I would like to thank Jens, Torsten and Jamie for their stirling work.
I am facilitator of an online module (part of the PGDPH) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. We have about 750 students enrolled for the module (620 just completed and 130 will be starting on Monday in a second offering) and we decided to use EpiData as the software of choice for data entry and management for all the good reasons that people know about.
Many of the students use Apple Mac computers and, of these, an increasing number are using Catalina or Big Sur as their OS. When our first module started 8 weeks ago several students using Catalina really struggled to install and use EpiData; most had to then borrow or buy a Windows computer to do the 1 week modulette on EpiData.
I contacted Jens, about ten days ago, and two days ago I received a reply that he would be upgrading the current public release to assist our students. This adds an enormous amount of value as more and more students in Africa are working with Apple Mac computers, and it is reassuring for us that EpiData will continue to be developed and upgraded for the benefit of these students.
Many thanks gentlemen!
Brendan Girdler-Brown +27 (0)11 477 7865 +27 (0) 66 077 1295