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TheBrain 9 reaches its beta phase
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Posted by Paul Korm
Nov 16, 2016 at 06:57 PM
TheBrain 9 beta is available for all users—with a 30 day trial period.
http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/thebrain9/
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Nov 16, 2016 at 08:36 PM
I started using TheBrain 9 a couple of weeks ago. I like it so much that I’ve shifted to using it as my daily info manager. I did have a brief scare this morning when, after updating to the newest version, it appeared all my notes had gone missing, but then I found that just closing the brain and restarting it solved the problem.
So far, here is what I like:
- The tabbed interface means you can switch instantly from one brain to another. This is a game changer for this application, because it makes it much more practical to have more brains for different purposes instead of putting most of your information into one brain.
- The notes tool is more useful, because it is nimbler. That is, it behaves more like a word processor—though it is still not close to that.
- It looks better and runs more smoothly (with the exception of a few glitches).
Noticeable missing features:
- Can’t open a note in a floating window
- Can’t drag an Outlook email file into the Brain (I expect this to be added… if not, that’s a problem).
- The calendar—I will miss this, but can make do without it
I’ve also had trouble syncing a brain to a second computer. I have to look into this and see what the issue is… maybe it’s just not a completed feature yet.
Steve Z.
Posted by Paul Korm
Nov 16, 2016 at 09:08 PM
I agree this product is ready to replace v8. I’ve mentioned before, I’ve used v9 since the first alpha release and it has come a long way in a relatively short period.
If you have issues or suggestions send them to the support team at TheBrain. They are responsive and have molded the product based on customer (tester) comment and suggestion.
You can import an Outlook file if you drag it from Outlook to the Desktop and then from the Desktop to TheBrain 9.
Posted by Prion
Nov 17, 2016 at 03:34 PM
Thanks for the heads up. TheBrain has always fascinated me but not being able to sync the content between computers (let’s ignore mobile devices) using anything but a proprietary service based in the US has taken away much of that fascination (for me personally).
1) Is there any way to keep two computers in sync using a self-hosted solution?
2) Is the content accessible to other programs, e.g. can the documents be indexed by say Devonthink?
Thanks
Prion
Posted by Graham Rhind
Nov 17, 2016 at 04:25 PM
What what what?
No use without providing The Brain’s developers with lots of personal details through a required login?
That’s me gone. How I yearn for the days when “cloud” meant a big fluffy thing in the sky and we were allowed to store our own data locally.