I use all of them. They have different strong points. I think that Synthesis repertory is very good, so I feel I should use it more, but honestly, Opus gave me such a hard time, I am a bit jaded. I think
it
is supposed to have improved. But, I am taking a rest from Opus.
The Complete is so handy and so fast. Also, it is a rental, so up front, it does not seem like so much money. In the long run, (if I live that long) it may cost more, but it is so handy so, I don't mind. I often use the mobile versions. Very handy. ReferenceWorks by Synergy, Radar encyclopedia etc., have more references. The Complete has the references that I would always look at first, but if I am doing an involved search, ReferenceWorks is better. It is fast and easy to search.
R
eferenceWorks
h
a
s a very nifty
quic
k
way of displaying
keyword searchs in the
reference
s. I really lo
ve it.
I have both The Complete and ReferenceWorks on
when I work
. If I am doing fast and dirty repping, I much prefer The
Complete. I have the Master edition and it has all kinds of bells and Whistles that I love. Best of all, it is fast. Opus is really slow or was. Maybe it has improved.
The Complete only has the most basic references. (Julie Lucas is weighing in. So, she is with those classical authors.) Radar allows you to copy big chunks of references which can be handy if I want to read it in a Kindle etc. I don't want to sit in front of my computer and read a whole book. ReferenceWorks can be used to even do searches for cases. But, I have never been impressed with my searches. I think I am probably missing something in my understanding.
Pauline is right The Complete is written by one genius, Eduard van Grinsven, and he helps you when you are starting out. Hopefully, they have a better system because I used to feel bad taking his time. Usually, Synergy technicians are good, for helping you.
But, they are not easy to understand. Kim will even make an appointment to help, but he is too busy for that, so I don't like to ask him.
What I like about The Complete is, you are not dealing with an unknown bureaucracy. The buck stops with Eduard.
He wrote the program, so he understands my questions.
The layout of the program might seem a little quirky at first. Be sure to study the Youtube videos. For Synergies products and for The Complete the videos are excellent. The manual for The Complete is much better than the references for the Synergy products. I was frustrated for a long time because I lacked the patience to take notes and work slowly with those boring long video
that Kim makes
. Kim is great, but he never skips anything and I go to sleep while he is presenting everything in a perfectly logical order. Then Sankaran, the owner of Synergy, got his buddies to talk about how they use it. They were so interesting that I learned it in a weekend. When I was learning how to use it and found all those interesting Indian Homeopaths talking about it on Youtube, I felt like I was at a party. Everyone was on parade talking not only about software, but also about homeopathy and their take. Really fun.
Best,
Ellen Madono
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