments (e.g.: doctor's, car service, concert tickets, etc...) why not use the Schedule - it can accommodate all of those and more and it will even e-mail you to make sure you don't miss that important event!

3) Most of us have some global tasks that need to be planned and done (e.g.: planning a vacation, cleaning out the garage, writing a blog, etc...), but that don't have a specific date (although they could, if you wanted to) - use the Tasks feature for those. It'll quickly show you what's been done and what still lays ahead.

4) As you move along life, you may come across bits and pieces of information, web sites, newspaper articles and whatever else that may trigger your interest and you'd want to keep for later. The Notes feature will let you do that - just copy and paste whatever you need and organize as you please.

5) Love to eat? Love to cook? Well, use Nutrition to keep track of your favorite recipes and their nutritional values and it'll even let you make a shopping list!

6) Do you have friends, business contacts or relatives? Do you remember all their birthdays, anniversaries, their kid's birthdays and other special dates? Well, it's not easy, frankly, but Contacts will help you and will allow you to set reminders, so that you never miss those events.

7) If you suffer from chronic pain or pulled a muscle during a workout you can easily track that using the Pain Map - see if you start seeing relevance to pain spikes and life factors!

8) Sometimes we need to take medication, some of us more than others. To keep track of what you need to take and when, use the Medication feature - set reminders and it'll do it's best to make sure you don't miss that pill!

These are just some of the way SDS can help you organize your life.

To learn more, visit the website or let's discuss it here.

Life Factors and SDS

2009-04-07T21:53:00.000+10:00

What are life factors? Well, they're small bits of information that you can fill in and which in turn will turn into pretty graphs that will (... turn into butterflies? well, almost!) provide visual feedback on how some things in your life affect other things. It really starts to make sense after a few entries and you can track anything you want - from your health and romance to fishing and cooking.

I'll talk a bit more on life factors later, so stay tuned!

Welcome

2009-04-07T07:07:00.000+10:00

Welcome to Smart Diary Suite's own blog!

What is Smart Diary Suite? Well, it's a feature-rich, fully-customizable, revolutionary diary software (or PIM - Personal Information Manager).

I'll be talking more about it and other things related to the world of information organization and health management over the coming months (and years). Meanwhile, you are welcome to check SDS out at http://www.sdiary.com

Dennis