Re: Our sets

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Posted by stephenz
2005-11-01 09:37:17

> Re IH and Zoot, even though it may not sound concnrete, a certain versatility might be part of what is in Zoot that isn’t in IH or other programs. Now let me try to be more concrete: I think that Zoot’s strength is in its ability to manage data automatically, using its folder based columns. In other words you get the ability to have metadata, much as ADM has, but in addition Zoot can manage it for you based on dates, times, and other rules.

If you don’t mind me commenting here, what I think makes Zoot unique is that you can restructure a database at any time. That is, after you’ve collected a hundred notes in a database, you can then create folders with rules that will add structure (or restructure) the information. In a tree-based program, you would need to manually move each piece of data to a new node. In a keyword-based program, you’d need to edit the keywords. I think this is the flexibility that Zoot offers that really sets it apart. For me, it means I don’t have to think too much about how to categorize a particular piece of information at the time I capture it.

Steve Z.

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