MadaboutDana
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Interesting new app
5/27/2020
Ah, interesting difference in US vs. British usage there. “Mad about Dana” in BritEng = “Passionately in love with/adoring of Dana”. In AmerEng, of course, it means “Angr...
Interesting new app
5/26/2020
This isn’t, strictly speaking, outliner-related, but it is kind of.
(The software I’m about to introduce is iPadOS/macOS only, I’m afraid.)
A new app is just in the process of appe...
Taskheat
5/15/2020
It is a rather nice app - I’ve tried it out for projects. But there are certain irritations; the behaviour of the mind map is odd and sometimes unpredictable. However, this was quite a few month...
Obsidian gets folding
5/15/2020
“sparks joy” – that’s a lovely phrase, perfectly describing the thrill felt by a veteran CRIMPer when s/he encounters an app that is a genuine pleasure to use! UX is still vast...
Workflowy - Updates? News?
5/11/2020
Well, I tend to use kanban very loosely for all kinds of categorisation. Your approach is more or less standard (like “Intray”, “To do”, “Doing”, “Done”...
This is rough on early users, and disappointing when the concept itself is so clearly exceptional.
It’s interesting to contrast the slow-but-solid Workflowy approach, which is often criticised ...
Workflowy - Updates? News?
5/5/2020
Ah, no, I lied! Actually, you CAN drag and drop cards between columns (by pressing and holding on the roundel thingy). Wow!
Workflowy - Updates? News?
5/5/2020
Actually, the kanban feature really IS cool, not least because it remembers the setting for a specific node, and you can easily collapse (fold) sub-nodes in their respective columns. Hot damn!
Wow! T...
Workflowy - Updates? News?
5/5/2020
Hot damn, that kanban feature is seriously cool! Love it!
Mark wrote:
More Workflowy news.
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>I recently noticed it has added Kanban-style boards, allowing you to
>take vertical lists and display the...
Good grief - that’s actually very impressive. And the video is a very nice demonstration of what you’re aiming to achieve.
That’s going to be an amazing product (in the not-too-dist...
simple Task management in Google Sheets
4/21/2020
Numbers also allows you to fold - although it can be a bit complicated to set up.
I’d agree with Frank, Jonas - obviously your post is relevant to Obsidian and this thread, but do create a separate thread about Thinktool, too.
Cheers!
Bill
Strength and solidarity
4/17/2020
Wot, you mean apart from sucking away all Robert Luke’s money… ;-)
Stay safe and healthy, everyone!
Bill
Absolutely - this is one of the major reasons why I’ve moved away from Ulysses (and Bear, actually), although I’m very fond of it both as a writing but also as an information management ap...
Nice one, washere - that’s a really interesting breakdown.
I shall apply it to the online stuff we’re currently working on!
Cheers,
Bill
Useful Article Explaining Zettelkasten
4/12/2020
Thanks, @Luhmann, for bringing Roam into this - yes, it’s an amazing app, I’d love to use it, but now have a firm policy in place that I won’t confide any data to an app that only ex...
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...