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Bangle.io
8/28/2022
Chanced upon this very open source Taskpaper-like Mac app that works with Markdown files (in your folder of choice) as WYSIWYG (like Typora) and offers tags, backlinks and workspaces.
A downloadable...
Lots of skepticism in the AlphaSmart forum regarding the pricing and capabilities.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaSmart/comments/wwnmaa/new_freewrite_alpha/
Unless you absolutely need 100-hr battery ...
Heptabase
8/24/2022
steveylang wrote:
>I signed up for the wait list for Kosmikl at the beginning of the year,
>still waiting.
>
>I did get an email thanking me for my patience and giving me a free
>first year.
>
>
>Da...
tightbeam wrote:
> Legitimate,
>*useful* criticism lubes the gears of progress. A developer who doesn't
>welcome that kind of criticism, or who wilts under it, isn't worth much.
Speaking of wiltin...
That breathless video is from the beginning of the year. Microsoft announced Loop last fall ( https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22758951/microsoft-loop-fluid-components-office-collaboration-app ) wit...
My guide for new users of Logseq
8/18/2022
Yes, fundamentally they come from two different paradigms. For me I'd rather build out from a high quality outliner than have a page-pased app that has some outlining in it - strange that Dynalist's d...
My guide for new users of Logseq
8/17/2022
Dormouse wrote:
>I'm not sure about the privacy (Obsidian is entirely local unless you
>choose to put it online) or the markdown (Obsidian only works on
>markdown).
I take your point about privacy...
My guide for new users of Logseq
8/16/2022
I think the takeaway I got from the 30 or so minutes I got through is that Logseq has some privacy and other advantages (eg Markdown as default) over similar apps like Obsidian, but none of these apps...
My guide for new users of Logseq
8/15/2022
To add to this, the Keep Productive channel on YouTube recently uploaded a fairly comprehensive 50-minute long 'Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Logseq - Getting Started'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Someone was posting about this on the PKMS subreddit the other day.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PKMS/comments/wgrvoe/affine_is_the_nextgen_knowledge_base_to_replace/
Seems like early days for the app,...
Scrintal
8/3/2022
bigspud wrote:
> Do you think it's half the value in function to heptabase?
I'm unfamiliar with helptabase.
>$250 out of pocket to test the two, but damn curious!
If you can get into Scrintal'...
Broader musings
8/1/2022
A friend who lurks here from time to time messaged me "Rogue AI? ߤ–"
Scrintal
8/1/2022
Company blog post on early-access to Scrintal, and discussing the $60/yr pricing they decided on:
https://blog.scrintal.com/revealing-scrintals-early-access-plan-1fb36a3d0b8f
Article on using Scrint...
UpNote adds collapsible sections
7/30/2022
To be clear, I purchased the premium lifetime unlock last May, and the jpeg attachment was added at that time, and gave a text description for the img so that I'd be able to search for it, so I distin...
UpNote adds collapsible sections
7/30/2022
I purchased the Premium unlock recently added a few ozen files to UpNote 15 months ago but never could convince myself to migrate my files to it. I recently copied a few dozen files I was working with...
I like the app quite a bit, and its very fast to read files and edit them. Version 3 is better looking, and I've changed it to Dark Mode with custom fonts for lists.
But small quirky things annoy me....
Andy Brice wrote:
> There is no way that Equals is going to replace Excel for 99.99% of
>Excel users. 0.01% of Excel users be might still be a market worth
>pursuing though.
Microsoft Office excel ...
Craft 2.0 - For Everyone!
7/24/2022
The MacPowerUsers podcast's latest episode is a 100-minute 'deep dive' into Craft. I generally don't listen to the podcast because in the past there was too much padding in it and its deep dives somet...
Craft 2.0 - For Everyone!
7/17/2022
Simon wrote:
>Is Craft any good for academic work? I'm looking for a solution for an
>MA I'm starting. Would Craft be a good fit?
Depends on what your needs are. If you're in the Apple ecosystem yo...
UpNote adds collapsible sections
7/13/2022
Upnote blog post on its continued updates, including changing background color on collapsible sections, and auto attachment-sync
https://medium.com/upnote/latest-in-upnote-attachment-sync-enhancement...
Logseq Academic Workflow Updates
7/7/2022
Last week Logseq started a Learning Sprint that is getting good notices
https://blog.logseq.com/sprint-with-us-master-logseq-queries-in-3-weeks/
Also, it looks like they're working to build up page...
Craft 2.0 - For Everyone!
7/5/2022
The landing page is a fair overview, and you can learn more in-depth for Individual and Enterprise users on separate pages.
https://www.craft.do/solutions/individuals
I know one person who was very ...
Craft 2.0 - For Everyone!
7/4/2022
JF Martin is creating short how-to videos for Craft that are pretty useful
https://www.youtube.com/c/NumericCitizenVideos/videos
Agenda
6/28/2022
Paul, I'd be interested in learning how you are using the app, and which features you have gravitated to. I have a passel of hibernating notes apps, and Agenda is one of those I feel close to digging ...
Agenda
6/28/2022
It's a good Mac/iOS date-focused notes app, with a generous if unique license plan. Although it's got many powerful features (autocompletion, tag browser, links/backlinks, filtering, format/tag Action...