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Posted by Chris Murtland
Jan 3, 2008 at 04:39 PM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I’ve used
>Brainstorm very well along with UltraRecall; for every project I have a Brainstorm
>file called xxxproject-notes. This is maintained in the project directory and
>linked/imported within UR.
>
>This way I have all my project notes at hand as long as I
>have my main UR file with me (it’s always in my USB stick) and I can update them anywhere.
>For text notes, I don’t think anything beats Brainstorm. Now, if it could work in OLE
>mode, one could actually see the content from within the UR window…
>
>alx
>
I’ve thought of this and may revisit it. I do like storing important files within UR, as they are then always available as long as I have my UR file with me, which I always do. It may even be worth trying to devise a macro that would write out the BrainStorm file to the clipboard before closing, switch to UR and paste into the item notes pane for the linked/stored file; then the actual content of the BrainStorm file would be visible/searchable within UR.
Posted by Cassius
Jan 3, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Chris Murtland wrote:
>Key concepts to strive for in
>‘08:
>Continuity - Any system, regardless of perceived functionality or utility,
>consistently applied over the long term, has to be more useful than haphazard
>switching and “experiments” with different setups. Why can’t I ever learn this
>lesson? Arrrgggh.
>
>Plain text backups of as much stuff as possible - Regardless of
>what other nonsense I’m attempting, at least if I have a plain text backup of
>everything, I can use desktop search and/or text editor searches to find stuff this
>way.
Until a few years ago, having info scattered among several different PIMs wasn’t too big a problem for me—I used a search program that could search all of my PIM files for what I wanted. Then, PIM developers started using different file compression methods to shrink files and my salad days of many PIMs had to end. Now, for info that I want to be able to access long term, I just use Jot Plus (since it has info from 10+ years ago & I AM NOT going to move all of it) and MyBase. EverNote is tempting, but I don’t want to spend my old age moving or hunting everywhere for info. I still will use other programs for specific projects, like the book I’m currently writing.
-c
Posted by Harlander
Jan 3, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Since I have left my PC environment and switched to Mac some weeks ago, my list covers only a fragment of 2007, but I think it is far more realistic than an inclusive list with programs I will not use any more in the future…
So:
1. Tinderbox (a fantastic tool for notes of all kinds)
2. DevonThink (my throw-in-and-forget-about-it-tool)
3. FileMaker (Pretty useful if you have to deal with structured data)
4. OmniOutliner (for… well, outlining stuff)
5. iWork 08 (as a substitute for Office)
That’s it.
Posted by cpb
Jan 3, 2008 at 08:03 PM
hmm, top 5 would be:
calypso
servant salamander
opera
todolist
brilliant database
not including background and work apps.
Posted by Francis Morrone
Jan 3, 2008 at 08:52 PM
As Chris Murtland said, Firefox has become practically an operating system for me, and truth be told my two most frequently used apps are Gmail and Google Reader. Aside from those:
1) OneNote 2007
2) Word 2003 (I write for a living so there is absolutely no getting around this one. Then again, I think Word 2003 is pretty good.)
3) Notepad++ (I love text editors and have tried—and bought—all the major ones, UltraEdit etc., but find that for the perfect combination of clarity and functionality the freeware Notepad++ is the one I invoke most often.)
4) XnView (This is an excellent freeware image organizing and presentation tool that resides both on my desktop and on a portable USB drive.)
5) NoteMap (though I plan to give MaxThink a spin in ‘08)
Then there are the ones I just like playing with: ConnectedText, BrainStorm, etc.