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Posted by MadaboutDana
Jun 11, 2015 at 01:28 PM
Hi Jim,
Re: Quip - actually, there is an iOS app (e.g. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/quip-docs-chat-spreadsheets/id647922896?mt=8), but on the Mac you have to run through a browser (i.e. there’s no native Mac app). So maybe you meant the other way around?
Re: Tapose - I’ve been trying to love Tapose since it first appeared (like you, enthused by the idea of Courier). But it’s not very good. Even now, it’s not very good, although some of the ideas are great. The main problem is stability - Tapose crashes quite a lot, and how much of the data you’re working on when it crashes is saved will vary from one incident to the next. The second problem is the interface, which just isn’t very intuitive.
MyMind has taken the basic Tapose idea, streamlined it, and produced a much better product which does most of the same things (with the exception of links to Contacts; that’s unique to Tapose). It’s also much more stable - at least, it is if you switch off iCloud! MyMind asks you whether you want to use iCloud when you first start using it, and indeed it does sync between different iOS devices using iCloud. But it’s much more unstable (as the developer kindly told me when I sent them a query). On the other hand, MyMind allows you to save notes as PDFs or MyMind files to Dropbox and Google Drive, so it’s easy enough to switch off iCloud and (manually) exchange data via the two alternatives. I’ve just switched over on my two iPads, and it does make a BIG difference to stability.
Otherwise, MyMind is much easier to use than Tapose. It doesn’t have the same drag-and-drop capabilities, but what it does it does neatly, quickly and elegantly - not something that’s always true of Tapose, unfortunately. The interface is also tighter (IMHO). The developers are also responsive and enthusiastic (unlike, say, NoteSuite…), which is always a good sign!
I’d love to see desktop versions of both Tapose and MyMind. For my money, I bet MyMind get there first! ;-)
On the other hand, Scrivener for iOS is promising many of the same features (including split-screen working) in the uniquely powerful Scrivener format. So that’s another one to consider.
Posted by Paul Korm
Jun 11, 2015 at 03:15 PM
It’s possible that iOS 9 on iPads—with Slide Over and Split View (especially Split View) will quickly make Tapose and its category obsolete.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Jun 11, 2015 at 03:28 PM
I suspect it won’t be quickly - after all, a dual-pane app becomes even more useful if you can also use slide-over views. And Split View is confined to iPad Air 2s for the time being, and it’s clear that most people are still on earlier generations of iPad.
I do wonder how those features will affect take-up of the much-rumoured iPad Pro, however – it could be a runaway success, but I suspect we’ll see a couple more features added to iOS before the iPad Pro is finally announced.
I love the idea of using MyMind with the slide-over function, however - accessing e-mails or a second web page while doing research or comparing two notes? Brilliant. As close to a multi-monitor setup on a Mac as you could reasonably get on an iPad. It would turn the iPad into a really serious tool.
Posted by jamesofford
Jun 11, 2015 at 07:54 PM
>Re: Quip - actually, there is an iOS app (e.g. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/quip-docs-chat-spreadsheets/id647922896?mt=8), but on the Mac you have to run through a browser (i.e. there’s no native Mac app). So maybe you meant the other way around?
Oops. As I sit here looking at the icon for Quip on my iPad, I notice that I made a mistake.
Thanks for the info on MyMind. It sounds nice. Though part of the user interface of the Courier that I liked was the fact that you could drag and drop things onto the bar that separated the two sides of the display, and then drag it off the bar to wherever you wanted to put it. Also, while I understand and use the touch interface on the iPad, there are many times when I would love to have a stylus(Other than those fat ones)that I can use on the iPad.
As I mentioned in another post today, I am not as big a fan of Dropbox or iCloud as the rest of the world is-mostly because I have more space on other clouds. However, it is good to hear that MyMind will use Google Drive.
I feel my CRIMPING itch starting up!
Jim