Technology support
The intent of this page is to provide assistance to clubs on aspects of technology used for club management. In some cases these will just be links to existing support pages. We aren’t in a position to know all the areas of support you might require and have only included the technologies we know are being used today. Technology support for directing (Bridgemates, scoring programs, uploading results, etc) will be provided on the Directing Technical support page.
If there is something that you would expect to see on this page that is missing, or further details on the content already included, pleaselet us know by emailling office@bridgensw.com.au.
Club management software
MyABF
MyABF is already a multi-faceted platform that supports congress and other events publicity and registration, club session table fee payment, and club membership including annual renewal. The support page for MyABF provides access to request support as well as a series of frequently asked questions. At the top it also includes a link to the MyABF resources page on the ABF website. On this site there are links to pages for three audiences, each of which contains very well written manuals.
Pianola
Many clubs use Pianols for membership management and results. Unfortunately the Pianola website doesn’t see to have any dedicated support section. Pianola also provides websites but very few clubs in NSW use these.
bridgewebs.com/club
Bridgewebs is the most popular provider of websites for bridge clubs. The platform also provides membership modules. The Bridgewebs website provides comprehensive details but does not appear to have a designated support section.
Websites
bridgewebs.com/club websites
Bridgewebs appears to be the most popular provider of websites for bridge clubs. The Bridgewebs website provides comprehensive details but does not appear to have a designated support section.
club.bridgeaustralia.org websites
The popular club.bridgeaustralia.org websites are developed by Altosoft, which is also the developer of Compscore. Support for both is available on the Altosoft website. The site has a small section on Resources which includes some help on Altsoft websites.
club.bridge-club.org websites
The webpage bridge-club.org contains both an Adn=ministration Manual and Support page among its top line items.
Scorebridge
Communications
Bridge NSW recommends all clubs have a Facebook page. For clubs without a website we think this is essential. Bridge NSW has published a Guide to Facebook Pages for clubs.
Gmail
Bridge NSW encourages clubs to use email addresses that remain the same irrespective changes of personnel on management committees. Gmail provides a free way of doing this as detailed in the Guide to Gmail for clubs.