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I use a timestamp prefix on file names, particularly in my personal records/bookkeeping DevonThink database, but I've gotten on a plain text kick (again) lately, particularly for documentation and cre...
Paul J. Miller wrote:
>I don't know what it is about ConnectedText which lends itself to the
>data communicating with the user but this is my experience. See
>https://luhmann.surge.sh/communicating...
TheBrain 9 is out of beta
8/18/2018
I need to check this out. I was a very enthusiastic Brain user a few years back. Between jump thoughts and limited scope display of just what's close by, it's brilliant.
Journaling, a simplistic view
7/23/2018
A possibly interesting sidelight - DEVONThink definitely doesn't hide the real location of the files in its databases.
This morning I pondered the idea of using DT as a Scrivener alternative. I could...
A journalist outline
7/23/2018
Aggregating without attribution is a low practice. I assume it's commonplace, but it's still a low practice.
His comments on outlining sound valid, though.
There are those who claim not to outline. ...
Journaling, a simplistic view
7/23/2018
As a break glass in case of emergency option, direct file access is nice.
I wouldn’t modify anything, but you can copy the files from within DEVONThink without specialized tools.
Scrivener i...
Journaling, a simplistic view
7/21/2018
Scrivener is said to be vulnerable to certain sync processes used by iCloud, particularly the option to let iCloud manage your files. Seldom accessed files, even (apparently) files inside of packages....
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...