Paul Korm
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Roam Research -- Recent Experience?
5/29/2026
Satis wrote:
>I get better answers with AI search, and that's what I lean towards these days, but I spend more time searching overall because I need to _verify_ the results.
For anything more than...
Kosshi Is Database-Backed Outlining
5/27/2026
I bought Kosshi without hesitation, and enjoy it on macOS quite a bit. It needs to be better adapted for iOS though -- the app is very keyboard centric on macOS but most of those keyboard actions ar...
Roam Research -- Recent Experience?
5/25/2026
>I've been subscribing to and using WorkFlowy daily for over a decade, but the total size of my plain text export file is still less than 9 MB. It helped me a lot in retracing steps or finding things ...
Roam Research -- Recent Experience?
5/22/2026
Amontillado wrote:
>The best of them can be replaced with thoughtful application of lesser tools.
Like, say, a pen, stack of cards, and a slipbox?
(Interesting, the piles of money and time spen...
Roam Research -- Recent Experience?
5/22/2026
Simon wrote:
>Isn't there now an increased risk that Tana Outliner has a limited shelf-life, especially once the new Tana is financially viable?
Yes, I think so. I've curtailed any further use of...
SilverBullet
5/12/2026
This is my personal reading of the situation. I love Tana and I admire the whole team. I just believe that doing a major pivot to build a "new Tana" (their words) with as-yet vaguely defined featur...
SilverBullet
5/11/2026
Prion wrote:
>We really should be asking ourselves why we keep criticising note taking software for either being too focused but inflexible or, conversely, rabbit holes for futzing around with config...
SilverBullet
5/11/2026
Whenever a maker suggests
>Perhaps you [install this] on a Raspberry Pi you didn't have a use for
I see the rock guarding the entrance to a deep, dark rabbit hold sliding aside …
iA Writer content block syntax is
>/filename.ext
Obsidian's transclusion syntax is
>![[filemane]]
>I didn't see on the MWeb site where the library is stored.
If you store the Mweb database on the local machine, you can see the location referenced in Settings, and find it in the filesystem here...
samuels wrote:
>Is it inconceivable, though, given iA’s library feature, to write longer pieces in it?
It's conceivable to write War and Peace with TextEdit on an MacBook.
iA Writer supports t...
Alfons Schmid's Notebooks
5/5/2026
I used Notebooks regularly until a few years ago, and migrated to Obsidian. This thread raised my curiosity. I found that my 3.6 version appears to be incompatible with Tahoe. I downloaded the 4...
samuels wrote:
>Customers start demanding new features, etc., making the product into something else (becoming sluggier and >bloated). This is one of the things I value about IA; its rather strict ph...
Brainio reborn...
5/5/2026
This has a simple, clean look. Access the web version (app.brainio.com) for a more robust view of the capabilities than the screenshots on the landing page.
iA Writer and Ulysses are apples and oranges. iA is a very competent markdown editor. Ulysses is more of writing environment that incorporates a good editor. If you're writing long form, or a pa...
SheetPlanner 5.3
5/4/2026
Peter, thank you for persisting and continuing to uplevel SheetPlanner's feature set. I hope the product gives you as much pleasure as it does the users.
Forum redesign
5/4/2026
+1
Ken wrote:
>Is there a way for a thread to open to where I last left off reading it when I revisit the forum, or is that not possible?
Forum redesign
4/16/2026
The ability to edit my posts is the best feature.
WikiWise local wiki generator
4/16/2026
This is very interesting. If ConnectedText were alive and well, with Claude Code managing it, this is maybe what you'd get.
https://wiki-wise.com
There's always the weekend, Bill ...
MadaboutDana wrote:
>managed to stop myself from downloading it
Forum redesign
4/14/2026
Chris, could threads slew down to the last entry read? Like in Discourse. (Just for threads created since the redesign, obviously.)
Forum redesign
4/10/2026
Chris Murtland wrote:
>Anyone want all messages emailed to them? Or perhaps only topics you select to watch/follow?
Not something I need.
Forum redesign
4/10/2026
I notice the new site doesn't persist logins like the old version did. Must be a cookie thing. With the old site I could come and go for days and remain logged in even when the browser tab for the...
Forum redesign
4/9/2026
... one small request if possible. Can you unflag all previous posts (before 4/8) from being marked as New?
Forum redesign
4/9/2026
Whoa! I went to sleep in 1890 and woke up in 2030! I've always fondly enjoyed the retro look and feel of Outliner Software, but change is good. Thank you for all your work silently in the backgro...