xtabber
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Totally off-piste, but...
4/27/2021
The iMac is perfect as a point-of-sale system for trendy boutiques and I suspect many will be sold for that purpose. As a working computer, not so much. It has all the disadvantages of a laptop and ...
DeDRM 7 will work with Python 3, and thus Calibre 5. It is currently in beta. Version 7.00b4 is now available from the DeDRM GitHub repository.
In the meantime, the best way to use DeDRM 6.x with Cal...
MyInfo 7 may be released soon
12/2/2020
There have been about a half dozen maintenance releases over the past year, the latest (7.0.8) on November 13.
Still no information on when MyInfo 7 will be offered to anyone beyond the V.6 users (li...
The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done
11/21/2020
This article by Cal Newport in the New Yorker Magazine may be of interest to some in this forum.
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-things-done
NickG wrote:
Oh, Windows - in that case, none of my suggestions will help - sorry.
Ultra Recall, mentioned earlier in this thread, is a Windows (only) app that allows you to link to any external do...
Before taking Vonnegut’s plot suggestions too seriously, look up the meaning of the word “gibe.”
Vonnegut’s brand of humor, which could be very funny indeed, was based in sa...
washere wrote:
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>1) A Robert Caro style big empty walls, preferably more than one, to
>stick numerous Post-It notes and blank printer papers on or even bigger
>paper. And not just a corkboard or w...
Cross Comparison of documents
2/27/2020
I don’t think file comparison software is likely to be very helpful for your purpose.
If you can define the text patterns that you are looking for, even approximately, a good full text search p...
MyInfo 7 may be released soon
1/8/2020
Received a teaser note today from Petko Georgiev saying that it's time for him to release MyInfo 7 and to expect a more detailed announcement in 2-3 days.
The one notable piece of information is:
"...
Notion.io is my new favorite
9/3/2019
Notion just got a very unfavorable review in PC Magazine:
https://www.pcmag.com/review/370368/notion
Any note taking app that syncs over LAN?
8/13/2019
For backup and sync to just about anything (local/LAN/cloud), you might look at Syncovery (https://www.syncovery.com/), which is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and several other desktop operating s...
interesting long piece about Evernote
6/29/2019
More on Evernote's struggles in today's NY Times:
A Unicorn Lost in the Valley, Evernote Blows Up the ‘Fail Fast’ Gospel
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/business/evernote-what-happene...
Ultra Recall 5.4
4/3/2019
Ultra Recall will be coming up soon for $39 on BitsDuJour.
A BDJ user commented:
“Yikes! It seems that a major version of this software hasn't been released in nearly 7 years! (V5.0 released 6...
xtabber wrote:
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>washere wrote:
>This looks similar to previous similar devices to write on, I'm not
>>recommending nor buying before release and reading user reviews though,
>>still pretty cheap:...
washere wrote:
This looks similar to previous similar devices to write on, I'm not
>recommending nor buying before release and reading user reviews though,
>still pretty cheap:
>
>https://www.indieg...
Ultra Recall 5.4
2/20/2019
Ultra Recall 5.4 was posted on February 18 2019, the first update in nearly a year and a half.
No major changes, but UR users will be happy to hear that the program is still being supported by the de...
To do tracking in Microsoft Word
11/8/2018
Microsoft is working on a new feature they call “to do tracking” in Word. As of now, it’s only available in Word for Mac for Office Insiders, but they expect to roll it out to all Of...
Accented characters in GrandViewForWinV1
9/20/2018
In Windows, you can hold down the Alt key and directly enter the codes for extended characters on the numeric keypad (assuming your keyboard has a numeric keypad). That works for nearly all programs, ...
A (very) interesting new browser
6/11/2018
Brave’s business model is to block advertising from third parties but substitute advertising from their own partners. Users will be able to pay for content through a micro-payment system based o...
Comparisons of online outliners
5/18/2018
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>The proof, however, will be when the "Early Bird" pricing goes away and
>instead of $4 per month, it is $8. I'm not sure I'd sign on for $96 per
>year.
According to Erica at ...
Dr Andus wrote:
>Seeing Google's announcement today (in a nutshell, Chromebooks will be
>able to run Linux apps directly within Chrome OS, without the need for
>any special workarounds, as currentl...
It's been 25 years (1/4 century!) since "egg freckles" and we don't seem much closer.
http://doonesbury.slate.com/strip/set/24
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>Some of you may remember a piece of writing software called PageFour.
>Personally, I'd forgotten all about it until I got an email from the
>developer today announcing his new ...
The 13.3 inch screen of the Onyx Boox Max2, with its 2200 x 1650 resolution, displays 8.5 x 11 inch documents at their actual size without the need to zoom or scroll. None of my tablets have 4G, but t...
Pierre Paul Landry wrote:
>There is currently such a great selection of thin and light Android, IOS
>and Windows tablets, with beautiful IPS color displays, long battery
>life, stylus, similar pric...