Andrew Mckay
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- Member since
- June 2011
- Topics started
- 6
- Total posts
- 33
- Last active
- 11/11/2020
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For my interests in horticulture/taxonomy/botany I enjoy my digital experience
Buy for task management / todo lists i find it impossible and good old paper is the best for me
You are correct , it is very hierarchical with each species of plant having its place in the hierarchy
As a matter of interest the hierarchy is not constant and is undergoing constant change with oft...
As a keen gardener and nurseryman I spend a lot of time trying to improve my knowledge of plants.
Currently I store my information on google drive and create simple folders for family, genus and spec...
Some positive feedback about this company and paid subscriptions
I rather foolishly forgot to cancel my yearly subscription as i had not used it for 6 months and was not planning on using it in the f...
Best outliner software for windows ?
1/4/2019
If you need to export your notes as a RTF/word document for reports or presentations , consider the export ability of the software
I use WhizFolders, not because it is the 'best'software but because ...
I use PicPick on a daily basis
I find the ability to screen capture and then basic but powerful editing to be very fast and effective
Cope and paste the edited screen shot in the body of an email a...
A project that is under development which members might be interested in
https://hackernoon.com/building-a-open-source-personal-knowledge-base-45c25f5a4324
MindMup - New mind map app
5/18/2016
Dr Andus wrote:
Are you sure you're on Mindmup 2.0? The URL should start with
>drive.mindmup.com. If not, it's still Mindmup 1.0.
It is Mindmup 2.0
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3iHoh0Wr2lIZU...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/18/2016
Dr Andus wrote:
Andrew Mckay wrote:
>>I am able to upload images to create a node image from my local drive
>in
>>Mindmup 2
>
>Are you opening and saving your MindMup file from/to Google Drive? I'm
...
MindMup - New mind map app
5/17/2016
I am able to upload images to create a node image from my local drive in Mindmup 2
To get a reasonable image I resized the image file as 72x72 size
thanks , I didnt know the printing and caneling method and I will be trying it out more
I use Todoist for my task management but I am always looking for ways to export to word so it often need to g...
Notepad are looking for a name for a new feature in the next release
"This feature allows users to drops a (several) folder(s) in Notepad++ and it opens these folders in a panel as trees. Then users ...
Vivaldi web browser
1/8/2016
I have a few days left on the rapidly ending holiday and downloaded Beta 2 Vivaldi
I downloaded it to specifically try out the note taking features
First impressions are good. Stable and easy to us...
I use Todoist and share my tasks with two colleagues at work
It works for my needs although for some strange reason the assigning tasks to individuals through with the assign feature is very poor as...
Holiday reflections
12/26/2014
Although I spend most of my time lurking here I thoroughly enjoy this forum for the high quality of post with a laid back feel. Thanks to all who contribute and your posts often send me off in differe...
Apologies for the typo in the title . it should read Annopad
A very simple Chrome and Firefox extension which is sort of a notepad / bookmark hybrid
You can export your notes pdf or txt and there is a small advert at the bottom of the extension
http://annop...
Productivity app: Progress Bars of Life
12/1/2013
Thanks Dr Andus for the link
I have set it up for my trail running events next year, it can keep me focused on my training . I really like it, could even get me out of trouble in terms of birthdays a...
RightNote vs. NoteCase Pro
11/12/2012
Jon Polish wrote:
Andrew:
>
>I'm pretty sure this will complicate your life, but you might want to
>think about tools that could better meet your needs. I'm thinking of
>InfoQube and Ultra Recall, b...
RightNote vs. NoteCase Pro
11/11/2012
Jon Polish wrote:
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>Are there other people experienced enough with both of these to provide
>me with an informed opinion?
>
I am not experienced in either but I am looking at purchasing one and ha...
cintanotes 1.8 is out
10/2/2012
This is the problem with Outlinersoftware.com
No sooner have I been introduced to the rather wonderful Notetab ( Dr Drandus ) then I get re introduced to Cintanotes
When I first tried it out I was no...
Outliner/PIM roll call: Fall 2011
9/24/2011
Outlining = Workflowy
Basic reports = Workflowy + M8 Free Clipboard (clipboard manager) + openoffice
Task management = Workflowy + Google Calendar + check plus for Google calendar
Information capt...
Thanks looks like Paperport is going strong today based on their web page. Worth adding to my list to research. regards Andrew
Cassius wrote:
>Ten to 15 years ago, a colleague investigated what was a...
Thanks Dan. Outsourcing is definitely one of the options I will and need to look at very seriously.
In house and out sourced both have their advantages and disadvantages. Recession is starting to bit...
Thanks Jack
Hardware wise we have a good quality A4 and A3 scanner which can handle volume. You can set the resolution so I am happy with this. We also have large scanner for A0 and likewise the reso...
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