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Cloud Outliner 2 for OS X
1/19/2016
Luhmann wrote:
> How is it for simple outlining on the the
>iPad or iPhone?
For simple outlining on iOS you could try CarbonFin (http://carbonfin.com/index.html). It doesn't have a desktop app, but i...
Year end Outliner/PIM review/roll call
1/15/2016
Graham Rhind wrote:
>The whole idea of, for example, creating tags for every
>day so that it can be used as a diary - madness.
While I don't use WorkFlowy for a manual diary, there can be a method t...
Markdown everywhere
1/15/2016
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
I'm moving towards a more compact setup of software for my writing,
>borrowing several concepts and tips from people in this forum, as well
>as the Cyborganize process. My ...
Frank is giving away his chapter on how to use the Stylish extension with WorkFlowy for free, if anyone is interested:
http://blog.workflowy.com/2016/01/14/lifelogging-tag-count/
The blog post is in...
Workflowy Use
1/15/2016
WorkFlowy users might appreciate this: some Chrome extensions that extend WorkFlowy's functionality (from Rawbytz)
WorkFindy - allows you to search the entire WorkFlowy file from any level of the hie...
SmartDown
1/11/2016
I've never had the need for tables in Markdown (or, rather, never occurred to me to try to use Markdown for that), but that might change now that I've seen how SmartDown II is going to handle them.
...
zoe wrote:
>I am really liking org’s ability to extract these TODO entries from many files and
>aggregate them.
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Wow, that is so hard-core minimalist.
>I'm seriously impre...
Thanks for your thoughs on this, Graham.
Graham Rhind wrote:
>First of all I avoid any cloud-only solutions. Workflowy has the
>advantage that it's automatically synced across any device, but I'm
>ne...
Here is a blog post describing use of Paperpile with Google Doc (in an academic context):
"Collaborative writing with Google Docs and Paperpile"
http://itchyandirritated.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/acade...
Graham Rhind wrote:
>I'm using Workflowy just for a single project because of it's easy
>filtering by tag, but I'm not overly impressed.
Out of curiosity, what is it that you don't like about it?
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/7/2016
writemonkey wrote:
>just to clarify a few things: Writemonkey3 will be much faster than
>version 2, especially when dealing with large documents.
>About the "bloat problem": wm3 will still embrace min...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/7/2016
shatteredmindofbob wrote:
>but if the bloat slows it
>down...
...than there is still WriteMonkey 2 ;-)
I'd be surprised though if WM3 got slower, as judging from the screenshots, many of the innovat...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/5/2016
steveylang wrote:
>There's a new screenshot showing document metadata and markdown tasks-
>https://twitter.com/writemonkey/status/683025575469002752
For a purist like me that's starting to look a bit...
Prion wrote:
Yes, on the other hand I find a line like this one on the farewell page
>highly unprofessional.
On the linked page there is also a dig at Microsoft:
"Microsoft cloned NoteBook in the e...
MadaboutDana wrote:
>My interest in Chromebooks has been revived by the astonishingly good
>Toshiba (with HD screen)
It is a very nice machine but I'd be wary due to the fragile screen problem which ...
SmartDown
1/4/2016
I should also add that the developer is very receptive. I have just made a couple of suggestions on his blog and he has implemented them within a matter of minutes (check out the screenshots):
http:/...
SmartDown
1/3/2016
It looks like the forthcoming SmartDown 2 is going to have Markdown support for footnotes:
http://www.aflava.com/markdown-footnotes-support/
It's also possible to sign up for a private beta now:
ht...
In 2015 I didn't do much CRIMPing, other than upgrading essential software to newer versions or paying subscriptions. I feel pretty settled and happy with my current selection of software.
I'm get...
Yet another Markdown editor...
1/1/2016
Hugh wrote:
>That may well be a good piece of software, and I'm sure the name is
>sensible in Italian - but for sales to non-Italian speakers...?
I don't think it's a commercial venture - looks like ...
ConnectedText for Mac, Windows and iOS?
12/30/2015
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Sorting Thoughts goes further in its support of cross-linking (and
>tracing of links)
BTW, what do you mean by "tracing of links"? How is that implemented?
ConnectedText for Mac, Windows and iOS?
12/30/2015
MadaboutDana wrote:
>(a project features a GANTT chart view that automatically takes
>account of any tasks (= sub notes) created under that project, including
>start and end dates).
That bit reminds ...
ConnectedText for Mac, Windows and iOS?
12/30/2015
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Well, okay, maybe not quite
Actually it reminds me more of TreeProjects (http://personaldatabase.org/screenshots/general_1.png) and OutWiker (http://jenyay.net/uploads/Outwiker/E...
Yet another Markdown editor...
12/28/2015
Yet another Markdown editor, this time for Windows. It looks like this editor is focusing on writing web pages and blog posts. Seems to be early stage. (The web page is in Italian.)
BadWrite
http://w...
The end of the Taking Note blog
12/27/2015
It's a pity. I learnt a great deal from it. I hope it gets resurrected or reborn in another form.
Gingko
12/22/2015
steveylang wrote:
>I really like Workflowy, not sure if there's room for both in my life.
>Not that I wouldn't get value out of Gingko, but would just add another
>silo...
My use cases are quite diff...