Amontillado
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Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/14/2023
Mellel 6 has been released. It's been through a fairly long beta cycle and has been extremely solid for me.
Anyone looking at Mellel for the first time will likely get befuddled by Auto-titles.
I th...
iA physical (paper) notebook
12/9/2023
I wish iA Writer allowed custom ordering of files in the Library pane. That would make it like a minimalist Ulysses.
As far as relevance for the iA Writer paper notebook in a digital world, I'd say i...
The Brain Cyber Monday sale
11/23/2023
I believe if Excalibrain resonates with you TheBrain will, too, and I think you'll find it will be low friction.
Tempting, that offer. Would like to hear how it works out for you if you start using T...
Oh, good tip. Definitely a good solution.
What I like, though, is for a document to be independent of any particular style choices of the moment.
Probably more than is needed in an outlining tool, I...
OmniOutliner has per-level styles. They are quirky but once you see how they work they do what they are supposed to.
You can't save OmniOutliner styles, so you can't save a particular setup and then ...
1 Diagramming software like Scapple, but with notes connectable to multiple parts of the map?
11/5/2023
Curio has a feature that might be interesting.
Every item in Curio (called figures in Curio-speak) has a number of attributes including a jump action.
If you right click on a text box (figure), mind...
A critique of tagging
11/5/2023
I’m out of free Medium articles, so I can’t check. Wasn’t that anti-tagging article written in something like 2017?
Seeing the value of tags is not as intuitive as it would seem. I...
A critique of tagging
11/4/2023
Here's a use case for tags I think is justification for their existence.
I have a library of documents, bank statements, and notes. The team is going to meet to discuss something that will naturally ...
A critique of tagging
11/4/2023
I wonder if his opinion has changed since he wrote that post. Just about any tool can be misused.
Please accept my apologies. My only dog in the hunt is a general wish for peace. I did not seek to open debate either way and do not have well informed opinions, anyway.
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Interesting! I also see Mellel's web site is produced by Pelican, a Python-based static site generator.
If I ever get active in blogging, I need to remember there are alternatives to Wordpress.
I think I need to CRIMP more seriously. Here’s where I’ve gotten actual good:
OneNote - that’s all I can use it work. It doesn’t have the feel of a worthy tool. I have to keep...
Oops. Copying to the right thread.
I think I need to CRIMP more seriously. Here's where I've gotten actual good:
OneNote - that's all I can use it work. It doesn't have the feel of a worthy tool. I have to keep wet wipes at my worksta...
Zengobi Curio has a feature called a pinboard, which is sort of like a corkboard. Pinboards can have title bars but they don't have names. In general, Curio doesn't use object names. With synchronized...
Curio is an unrecognized wonder. I tend to use it for brainstorming and outlining, not note taking, except in one important area - math.
I'm math stupid, always have been, and I'm trying to heal myse...
Useful outliner search/query examples
9/26/2023
I applaud users and developers alike when there is a meeting at a need.
Obsidian has great promise. That gap between function and documentation, poorly bridged by my noggin, is what keeps me from bei...
Aeon Timeline releases version 3.2
9/24/2023
Aeon's timeline view does require multiple steps per event. The spreadsheet view is quicker, like filling out cells by typing and tabbing.
My favorite, though, is to add fields for start, stop, obser...
Useful outliner search/query examples
9/21/2023
For an interesting implementation of regular expressions, check out the Mellel word processor. Regex's are built with a point and click interface. A newcomer to regular expressions doesn't even need t...
Aeon Timeline releases version 3.2
9/21/2023
That's a good idea, plugging in scheduled things. I haven't done that, but I can see where it might help.
Aeon Timeline releases version 3.2
9/20/2023
This isn't a conventional project, but it probably qualifies as an alternate use of Aeon.
I'm one of many involved in an extended, months-long dialog with a tax appraisal office in disarray.
Every n...
Useful outliner search/query examples
9/20/2023
One of the reasons I don't play well with Obsidian is Dataview. It's very popular and useful, but it suffers from fragility. I remember spending several sessions trying to get an example query to work...
MindNode could be so much more. For instance, I'd like to see three dimensions. Let each node potentially have a sub-map and MindNode would be truly awesome.
But I can't quite stop using it. The outl...
Another one goes subscription
9/3/2023
NoteTaker looks nice, but I see the comment that it serves in "capturing, organizing, and retrieving any kind of information in an intuitive electronic notebook."
Since it says "an" electronic notebo...
Another one goes subscription
9/1/2023
I think I miscommunicated. I think subscription software should continue to work in the event there is no company to renew the subscription with.
The opposite of a kill switch.