Re: Getting software to work together

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Outliners.com Message ID: 5178

Posted by 100341.2151
2006-02-07 07:57:05

Graham -

> I am using Onfolio because the academic version lets me grab (scrape they call it) pages from Amazon and others and save the reference information to EndNote. It also saves web addresses to end note

Yes, I found that feature very tempting but, as I already had Net Snippets and ContentSaver, it’s hard to justify the additional cost. There’s a lot of choice now in this area. As usual, though, my requirements don’t seem to be shared by enough others to constitute an identifiable niche market in the eyes of software developers.

> I’ve never looked at Content Saver - maybe I should

It was one of the first usable programs of its type I bought, after a rather poor experience with askSam’s original SurfSaver. I tend to prefer the standalone type (Surfulater is another), as they offer better viewing and organising features IMO. But, of course, it all depends on what one is using the software for.

For example, I’ve just managed to get ContentSaver’s stored files to hyperlink to Zoot items as I felt I needed an externally accessible “container” program (CS) for storing files linked to a Zoot project database. Windows folders are just too crude a way of organising and managing files. I’m not sure yet how far it will improve upon the usual method - linking Zoot items to Windows folder files - but I’m hopeful. It will also make browsing through related groups of such files easier.

> I did find a very good free file manager but I seem to have lost it now :-(

Maybe it was Free Commander: http://www.freecommander.com/

Derek

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