Hugh
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Final Draft 9
10/15/2014
If index card apps are of interest to you, Dr A., here is a list: http://list.ly/list/Eum-index-card-apps. (Story O, listed there, is another wannabe-scriptwriter's tool, but is significantly cheaper ...
Final Draft 9
10/14/2014
I used it several versions and numerous years ago. I seem to remember that it then had a "novel" mode - which to me half-defeated its original purpose, and turned it into an expensive text editor. But...
"How I Mind Map"
9/28/2014
Thanks. I try to read everything Brett T writes, and had missed this.
"designing a personal knowledgebase"
9/5/2014
Very interesting. Thanks, Jim.
Reading the comments, however (which are as informative as the blog itself), I am drawn to agreeing with those few who say, in essence "Do whatever works, even if it's ...
drm vorlock wrote:
>I want to create a timeline/eventline to help plot a novel which is not
>told in chronological order. I'm looking to create a purely
>chronological eventline, as well as an a-ch...
Notability is now available for the Mac
8/28/2014
Thanks very much, Steve.
I *quite* like Notability on the iPad, but its use for handwritten notes suffers from some - though not all - of the challenges often posed by using the iPad for handwriting....
Another goodie for Mac users
8/25/2014
Thanks for this, Bill. It looks interesting.
All I'd say is this. You mention Omnifocus. I've used Omnigroup products for as long as I've owned a Mac. I still have licenses for several of them, inclu...
a list of writing tools
8/18/2014
Hmm. Thanks Jim.
More comprehensive than most such lists. But no Tinderbox: http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/.
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
8/17/2014
At the suggestion of Paul Korm and Steve Z., I've started using TheBrain as a "graphical file store and manager". So far, it seems to me to be excellent in that role (except for its expense). I've had...
The joys of web archiving
8/14/2014
I should of course have added, Bill, thanks for the recommendation of Stache. But can it work offline?
The joys of web archiving
8/14/2014
What follows may or may not be of use to relative Mac newbies - but here goes.
Seven years of experience on the Mac has taught me to seek out individual applications for individual tasks, rather than...
I'd forgotten that the Mac version had already abandoned notebook literalism - thanks for reminding me, Madabout.
Personally, I'd be sad if it failed to thrive. It has always ploughed its own indepen...
marcus wrote:
. Lately I appreciate
>skeumorphism in this context: computer notebooks imitating the
>appearance and organization of paper notebooks. I often find physical
>things (printed books and ...
Dr Andus wrote:
So, DNS13 has just been released (OK, pre-marketed to existing DNS12.5
>users).
Thanks, Dr A.
I imagine not many people have had a chance to try it yet, but I
>thought I'd start a...
Thanks, Franz.
FWIW, on my Mac I use OS X Mavericks as the basis of my hierarchical system, Hazel with help from Yep to tag and file, and DevontThink to index, search and most importantly, provide "See also" suggest...
Very interesting indeed - thanks for bringing it to attention.
Looking at it very, very briefly, I have a concern - which is also, I notice, raised by reviewers - about the sparseness of its document...
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/10/2014
Understood. Thanks for the advice, Steve.
Hugh
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/10/2014
I'm hesitating over TheBrain somewhat less than I was.
What has struck a chord with me is Steve's description of it as a "primary project dashboard". In other words, it sounds as if it could perform ...
Interesting - thanks Steve. (In my opinion David Hewson's blog is one well worth following with a lot of useful stuff, especially for readers of this forum, and I enjoy his books - though I personally...
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/6/2014
I've long hesitated over The Brain. In fact I seem to recall owning a licence years ago, on Windows. In those days, the revolving of the animation at the centre of the view appeared to devour most of ...
Tinderbox 6 now available
7/4/2014
My experience so far is relatively shallow, but for what it's worth - the controls are in new places, but the functionality remains familiar. Numerous aspects appear to be easier to use, but they do w...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
7/3/2014
Thanks for your thoughts, Dr A. I too am tempted.
I agree with the enhancements you suggest - although of course they may push the price-point to a higher level.
I've been trying to find out from Im...
Curio 9 Released
7/1/2014
Thanks for mentioning Thinkbook, Steve. I wasn't aware of it.
More MacBook experiences
6/29/2014
Franz,
I've heard good reports of Sophos. I have Norton, for personal, historical reasons. Other Mac users, I know, continue to use nothing - on the basis that the risks, probably lower than those fo...