James Fallows on The Personal Brain

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 28, 2009 at 10:51 AM

shatteredmindofbob wrote:
>It almost seems like you guys are disappointed that it isn’t an all-in-one solution.
>To me, it seems to be a really nice addition to other tools but in no way a replacement for
>anything.

Well, that is true. The last thing I need is one MORE nice addition to my list of PIM-like applications. With the Brain’s organizational structure/tools, it seems as if it could handle all my PIM needs in one database, and that’s how I was discussing it. The fact that it has a bad editor is relevant, but I see from what Al and Dominick have written that there are ways around this issue.

Nevertheless, if it doesn’t become my dominant PIM application, I don’t want to invest $250 in it. The free, non-commercial version might be a nice supplement and worth keeping.

I’m encouraged to keep testing it.

Steve Z.