Dr Andus
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Top 5 Roam Alternatives
10/18/2021
Luhmann wrote:
I switched from Roam to Logseq about six months ago and never regretted
>my decision, however I don't think it will be right for you. There are
>two versions of Logseq: a browser based ...
Browser-only outliner / note-taker
10/18/2021
Dormouse wrote:
>Obsidian does have block level transclusion
I wonder if we mean the same thing. I was using Roam terminology for essentially the bullet-point level or individual outline item level (...
Browser-only outliner / note-taker
10/16/2021
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>Would you at this stage consider using Obsidian as a replacement for RR?
Hi Dale,
yes, it's possible that something else triggered the CEO to do this, but to be honest, he has ...
Browser-only outliner / note-taker
10/16/2021
Dr Andus wrote:
>>I've been pretty happy with Roam up until this week, when I found out
>tha
t the CEO personally banned me from the Roam Reddit community
>(alongside with many other users) because ma...
Browser-only outliner / note-taker
10/16/2021
Lucas wrote:
>Good idea. Just note that the dev is saying Github support will be
>phased out once Logseq has its own sync service ready.
By "ready" do you mean it's existing already or they are ready...
Top 5 Roam Alternatives
10/16/2021
Thanks for all the suggestions, will check them out.
I forgot to mention that although I want to be able to use the Roam alternative online, it's important for me to be able to either host the files ...
Top 5 Roam Alternatives
10/15/2021
What would be the closest alternative to Roam that could be run exclusively online, from a browser, the smoothest possible way (or at least on par with Roam)?
I'm a Chromebook user, and so I'd prefer...
Planning & executing
8/12/2021
Dellu wrote:
>I always plan to accomplish a task: often it is a research. I start to
>read papers and books on the topic I want to publish. Then, after a some
>days of reading and researching, the ide...
Simon wrote:
>been reconsidering Workflowy, so I wanted to ask how it's going. How
>does it work with a lot of text and how good is search?
The pace of development has picked up in recent years, so i...
Hierarchies or Networks?
7/24/2021
Dellu wrote:
>it enrages me so much when these guys claim to emulate the brain when
>they design their applications:
>That is nonsense.
>First, we really know little on how the brain contains ideas....
Daly de Gagne wrote:
> The disadvantage is Obsidian does not have an
>Android or Chromebook specific version, though that may soon be coming.
Yes, this is my issue. It's not possible to run a .exe o...
Daly de Gagne wrote:
Dr Andus, I wonder if Obsidian would be more suited to your needs.
>
Luhmann wrote:
Have you looked at Logseq? It has almost all the same features of Roam
>and has the two things...
There is no question that Roam is a great app. The question is whether it's worth $15 a month.
For me it has now replaced WorkFlowy for most things, but I still haven't made the jump to the paid vers...
Mapping System with Attributes
6/18/2021
I'd suggest https://www.plectica.com/ for the mapping and visualisation needs.
If it's set up correctly (using short titles for top level cards, regions, and relationships), it would enable you to us...
The outlining newcomers
5/17/2021
Simon wrote:
Of course it does depend on what you mean by "silo". Text can be
>extracted from any app. I don't use Roam or Obsidian, but from what I've
>read, everyone loves the linkage between the no...
The outlining newcomers
5/16/2021
Franz Grieser wrote:
@Stephen:
>Roam is a silo, Obsidian isn't.
You can export all your Roam notes as markdown files though, so there is no lock-in in that sense.There was some talk of Roam API comin...
I don't know if there are any other Direct Folders fans in here (I can't live without it on Windows).
There is some hope on the horizon, as development has resumed, and the developers are asking for ...
The outlining newcomers
5/14/2021
Sometimes ideas just get translated into another medium.
And the fact that it was possible to translate them perhaps means that there are no silos.
I haven't tried Obsidian, so I can't comment on it...
Franz Grieser wrote:
>If I am not mistaken, Dr Andus once used a paper solution, I think he
>used index cards he could move around. Each card represented a
>predefined duration.
Franz, your memory is...
Is Toodledo dead?
4/6/2021
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I'm not trying to convince you to go back to Workflowy, but there is an
>easy way to pre-ad all the days of the year in a hierarchy in Workflowy
>and Dynalist.
I appreciate the ...
Is Toodledo dead?
4/6/2021
Ken wrote:
>Now we get to the heart of the matter - prioritization. This is the key
>for me as I am frequently at bandwidth overload. I used to use tags to
>prioritize and "pull" out tasks that need...
Is Toodledo dead?
4/2/2021
I've tried many todo apps over the years, and I ended up having the same problem with all of them, namely, that after a while it was hard to see the forest for the trees.
But even that metaphor break...
Distraction free mode for Google Docs
3/25/2021
jaslar wrote:
>Still on a Chromebook here, too, and I don't notice a change--although
>it has always had the problem of not being able to reposition the mouse
>by clicking. It still generally looks an...
Distraction free mode for Google Docs
3/24/2021
Dr Andus wrote:
>Has this stopped working for everyone else?
Well, managed to sort of fix it in Chrome by installing this CSS over it and running them together:
https://userstyles.org/styles/170736...
Distraction free mode for Google Docs
3/24/2021
Has this stopped working for everyone else?
(I'm on a Chromebook)