Geoffrey Miller
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- Member since
- November 2008
- Topics started
- 3
- Total posts
- 29
- Last active
- 5/29/2025
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Blackwell Idealist
5/29/2025
I'm still using version 3 of Idealist (the less said about Version 5 the better) on a daily basis and have done so through every iteration of Windows and cannot understand why there is not a simple, m...
Zoot revisited ... again
3/24/2024
It has been one of those programs I must have tried about half-a-dozen times over the years, but it has somehow never "clicked". Perhaps time to try again with the latest version, which does seem very...
MyInfo 8.0
4/6/2023
I couldn't care less if my simple statement of fact is taken seriously or not. I've never had MyInfo crash but then I've only been using it for a dozen years.
On the other hand, I still use Blackwell...
MyInfo 8.0
4/2/2023
MyInfo 8 was released on schedule on 30 March, has some useful new features, and continues the long line of development.
I've tried many alternatives over the years but always seem to come back to My...
X-Tiles goes to LTD..
3/7/2023
Ah, the "Lifetime Deal" - on the rare occasions I've been tempted either the Company folds soon after or development stops (IdeaMason, CintaNotes, etc)
MyInfo 8.0
2/23/2023
I can't see why they still won't be a place for such a robust and useful program as MyInfo. Petko has always been very responsive and some of us might just preferred a robust, well-supported, program ...
Advice needed
10/7/2022
Hello Lawrence,
I have two computers with the latest version of Windows 11 both happily running Idealist (1995 version 3) without any problems, Have you tried re-installing from the original files?
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UpNote continues to improve
12/30/2021
Is there any way to download the Windows version without using the Microsoft store?
best outliner you use? (2018)
4/15/2018
I bought this when it first appeared but, as far as I am aware, it hasn't been updated in 6 years.
What is the oldest application you use?
11/7/2017
Blackwell Idealist version 3 from 1995.
Has been installed on every subsequent version of Windows, has never crashed, never suffered data loss, in constant daily use . . . and NEVER attempts to conne...
TheBrain 9 reaches its beta phase
11/18/2016
Does anyone know if, when finally released, TheBrain 9 will continue to be cloud-based only?
Happy 20th Birthday Blackwell Idealist
11/16/2015
Although not particularly active of late, there is a blog devoted to Idealist where the original set-up files (plus the manual) can still be downloaded:
http://osbloggery.blogspot.co.uk/2007/12/after...
Happy 20th Birthday Blackwell Idealist
11/16/2015
The date of the .exe of my version of Blackwell's Idealist database manager (version 3) is 17 November 1995, and so is twenty years old tomorrow. In that time, I have used the program on a daily basis...
With no updates for some time, I contacted the support for the program, who confirmed, as I suspected, that it is no longer being actively developed. Apparently, the developer is too busy with other t...
Search-as-you-Type
8/11/2015
Hello Peter,
I am after full text search, but have always been very happy with MyInfo otherwise and will almost certainly upgrade.
I also installed the trial version of Zoot yesterday and have the f...
Search-as-you-Type
8/10/2015
Many thanks Franz and Steve,
I did try Zoot some years ago as it seemed to be the best program for another need (Outlook backup), but abandoned it in part because of the lack of documentation and als...
Search-as-you-Type
8/10/2015
I've used askSam for twenty years but the time has come to bail out (prompted by continual crashes when trying to export). I have Ultra Recall and MyInfo installed, but does anyone know of a modern al...
As of today (18 June) the site is still down. Any update on when it might again appear?
Black Hole Organizer on Bitsdujour today (2nd January 2015) - USD 4.95 instead of USD 24.95
1/2/2015
Hello Dominik,
I bought this program many, many years ago when it was being developed by Lincoln Beach software but then re-purchased in 2012 when it was on offer at Bits du Jour on the basis that an...
askSam dead?
9/10/2013
More than wonder - time to bail out!
Geoffrey
askSam dead?
9/7/2013
Hello Steve,
You may be right, but it does appear more final this time. Such a pity as, properly developed, it could have been a world-beater. I've been using it since the DOS days and have never had...
askSam dead?
9/5/2013
Hello,
Can anyone confirm whether askSam has finally bitten the dust?
Text expander and clipboard enhancer tools
11/21/2012
In fairness to the developer of PhraseExpander, who contacted me after my post here, the F3 issue does seem to be specific to my installation of Firefox, for some reason (possibly some conflict with a...
Hello Franz,
In answer to a.
I've used Blackwell's Idealist database every day since 1995 (version 3, not the buggy version 5 after Blackwell sold out), and this contained a very useful glossary feat...
Hello Alexander
Thanks for your post - I downloaded and installed NoteRush yesterday and found the concept interesting but felt the program had some rough edges. It is being featured, as you mention...
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