Franz Grieser
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What is Tinderbox? Interesting summary
1/18/2015
Mark Bernstein quotes a new user who wrote this summary in the Tinderbox forum:
http://www.markbernstein.org/Jan15/WhatIsTinderbox.html
From time to time, I feel attracted by Tinderbox. But I do not ...
Holiday reflections
1/8/2015
Hi.
Just a quick update on my quest for a mobile notetaking device:
I got a Cooper Kai Skel for my iPad 2. I am returning that tomorrow because it does not fit my needs. Instead I followed Stephen's...
Two more things.
22111 wrote:
>I also think you should try to identify if there is a real connection
>with your security software, or if it is anything else; did you
>reinstall the Clary thing, after...
> 22111
>Welcome to Sharewood! Brings traffic at least, if it’s not good for anything else.
I am with Paul: That's inappropriate. And completely irrelevant to the topic.
For me, this statement...
Holiday reflections
12/29/2014
Dottore.
My iPad 2 works like a charm, I have no problems using the latest iOS (my system did not slow down). And I invested a in a number of iOS apps. So getting a better keyboard seems to be the be...
Holiday reflections
12/29/2014
Thanks Paul.
I haven't tried the Swype on my iPad. I had an early version on a PocketPC about a decade ago. You could "write" using a stylus (instead of tapping the mini on-screen keyboard keys), whi...
Holiday reflections
12/29/2014
Thanks Stephen, DrAndus and Bill.
First: I have a Logitech Tablet Keyboard for the iPad. It is fine - but it does not attach to the iPad so it's not suited for working in the suburban train.
Re Chro...
Holiday reflections
12/29/2014
Hi.
Best wishes to everyone here for 2015.
In 2014 ...
1) I was on a quest for for a digital, mobile, instant-on writing machine for writing down ideas and short snippets when not in my office. I.e...
Curio 30% off till December 28th
12/25/2014
Hugh wrote:
>Interesting. Thanks, Franz. Papyrus is highly rated by a German author
>whose work I respect. Its website says that an English version was
>expected in the autumn this year, although I ha...
Curio 30% off till December 28th
12/23/2014
>But top 5s/home screens/favourites comprise a perennial interest. Franz,
>what are yours?
On Windows:
LibreOffice (writing, calculating, presenting)
Scrivener (structuring)
Papyrus Autor (spell che...
Curio 30% off till December 28th
12/22/2014
Just curious: What would your other 4 be?
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12/22/2014
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Evernote and "The Wall Street Journal"
12/2/2014
>"Do the work, share the work, and talk about the work all in one place.
>Evernote’s newest feature, Work Chat, connects you with colleagues
>to achieve your best."
To me, this shows they do no...
Nisus Writer
12/2/2014
James.
In case, no one here can provide the info: Head over to the Scrivener forum at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/ and ask in the "Software" section. There are a number of guys and ladies...
Simon.
>It’s my impression that Software begun on Windows are often made for Mac afterwards, yet it doesn’t seem to work the other way around, am I wrong?
What Windows software are you t...
Clibu, open beta
12/1/2014
Thanks, Neville
>Hi Franz,
>At present you need Internet access, however in future we intend to have
>a version you can use off-line. See the a,b,c items in my very first
>post.
>
>Neville
In your f...
Clibu, open beta
12/1/2014
Thanks, Neville.
To be sure I understand: Do I need internet access when using Clibu through Firefox or Chrome on my Mac? That would not be a solution for me. I want my data locally, from time to tim...
Evernote and "The Wall Street Journal"
12/1/2014
Thanks Daly. But that was not the problem (not this time, I had also stumbled over that problem 2 years ago).
This time I had already downloaded the content of the notes to my iPad. The notes were th...
Evernote and "The Wall Street Journal"
11/30/2014
Paul.
That's exactly why I have been using Evernote. And exactly why I think about dropping Evernote: Last week, I went to a seminar in the mountains - no internet there. So I took along my iPad with...
Clibu, open beta
11/29/2014
Hi Neville.
Will there also be a Mac desktop app?
Thanks, Franz
(who'd love to kiss EN goodbye but needs a reasonable web clipping/note storing application that allows sharing data on Windows PCs a...
OT: Dropbox and Skydrive encryption
10/24/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I had missed this news; quite remarkable I dare say.
>
>Interestingly, Amazon Web Services have just announced their
>Frankfurt-based infrastructure:
>http://aws.amazon.c...
22111 wrote:
>These are questions I just ask as an avid reader. Do you think I should
>not be entitled to ask them?
You have every right to ask these questions. In my world.
I just took offence at y...
22111
And what exactly was the new info you provided in your post?
Franz
(yes, I know MY post does not contribute anything productive to the original question, either)
22111 wrote:
Just for the r...
OT: Dropbox and Skydrive encryption
9/12/2014
Thanks, Prion.
Ownclowd is still on my list "give it a try when you have more time". For now, I will stick with Dropbox as it is supported by all OSses and apps I use.
OT: Dropbox and Skydrive encryption
9/11/2014
So: I am using Boxcryptor to encrypt a few folders in my Dropbox. Everything works smoothly so far (though I cannot say how save it really is, though AES has a good reputation).
I however recommend to...