myBase Desktop v6 released

Posted by Sisleymak
Nov 23, 2011 at 01:37 PM

Cassius wrote:
>Glen,
> >I’m now retired, so my comments are from someone who now uses PIMs mainly to
>save personally useful information (e.g., info on good plumbers) and items of
>personal interest.
> >In DOS days, I used GrandView for everything. When it became
>difficult to use, I switched to TreePad, Duplicate File Cleaner was working but Henk discontinued developing it for some
>time while developing an enterprise version. I later started using the Business
>version, but found it a bit slow, so I switched to a very user-friendly product, Jot
>Plus, which was rtf-based and one could paste in images from the clipboard. I have a lot
>of information stored in Jot Plus so hesitate to give it up, but development of it has
>essentially ceased.
> >I occasionally use Inspiration, which is a bit quirky and has
>some limitations, but also has advantages. It has never lost data or committed other
>“crimes,” unlike NoteMap of which I had high, but then dashed, hopes.
> >I looked at
>UltraRecall when it first appeared. As I believe you feel, it seemed overly
>complex/“computer geeky.” I offered to revise the user manual to replace the
>technical, computerese & database jargon with more user-friendly language. The
>developers were not interested.
> >I have only looked at myBase 6 for a very short time.
>One problem with version 5 was that it had no Boolean search options (e.g., “x” and “y” ,
>“x” or “y”). It seems that the developers have decided to remedy this by introducing
>“regular expression” search, which I believe is overkill and will turn off a lot of
>potential users (like Ultra Recall does).
> >I also looked at MyInfo, but found its
>import of Web pages inferior to myBase, Surfulater and WebResearch.
> >While still
>working, I found a very worthwhile use for Personal Brain, which could have been
>improved with a simple addition. The developer wasn’t interested, although I think
>that it may have since added my suggestion. The idea was to use Personal Brain to map a
>large organization with all the connections between the organization’s parts. Each
>part could then place itself at the “center” of the organization’s universe and see
>how it linked to other parts. (This would also be useful for management, which usually
>has little, if any accurate knowledge of what is really going on.)
> >I have
>Surfulater, but so far, it just doesn’t “feel right.”
> >As I explore MyBase 6, I’ll
>post more comments in this thread.
> >If you have any insights with respect to
>comparing myBase and WebResearch, they would be
>appreciated.
> >-cassius
> >============================
>Glen Coulthard
>wrote:
>>I’d love to hear your feedback Cassius. As many others here, I’ve purchased
>almost all
>>of these types of products in the past (looking for that “perfect”
> >>outlining/notetaking application.) Here is what I’ve found:
>>
>>- UltraRecall:
> >>difficult to realize/access the power without a deep dive; never really could get
>it
>>to fit my workflow—too many options, templates, etc. that just seemed like it
>was
>>trying to do too much through a “programmer’s” interface (remember that this is
>my
>>perception of the product, rather than an objective review)
>>
>>-
>MyNotesKeeper:
>>inexpensive, easy-to-use, and one of the nicest and cleanest
>outliners/notetakers
>>with good handling of images and file attachments;
>however, developer is
>>unresponsive and updates are far and few between. Difficult
>decision to use as a
>>“trusted system” given questionable development.
>>
>>-
>MyInfo: great use of columns
>>in the tree/navigation pane, but only basic image
>handling and only one file
>>attachment allowed per new node; for my purposes
> >>(academic/professor-researcher), I regularly attach 3 or 4 file versions to a
> >>single node, so MyInfo never worked for me as the tree became too cluttered with
> >>multiple “child” attachments displayed.
>>
>>- myBase: nice file management and
> >>attachment capabilities, and allows for multiple windows to be open at a single
>time
>>(which I like); also, the best “web capture” capabilities I’ve come across
>aside from
>>Surfulater and Macropool’s WebResearch products. In fact, the web
>capture and other
>>plugins for importing/exporting to HTML and Word are the key
>reasons I first
>>evaluated myBase. I also find the whole Javascript API plugin
>development platform
>>very intriguing—what can’t you do with that type of
>openness and a few smart
>>developers?
>>
>>- ConnectedText: not fair to mention
>here, as it is not a 2- or 3-pane
>>outliner/notetaker, but this is my GoTo application
>for writing and referencing
>>content; but mentioned because any application has to
>transfer information back and
>>forth nicely between/with CT (and
>PersonalBrain)
>>
>>So, currently, I am using
>>ConnectedText as my personal wiki,
>WebResearch for my web clipping and link storage,
>>PersonalBrain for processing
>and organizing local and web content, and
>>MyNotesKeeper (MNK) for drafting and
>laying out articles (because of its image and
>>file attachment capabilities.)
>Currently, I am evaluating both myBase and Amode as
>>alternatives to MNK - both seem
>quite powerful and extensible.
>>
>>Well, that’s it in a
>>nutshell.
>>Glen
>>
>>
>>
>> Being a software Programmer & Developer