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Posted by Jack Crawford
Mar 15, 2010 at 05:48 AM
The recent communications about Ariadne got me thinking about Brainstorm.
Is there any information known about the development plans for Brainstorm? If I have my facts right, it is over a year since David & Marck sold the program. Or has it gone the way of many other similar products and be left to shrivel on the vine?
Jack
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 15, 2010 at 10:40 AM
I have been in contact with the new developer a couple of times. He sounds sincere about his desire to take Brainstorm forward, but so far there has not been any evidence of this in results. I’ve suggested that he contact users to let them know what he is up to, and update the web site. That he doesn’t do so is a bit baffling. Nevertheless, I do believe that Brainstorm is still alive and will be developed further. It is just a matter of when.
I wish I could give you more information. I think Alexander has also been in contact with the developer, so perhaps he can shed more light on this.
Steve
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Mar 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Steve,
I’ve also been in contact with the new owner, same as you, but I am afraid there’s not much I can add to the state of play. I do know that there’s mobility under the hood, as we had a short discussion on one specific bug (Brainstorm crashing when autosaving while editing a namesake). Also know that he’s adding some stuff to the blog from time to time http://www.brainstormsw.com/thinkerlog/index.php (the most recent entry was in November)
Last year I used Brainstorm as my main writing tool for a very large project (my MBA dissertation) and strongly felt its limitations, particularly the lack of an editable outline view. The other tool I used, Surfulater for my references, proved very satisfactory, but of course it is not a writing tool.
I can’t say I have found a replacement for Brainstorm, so I will keep it in my toolbox and welcome its further development, if and when it arrives. I’ve tried Maxthink, but it doesn’t quite fit my bill.
That said, I am impressed by two other applications that I will probably be using a lot more from now on, namely InfoQube and TreeSheets.
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Mar 15, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>That said, I am impressed by two other applications that I will probably be using a lot more from now on, namely InfoQube and TreeSheets.
Thanks ! Don’t hesitate to propose enhancements / changes that would make your life easier…
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Mar 16, 2010 at 07:40 AM
Pierre, thanks; I purchased a license for IQ (then SQLnotes) back in 2008, but haven’t yet been able to put it to real work. The learning curve is one issue, but mainly I have been extremely busy since then and unwilling to switch to new programs. I have found that mission-critical over-complex projects do not provide the right frame to judge new applications; anxiety rules over the clarity of mind required for learning.
I don’t worry, from what I have seen I know that IQ is one of the tools I need and that I will get to it eventually.
The main enhancement I have suggested here some time ago is the ability to split/merge information items, in order to better support structured writing.