Dr Andus
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new Treesheets version
2/17/2016
Thank goodness for TreeSheets!
I've been grappling with a tough project management problem for weeks now, needing to map multiple dimensions across and side-by-side each other, and I've tried a whol...
SmartDown
2/14/2016
SmartDown 2 Beta has got a dark theme now:
http://www.aflava.com/smartdown-0-9-0-is-now-available/
Fetchnotes shuts down
2/8/2016
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Some of the most interesting developments have
>been in the enterprise authoring space
Would you mind telling us which ones you have in mind?
>But the number of truly ground-bre...
SmartDown
2/3/2016
SmartDown 2's private beta is now available:
http://www.aflava.com/first-private-beta-version-of-smartdown-2/
There is also a forum where feedback is beginning to come in:
http://www.aflava.com/for...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/31/2016
Dr Andus wrote:
>This is one big reason I prefer WriteMonkey even over SmartDown: it's
>just so easy to change the styling of the workspace with just a few
>clicks, or even set up multiple themes and ...
Looks like Noteliner has bit the dust
1/30/2016
The last Internet Archive capture of the page dates 20 October 2015:
https://web.archive.org/web/20151020061833/http://www.noteliner.org/i/Main.html
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/30/2016
One advantage of Abricotine over SmartDown is that it has an optional Table of Contents view. But it lacks folding, which SmartDown does have.
In any case, it's nice to have Abricotine around as anot...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/30/2016
shatteredmindofbob wrote:
>It's missing a few things, though. No word count, no footnotes and it
>doesn't render sextet headings properly.
>
>Might be alright for dashing off a quick blog post, but I...
Looks like Noteliner has bit the dust
1/30/2016
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
When I try to access the Noteliner.org site, I got a re-route to Go
>Daddy trying to sell me the domain name
that doesn't happen to me but maybe it's because I have uBlock Origin...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/30/2016
shatteredmindofbob wrote:
>>P.S. It's kind of a big file for what it is, compared to 824KB of
>>SmartDown 1.0 zip...
>That's because it's basically a web app but includes a full Chrome
>installation a...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/30/2016
Dr Andus wrote:
>Abricotine - open-source markdown editor (Windows 7+ and Linux in beta
>release)
>http://abricotine.brrd.fr/
Hm, I don't seem to be able to download the installer. I tried downloadin...
Curious Evernote testing qualifier
1/28/2016
Paul Korm wrote:
>Does age make a difference in one's ability to test software?
> Do we get a different version of the software based on age? Is this
>even a legal question?
I don't see anything il...
Another article on Paperpile:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/managing-references-with-paperpile/61592
Scapple
1/27/2016
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I just stumbled across this video tutorial which demonstrates how
>expanded view in TheBrain works:
>http://www.thebrain.com/support/tutorials/display-options/expand/
Thanks, St...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/27/2016
Here is yet another one. Looks like it's from France. Haven't had a chance to try it yet but looks interesting:
Abricotine - open-source markdown editor (Windows 7+ and Linux in beta release)
http:/...
MindNode as outliner
1/27/2016
Paul Korm wrote:
>FreeMind has no outline panel but it does have very good keyboard
>shortcuts for navigating, folding, moving nodes
I haven't tried FreeMind in a very long time, as I've switched to ...
RightNote Printing Question
1/24/2016
Ken wrote:
>I feel
>that I am somewhat stuck between task mangers and note-taking
>applications. I am primarily managing projects and need to keep track
>of, and prioritize, tasks, but I also need to...
jaslar wrote:
Is there any particular advantage to this over just using another
>Cloud-based up, such as SimpleNote?
The other benefit that I've already mentioned would be the 30 days of version hist...
jaslar wrote:
Is there any particular advantage to this over just using another
>Cloud-based up, such as SimpleNote? It would still be available on
>multiple devices, have a tested sync strategy, and ...
Scapple
1/23/2016
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>You might take a look at TheBrain. You can get a concept map approach
>using the expanded view mode, which allows you to move your "thoughts"
>around at will. Then you can use th...
Dr Andus wrote:
>Let's say you started working on it on a Windows laptop, you went to
>bed, wanted to add to the text, you can just reopen it in a Chromebook
>and carry on typing.
The added bonus of ...
Scapple
1/23/2016
Paul Korm wrote:
Delineato manages to keep hierarchies in OPML exports -- Mac only
>because its iOS version doesn't export OPML.
Looks nice! Too bad there is no Windows version...
Here is a tip for working with one or more plain text files across multiple computers and platforms that have Chrome installed (including, and especially recommended, if you're a Chromebook user).
1....
Scapple
1/23/2016
shatteredmindofbob wrote:
>The export files don't seem to preserve any kind of
>hierarchy. I realize that may be by design but still, I'd find this a
>lot more useful if there was more I could do with...
Cloud Outliner 2 for OS X
1/19/2016
MadaboutDana wrote:
>The
>fact that Carbonfin Outliner is still one of the more capable products
>is a bit bloody sad.
On the other hand how sophisticated or complex does a tablet or mobile phone out...