Dr Andus
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Just came across this one. Haven't tried it yet. It looks like it's using Python, so installation might be more involved than usual:
"Outspline is a free and open-source modular outliner whose functi...
Holiday reflections
6/13/2015
Dr Andus wrote:
>which might make the HP Pro Slate 12 a more justifiable purchase
>(given it's hefty price tag - it's GBP 576.00 in the UK, plus
>accessories).
Although it looks like there is also a ...
Holiday reflections
6/13/2015
Hugh wrote:
>it looks as if
>handwriting-recognition software and the tools to use it may at last be
>making progress.
Google's own **Google Handwriting Input** app has also been working quite well o...
Holiday reflections
6/13/2015
Hugh wrote:
>But because I've always believed - from experience long ago in churning
>out many thousands of words a week at work - that ideas forming words
>should best pass through the fingers and a ...
Smartdown odd behavior
6/12/2015
jaslar wrote:
>1. Open SmartDownGlobal.properties.
>2. Comment with a # the following line:
>minimize.to.tray=1
>3. Restart.
Got it. Thanks for that.
Koolchart
6/12/2015
Looks like spam to me...
Smartdown odd behavior
6/12/2015
jaslar wrote:
>the developers told me how to
>change that behavior to make it more customary.
Would you mind sharing what you did?
Smartdown odd behavior
6/11/2015
jaslar wrote:
>But there's an odd behavior that I wonder if anyone else is
>experiencing. If I collapse the window, or click the icon of the running
>program on the task bar, the program simply closes...
The Perils of CRIMPing
6/10/2015
Ken wrote:
>I am not sure if there are any
>books or web sites that really unlock the power of OneNote for task
>management, but that might be an option.
This might be what MS has acquired Wunderlist...
The Perils of CRIMPing
6/7/2015
Ken wrote:
>The one pressing need I have been trying to solve
>revolves around managing a number of large projects with a variety of
>tasks and subtasks that are often tied into documents attached to ...
The Perils of CRIMPing
6/6/2015
Ken wrote:
>More
>frustrating is that I am now very gun shy about using any
>portable/no-install apps at work, especially if they "phone home"
>abroad, legitimate or otherwise.
Oops, I didn't see you...
The Perils of CRIMPing
6/6/2015
Hi Ken,
That sounds like a pretty good IT department you have there... Regarding the infection, maybe that's one more argument for using a web-based task management tool.
If you don't mind me saying...
Microsoft Buys Wunderlist
6/2/2015
jaslar wrote:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2485202,00.asp
>And a few other things - apparently as part of strategy with Windows 10
>and mobile devices.
Hugh wrote:
> at least 70 per cent of a...
Ghostnote
5/29/2015
Wayne K wrote:
>it
>would be a great solution if I could attach a sticky note that would pop
>up every time a web page loads.
GumNotes claims to be able to do that (though it was a while ago I trie...
Notecase Pro is another one that tends to be mentioned.
I'm not a user of any of them, but the ones that seem to be active and are frequently discussed are RightNote and MyInfo. Then there is Ultra Recall.
Airstory
5/20/2015
On the face of it it looks interesting, but I'd need a bit more convincing that this is a genuine and sustainable software project.
There is not a lot of info on the website about the actual develop...
Gingko
5/11/2015
Gingko has just launched a discussion forum, where you can ask for help, make suggestions for new features and share use cases:
http://community.gingkoapp.com/
Markdown Plus - Win and Mac
5/11/2015
Not sure if this has come up before: Markdown Plus
https://tylingsoft.com/mdp
It has some interesting features besides the usual Markdown editing, such as tables, icons, Emoji, TEX markup, Graphviz-...
Kanban Kit
5/6/2015
Ken wrote:
I admire Kanban as a tool, but it seems to have somewhat limited
>application in certain workflows, especially if you have large amounts
>of projects, tasks, subtasks and notes.
The answer...
Additional tools could be (though not all tick all your boxes):
- Gingko
- Google Keep
- MindMup
Kanban Kit
5/6/2015
Paul Korm wrote:
@jamesofford wrote
>>I have reverted to doing things with pens and paper
>
>I've reverted to PostIt notes over and over
Franz Grieser wrote:
>For me, the Kanban board must be
>consta...
Paul Korm wrote:
>there's no central node in the version of bubbl.us I've been using
Paul, many thanks for the explanation and the screenshot. I gave it a try and you're right, bubbl.us might actuall...
check this thread, you might find a few suggestions there:
http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/4964
Paul Korm wrote:
>bubbl.us
>very basic, which might be what the Dr ordered ;-)
Thanks, Paul. It looks like bubbl.us though enforces a mind map hierarchy (central node), and I'm looking for a non-hier...