MadaboutDana
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Useful Article Explaining Zettelkasten
4/10/2020
The main issue with Typora is that it doesn’t distinguish between the markdown hashtag used for headings, and hashtags used for tagging purposes. As far as Typora is concerned, all hashtags = he...
I fear the Omni Group has run out of steam in recent years.
Listen, I hate to say that. I love small, independent developers, and being able to use OmniOutliner was one of the things I most looked fo...
Outliner for granular writing?
4/7/2020
Sorry, yes, you’re quite right. It’s a Mac-only app, unfortunately.
But they had BIG plans for further development a couple of years ago. I’m hoping it’s one of those projects...
Strength and solidarity
4/7/2020
Well said, Alexander and Andy!
It’s certainly a useful opportunity to reflect on what really matters to us all.
Take care, everyone!
Bill
Outliner for granular writing?
4/5/2020
A rather good free option would be open-source Manuscripts, a writing tool for academic writing in particular:
https://www.manuscriptsapp.com
It’s a large program, but does what it does extrem...
Useful Article Explaining Zettelkasten
3/19/2020
Sorry, I meant to mention the name of the theme that turns Typora into Bear: Ursine (Polar or Umbra). I thoroughly recommend it - it even plays humorously on Bear’s background graphic when no no...
Useful Article Explaining Zettelkasten
3/18/2020
Heh, I was quite inspired by the Typora article - enough to unearth Typora from my list of apps and reinstall it.
It’s a great app. The search engine is fantastic - blasts through multiple file...
White board software
3/12/2020
You’re welcome, Paul - it’s always satisfying when someone finally hears the prophet mournfully preaching in the wilderness… ;-)
Cheers!
Bill
Tinderbox 8.5 with Cross Tab views
3/12/2020
Ziplinks sound suspiciously like wikilinks - but hey, I guess all brands need a bit of extra sizzle...
MindRaider + MindForger
3/11/2020
I found several ways back to the original repository, from looking up the file in the Mac file system (where it lurks in a spontaneously created MindForger repository) to using the associations that a...
White board software
3/11/2020
The only downer about Curio is the fact that it’s confined to macOS, whereas Numbers (and KeyNote) both work across macOS and iOS (although not other platforms, of course – although web-ba...
White board software
3/10/2020
Heh, you have a point. Although Corkulous has one or two pluses, including an impressive gallery of shapes. And you can, of course, change the background so it doesn’t look like a good ole’...
White board software
3/9/2020
Here’s another plug for Numbers – but also for Corkulous, the latest version of which is very powerful, having been bought up by a new developer. Runs on macOS and iOS.
The one to go for ...
On Windows, I’m tempted to suggest Scrivener. Keep It, alas, is restricted to Apple devices.
New app: Columns
3/4/2020
I’ve been liaising with the (very amiable) developer of a new macOS app (sorry, Windows users) called Columns.
It’s a nice take on the Cornell Notes concept, consisting of a fairly conve...
Cross Comparison of documents
2/27/2020
Now this looks more like the kind of thing you need (Windows only, unfortunately): https://tshwanedje.com/corpus/
There’s also the respected WordSmith (again, Windows only), here:
And an inte...
Hot damn! This is looking better by the day!
I want one!
Cross Comparison of documents
2/27/2020
Alternatively, as xtabber suggests, you could use a good search engine.
My favourite on macOS is FoxTrot Pro, and I use it for trawling through my own corpus of research documents; you can customise ...
Cross Comparison of documents
2/27/2020
This is a really interesting issue, I must say.
Translation software uses the “concordance” feature to identify matching phrases in multiple documents, but it wouldn’t really work f...
Cross Comparison of documents
2/24/2020
On the Mac, DeltaWalker is a fairly impressive option.
If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d recommend FileMaker Pro.
You could (relatively) easily create your own database (with relational elements, if desired; useful for maintaining multiple table...
Reading through your description, it looks friendlier than Highlights, too. I’ve used Highlights, but been underwhelmed.
Dang, Keypoints looks very interesting - nice website already!
I’ve subscribed so I can get updates. Best of luck with that!
Cheers,
Bill
Noto - has anyone tried it?
2/22/2020
I have tried it (inevitably); it’s a very elegant app, but its search function is rudimentary, acting more as a simple filter. By this I mean it narrows down the list of notes with the search te...
Clibu Notes v0.42.00 Released
2/19/2020
Good for you, Neville! It’s really impressive to see such dedication to an information-gathering concept like Clibu - a genuine attempt to make a sophisticated, difficult-to-manage activity as u...