Hi Kay,

We are the people behind OptimalSort. While it will technically handle  
1000 item, your users will no doubt struggle. There is a physical  
constraint to the screen real estate available and 150 cards is close  
to this physical limit. Hae you considered if it's necessary to do  
1000 all at the same time?

Happy to help if you need something more specific. Just ping me offline.

Sam

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On 17/02/2010, at 4:21 AM, Matthew Belge wrote:

> I don't know of a software application designed specifically for  
> what you seek, but here are two suggestions:
> 1) Your favorite spreadsheet (Excel, etc.) there are various ways to  
> set them up to make this work
> 2) Card sorting tools. I have used Optimal Sort and found it to be  
> quite easy to use. Not sure if it can handle 1000 items, and its not  
> really for what you are looking for, but its close.
>
> In either case, you might want to search the web for various  
> articles about Card sorting. I know this isn't exactly what you are  
> looking for, but its the closest thing I can think of.
>
> -matt belge
>
> On Feb 14, 2010, at 8:31 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> Hi - I am working on a user research project with over a dozen  
>> participants and we will be using affinity diagramming to make  
>> sense of the data. It looks like we may have over 1000 sticky notes  
>> by the time we are finished.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a software tool that can handle this number of  
>> observations, and allow us to easily manipulate them?
>>
>> I have been experimenting with MS "Sticky Notes" but it keep  
>> freezing up on me!
>>
>> thanks -
>>
>> Kay Corry Aubrey
>>
>> Usability Research & User-centered design
>> _____________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Kay Corry Aubrey | Usability Resources Inc | www.UsabilityResources.net
>> Phone: (781) 275-3020 | e:mail [log in to unmask]
>>
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