New User - Old Questions

Posted by Donovan
Jul 5, 2012 at 05:50 AM

Hello all…

I’ve been using GS Notes (Golden Section Notes http://www.tgslabs.com ) from TGSlabs for years. I first began using it in 2002. Along the way I tried a few others, including TexNotes back when it was under the old owner. It became the epitome of bloatware for this type product and I finally ditched it completely. Now, GS Notes from my experiences the past year or so, has been abandoned. No response from support, old ‘news’ section, no new updates (and the last was a joke)...you get the idea. After almost continuous use since 2005 or so, I’m faced with finding something else.

I’m real tired of proprietary formats that don’t allow all of the data to be exported in any real usable way. I never could export a notebook in full, only a folder. I’d love to find something from a company that doesn’t fear people taking their data elsewhere.

Having been with GSNotes for so long I am used to the double pane, hierarchical method. I use the program mostly for research and notes. GS Notes has always been good with images inside notes, files, etc. but I’d like to add some decent web archiving to any wishlist for future purchase. So - the old question: since my PIM/Outliner (whatever we call all of this) has decided to give it up and not add any new functionality, where do I turn? I would be happy with something similar to GS Notes if only because of the comfort level. One thing I have always liked is the ‘rich text’ visual text editor that’s fairly comprehensive, so I dislike anything that requires using keyboard codes to achieve the same thing rich text icons serve. Markdown, in general (at least the way I think it works) is just not for me.

The great PIM Heaven In the Sky seems to be getting crowded. Projects abandoned and so many started with less than a full commitment. For so many reasons, it seems many of these are biting the dust. I would love to find something that has some heft behind it and is a true labor of love so as to not have to go through this again in another year.

What about this MyBase that will be on bits. I just saw that post a few minutes ago and have never tried it. But I’ve found that trying something isn’t the full story. Is there support behind a product? Updated frequently? Are customers loved or only a bother? So much of that can only be found out the hard way or through community experience such as this.

Sorry for the length. First post and fears I’m not getting across what I’m trying to get across. Sorry for that. If I’ve made enough sense for help - I’m all ears.