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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 ...
Tags, Nested tags, Links/backlinks, Folders- What do you use? (Also, MOC's or Maps of Content pages)
12/16/2021
I use tags for two things in Devonthink.
Tags can be used to add state information to documents. They can also impose alternate hierarchies, and I really enjoy that.
My latest favorite trick is a s...
Brainstorming tools
12/15/2021
I have Flying Logic. It has never been a tool I constantly use, but I probably should use it more.
The Theory of Constraints, to my shallow understanding, is a way of mapping things like precondition...
Black Friday deals
11/23/2021
Devonthink is 25% off on all their products this weekend.
Devonthink isn't an outliner, but you can use it as one. As much as I want to find something flashier, I keep coming back to it.
Notes and Reminders in iOS 15
11/13/2021
MadaboutDana wrote:
Well, you can link notes in Notes by using a slight kludge, i.e. using
>the Share function to copy a single note's URL, then typing it into
>another note (or creating a link in a...
Walling
11/11/2021
I wish there was a corkboard app that would display URL's. Think of a cross between a web browser and corkboard.
Then I could have an inventory of ideas as notes in Devonthink. A subset could go on a...