Amontillado
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Journaling, a simplistic view
7/21/2018
I've decided to take up journaling, at least as long as the habit will stick, and decided on a few requirements.
Not on paper. I don't do that.
All content must be completely recoverable if the jour...
Gingko Desktop update
7/19/2018
Looks interesting. Any comments on Gingko's usability?
I have a slightly different view of events and tasks. Mostly, if someone else throws a dart at my schedule, pinning me to a time and place not of my choosing, it goes in my calendar. Or, if I have a s...
The future of OneNote
4/29/2018
I think to get the most out of DevonThink, one must use tags quite a bit.
As I recall, One Note's tags aren't hierarchical, and I remember them being cumbersome if you defined too many. That may be u...
The Brain is an interesting thing, and I like the premise. I used it a few years back, and I would probably use it today instead of DevonThink save for one thing - I see too many rough edges in The Br...
Ninox
12/24/2017
I bought Ninox a year or two ago, and initially thought it would be of some help, and there are things it can tell you a spreadsheet can't. I loaded property taxes for our county into a Ninox table fr...
Winterfest sale - Panorama X
12/23/2017
Crud. Just went back to the site and looked further - pricing is subscription only. Takes the fun out of it for me.
Winterfest sale - Panorama X
12/22/2017
I see in Eastgate's Winterfest (http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/Specials/WinterFest.html) there is a database application called Panorama X. I've always been interested in ways to mine data. For goo...
Tagging advice for DEVONThink
12/21/2017
I guess I should take my own advice and read the thoughtful manual.
If you keep the 'get info' window open, it tracks the current selection. The tags listed have drop-down arrows, so you can reveal a...
Graham Rhind wrote:
Yes, to give the developer, Edwin, his due, he listened very carefully
>to the feedback about WordOutliner and to how the users are using
>WritingOutliner, and made sure he took ...
Tagging advice for DEVONThink
12/14/2017
Thanks, Paul, good points. I had found you could create documents inside tag folders, which the documentation says are just folders - but I hear you about the issues creating documents in them. I trie...
Tagging advice for DEVONThink
12/14/2017
I've been thinking about how to get more out of DEVONThink, particularly in the way that TheBrain organizes stuff.
In TheBrain, there is a hierarchical order. Parent thoughts have child thoughts, and...
Chris Thompson wrote:
Scrivener 3 now has a single pane columnar outlining mode. See page 181,
>Figure 8.23 of the manual for a screenshot of what it looks like.
>
>There's no "outlines within table...
Speare word processor
12/6/2017
It's an interesting catchphrase for software to make writing fun. Fun with writing starts with a Big Chief tablet and a pencil. I obsess over writing tools, but that's the baseline requirement for get...
Speare word processor
12/5/2017
Probably not for me, but interesting. It looks a little like Ulysses and seems to work a little like Writers Blocks - https://speare.com
One more subscription application. I'm not a fan of that marke...
Forum information
12/4/2017
I had two posts that doubled, but I think the problem was external to this site. Note well, lest I forfeit status as a (l)user, I must deny any culpability.
In defense, I've found my trackpad changes...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/3/2017
The problem with add-ons is they can break with Word updates. I used Pages for correspondence. Then came an update that broke the mail merge script I was using.
I don’t remember why I got Nisu...
MindNode mind mapper reaches version 5
12/3/2017
Paul Korm wrote:
Hmm, perhaps you're thinking of another app. The current version 5 does
>not require a single central node -- and going back several years I can
>see numerous maps with multiple "m...
MindNode mind mapper reaches version 5
12/2/2017
Sorry about the duplicate. No idea how I managed to do that. My error, I'm sure.
MindNode mind mapper reaches version 5
12/2/2017
Sorry about the duplicate. No idea how I managed to do that. My error, I'm sure.
MindNode mind mapper reaches version 5
12/2/2017
Mind Node has been useful for me with one limiting factor. As nicely as the program works, it bugs me a little to have to have a central thought. Too many times thoughts best swarm as peers rather tha...
MindNode mind mapper reaches version 5
12/2/2017
Mind Node has been useful for me with one limiting factor. As nicely as the program works, it bugs me a little to have to have a central thought. Too many times thoughts best swarm as peers rather tha...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/1/2017
In my experience, Word's master document feature has always had fatal problems. In a few drag-and-drops, across several versions of Word, I've always been able to get subdocuments entangled without a ...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/1/2017
In my experience, Word's master document feature has always had fatal problems. In a few drag-and-drops, across several versions of Word, I've always been able to get subdocuments entangled without a ...
Tell us about your book
11/29/2017
I think I really love to write badly. I love to write. I write badly. Ergo, I must love to craft the unreadable. It's a calling few answer. It sets me among rare company.
Getting out of debt is anoth...