Amontillado
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The development is aggressive. It's on version 21 now, 22 soon.
I've been able in the past to find layout irregularities, but they were never all that bad. The current version has no bad habits I'm a...
I see from the Zengobi web site the next version of Curio (Mac only) will support something like transclusion.
A text snippet (a text figure, in Curio's lexicon) can appear like a Devonthink replican...
Numbers is an unsung hero for story planning. I wish there was a way to put arrows or lines between text blocks that stick. When you drag a text block it leaves lines behind.
I also wish there was a ...
In the end, it's what you do with software, not what software does for you.
Yes, I know. I'm a heretic, but I think I'm redeemable. I'm still looking for the perfect outliner. It's out there, somewhe...
The thinkboards and pinboards look very innovative. In fact, it's a shame they aren't more common in word processors.
Edwin Yip has been promoting similar ideas for a long time in DocxManager. If I w...
My objection to everything going in one big file in Ulysses is that I didn't want one database to rule them all. Blog posts, novel(s), letters to fussy Aunt Mabel, essays, and whatever other drivel I ...
I have fond memories of Ulysses. Scrivener was my first foray into a writing studio application. It was great, but it lacked styles back in Version 2.
When Version 3 came out, I found I didn't like s...
I've written some in Markdown. I'm glad it's available.
At the other end of the spectrum, I get good use out of Mellel, but currently I'm straying back to Nisus Writer Pro, my other go-to word proces...
Voidtools Everything
4/11/2022
Bill, you forgot that lovely Unix heart beating inside MacOS. But it's OK. It just works. You don't have to think about it. :-)
Wow - sounds like you've invested a lot of care in your work. Very nice.
Heptabase
2/23/2022
Extremely interesting. The subscription plan nudges me away, but I guess I have to get used to subscriptions.
Heptabase addresses what I consider a missing feature in Curio. An idea can be relevant i...
Docxmanager and Scrivener
2/4/2022
Listerene wrote:
>I have an iron-clad rule: Your program hurts me -- and that one did -- I
>will (A) never trust you with anything ever again and (B) I will tell
>everyone about how incompetent you ar...
Docxmanager and Scrivener
2/2/2022
Yes, the first release of whatever it was called back then was not recommendable. I believe the developer offered every license holder a refund. He regrouped, continued his efforts, and I think he's g...
Docxmanager and Scrivener
2/1/2022
It probably depends on whether you want to write in Word or not. I find using Devonthink for what I'd do in Scrivener's research folder works reasonably well. A tree of folders on my disk would pretty...
Blik looks nice. I'm tempted.
When I work on a project that involves notes and files, I generally use Devonthink as sort of a meta-document.
A prettier option is Curio, which I've sometimes used as ...
Winterfest promotion
1/12/2022
One of the things I like about Tinderbox is that it's not tied to cloud syncing. I'm not a fan of apps tied to a particular service. That's why I migrated away from OmniFocus, which is a great app.
Winterfest promotion
1/12/2022
Regarding Tinderbox's learning curve, I'm not so sure it should be that big a deal.
You can use it like a 3-D version of Scapple with almost zero investigation. There are immediate uses for Tinderbox...
Winterfest promotion
1/11/2022
steve-rogers wrote:
I tried to use TB a while back snd, while I found it to be
>very impressive, it just didn’t stick for me.
That was my initial experience. One thing I remember - and am re...
Winterfest promotion
1/11/2022
Effie looks nice. I don't think I regret the upgrade fee for Tinderbox, though. I'm looking forward to messing around with it, and I'm cautiously hopeful I'll get a lot of good out of it, too.
Winterfest promotion
1/11/2022
Well, I was weak. Paid my upgrade fee, back to Tinderbox.
I remain very addicted to Devonthink. What I'm hoping to do with Tinderbox, mostly, is use it as a corkboard or mindmap.
If Devonthink had t...
Winterfest promotion
1/10/2022
Does anyone have a feel for the differences between Storyspace and Tinderbox? I'm primarily interested in notes for writing. Technical writing, which is probably my only credible excuse for picking up...
A thought about Tinderbox, which I'm helplessly sliding toward purchasing afresh. I don't think I gave it a fair chance the first time around.
Applications that go about a common task in a unique way...
Winterfest promotion
12/23/2021
Another reason to be interested in Winterfest - Mellel is just about out of beta with version 5.1.
When you buy Mellel, you get a year or two of free updates, so anyone buying now will get 5.1 when i...
Winterfest promotion
12/21/2021
I have to say the ability to create aliases to notes is pretty compelling.
A single thing, like a character or location description, can be important in multiple places in a story. So, it should be a...
Winterfest promotion
12/20/2021
Got both of your products, Andy - but I'm still nervous.
My credit card could take a hit. For instance, Tinderbox. I strayed from it long ago because of the learning curve.
Still, I have to wonder ...