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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 18, 2014 at 10:00 PM
I don’t know how many of you might recall SuperNoteCard, which was a cross-platform app for writing fiction and nonfiction using a note card organizational scheme. It had been about three years since the last update. I just checked in on the site and was surprised to see that it has become a cloud app using basically the same idea. I haven’t done anything with it yet, so can’t comment, but if you’re curious, learn more here:
Steve Z.
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 19, 2014 at 12:02 AM
Thanks, Steve. I took it for a quick spin. I found it underwhelming. I don’t really see why they chose to implement it the way they did. Almost every action had to do with loading a new webpage, which is a very slow process. It would take for ever to plan a novel on that thing, compared let’s say to Gingko, where you can drag and drop and rearrange everything in the same web page at a blink of an eye, without ever needing to reload it.
Posted by Daly de Gagne
Dec 19, 2014 at 12:14 AM
I finally found out what the free limits are on trying SuperNoteCard - they are so minimal as to make it virtually impossible to thoroughly try out the software before buying - and no refunds are offered.
On the plus side, the subscription cost is $25 per year, which is better than the $50 to $60 many programs charge.
Daly
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
I don’t know how many of you might recall SuperNoteCard, which was a
>cross-platform app for writing fiction and nonfiction using a note card
>organizational scheme. It had been about three years since the last
>update. I just checked in on the site and was surprised to see that it
>has become a cloud app using basically the same idea. I haven’t done
>anything with it yet, so can’t comment, but if you’re curious, learn
>more here:
>
>https://www.supernotecard.com
>
>Steve Z.
Posted by Hugh
Dec 19, 2014 at 02:37 PM
When I read this, I questioned why it had happened. On the website, the developer supplies the answer: “Support for Java applications on today’s computers and devices has decreased, complicating the growth, evolution and support of SuperNotecard.” I must admit that the Java-ishness of the user interface was a discouragement to me.
Ten years ago, when it launched, SNC was innovative, if not unique. The developer has made a significant shift. I hope that the application can thrive on its new platform.
Posted by tightbeam
Dec 19, 2014 at 04:59 PM
Underwhelming is the word. I used SuperNotecard years ago, though its Java-ishness kept it out of my permanent toolbox. The cloud version is two steps back in a misguided effort to go one step forward. The interface is spare and non-intuitive, and as Dr Andus points out, the page reload after every action feels primitive. What a shame. The software has lots of potential, but its implementations have always let it down.
Dr Andus wrote:
Thanks, Steve. I took it for a quick spin. I found it underwhelming. I
>don’t really see why they chose to implement it the way they did. Almost
>every action had to do with loading a new webpage, which is a very slow
>process. It would take for ever to plan a novel on that thing, compared
>let’s say to Gingko, where you can drag and drop and rearrange
>everything in the same web page at a blink of an eye, without ever
>needing to reload it.