I found this application just now, and it seems very interesting. Just want to pass it along to anybody interested in information management.

It is a type of personal knowledge base, which can include a mix of documents, links, and a range of different sources of information all sorted together that you can search through. it is for Windows, Mac, and Linux - it is available in following languages in English, French, German, Spanish and Russian.

here following is quoted from the site about the software, 'digi-libris' -

'digi-libris Reader is a non-tech personal organization tool for today’s multitasking user who works and lives in a digital world.
This is metadata centric software for the automatic organization of your own catalogue or searchable collection of things.'

Seems very interesting, just thought I would pass it along.

http://digi-libris.com

Sounds elegant and logical - but how much does it cost? I couldn't find a price, or indication of trial. Perhaps the developer could fill in the blanks. Thanks.

If this program lives up to its claims it could be a worry for Evernote.

Daly

jperlman wrote:

I found this application just now, and it seems very interesting. Just
want to pass it along to anybody interested in information management.

It is a type of personal knowledge base, which can include a mix of
documents, links, and a range of different sources of information all
sorted together that you can search through. it is for Windows, Mac, and
Linux - it is available in following languages in English, French,
German, Spanish and Russian.

here following is quoted from the site about the software, 'digi-libris'
-

'digi-libris Reader is a non-tech personal organization tool for
today’s multitasking user who works and lives in a digital world.
This is metadata centric software for the automatic organization of your
own catalogue or searchable collection of things.'

Seems very interesting, just thought I would pass it along.

http://digi-libris.com

Daly de Gagne wrote:

Sounds elegant and logical - but how much does it cost? I couldn't find
a price, or indication of trial. Perhaps the developer could fill in the
blanks. Thanks.

try this link
http://digi-libris.com/Products/Upgrade/upgrade.html

This looks excellent for my needs. I just wonder when I'll have the time to look at it in more depth!

Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice, nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

I'm having the same problem. This is not impressive. Especially when the developer goes to great length to describe a new product that sounds like the killer app so many of have been waiting for.

BTW I'm operating 8.1.

jimspoon wrote:

Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice,
nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my
process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

I just rebooted because that sometimes helpes.

But it didn't.

I think until I get some solid assurance this isn;t some kind of malware it's coming off my computer.

Once can never be too paranoid.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:

I'm having the same problem. This is not impressive. Especially when the
developer goes to great length to describe a new product that sounds
like the killer app so many of have been waiting for.

BTW I'm operating 8.1.

jimspoon wrote:
Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice,
>nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my
>process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

I just rebooted because that sometimes helpes.

But it didn't.

I think until I get some solid assurance this isn;t some kind of malware it's coming off my computer.

Once can never be too paranoid.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:

I'm having the same problem. This is not impressive. Especially when the
developer goes to great length to describe a new product that sounds
like the killer app so many of have been waiting for.

BTW I'm operating 8.1.

jimspoon wrote:
Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice,
>nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my
>process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

I just rebooted because that sometimes helps.

But it didn't.

I think until I get some solid assurance this isn;t some kind of malware it's coming off my computer.

Once can never be too paranoid.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:

I'm having the same problem. This is not impressive. Especially when the
developer goes to great length to describe a new product that sounds
like the killer app so many of have been waiting for.

BTW I'm operating 8.1.

jimspoon wrote:
Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice,
>nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my
>process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

Apparently this program isn't designed to come off of computers.

For one thing, it does not show up in programs and features for being removed.

For another thing, it does not show up in the task manager.

And for a third thing, it does not provide on its own context menu the option to uninstall it.

So not only have I wasted more than an hour with a program which was made to sound like the holy grail of information processing, I have a mess of software on my computer which seems impervious to removal, has already slowed down my computer, and will likely require more of time before it is vanquished.

If I sound angry it is because I am profoundly pissed. I have never had this kind of experience with a new program.

Perhaps my first clue should have been when one of my security programs warned me against the kind of extractor file used by the developer. I chose to over-ride that warning.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:

I just rebooted because that sometimes helps.

But it didn't.

I think until I get some solid assurance this isn;t some kind of malware
it's coming off my computer.

Once can never be too paranoid.

Daly

Daly de Gagne wrote:
I'm having the same problem. This is not impressive. Especially when the
>developer goes to great length to describe a new product that sounds
>like the killer app so many of have been waiting for.
>
>BTW I'm operating 8.1.
>
>jimspoon wrote:
>Downloaded, unzipped. Tried to run digi-libris-reader.exe twice,
>>nothing happens! Some files get created, but it doesn't show up in my
>>process list. No splash screen or window ever appears.

I ran it through virustotal and the none of the 40 virus scanners report any problem with the exe file. so maybe there is some assurance in that.

jim

I always use Revo Uninstaller when I install any software. http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/revo-uninstaller-pro/in=featured-deals

You can also try it to remove this pesky program that won't leave.

Daly de Gagne wrote:

Apparently this program isn't designed to come off of computers.

If I sound angry it is because I am profoundly pissed. I have never had
this kind of experience with a new program.

A system restore to an earlier date is probably your best bet. This Windows feature has saved me a ton of hours !

Thanks, Pierre. Good suggestion!

Pierre Paul Landry wrote:

Daly de Gagne wrote:
Apparently this program isn't designed to come off of computers.
>
>If I sound angry it is because I am profoundly pissed. I have never had
>this kind of experience with a new program.

A system restore to an earlier date is probably your best bet. This
Windows feature has saved me a ton of hours !

I have removed this program by way of deleting files because it failed to provide an uninstall capability through its own menu systems, or on Windows programs and features. It also failed to show up in task manager.

Chris, please check digi-libris out any way you can as to legitimacy, and advise us accordingly. I know that's not a site owner's job, but in this case, here's a program which has acted more strangely than anything I have ever seen on this site.

For the most part we trust everyone and welcome newcomers. I like that a lot about this site.

But of late we get the occasional post which begins with a phrases such as,, "I found this application just now...," and then it is followed with extensive quoting from the developer's site, or by other writing that sounds promotional - the style of writing pr people wish editors would allow into their publications.

Sometimes all of this is innocent; other times it may not be.

I have wasted two hours since last night on digi-libris,.

If there is a legit problem, I urge the developer to get on this site, explain it, or if he can't explain it, to be honest that there's a glitch s/he's trying to chase down, etc. Basic crisis management 101.

This is a program which sounded good - I'd like to see it work.

If the developer can get it up and running, I will thoroughly try it out the best I can, and report back on it to make up for the negative response now. In the event the developer's program has been third party damaged I do not want to be unfair to her/him.

But in the meantime, let's figure out what this program is all about in an objective sense.

Thanks.

Daly

jperlman wrote:

I found this application just now, and it seems very interesting. Just
want to pass it along to anybody interested in information management.

It is a type of personal knowledge base, which can include a mix of
documents, links, and a range of different sources of information all
sorted together that you can search through. it is for Windows, Mac, and
Linux - it is available in following languages in English, French,
German, Spanish and Russian.

here following is quoted from the site about the software, 'digi-libris'
-

'digi-libris Reader is a non-tech personal organization tool for
today’s multitasking user who works and lives in a digital world.
This is metadata centric software for the automatic organization of your
own catalogue or searchable collection of things.'

Seems very interesting, just thought I would pass it along.

http://digi-libris.com

I have just tested digi-libris-reader on Win 7 64-bit, and it got an APPCRASH immediately; obviously a problem with some dll-file.
I just wanted to pass along some suggestions for doing test installations on a Windows PC:

1. Use ToolWiz Time Freeze; it builds a sandbox and redirects all read/write operations to a virtual environment (works only on C:). When you are done, just restart the PC and nothing is left: http://www.toolwiz.com/en/products/toolwiz-time-freeze/
Time Freeze is also recommended on the Wilders Security Forum: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/
But beware: Time Freeze has no inbuilt virus detection; you still need antivirus software running while using Time Freeze.

2. If you want to know what files are created/changed /deleted, use DiskPulse; maybe the freeware version will suffice: http://www.diskpulse.com/

3. If you want to know what changes are made to the registry, use 'Registry First Aid' from Avanquest. This program can make snapshots before and after installations, compare them, and show the differences.

That is how I am working for some years now, and had no troubles with checking out new programs.

I am very and extremely sorry for all the trouble all of you have been having. I in a rush to add the news of my find, did not test the application on Windows. I have just tried it on Slackware Linux 14.1, and it runs successfully... It says on the digi-libris website that it has been tested on Ubuntu.
I had no extra dependencies needed on Slackware in order to run the digi-libris reader application. I have lastest version of Slackware.

I just wnate to say I try to come in good faith to the outlinersoftware forum and have depended on it for many years prior to my first post.

ANd I am not to good in writing my posts, I just want to help wherever I can. Thank you for letting me be part of your forums.

Sincerely, Jariell

jperlman, I don't blame you. It's not your fault, it's the developers' fault.

I don't believe the program did any harm, it just wouldn't run.

I did click the Support link on the website, but get a "Not Found" message.

It would be interesting to load it on an Linux installation and see what it looks like.

jim

jperlman may have had no idea. Last update I could see for the program was 2011.

Daly

jimspoon wrote:

jperlman, I don't blame you. It's not your fault, it's the developers'
fault.

I don't believe the program did any harm, it just wouldn't run.

I did click the Support link on the website, but get a "Not Found"
message.

It would be interesting to load it on an Linux installation and see what
it looks like.

jim

jimspoon wrote:

I did click the Support link on the website, but get a "Not Found"
message.

The support page is there, but as soon as it loads there's a redirect back to the referrer page. That didn't happen by itself; someone configured it to do so, which doesn't say much for the odds of getting support for this software.

I did find the email address of the company owner, in case anyone wants to get in touch: miescher@bizdata.com