Stephen Zeoli
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Horizontal outlining
9/13/2013
A horizontal outline is essentially a tree diagram, I think. At times it is useful to see your information that way. I personally would not find it an advantage to ONLY be able to view my information ...
askSam dead?
9/11/2013
As for AskSam, I wouldn't go near it with a ten-foot pole. I am suspicious of a company that keeps using a "server crash" as an excuse for not coming out with a long-promised update. I suspect they ju...
askSam dead?
9/11/2013
Price and features are not always correlated. AskSam Pro costs $395, much more than most of the programs we discuss here, yet it is one of the least-well supported -- and they can't even keep their se...
Back to ConnectedText
9/11/2013
AndyJim,
If I understand you correctly, you have longer documents that you want to split into shorter snippets. If that is the case, you can do that very easily with CT. Dump the text into one topic ...
askSam dead?
9/10/2013
Right on schedule: This came through the list serve from Wade Goodman:
We have experienced a massive server crash here at askSam and everything we have is currently down. We are currently working wi...
askSam dead?
9/7/2013
The last time this happened was in early July. When people inquired on the list serve, this is the response from Wade Goodman:
We have not closed up shop. We've had a fairly major server crash but a...
askSam dead?
9/6/2013
Are you prompted to ask this because their web site has been down? There was a small amount of chatter on the AskSam list serve about that. However, this has happened before and then Wade Goodman, who...
Does Anyone Use The Brain v7?
9/1/2013
Just to clarify, because you may have the wrong idea, there is no difference between the enterprise edition and the desktop version, at least not that I'm aware. The "enterprise" edition is just the a...
Gingko
8/31/2013
I also need to comment on the cost of $9 per month if you want more than three trees. That's a lot of money each year. If you use it extensively, then it would be worth the money. But I doubt I'd get ...
Does Anyone Use The Brain v7?
8/31/2013
I use The Brain 7 every day at the office. It really works well for me. I have written about its advantages and disadvantages on my blog, here:
http://welcometosherwood.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/somet...
Gingko
8/31/2013
Personally, I am very reluctant to commit my work to any cloud-exclusive app. There is too much history of abandonment. Nevertheless, I am impressed by the concept of Ginko, and wish the developers go...
My review of Tap Forms on Mac Appstorm
8/20/2013
I wrote a review of Tap Forms as a replacement for Bento for Mac Appstorm, if anyone is interested:
http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/productivity-review/tap-forms-a-solid-alternate-to-filemakers-bento...
Advice on research software
8/17/2013
Another option to consider is Zoot. It combines the "spreadsheet" grid view you describe, with a full editor window. Its smart folders can be used to gather information as you need it. Worth a look.
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Advice on research software
8/17/2013
Have you read Dr Andus's excellent blog about how he uses Connected Text for this kind of work. If you have not, you can find it here:
http://drandus.wordpress.com
Steve Z.
Now Catch is discontinued
8/10/2013
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>(Steve Z., having introduced the term CRIMP to the webography, if you
>haven't still received your royalty check, you might want to claim
>it...)
Just waiting for our d...
Minimalist champions
8/4/2013
On the PC I remain addicted to NoteTab for much of my writing. It's a simple plain text editor with lots of tools you can use or ignore. It has a tabbed MDI so you can switch from document to document...
Bento end-of-life -- what next?
8/4/2013
Paul Korm wrote:
Had not considered TapForms -- thank you for the tip. I've had moderate
>success importing a Bento-exported CSV into TapForms. It seems a "date"
>field in Bento doesn't export in ...
Bento end-of-life -- what next?
8/4/2013
Not that making the switch was all that urgent yet, but I've started using TapForm and it feels like a very capable Bento replacement. Importing Bento data into TapForm was easy. I just exported it as...
Now Catch is discontinued
8/3/2013
Here's yet another reminder of how you can't rely upon an single software app to store your information forever. Catch, which was sort of an Evernote wannabe, has announced it is discontinuing service...
Bento end-of-life -- what next?
8/3/2013
One option that looks promising is TapForms. It has versions for Mac, iPad and iPod, which sync via iCloud. Here's more info:
http://www.tapforms.com
Anyone have any experience with this?
Steve Z.
Bento end-of-life -- what next?
8/3/2013
I hadn't heard this. Bad news. I really like Bento. It syncs nicely with the app on my iPad and iPod Touch.
Sadly, I do not think there are a lot of options for Mac. Anything out there, like Panorama...
Project Management Software?
7/26/2013
Hugh,
I spent a couple of hours yesterday re-acquainting myself with Pagico, including trying to use it with the iPad app. Sadly, my experience matched the one you describe. It isn't exactly intuitiv...
Project Management Software?
7/25/2013
Has anyone mentioned Pagico yet? I've been intrigued by this app for a while. I own copies, but I'm not really a big project management guy, so it has been more app than I've needed. Advantages of Pag...
I need to correct myself on this. When you send a note via e-mail or save to Dropbox, you can in fact export plain text. It is when using the "Open in other app" command that you only get a PDF export...
Thanks for the tip on the offline access no longer being supported by OneNote for iPad 2.0. This is a complete deal-breaker for me. I only have wifi on my devices, and that's not always dependable. Fr...