Notefrog Pro on Bits du Jour today ...

Posted by shatteredmindofbob
Aug 30, 2009 at 11:27 PM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
> >
>Daly de Gagne wrote:
>>Steve, thanks for the overview.
>>
>>I am curious why you did
>not mention the Omni group of
>>products? Have they been outpaced by the other
>software you
>>mentioned?
>>
> >Daly,
> >The only one of the Omni products I’m really
>familiar with is OmniOutline, which I own. Frankly, I have been disappointed in this
>product—or perhaps I should say I’m disappointed with what I’ve been able to get out
>of it. True it offers fully functional customizable columns. But I find it very slow to
>use. Really, to me, it feels like a clunky spreadsheet more than an outliner, even
>though it certainly has hierarchical levels. All in all I have just never warmed up to
>OO, so I didn’t even think about it when I was making my list.
> >BTW, I wasn’t including
>the concept of project or day planning in that list either. There are a number of cool
>task management products for the Mac, but I really never use that type of product
>myself, so didn’t want to comment on them.
> >Steve Z.

Interesting to read, given that the only reason I’m tempted to get a Mac is for OO, since really, I don’t think there’s a single Windows equivalent besides Ecco (and can Ecco even do hoisting? If it does, I can’t find it…) From what I’ve seen of it, it does everything I want an outliner to do (I’m talking about writing outlines here, I’d rather use something else for task management anyway…)

Of course, I snap back to reality and realize that buying a whole new computer for one piece of software isn’t really worth it…but damn. Sometimes the grass looks awfully greener.