Stephen Zeoli
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Surfulater on sale today at Bits du Jour
10/18/2010
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Steve
Hi, all,
I hope no one will mind too much if I pose this question. I want to get my wife a new computer for Christmas and I'm thinking a netbook will suit her well. She mostly used her current laptop...
OmniOutliner Review
10/12/2010
Thanks for the plug, Hugh. That was a fun article to write. I just submitted another review -- this one for Curio. I'm not sure when it will be posted, but probably within the week.
Steve
Jim,
This sounds likes something you could do very easily with Zoot (easily, that is, once you become familiar with how Zoot works). The new version is getting close to being released, I think. Truth...
Have you looked at EccoPro? Development stopped many years ago, but there is a large, dedicated group of users who keep adding improvements. Anyway, I think it does everything you're looking for and i...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/9/2010
Alexander and Jerome,
Thank you for your heroic efforts to help me get Freeplane running. Alexander, I just tried uninstalling and re-installing Java, and I tried changing the .bat file to include th...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/9/2010
Alexander,
Thanks for the tip. It looks like the problem is it is not recognizing java as a command. Here is what it says:
'java? is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable progr...
Testing everything in search of the best all-around program choice(s) -- Ultra Recall so far...
9/9/2010
PersonalBrain is another option for those who like using the file system to organize their information, but want to also be able to create relationships among those data beyond the hierarchy, while al...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/8/2010
JJSlote wrote:
>Steve: did you try the portable version? It will run on a USB stick, so there must be fewer dependencies.
Jerome,
I did try the portable version and had the same result. Perhaps th...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/7/2010
Even just clicking on the batch file doesn't work. I think I'll have to resign myself to being unable to use Freeplane. (Cue violins!)
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/7/2010
Jerome,
Actually, my windows firewall was turned off, so that couldn't be an issue. I just turned it on, but didn't find the exceptions for Java you mentioned.
I've been trying to find some sort of ...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/7/2010
JJSlote wrote:
>First thing is to check your Java install in
>the XP Control Panel, where you can see if it's up-to-date; presently Version 6 Update
>21. Or obtain the same information in your bro...
Anyone else enjoying Freeplane?
9/6/2010
I have Freeplane loaded on my Mac, but when I've tried to install and run it on my PC at work, nothing happens. That is, it seems to install okay. There is an icon on the desktop, but when I double cl...
We all know there is no perfect application -- that holy grail of PIMs we are all searching for. There are certainly valid criticisms that can be made of DevonThink. But if I could have an exact versi...
Help Finding Correct Software
8/29/2010
You might check out GS-Base. It's not free, but it is only $20. It's a database that uses a tabular view:
http://www.citadel5.com/gs-base.htm
Steve
Goodbye Evernote 2.2
8/26/2010
I wonder if Evernote made the right decision focussing simply on being a "cloud" application. At first, this seemed smart. But now there are so many ways to float your data back and forth across the d...
DevonThink alternative?
8/25/2010
I've been trying to make PB my go to information manager for the past few months, so far with limited success (which is actually an endorsement). Here are my somewhat premature observations:
I agree ...
Mac Saga Ending
8/12/2010
Thanks for the update, Daly. I'm glad you were able to come to satisfying conclusion that works for you.
I agree that MyInfo is underrated. My only real quibble with it -- and a main reason I do not ...
Twig, a couple months later
8/12/2010
Sorry, Wes, I uninstalled Twig -- not because there was anything wrong with it, but because I was afraid I was going to buy it. But I am eager to learn of your experiences with it.
Steve
Good topic, Wes!
My list, remembering that I'm in the PC world at work, so this is for personal projects -
- MacJournal, daily journal and miscellaneous writing
- Tinderbox, analysis and thought tin...
Profound Disappointment
8/10/2010
Daly,
I think you've received excellent advice from everyone who has responded to your sincere plea for help! I will add my two cents, of course.
I felt some of the disappointment you are feeling no...
Hugh,
Glad you chose the same word to describe Open Office -- it helps me varify my experience, as well as giving me some hope for my feeble memory!
Steve
Daly,
I tried Open Office when I first got back to Mac. It felt kind of clunky, and I didn't need all the other applications. iWork, while it costs something, is reasonably priced and I like it bette...
I think it depends on what you want to use the word processor for, Daly.
I find I rarely use a word processor on my Mac -- I don't consider Scrivener a word processor, but a writing program.
If you ...
Mac: Notebook vs Notetaker
8/9/2010
Hugh,
What distinguishes VoodooPad as a personal wiki is the editor window is a full-fledged word processor. There's no need to enter "edit" mode. This is a very alluring feature. The thing I find mo...