Gary Carson
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- May 2008
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- 10/29/2015
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Productivity tools get a mention on the BBC
10/29/2015
"They all follow the same pattern - enthusiastic use and exploration followed by a moment of frustration, and then they fall off."
Isn't this a textbook definition of CRIMPing?
Indexing in OneNote
9/30/2015
I'm not sure about this, but I think indexing only runs in the background when the computer is idle. If you use the computer a lot or leave it turned off for a while, it could take time for new OneNot...
Speaking of CintaNotes...
3/30/2015
Ken wrote:
Can you search across multiple notebooks if they are all open?
Cintanotes lets you switch between notebooks, but I don't think you can have multiple notebooks open at the same time. At lea...
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/12/2014
Does the latest version of the Brain handle notes any better than the older versions? Specifically, does the plex still slow to a crawl when you have a lot of information in the note fields?
I gave u...
little red hen needs help
2/1/2014
I've tried Freedom and LeechBlock and every other program and browser add-on I could find, but they're all too easy to disable or work around. If I remember correctly, all you have to do with Freedom ...
little red hen needs help
2/1/2014
I have to point out that your search for better software is diverting you from your main purpose, which is WRITING. If your goal is to be a writer, you need to WRITE, not wander off into the black hol...
Snowflake et al.
12/8/2013
That link to famous author's handwritten outlines is pure gold.
WriteMonkey gets better and better
11/9/2013
In the interests of cranky Luddites the world over, I have to take issue with WriteMonkey's claim that it "frees you from your computer and all its distractions."
How can that be true if WriteMonkey ...
I'm not sure I understand what the problem is here.
What difference does it make if you capture the same article twice? You can sort out the duplicates when you start organizing all the material.
speech to text to notetaking app
9/19/2013
“It takes you straight to the audio clip and the position (time) in the audio clip that the searched item occurs:”
I'll have to test this again. Maybe I missed something. If I remember r...
speech to text to notetaking app
9/19/2013
I was put off by Audio Notetaker's cost as well, but I finally picked it up at half-price the last time it was on Bits du Jour.
speech to text to notetaking app
9/19/2013
Note:
For a long time now, I've been looking for a program that will let me search audio files for a specific spoken word or phrase and take me to that section of the file. As far as I know, nothing ...
speech to text to notetaking app
9/19/2013
The Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional Edition has an auto-transcribe folder that does what you're looking for, but the pro version costs a small fortune (Knowbrainer.com sells the DNS Professiona...
I use dictation as well (with a voice recorder), but I stopped using Dragon to transcribe my research notes because it has a hard time with unusual names, place names, certain technical terms, etc., e...
Just out of curiosity, what is the average cost of a solution like this? I'm asking because it sounds pretty expensive. You've got the cost of the iPhone itself, plus the monthly service charges, the ...
Dr. Andus mentioned book stands. I can recommend the adjustable Jasmine book stand. It's great and can hold very large textbooks.
http://www.amazon.com/Jasmine-Bookstand-Bookstands-Holder-Cookbook/d...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/1/2013
It's even faster to use the keyboard shortcut CTL-B to turn bolding off and on while you're writing.
I think markdown is mostly useful for programmers who need to automatically generate HTML and the ...
Does Anyone Use The Brain v7?
9/1/2013
I haven't been keeping up with Brain development, but I logged into their forum a couple days ago to see what was going on.
The impression I got is that the Brain developers are moving to a more corp...
Does Anyone Use The Brain v7?
8/31/2013
It looks like the font legibility problems I get with the web brains is caused by the font rendering in Firefox. I took a look at the same web brains in Internet Explorer (which I never use) and the ...
Does Anyone Use The Brain v7?
8/31/2013
I've been thinking about upgrading from the Brain v6 to v7. Is anyone using v7? Is it worth the price?
I don't really care about the cosmetic changes (the curved links etc). My main concerns are perf...
By all that is holey or holy
2/28/2013
Brainstorm works with Dragon Naturally Speaking? I never realized that.
Could you amplify a little on how you used it with Dragon? Is it possible to add outline items, hoist and so on, all by voice?
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speech input revisited
1/28/2013
I usually start each recording by dictating the date and time and giving a brief description of what the recording is about. Including the date and time is just a habit, though; it's not really necess...
Document Management Systems
1/27/2013
Now that you guys have brought it up, I've got to admit that I'm not sure why I need an "document management system." I'm not even sure what that is.
I don't work with PDFs very much and I have no n...
speech input revisited
1/27/2013
I've been using dictation for years and I'm trying to get to the point where I do all of my work or most of it anyway by voice. I'm dictating this right now, for example, using Dragon NaturallySpeakin...
Document Management Systems
1/26/2013
Thanks. Interesting thread. I don't have any need to scan anything myself, so I guess using a document management system would just add a redundant layer of complexity. I try to keep my setup as minim...