Memo Book 5
Started by jimspoon
on 10/5/2012
jimspoon
10/5/2012 4:23 am
Saw a press release for this one ... just thought I'd pass it along.
I checked out the screenshots. It seems to have some nice export options ... but offhand I don't see anything to tempt me to try it. I could be wrong, though, and it may meet some others' needs.
http://www.memo-book.net/en/overview.html
I checked out the screenshots. It seems to have some nice export options ... but offhand I don't see anything to tempt me to try it. I could be wrong, though, and it may meet some others' needs.
http://www.memo-book.net/en/overview.html
Alexander Deliyannis
10/5/2012 7:39 pm
It reminds me a bit of Infohesive which was focused in producing eBooks and HTML Help files. The interface has plenty of toolbars, but seems to be well designed.
From a brief look I didn't see much that makes it stand out, with the exception of the languages supported by the spell-checker which really plentiful http://www.memo-book.net/en/features.html
Other than that, I'm happy that 'classic' desktop software of this kind is still being developed. Some telltale signs point to Germany once again, even if officially the company is based in Hong Kong.
From a brief look I didn't see much that makes it stand out, with the exception of the languages supported by the spell-checker which really plentiful http://www.memo-book.net/en/features.html
Other than that, I'm happy that 'classic' desktop software of this kind is still being developed. Some telltale signs point to Germany once again, even if officially the company is based in Hong Kong.
Donovan
10/7/2012 1:10 am
It reminds me of the old TexNotes. It looks like Peter could have written this program it's so very similar. I wonder whatever happened to Peter at GemX? I believe he sold the company and they went through a rough transition. Their new products (or renamed) aren't too bad. If one needed a full-blown PIM with a built-in high-quality outliner, it would be hard to beat their 'Harmony' program. Really, does anyone know what happened to Peter? Is he still developing similar software? I wonder about him now and then. Years ago, TexNotes was the first multi-pane outliner I ever used.
jimspoon
11/12/2013 4:30 pm
ran across this one again without realizing I'd seen it and posted about it before.
it's up to version 6.4.
The UI looks polished. The export options seem pretty good. It also has an interesting feature - each "document" can have a "virtual file system" attached to it - not just attached files, but files arranged in a tree hierarchy. I don't know how useful that would be, though. At $66, seems a bit pricey for what it is.
http://www.memo-book.net/en/features-en.html
it's up to version 6.4.
The UI looks polished. The export options seem pretty good. It also has an interesting feature - each "document" can have a "virtual file system" attached to it - not just attached files, but files arranged in a tree hierarchy. I don't know how useful that would be, though. At $66, seems a bit pricey for what it is.
http://www.memo-book.net/en/features-en.html
Alexander Deliyannis
11/12/2013 5:32 pm
jimspoon wrote:
I can think of several instances where this feature could can in handy:
- CRM: each document is a customer and the virtual file system holds all interactions, quotes, invoices etc.
- Project management (for minor projects): each document is a project and the virtual file system holds all relevant documents in an organised fashion.
- Project management (for major projects): the full database represents the project, tree folders represent work packages, where each document is a task and the virtual file system holds all relevant documents
- Campaigns: each document is a campaign and and the virtual file system holds the mailing list, the mail templates, additional notes
In fact, I would say that it is a severe limitation that most PIMs cannot attach more than one file to a node. There are other exceptions of course, e.g. TheBrain and MyBase.
For one, gathering many files under one node is a good way to de-clutter the tree.
each "document" can have a "virtual file
system" attached to it - not just attached files, but files arranged in
a tree hierarchy. I don't know how useful that would be, though.
I can think of several instances where this feature could can in handy:
- CRM: each document is a customer and the virtual file system holds all interactions, quotes, invoices etc.
- Project management (for minor projects): each document is a project and the virtual file system holds all relevant documents in an organised fashion.
- Project management (for major projects): the full database represents the project, tree folders represent work packages, where each document is a task and the virtual file system holds all relevant documents
- Campaigns: each document is a campaign and and the virtual file system holds the mailing list, the mail templates, additional notes
In fact, I would say that it is a severe limitation that most PIMs cannot attach more than one file to a node. There are other exceptions of course, e.g. TheBrain and MyBase.
For one, gathering many files under one node is a good way to de-clutter the tree.
Wojciech
11/12/2013 6:04 pm
'MS Word like text editor' - does it support footnotes?
Cannot figure it out. Do you have any idea? I would not like to install trial version.
Cannot figure it out. Do you have any idea? I would not like to install trial version.
Dr Andus
11/12/2013 6:30 pm
"All documents and attached files are stored encrypted and compressed in a single file"
"common files can be viewed and edited in the integrated viewer without saving first to the disk."
I'd be a bit concerned about the implications of the above. It sounds a bit like a case of "putting all your eggs in one basket."
As for not saving first to the disk, that also sounds a bit risky, as unsaved work could be lost if something goes wrong (your computer freezes, power cut etc.)?
"common files can be viewed and edited in the integrated viewer without saving first to the disk."
I'd be a bit concerned about the implications of the above. It sounds a bit like a case of "putting all your eggs in one basket."
As for not saving first to the disk, that also sounds a bit risky, as unsaved work could be lost if something goes wrong (your computer freezes, power cut etc.)?
Tester
11/13/2013 5:54 am
I just tried a little bit "Memo Book" and my overall impression of the software is quite good. Especially I would appreciate that it has a feature to publish the created database as a website ("Export a document structure" - html).
But I stumbled on a trivial but important detail:
The editor of "Memo Book" works with a zoom. The standard of this zoom is 100%, the next possible step is 150%.
100% by far to small for my needs and 150% ist too big. It is so annyoing to view a text with one of these two factors.
Obviously there is no possibility to choose a zoom factor somewhere between 100% and 150%!
I simply would like to have in the editor the same view of the text as I have in Word (from which I paste the text and where my zoom factor is 100%).
This simple demand is fulfilled perfectly by any other similar software I tried. And in other programs it even works automatically (without the necessity to use any zoom function). I do not understand why this is not realized in "Memo Book".
But I stumbled on a trivial but important detail:
The editor of "Memo Book" works with a zoom. The standard of this zoom is 100%, the next possible step is 150%.
100% by far to small for my needs and 150% ist too big. It is so annyoing to view a text with one of these two factors.
Obviously there is no possibility to choose a zoom factor somewhere between 100% and 150%!
I simply would like to have in the editor the same view of the text as I have in Word (from which I paste the text and where my zoom factor is 100%).
This simple demand is fulfilled perfectly by any other similar software I tried. And in other programs it even works automatically (without the necessity to use any zoom function). I do not understand why this is not realized in "Memo Book".