Poll 2: Now it is easier: You can add three applications to your computer!

Posted by Harlander
Mar 26, 2007 at 07:08 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>By the way, a
>question for Andreas; could you share with us your experience with Aibase? I tried it
>and registered it but have never really managed to use it productively.

Aibase is a strange thing. It lacks so many features that it seems to be impossible to use it productively - but then again the lack of features is the reason, why I use it every day.

First of all, I have to deal with a lot of text. I use Zoot for all those unstructured bits and pieces I encounter on the web, but I have found out that long paragraphs of text are useless when I have to find something quickly, especially if a broader context is needed to really understand everything. So I use Aibase to create outlines or trees of the relevant information. When a branch grows too large to handle it easily, I just copy a part of itand create a new page. It works like a wiki without the cumbersome markup.

What I like is the ease of use when it comes to rearranging branches, cutting, pasting them, having multiple trees side by side (a bit like in Onenote) etc. I can connect different branches with lines, use colours to mark them etc. It really helps me seeing what a subject is all about.

While other programs may look better, give you the warm feeling of “I know that the right information has to be there somewhere, I just have to search for it”, Aibase won’t let you pretend to know anything, it forces you to work with your data instead and, thus, understand it thoroughly.

I hope you can see my point.

Andreas