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Forced Upgrades 6/15/2019

satis wrote: >So far I've just seen you make an unsupported claim, then ignore any >evidence supplied (including other differing opinions in the thread) by >saying one cannot generalise. Especially...

Forced Upgrades 6/14/2019

satis wrote: > >Simon wrote: > >>Stats on prices are too simplistic. > >... said the guy who started this by saying, " Apps are more expensive >now than ever before" lol :) > >According to the U.S...

Forced Upgrades 6/13/2019

satis wrote: > >Simon wrote: > >>Apps are more expensive now than ever before. > >Simply saying "apps are more expensive" is overbroad and incorrect. In >2009 the average price in the App Store is...

Forced Upgrades 6/11/2019

satis wrote: Apps cannot be supported without cashflow attached to them, since the >first flush of registrations of a new app cannot carry over >indefinitely. A decade ago apps cost several times as...

Forced Upgrades 6/10/2019

I've noticed recently (by that I mean the last few years!), that those devs that don't go for subscription models to sell their software are increasingly opting for upgrade pricing only being availabl...

OmniOutliner 3 for iOS 5/25/2019

I have in general dumped omni. The prices were getting too ridiculous. I have version 3 of OO, but this will be my last version. I do all my outlining now on Dynalist, I also use Dynalist (very effect...

Subscription as investment 5/13/2019

I’m afraid I’m totally against subscriptions and only pay where I’m forced to. Since the advent of subscriptions, my monthly outgoing tripled, so I dumped many apps. My problem with ...

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 5/3/2019

Simon wrote: I've got Houdaspot 4 and am testing Foxtrot Pro. However, Foxtrot pro >does not seem good with .eml files. If I search by email address Foxtrot >Pro comes up with nothing out of 71K .em...

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 5/3/2019

I've got Houdaspot 4 and am testing Foxtrot Pro. However, Foxtrot pro does not seem good with .eml files. If I search by email address Foxtrot Pro comes up with nothing out of 71K .eml files. Houdaspo...

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 5/2/2019

Simon wrote: Now that Houdaspot has been released can anyone share a comparison >between Foxtrot and Houdah? > >I have 71K .eml files and am looking for a good search app. Sorry that should have sa...

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 5/2/2019

Now that Houdaspot has been released can anyone share a comparison between Foxtrot and Houdah? I have 71K .eml files and am looking for a good search app.

Fsnotes 3 5/1/2019

Does FSNotes support [[Link]] linking?

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 4/29/2019

Dellu wrote: >The ios app of FT displays only the plain text format of the pdf files. >That is just useless to me because I need to see the whole thing: many >of my documents contain graphs, and s...

Rediscovering FoxTrot Pro 4/29/2019

Has anyone used foxtrot attaché search? I’ve been moving all my data into finder and really like foxtrot pro. There are no reviews so I’m looking for some advice.

DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open 4/29/2019

Whichever way you spin it, they have made a decision to treat specific groups of people differently when offering a discount. As it's their company they are of course entitled to do so. However, by ju...

DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open 4/29/2019

Franz Grieser wrote: >They have every right to decide which organisations they offer >discounts. > >I'd say you're mixing up things. They do not support certain >organisations. That does not mean ...

DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open 4/27/2019

MadaboutDana wrote: @Simon, >When you say DEVONthink discriminates against groups, who did you have >in mind? This can be emotive because we all discriminate in some way or another and I'm not look...

DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open 4/27/2019

I’ve decided not upgrade to DT3. I find the iOS app too limited and development on it is far too slow. Yes DB’s are now available on iOS and sync is solid. But that’s where it ends....

Anyone using Zettelkasten? 4/13/2019

I was not really gripped by linking in the Zetelkasten method. I appreciate that Luhmann didn't really have any option when working on card, but with advanced searches these are a moot point for me. I...

Tinderbox 8 is released 4/13/2019

Stephen Zeoli wrote: One thing is clear from this discussion and others elsewhere: Tinderbox >isn't for everyone. It isn't even for most people. I think the point being made is that it could be. I ...

Anyone using Zettelkasten? 4/12/2019

Dr Andus wrote: Simon wrote: >>I've debated what I really need. The following would be ideal: >>- Wiki links >>- Tags >>- Categories >>- Silver Searcher like capability. >>- Markdown styling > >I ha...

What are the note taking/task managing features you dont like or think they are useless? 4/10/2019

Digital task managers and reminders. I find digital task manager collect cruft like nothing I know. The whole, “let’s put it into Todoist, Omnifocus, etc” and deal with it later is ...

Anyone using Zettelkasten? 4/10/2019

Ubiquity does seem a necessity for a Zettelkasten. I’ve tried a number of things over the years. I have “The Archive”, which is nice in what it does, but alas no mobile and the hacks...

OneNote finally has custom tagging 3/9/2019

Onenote (and ms apps in general) fall down in app parity across platforms. We have; just last week; migrated from gsuite to O365. I’m the only Mac/iOS user. It’s been a nightmare to try to...

Sort of a poll: What is your favorite task manager/to do app? 3/8/2019

I’ve used most of the popular apps in the last 10+ years and before that various paper planners. I realised some time into using apps that my approach was flawed. I started using apps and in gr...

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