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Posted by Bob Mackreth
Jul 13, 2007 at 02:54 PM
Yesterday, Milenix released a “private” beta of version 4 for current owners of MyInfo 3.
In my initial tests, one hugely important piece of good news is that the new indexing algorithm has seems to have speeded up program operations immensely. Cutting and pasting operations that sometimes took a minute or more now take only a few seconds. This improvement is a very big deal for me; without it I might have seriously considered walking away from the program.
Disappointing news is that, in the current version at least, rendering of collected web pages and snippets remains so-so at best. Interestingly, if you select a page or block in Firefox, then call the “Send to MyInfo” extension, MyInfo only captures the text. If you select and copy the same page or block, then paste it into a blank topic, MyInfo captures the images as well as text.
I’ve just begun to play with the other new features, so can’t really address them yet. Milenix has acknowledged that some of the promised v4 features have not been implemented in this beta, but say they will be included before release of the official product.
Posted by Ken
Jul 13, 2007 at 10:39 PM
Thanks for the update, Bob. I am still looking at a trial of the old version for dedicated task management. I like the ability to customize columns and use tags, but I am not certain what keeps me from wanting to use it. I guess I am very torn between a dedicated task management program, and a PIM program that has an integrated calendar w/strong task management capabilities, not unlike (drum roll please) Ecco.
I enjoy the learning process when evaluating different programs, because it gets my mind out of the box and helps me to look at my work habits in new ways. But, for me, evaluating new software can be a very intense activity, and my brain can only take so much after a typically crazy day at work. Speaking of intense, I just loaded up do-Organizer, and I thought my brain might explode! It makes UR look simple.
In the mean time, if you have any more thoughts or can talk about any new features in v.4, please share.
—Ken
Posted by Thomas
Jul 14, 2007 at 01:38 AM
The limitation of the Firefox extension is known, though I’m not sure if Petko commented that he will be improving it back then when I asked - probably yes.
I liked MyInfo, too bad the development was taking too long. (And not that it’s a major factor, but in the end thanks to BitsDuJour, UltraRecall was $20 cheaper, too.)
I have found do-Organizer to be way simpler than UltraRecall. Well it looks complex, but it’s just due to a load of modules, after that it’s all about clicking the right button on the toolbar. UltraRecall is way more geeky, with options to setup, databases to “design” and some concepts to understand, while with do-Organizer one can start inputting data right now without any further thinking and no harm will be done.
Posted by Bob Mackreth
Jul 15, 2007 at 01:04 AM
> The limitation of the Firefox extension is known, though I’m not sure if Petko commented
> that he will be improving it back then when I asked - probably yes.
Indeed. However, the roadmap hinted that web capture would be improved in v4, and I guess I was hoping for miracles.
I still like almost everything else about MyInfo (a ruler bar, please, Petko? the ability to set background colors for individual documents?) so I’m going to stay with it. MyInfo serves nearly all my info storage and retrieval needs beautifully, and the UI is simple and elegant.
For task management and daily planning, I’m sticking with ECCO (another drum roll, please!)
And for web capture… well, I gave Surfulater an honest try, but despite its many strengths, I still find the interface clunky and the command structure non-intuitive. Scrapbook has some appeal but is lacking in power.
So… today I broke down and paid to register OneNote.
By the way, as far as Do-Organizer goes, I like the idea in concept, but gosh, it has the most garish UI I’ve ever seen. I could not see myself firing up that sucker to make my daily plans each morning; I’d need 3 or 4 cups of coffee just to face it!
Posted by Bob Mackreth
Jul 17, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Update: Milenix released a new version of the “Send To MyInfo” Firefox extension today. There’s some improvement in capturing of graphics, but formatting is still haphazard and many images fail to make the transfer.