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Posted by tradercclee
Jan 20, 2014 at 12:16 AM
>I know it probably won’t be as fast but you could open multiple browser
>windows with WorkFlowy and tile them in whatever way you like, so you
>could emulate a Brainstorm environment (probably a screen positioning
>utility like WinSplit Revolution could make the window positioning a bit
>faster).
Just tried this with a couple of tabs.
Doesn’t really work, since the tabs aren’t being updated in real time.
One of the cool things about Brainstorm is that the all the panels are updated as soon as you make edits.
It really makes me think if there’s a market for a Brainstorm-like software that’s cross-platform.
Market’s probably too small… :)
Posted by shatteredmindofbob
Jan 20, 2014 at 01:29 AM
>It really makes me think if there’s a market for a Brainstorm-like
>software that’s cross-platform.
>Market’s probably too small… :)
Indeed.
I’ve found myself thinking, some intrepid developer should should set up a Kickstarter for a really good, cross-platform single-pane outliner but then…how many members does this forum have? ...we’d likely be the only backers.
Posted by Joshua Cearley
Jan 25, 2014 at 12:00 PM
>WorkFlowy seems to tick most of those boxes. What is it that you don’t
>like about it? Sure, it’s not exactly the same as Brainstorm, but it’s
>pretty close.
Isn’t WorkFlowy primarily cloud-based/SaaS?
I’m allergic to cloud-garbage, if I want (potentially private or confidential) data on networks it will get there when I put it there.
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 25, 2014 at 03:24 PM
Joshua Cearley wrote:
>WorkFlowy seems to tick most of those boxes. What is it that you don’t
>>like about it? Sure, it’s not exactly the same as Brainstorm, but it’s
>>pretty close.
>
>Isn’t WorkFlowy primarily cloud-based/SaaS?
Yes, it is. But it can be used offline as well, if you use an iOS app or the Chrome Store app on other OS’s.
>I’m allergic to cloud-garbage, if I want (potentially private or
>confidential) data on networks it will get there when I put it there.
Well, if that’s a concern, then you’d be better off with Brainstorm or some other offline outliner. To me the cloud aspect of WorkFlowy is a plus, as I can have it synced on all my devices. I can’t even imagine how to live completely off the grid now. Pretty much everyone I know uses at least Gmail or Hotmail or Yahoo or Dropbox.
BTW, I’m not saying WF can do everything that Brainstorm can do. The main similarity to me is that it’s got the instant hoisting, just like Brainstorm, except that it’s optional in WF (added plus).
Posted by Joshua Cearley
Jan 26, 2014 at 11:19 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
>Well, if that’s a concern, then you’d be better off with Brainstorm or
>some other offline outliner. To me the cloud aspect of WorkFlowy is a
>plus, as I can have it synced on all my devices. I can’t even imagine
>how to live completely off the grid now. Pretty much everyone I know
>uses at least Gmail or Hotmail or Yahoo or Dropbox.
There’s a world of difference between being completely off the grid, and using cloud services only when it makes sense to do so. Some like e-mail make sense because if GMail went down, using Thunderbird wouldn’t help you much (well except for keeping archives of your mail locally…)
What is more disturbing (to me) than trying to concieve how someone lives off the grid, is how many people are comfortable handing away any and all information to data miners or companies with poor privacy and security policies.
(btw. I’d love to see more offline outliners, there really aren’t that many good ones for Windows or Linux. Most of them (like CT’s) are just basic uses of the Windows tree control, and don’t offer the full suite of clone & hoist or tagging.)