Jack Crawford

Happy New Year to everyone 1/2/2013

Thanks Alex A very happy new year to you and contributors here. There aren't many places like this on the web - informative and thought provoking, yet relatively ego-free. Jack

TreeProjects updated to 2.7 11/20/2012

I'm a big fan of TreeProjects. It has some unique implementation like the snap-to window pane and it is being updated constantly. I am using it to build a large freeform music database. I'm not wor...

Inspiration 9.1 is available (U.S. version only) 9/21/2012

It's another of my bug-bears with Inspiration. Not only is the app itself a bit quirky but so is their approach to sales. They produce two versions of each major release - one for the U.S. market an...

forum enhancement suggestions 9/12/2012

My request is pretty basic: The number of pages displayed at the top and bottom of each webpage should be extended past 3 - to at least 9. Currently it shows 1 2 3 > Last. If you click on the numbe...

"hierarchical tags" - what are they, how do they work? 8/27/2012

I think TreeProjects handles tags in the way you describe Jim. Jack

Can we talk about Info Select? 8/26/2012

There seems to be an endless stream of tree-based note taking info managers out there. The one that seems closest to Info Select is NoteFrog. From memory the authors said that they were inspired by ...

"hierarchical tags" - what are they, how do they work? 8/24/2012

CintaNotes has introduced "hierarchical tabs" in the latest version of their excellent notetaking product. From their web page www.cintanotes.com - "You can now define hierarchical tags using the "/"...

Inspiration 9 On Sale 8/14/2012

These prices are for US customers only. So-called international customers have always had to pay a premium alas.

Reviews of OneNote vs. other outliners 7/25/2012

Like others here I'm really enjoying Steve Z's series of reviews. Thanks Steve for taking the time. It is much appreciated. Some random observations follow: I wonder whether the high rating of One...

XLnotes on 'bitsdujour' 7/23/2012

I agree. The concept is a winner. However, my advice is to be careful and make sure you back up your XL notes. I had a disaster with losing a lot of material a while back. http://www.outlinersoftw...

Database Oasis update 6/17/2012

This easy to use database application has been discussed in this forum before. After nearly 2 years in the works, MKF Solutions has finally released its next version of DB Oasis (from v. 2.9 to 3.1)....

Clipboard extenders 6/15/2012

Another vote for Ditto - very powerful and configurable.

XLNotes EXCEL Add-in 4/16/2012

TonyJ wrote: >Perhaps technical issues prevent it, but I think an Excel and >OneNote combination would be more appealing to the market. It would certainly get my >attention. You probably alre...

XLNotes EXCEL Add-in 4/15/2012

@XLNotes Thanks for the personal response. I'll take a peek at the new version. No promises though ... ;-)

XLNotes EXCEL Add-in 4/13/2012

I have used XLnotes 7 quite extensively but will not be upgrading to the latest version. [The positives] - The concept seems very strong. So many people use Excel for non-numerical use that I am su...

Voice recorder hardware 3/5/2012

A question for those using voice recorders as part of their PIM process. What hardware are you using / would you recommend? A dedicated voice recorder, mobile phone, some other device? Thanks in ad...

Noterush - another take take on desktop notes 2/6/2012

Thanks for your contributions on BdJ, Alex. NoteRush does look interesting but is too raw for me at this stage (portability, printing, export etc). You are quite right about smart developers using...

ConnectedText v5 9/24/2011

I would love to use CT but I can't get past the big premium for the USB version (which I would need to use at my workplace). I think the pricing has been mentioned here before. Jack

Why do you CRIMP? 9/22/2011

There is another element to the crimp discussion that may be relevant, namely the category of software under discussion here. We mostly talk about personal information management software (emphasis o...

myBase Desktop v6 released 9/15/2011

Cassius wrote: > .......... >>While still working, I found a very worthwhile use for Personal Brain, which could have been >improved with a simple addition. The developer wasn't interested, altho...

New GTD software expected soon 9/7/2011

Thanks Alex Hmm it says that it will be released in July 2011. They haven't even bothered updating that statement. Not a good start. Is there any more detail about what is meant by a 'GTD Manager'...

Document Management Software Question 9/1/2011

Andrew As you say there are a lot of solutions out there but you need to tailor it to your requirements. If you haven't already done so, I would start by trying to answer a series of questions such ...

EML versus PST in e-mail programs 8/5/2011

Graham Like you, I still need to be able to access large PST email archives. The only difference from your setup seems to be that I store mine on an external USB drive. Access times can be demonstr...

Noteliner adds tables 7/11/2011

I agree with Cassius. I'm not prepared to risk any big reports with Notemap. Apart from the data issue mentioned by Cassius, the send to Word feature is also buggy. See http://www.outlinersoftware....

BrainPot 5/6/2011

Here's a brand new "personal time and knowledge mangament tool" - another PIM out of Germany. www.brainpot.de The interface reminds me of the defunct ITSD Organizer but my memory may be playing tr...

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