IdeaMason

Posted by Kenneth Rhee
Jul 10, 2006 at 01:37 AM

Daly de Gagne wrote:
>Ken, I have been trying out IdeaMason, but too soon to give a detailed review of
>it.
> >The appproach is certainly unique, and seems to be taking advantage of a more
>contemporary approach to software design.
> >I’d sure like to hear what you or others
>are experiencing with IdeaMason.
> >What’s the strong point? What’s the
>downside?
> >Thanks.
> >Daly
>

Daly,

This is my quick assessment of the program.

Strength

Integration of various modules (this is one of the best programs I’ve seen—rivals Notabene but much more simpler)
Quick index search
Bibliographic support (APA, MLA, and Chicago)
Outline module for writing (inserted all linked items is a great feature) and export to MS Word
Customer support

Weakness

No Boolean search
Outline not great for organizing (but to be fair, outline is not there for organzing information (storage) but organizing writing drafts (writing)
No import/export to other popular bibliographic note (e.g., Endnote)

However, the company is willing to listen to its customers’ feedback and quick to fix its bugs. I pointed out a bug on Sunday morning, and it was fixed by Sunday afternoon.

Hope this helps.