Colony have upgraded their software and i am looking for user experience of the change? Any comments please?
I hope someone is able to help, but I fear your question may go unanswered.
The demographics of allotment keepers is biased towards the retired, and even those that are regular computer users may be a little too frugal to purchase allotment management software. I find I can record / track / plan everything about my allotment that I need using nothing more than an Excel spreadsheet.
No but you made me look at it!
It looks great but frankly it would be overkill for our site - we manage it using paper and excel!
Yes, it is mostly used by Councils and some independents, to manage larger amounts of information... i agree the spreadsheet is perfect for the local level!
This is how I plan my gardening and allotment tasks;
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Content/P/Planning/Planning.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Content/P/Planning/Planning.htm)
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Content/C/Computers/Computers.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Content/C/Computers/Computers.htm)
It has served me well over the last twenty years since I got my first computer!
Plus it is FOC