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Posted by Dr Andus
Mar 1, 2013 at 12:36 AM
Tomasz Raburski wrote:
You may be interested to take a look at this blog:
>http://blog.scrybr.com/
>Some of these FW themes are really beautiful, but some may treat them as
>a sin against minimalism.
Thanks. I’m definitely a Puritan (default grey is so me), though who knows, maybe some vintage paper or parchment theme might do wonders for my productivity? ;-)
Posted by Lucas
Mar 1, 2013 at 03:30 AM
Okay, sorry for getting to this late, but my current top 3 (on my Mac) for my work as an anthropologist:
1. Tinderbox. For note-taking, outlining, brainstorming, journalling, etc. Unbeatable for its power, verstatility, configurability, etc.
2. VoodooPad or WikidPad. As a personal wiki, database, etc. I switched from (otherwise superior) ConnectedText to WikidPad for better alias handling. But now I am in the process of switching over to VoodooPad for better Unicode support (also has good alias handling).
3. The Hit List. An amazing outline-capable task management app that has nifty features that can be useful for note-taking too. (Easy keyboard-based tagging, processing, filing of notes.)
(On Windows, my top tool is OneNote.)
Lucas
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 4, 2013 at 03:43 PM
1. TheBrain. This is my repository for both miscellaneous and project-specific stuff, and I can keep it synchronized across my work Windows PC and my home MackBook. I can drag in almost any type of file to organize it. But I don’t find TheBrain is very good at actually creating an organizing notes, so I also use…
2. Evernote. This is the application I use to capture notes and other textual data. Sometimes I store the information in Evernote, and other times I transfer it to an application like Devonthink on my MacBook or…
3a. Zoot. This remains and important information management application for me on my office PC. Of all the applications I’ve tried over the years, Zoot still seems the best to me of balancing the advantages of a free form database with those of a structured database.
Honorable mention:
3b. Scrivener. I am using Scrivener to write a history book, so I am using it extensively at the moment. When not occupied with a large writing project, I may not open Scrivener for several weeks, which is why it didn’t make the actual top three.
4. Tinderbox. Just because it is my favorite application, though I don’t rely on it as heavily as the others. I am hoping that may change when and if we get the promised iPad version… or, even better, the long, long awaiting Windows version.
Steve Z.
Posted by Chris Murtland
Mar 4, 2013 at 04:05 PM
1, Workflowy - It took me a while to warm up to this one, but with the addition of an iPad and iPhone, being able to outline anywhere, at all times, sold me on it. It has weaknesses (can’t multiple select items, for instance), but overall it reminds of BrainStorm or Ecco. It’s technically not a desktop app, but it does have offline access, and I find its speed to be equal or better to most desktop apps.
2. Evernote - Digital junk drawer.
3. Notepad++ - Programming and general text editing.
Posted by MenAgerie
Mar 4, 2013 at 06:39 PM
I am also an academic, but not in a university that provides much space for research, so untill the summer I am mostly preparing/updating lectures, rather than actual thinking research, but this is what I am using at the moment
Zotero for collecting references/pdf’s [plus the occasional note]
MyInfo for most of my daily writing/outlining/notetaking and clipping tasks
Outline 4D for assembling the various bits into an outline [at the moment for then putting into PowerPoint for the lectures]
[I also put loads of stuff into Evernote from my Android phone, but not much seems to happen to it once I get it there].
Jeff