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ConnectedText for Mac, Windows and iOS?
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Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 29, 2015 at 11:08 PM
Well, okay, maybe not quite, but Sorting Thoughts (sortingthoughts.de) is a very intriguing app with desktop versions for MacOS and Windows, and a nice, simple iOS version. It thrives on relationships (you can have multiple parents, it encourages tagging, and it lists links to/from notes). The iOS version is encrypted. And an impending version 2.0 desktop release will also offer encryption and syncing with the mobile version (the Android version is, alas, being dropped); currently, the desktop versions run on Java and don’t sync with the mobile ones.
It also supports attachments, a nested navigation tree and various other sensible features, without being too irritatingly complex.
I’ve installed the iOS version on various devices, and have also acquired the desktop versions (for both Mac and Windows); of course they don’t all talk to each other yet, but I’m looking forward to version 2.0 (the developer assures me he’s working hard on it).
Apart from that: a very Happy and Successful New Year to everybody!
Bill
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 30, 2015 at 12:10 AM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Well, okay, maybe not quite
Actually it reminds me more of TreeProjects (http://personaldatabase.org/screenshots/general_1.png) and OutWiker (http://jenyay.net/uploads/Outwiker/English/outwiker_1.8.0_01_en.png)...
Happy New Year to you as well!
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 30, 2015 at 12:44 AM
Yes, in basic terms they’re both very similar (especially Outwiker), but Sorting Thoughts goes further in its support of cross-linking (and tracing of links), and also its remarkably powerful project management features (a project features a GANTT chart view that automatically takes account of any tasks (= sub notes) created under that project, including start and end dates).
It’s a peculiar app, and won’t come into its own until it’s capable of syncing between devices (and hopefully abandoned Java!), but it shows a lot of promise!
The tags view is also very capable, although I’d like to see support for nested tags (like 2Do, for example, and - of course - ConnectedText).
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 30, 2015 at 01:38 AM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>(a project features a GANTT chart view that automatically takes
>account of any tasks (= sub notes) created under that project, including
>start and end dates).
That bit reminds me of Mindsystems Amode V2 (may it rest in peace)...
https://youtu.be/so0Q3XTkXsg?t=15s
Another quirky one that comes to mind is (the sadly still-born) Vis-a-Wiki:
http://marko-editor.com/images/vis-a-wiki-screen-mac-1.png
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 30, 2015 at 01:41 AM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Sorting Thoughts goes further in its support of cross-linking (and
>tracing of links)
BTW, what do you mean by “tracing of links”? How is that implemented?