Jeffery Smith

Bear review 11/6/2016

Does anybody know if there is a user manual or video overview of it? I cannot find either, I really don't like wasting time learning features by stumbling into them while shooting in the dark. This is...

Outline+ updates 10/30/2016

Now that Circus Ponies is gone and Aquaminds seems to be neglectware, I'm trying to keep current with any other outliners for Mac that use a notebook paradigm. I'm glad to see that Outline has a 2-wee...

iThoughts version 4.0 10/26/2016

I contacted Craig at iThoughts and he indicated that version 4.0 is a free upgrade from version 3.0. I had bought mine through the app store, and it upgraded to 4.0 at no cost. But you can't use an ol...

NovaMind bites the dust 10/10/2016

Novamind "Perpetual" subscribers were treated this week with an update to NovaMind. No new features, but it has been renamed "NovaMind Legacy". Sort of an ironic name. According to Wikipedia: "In com...

Pigeonhole 9/10/2016

Hope the author sees this and makes that page a redirect instead of a 404. mprazoff wrote: While the link from the Mac App store leads to a 404 sub-page, the rest >of the Web site seems to be funct...

Pigeonhole 9/10/2016

Did this app die off already? The URL for the developer seems to have gone away.

NovaMind bites the dust 9/3/2016

I just downloaded the App Store version of SimpleMind. The format is relatively easy on the eyes for projection on a screen. I'm still trying to get used to not having a "file" menu.

NovaMind bites the dust 9/1/2016

I have MindManager but don't really like the look of the maps (I use them in teaching, projected on a screen). I also have ConceptDraw Mind Mapping software, which is awful looking. I hadn't heard of ...

NovaMind bites the dust 8/30/2016

Whenever I am offered a "lifetime" subscription for a higher price, I should know that the place is in trouble. I bought it, didn't get any further updates, and now need to switch to MindManager.

Using Aquaminds Notetaker (Mac) again 6/25/2016

I will absolutely try this post haste! I haven't even considered third party macros since the mid-80s when Borland (I think) had a program that would briefly take over your keyboard. Thanks for the ...

Using Aquaminds Notetaker (Mac) again 6/25/2016

I did use NoteShare for a while, but wondered if its additional features might make it more prone to losing my information. So I went back to Notetaker. I have gotten into a routine of putting my data...

Using Aquaminds Notetaker (Mac) again 6/24/2016

With the sudden demise and disappearance of Circus Ponies Notebook, I had had few choices for my organized note taking on the Mac. I had shunned Aquaminds Notetaker a few years back because it was ext...

Is subscription software a good thing or not? 6/10/2016

It hasn't been a good thing for me. My Microsoft 365 subscription has a very bad habit of locking my out, refusing my password, and then waiting 3-4 weeks to get to my problem. As I result, I moved ov...

Organizing Thousands of Quotes 6/9/2016

Filemaker Pro

Best program for lecture notes 6/5/2016

When I was a freshman, the personal computer was still about a decade away. I always used Cornell Note Paper regardless of the topic. It wasn't called that specifically, though. It was in spiral-bound...

Best program for lecture notes 6/5/2016

While the praise about OneNote makes me think I should look at it again, I really didn't like the interface and feel of it. I only use the Mac version of Scrivener, but cannot fault it in any way. You...

Best program for lecture notes 6/3/2016

I never could warm up to OneNote, though I really wanted to. I find Evernote the best thing for taking unstructured notes while not having to worry about syncing and overwriting something important.

Circus Ponies suddenly ceased business 2/20/2016

Like MaxThink for MSDOS! steveylang wrote: That's why my preference is now apps that use text files, or as close as >possible. '.TXT' will never go out of style! > >Jeffery wrote: >My issue is that I...

Circus Ponies suddenly ceased business 2/20/2016

My issue is that I fall in love with software that is, to me, extremely functional, only to have it discontinued or sold to another entity that kills its or ignores it. The list includes ThinkTank, Gr...

Circus Ponies suddenly ceased business 2/20/2016

I would save my $20 and invest $4.99 in Growly Notes.

An alternative to Circus Ponies Notebook 2/16/2016

I just bought Growlynotes (for $4.99, how could I resist?). Looks like a cute program. Jeffery Stephen Zeoli wrote: I second the suggestions of Curio and OmniOutliner and would just add >that you sh...

An alternative to Circus Ponies Notebook 2/15/2016

I'm going to download the user manual for Curio and take a look at some of its tutorials online. That may be the most viable option. Thanks much, folks! Jeffery

An alternative to Circus Ponies Notebook 2/15/2016

I really wanted something for putting both unstructured notes as well as outline notes, and having a convenient search capability. I bought both CP Notebook and Aquaminds Notetaker about 10 years ago ...

An alternative to Circus Ponies Notebook 2/15/2016

Any suugestions for a worthy alternative to Circus Ponies Notebook? I seem to have trouble warming up to OneNote on the Mac. Jeffery

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