I have posted here about Transpose, the app I have used to create custom forms, including some forms for my genealogy research.
When I logged in this morning to access some information, I was really disappointed to see the following banner at the top of the site:
I wasted no time exporting my data into spreadsheets or pdfs, as appropriate, so I’ll lose nothing. But I will miss this very easy way to to gather information.
I am getting so tired of hopping on the bandwagon of great apps that then fold (see Springpad). I hope and trust that Evernote is here to stay because I have loads of information stored there. I am encouraged by its popularity and the fact it has a multi-tiered paid model.
But still. This strengthens my resolve to store as much data as possible on my hard drive, rather in the cloud. (Though my resolve was shaken a little a couple of weeks ago when I had to do a clean reinstall of my operating system. It all worked out, though.)
If you starting using Transpose on my recommendation, I’m sorry. Please don’t forget to export your data before December 9!
I highly recommend backing up your hard drive to more than one (I use two) portable storage drives. I used to use just one, until it failed…..lessons learned the hard way!
Thanks for your comment, Steve! I agree–I’m a big believer in the belt-and-suspenders approach. I back up to an external hard drive and use an online backup service (Backblaze).
Transpose was a great idea and filled a real need. I think they made it too complex and flexible (sorta like Evernote) and missed the opportunity to market it well. I suspect it will come back in a simpler form and not trying to compete with CRMs, etc. People need a simple structured database that interacts with their different services. That market still exists even if it won’t immediately support the team of developers they had. I hope they come back soon.
I hope you’re right, Troy! Thanks for your comment.