Re: Opinions on Treepad, ShadowPlan? New user.

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Posted by ureadit
2003-11-02 10:21:47

Durability? Most, probably all of the current PIMS have been developed by small shops or single individuals. The longest running PIM of which I am aware is InfoSelect. Regrettably it still does not support full RTF (despite many requests) and many think it is overpriced.

Steve Z noted that I’ve mentioned Jot+. It is what I use most because it is full RTF, is easy/intuitive to learn, and I had already dumped a lot of stuff into it before some of the newer PIMs came on the scene. Also, at present I have no need for multiple views. It is, however, the product of a single person.

KeyNote may be the best of the free PIMs, but again it is the product of a single person.

Zoot can slice and dice information, but I believe that it is still plain text ( http://www.zootsoftware.com ). The author is still calling the current Version a beta, although he released it YEARS ago. He’s still working on the Help File.

Now, if you want MULTIPLE views and are willing to pay a big price, with no guarantee of longevity, look at Multicentric,

http://www.multicentric.com/wapi/mctxwapi.dll/getObject?mid=MCT&ObjID=1

I’ve never used it, but it looks interesting.

-steve c

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