Franz Grieser

Broader musings 7/31/2022

22111 wrote: >most "contributions" over here are dispensable, very unfortunately... So, why do you keep coming here flooding the forum with long, long, long dispensable postings? Why not just keep a...

The new versions of Notebooks (12 & 3) are here! 7/30/2022

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >I admire the fact that this is a free upgrade for users of version 2 >(Mac app). Old school! I agree. And I'd love to get an upgraded Notebooks for Windows - even if it's a paid...

The new versions of Notebooks (12 & 3) are here! 7/26/2022

Dellu wrote: >Does Notebooks support rtf? I thought it supports only markdown and >html. No, it doesn't. Rich text is stored in HTML files.

Broader musings 7/22/2022

I think that documenting what you do - for yourself and for colleagues, coworkers, virtual assistants etc. - is more important than ever in the WFH workspace. Not only because there is usually no one ...

Craft 2.0 - For Everyone! 7/20/2022

tberni wrote: >Google 1 - DuckduckGo 0 Oh. I thought DuckDuckGo used Google's search results.

Craft 2.0 - For Everyone! 7/20/2022

tberni wrote: >Hi Bill: >I have not been able to find anything here about the application you >name as "History Book", neither on the web: could you give some link to >expand the information you prov...

Maps e.g., etc. 7/19/2022

Cyganet wrote: >Not losing items in a long hierarchy is one of the reasons why I like to >use a mindmap instead of a collapsible outline. The mindmap has two >dimensions (left-right and up-down), and ...

Heptabase 6/29/2022

I've been using Heptabase for a few days (I decided to keep it and not make use of their money-back option). What I like * the visual display of notes and connections, * the ability to compile note...

Notebooks 12 for iOS and 3 for macOS on the way 4/26/2022

Alfons replied to my e-mail. They are working on the iOS/MacOS updates and the documentation right now. Re the Windows version: "But we have not completely lost sight of the Windows version. Neverthe...

Notebooks 12 for iOS and 3 for macOS on the way 4/25/2022

satis wrote: >If I were on Windows I'd take a closer look at Joplin as an alternative. Yes, Joplin is an option, it improved a lot compared to the time I took a look. As is Obsidian. Nevertheless,...

Notebooks 12 for iOS and 3 for macOS on the way 4/25/2022

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >I agree. I have the Windows version, but it is a pale imitation of the >Mac and iOS versions. Yes. The current vs. 1.4.2 is from 2017. I contacted Alfons today bc. of a Windows...

Notebooks 12 for iOS and 3 for macOS on the way 4/25/2022

Good news. Though I'd wish he'd not only add features to the MacOS and iOS versions but also to the Windows version.

Interesting update to Papyrus Author (2022) 4/22/2022

Interesting. The German version is only available as a payed option, no subscription. But it seems to have a lot of features you do not get in the English version: Duden spellcheck and grammar check a...

Ulysses' Companions' Odyssey (provisional app review) 4/19/2022

@22111 I wonder what is it you want to tell us? That MacOS and MacOS software such as Ulysses are inferior to Windows and/or Linux software?

A frustrated user's thoughts on efficient task management for Apple users (and others) 3/28/2022

For heaven's sake. Do we/you really think another app is the solution for Bill's woes?

A huge problem 2/2/2022

Yep, a bit oversight. Pixelpunker wrote: >When jotting down ideas, insights, phrases I have only recently begun to >mark my own ideas with my initials or tags. Good idea. >For other older entries I...

A brain dump of functions for my ideal task/goal management app 12/29/2021

Thanks for promoting me, Donovan. I am not the professor and scientist Franz Grieser, just an ordinary writer :-)

A brain dump of functions for my ideal task/goal management app 12/29/2021

Thanks for the interesting insight, Stephen. I use a much more simplistic setup because I strictly separate my task list and my notes. My task list (to dos) is a spreadsheet. I keep the tasks for on...

Brainstorming tools 12/8/2021

For brainstorming, collecting and sorting ideas I use - either the outline feature in Word or Textmaker (Word is better for moving items around) - a visual tool such as Milanote or Miro so I can shar...

Brainstorming tools 12/8/2021

MadaboutDana wrote: >That’s one of the ones I tried: IdeaFisher! I did try it out, but >really… the human mind just doesn’t work like that. Trying >to generate ideas by ticking boxes...

Brainstorming tools 12/8/2021

The only software tool that I know of is no longer availabe: It was called Ideafisher, developed by Marsh Fisher who also wrote an interesting book on idea creation. A few years ago, a company called ...

People- vs. Project-Centric Email Workflow 12/1/2021

Leib Moscovitz wrote: >Not fully sure that I understood Ken correctly, but there is a very >simple way to save email messages with all data intact, including >attachments, formatted text etc.: just dr...

Black Friday deals 11/24/2021

TINDERBOX Tinderbox upgrades and Tinderbox are 20% off. (So is Tinderbox!) Save almost $20 on an upgrade, — that’s the lowest price in the long time. Order here: https://www.eastgate....

Black Friday deals 11/24/2021

Curio: new and upgrade licenses are 25% off with the BLACKFRIDAY2021 coupon code. Papyrus Author (for the German writing fellows) 10 % off

Planning & executing 8/10/2021

Hi Dellu. I can relate. Don't know how much of my lifetime I spent losing myself in reseach I could not use. This is how I proceed today when researching (for a book or any other project). It's not p...

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