Dr Andus
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Best program for lecture notes
6/5/2016
Slartibartfarst wrote:
>I would suggest that the thing to do here is draw a clear distinction
>between:
>(a) taking notes, and
>(b) incorporating one's notes into a KM (Knowledge Management) system.
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Best program for lecture notes
6/3/2016
If it's for taking typed lecture notes, then I'd suggest WorkFlowy, in combination with a text expander app, to make typing faster.
You can zoom in on the lecture you're working on, then zoom out in...
jimspoon wrote:
>Maybe the ultimate in what I am thinking of is a merger of an outliner /
>info manager with a desktop search program. So that, not only can one
>retrieve content of external files, b...
jimspoon wrote:
>So if I'm looking for something I
>might have to do at least two searches to find something I'm looking for
>- a search of my notes database and a search of my file system.
>I've
>lon...
Outliner with symbolic links
5/23/2016
ConnectedText is another one.
Andy Brice wrote:
>Unfortunately Google
>has a habit of periodically killing off useful services.
While that's true (and yet another reason to back up the data onto Pimlical or similar), I can't see ...
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I've been trying to come up with a good solution for sharing calendars
>across these diverse systems, as well as note-taking. Coming up with a
>calendar that works has been a bea...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/18/2016
Andrew Mckay wrote:
>I am saving my files to Google Drive
>Right click the node
>Press Node Image and I get the option to upload from my pc
Ah, I see what you mean. Yes, I can do that too (though tha...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/18/2016
Are you sure you're on Mindmup 2.0? The URL should start with drive.mindmup.com. If not, it's still Mindmup 1.0.
MindMup - New mind map app
5/17/2016
Andrew Mckay wrote:
>I am able to upload images to create a node image from my local drive in
>Mindmup 2
Are you opening and saving your MindMup file from/to Google Drive? I'm wondering if it's a res...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/17/2016
One thing that's annoying about MindMup 2.0 (I don't know if this is a feature or a bug) is that if you are working on a MindMup file saved to Google Drive, it will not longer allow you to attach imag...
Smartdown - lack of activity
5/15/2016
In the developer's own words:
"Smartdown is not abandoned at all. I was just working on the new version. You can read more about it here:"
http://www.aflava.com/smartdown-1-1-is-coming-introducing-p...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/9/2016
MindMup have just introduced a vertical (top-down, org-chart style) orientation, as an additional view.
It would have been interesting if it could be reversed as a bottom-up hierarchy, just like you...
Dr Andus wrote:
>In some respects it reminds me of ConnectedText, in the sense that the
>actions and interfaces shown in the animations could be emulated in CT.
Actually I used to construct a similar...
I can understand that some people and organisations may need to avoid online apps and cloud services for privacy and security reasons (though it's increasingly difficult or even impossible?) or becaus...
New unofficial workflowy app
5/4/2016
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>All the work-arounds and third party software notwithstanding, it
>appears Workflowy development has stalled.
The WorkFlowy guys have just opened a public forum to discuss new f...
Dr Andus wrote:
>In some ways it
>looks similar to MindMup, but in MindMup you work on one mind map at a
>time, while in OctopusNote one can navigate within a single database of
>notes (judging from t...
Looks interesting. Currently offering beta invitations. In some ways it looks similar to MindMup, but in MindMup you work on one mind map at a time, while in OctopusNote one can navigate within a sing...
Dr Andus wrote:
>I take that back. MindMup 2.0 now also supports straight lines, and it
>seems in most ways superior to 1.0.
I spoke too soon... MindMup 2.0, if you save to/open from Google Drive, se...
New unofficial workflowy app
5/2/2016
Dr Andus wrote:
>A disclaimer appeared in the meantime on the WorkFlowy blog:
>
>"DISCLAIMER: This is not an official recommendation from the WorkFlowy
>team. We do not make this app, and we do not of...
Dr Andus wrote:
>'ve decided to trial the aforementioned system using
>MindMup 1.0 (as opposed to 2.0, which doesn't seem to be fully featured
>yet).
I take that back. MindMup 2.0 now also supports s...
Dr Andus wrote:
>For the sake of completion, here's another source I came across that
>discusses the "funnel timeline technique" in relation to GTD and
>MindManager:
>http://www.gyronix.com/grm/Visual...
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I now searched on the web and was able to find the first post below and
>from there the second; neither is the one I remember, but they are both
>very similar. I suspect t...
>Bernhard wrote:
>Maybe FlyingLogic could be a candidate. There are different layout
>>options to choose from (Left to Right, Right to Left, Top to Bottom,
>>Bottom to Top).
Paul Korm wrote:
>we can ...
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I was however unable to find how to set MindMup
>to build the map in the way that you suggest, i.e. to expand leftwards
>from the centre node.
When you start your first 2...