Dr Andus
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An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/6/2014
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>That's where the comparison with mind mappers leads to underestimating
>TheBrain, because I would agree it isn't ideal for plotting out a speech
>or a paper. Where the mind map u...
An in-depth TheBrain app-praisal !
7/6/2014
Interesting review! In terms of categorising TheBrain, it sounds to me like it's more of a graphical type of a desktop wiki, than a mind mapping software.
I find "mind mapping" a rather unhelpful cat...
Academic Mac users might find this interesting:
"What software do I really need for academic work on Mac?"
http://blog.macademic.org/2014/07/04/starting-from-a-clean-slate-a-minimal-set-of-academic-...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
7/3/2014
While I'm at it, another plus for BB Sync: when it turns itself off after 60 min (power saving), or indeed whenever the user turns it off, the displayed note continues to be displayed (as opposed to t...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
7/3/2014
Hugh wrote:
>Do you happen to know whether the files it produces can be turned into
>printed text on the Mac or PC?
The way I'm getting around this problem is by using Dragon to transcribe (by dictat...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
7/2/2014
I couldn't resist in the end and got myself a Boogie Board Sync. Two main uses/benefits have emerged so far:
1) Doing quick concept maps and flow charts by hand as part of brainstorming, outlining, a...
OutWiker 1.8 beta
6/26/2014
Jenyay wrote:
>(: include :) inserts the contents the attached file in page.
Jenyay, thanks for clarifying. Just wondering, is it possible to include a section (a heading + text below it) of a page i...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
6/25/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
Hugh wrote:
>>unfortunately the iOS screen isn't ideally designed for
>>accurate stylus work. Perhaps the Samsung devices and apps are better
>>for this purpose; I've no ex...
OutWiker 1.8 beta
6/25/2014
Jenyay wrote:
>OutWiker is free outliner with open sources for Windows and Linux. After
>long time development the outliner OutWiker 1.8 has grown to beta.
The new features do sound interesting (have...
Software for Keeping Track of Reviewers
6/25/2014
Hugh wrote:
I'll probably appear obtuse, but notwithstanding your lack of enthusiasm
>for Excel, Excel is certainly what I'd recommend
alternatively, Google Sheets, if you happen to have a Google acc...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
6/21/2014
Hugh wrote:
>Do you happen to know whether the files it produces can be turned into
>printed text on the Mac or PC, using Vision Objects' MyScript Notes
>Studio?
According to their Facebook page the...
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 eWriter
6/20/2014
Has anyone here tried the Boogie Board Sync yet? This might be an interesting longhand alternative to the "Best note-taking setup with tablet and keyboard" that I was looking for here:
http://www.outl...
Aibase
6/20/2014
Lucas wrote:
I recently discovered that, after a 3-year hiatus, Aibase 3 came out
>last year, and the app has had several updates since then. I had always
>found it intriguing although I never ended u...
Chromebook apps-Cloud
6/18/2014
Ken Moshier wrote:
Hi, I just signed up last night and this is my first comment.
Also, there was mention
>of a Chromebook. I purchased a 14" HP Chromebook Yesterday
Hi Ken,
welcome to the forum. S...
Freeplane - new release
6/18/2014
Franz Grieser wrote:
>In my setup the nodes are going in all directions and I couldn't find a
>command to keep them from doing that.
For me the left-to-right direction is now default behaviour when I...
Freeplane - new release
6/17/2014
Franz Grieser wrote:
>How do you do that?
Sorry, what do you mean? I'm just using the default setup I think, except that I only allow nodes to go towards the right from the first main node, as oppose...
Freeplane - new release
6/17/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>I see they've added OPML now as an export option. That's good news too.
>Hopefully that means that inline notes also get included in the OPML
>file.
I just tried this. It doesn't loo...
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>However, org-mode makes my head hurt. Any application that needs a table
>of contents for the "how to install" information is going to be more
>complicated than I can handle, I'm...
Freeplane - new release
6/14/2014
Jon Polish wrote:
> Export improvements
I see they've added OPML now as an export option. That's good news too. Hopefully that means that inline notes also get included in the OPML file. But it doesn...
Freeplane - new release
6/14/2014
jaslar wrote:
May I ask why you've decided to go with Freeplane as your outliner of
>choice?
I do use other outliners for various purposes, but Freeplane is currently my outliner of choice when it co...
Freeplane - new release
6/13/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>> Install url handler for protocol "freeplane" for windows and mac
I've been experimenting with this feature, trying to find a use for it. To use it with ConnectedText, the following...
Freeplane - new release
6/13/2014
Jon Polish wrote:
A summary of improvements and additions from the forum:
>New features since 1.2.3 :
Thanks, Jon. The improvements seem to be fairly technical, focusing on sophisticated power users....
Chromebook Apps?
6/13/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
Writebox is now also available as a standalone Chrome app (as opposed to
>just being a Chrome browser extension):
>https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/writebox/bbehjmjchoiaglkebo...
Chromebook Apps?
6/12/2014
Writebox is now also available as a standalone Chrome app (as opposed to just being a Chrome browser extension):
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/writebox/bbehjmjchoiaglkeboicbgkpfafcmhij
sChecklist - simple todo app (Win)
6/10/2014
"A simple checklist app focused on ad-hoc lists":
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=38115.0
review:
http://www.ghacks.net/2014/06/10/schecklist-simple-easy-use-checklist-app-window...