Franz Grieser
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Hi.
Eric Blue has on his blog an interesting overview over 15 visual knowledge management tools (for Windows, Mac, Linux):
http://eric-blue.com/2009/05/10/15-effective-tools-for-visual-knowledge-man...
SQLNotes aka InfoQube or IQ forum
5/16/2009
Jan.
You got mail.
Franz
SQLNotes aka InfoQube or IQ forum
5/16/2009
Jan.
Could you please stop that. Discuss the matter with Pierre Paul either directly or on the platform he suggested.
It is you who is becoming a PITA.
Franz
Pagico
5/14/2009
Hi.
Does anyone here have experience using Pagico? It is task planner plus personal database available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
MacupdatePromo (http://www.mupromo.com/index.php?rord=date) offers ...
Ideamason abandoned
5/11/2009
Thanks Eduardo.
I sent you an e-mail.
Franz
Ideamason abandoned
5/11/2009
Hi Eduardo.
>I suggest to give a chance to ConnectedText (www.connectedtext.com). For
>those who want to migrate from IdeaManson or any other discontinued software to
>ConnectedText, we can offer a...
Tinderbox at reduced price
5/5/2009
Hi.
Eastgate holds a Spring Tinderbox Sale:
Tinderbox: individual copies - $179 (save $50)
Tinderbox: household license - $199 (save $86)
Tinderbox: upgrade - $70 (save $20)
The Tinderbox Way (p...
Hi.
A short comparison.
What both add-ins do very well:
+ fast search using an index
+ threaded views of conversations
Xobni
+ free (so far; last year the developers said that Xobni would be free a...
Alex.
I forgot the link: http://www.lookeen.net/en/
Franz
Hi Alex.
Xobni is useful, yes. But I prefer Lookeen though it costs $40 - but it is worth every cent.
If you're interested, I'l look for the reviews I wrote on both tools and translate the most impo...
Netbooks - Hardware CRIMP?
3/28/2009
Hi.
Does anyone here have experience with the Samsung NC20? It has a 12" display and a slightly larger keyboard than the NC10.
Franz
Scrivener-like outliner for Windows?
3/24/2009
Hi.
Pagefour is the Windows application that comes closest to Scrivener. It is a full-featured writing application including a "repetition checker" (which is not available in Scrivener).
Storylines ...
Task management help.
1/5/2009
And while we're at it: IMHO, the best book on writer's block is "On Writer's Block" by Victoria Nelson (published in 1993). It is a revised and greatly overhauled version of her 1985 book "Writer's Bl...
Task management help.
1/5/2009
Alex wrote: "If I may barge in, my favourite book against procrastination is The Now Habit by Neil Fiore."
Neil's book is THE book on procrastination and how to deal with it :-)
Franz
Hi.
Maybe a lot of wannabe fiction writers prefer to play around with a new writer's tool instead of write - so there is a market for this kind of procrastinator's tools. ;-)
Franz (who owns licence...
Thanks for list, Steven.
One thing I miss: Yojimbo (http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/index.shtml) to be filed under "Straight Note Managers".
Franz
Celtx -- Anyone aware of this program?
6/30/2008
Hi Stephen
>I just learned about this software, Celtx. It isn't an outliner or a PIM, and
>it is designed for screenwriters and dramatists. But it seems packed with great
>features, and seems to be...
Mac Software
4/19/2008
>And http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/ shows you how easy it is to
>install extra memory in your iBook or Powerbook. :-)
... and in Stephen's Macbook, off course :-)
Franz
Mac Software
4/19/2008
>- Agree with Franz about stuffing in extra RAM,
>which by all accounts is highly beneficial - I made the mistake of buying it from Apple -
>Crucial RAM (www.crucial.com) is said to be almost as goo...
Mac Software
4/18/2008
>Derek wrote:
>In the meantime, you've got me
>curious about the pre-MacBook generation laptops. This might be a relatively
>inexpensive way of getting my feet wet until I have to trade up from the...
Mac Software
4/17/2008
BTW. If you think about using Tinderbox, check out the screencast on http://www.eastgate.com/download/TinderboxNovel.mov. It shows how TB may be used for planning a novel - the procedures described, h...
Mac Software
4/17/2008
Stephen
>>You surely know you can use Parallels or VMware to install
>>Windows and Zoot on your Mac.
>I am aware of this, but one thing I'm unsure of is, do I also have to
>buy a copy of Windows ...
Mac Software
4/17/2008
Hi.
>I'm also a bit confused about the relative merits of
>the different Mac models (let's assume all using Leopard). What models are people
>using, and why?
- Mac Mini (Intel DualCore) - because ...
Mac Software
4/17/2008
Hi Stephen.
>Okay, I too have now joined those who have made the move to Mac. I just ordered a MacBook,
>and I am eagerly awaiting all the fresh CRIMPing I can do on the new machine.
Congrats.
>Wh...
Outliner for Symbian OS
4/9/2008
Hi Alex.
You might try Projekt S60 by Kylom Software (http://www.kylom.com/ProjektS60_3english.shtml). There are editions for various Symbian smartphones. I haven't used it (I do not have a Symbian p...