Dr Andus
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how best to save web pages
6/9/2014
it looks like there is a new OneNote clipper out for Chrome as well:
http://www.omgchrome.com/microsoft-onenote-clipper-extension/
Need a new Outliner
6/7/2014
Garland Coulson wrote:
I am using Windows 8 and I notice Noteliner says it works in Windows 7
>only in XP compatibility mode.
Doesn't Win8 have XP compatibility mode? There might still be a way to ru...
Need a new Outliner
6/5/2014
Garland Coulson wrote:
>I have been using Noteliner and really like it but I can't get the
>outline from Noteliner in PowerPoint. Even copy and paste doesn't work -
>Noteliner freezes.
It works fine ...
jimspoon wrote:
I'd like to be able to save all clipped texts to a file for later import
>or psting into an outliner of some sort.
>
>Each clip would have the following essential items of info: date a...
Franz Grieser wrote:
>Instead of formulating the entire sentence in my head, I would simply
>start to dictate half a sentence or so. (...) So: "patchwork writing" is something you can do
>with dictat...
Workflowy: Your Brain on One Page
6/4/2014
disillusioned wrote:
>One big missing
>feature for me is a lack of text hyperlinks (hiding a URL behind text),
>leaving my outline cluttered with lots of big, ugly, distracting URLs.
On the plus side...
Lucas wrote:
In today's NYT Science Section: "What's Lost as Handwriting Fades"
>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html
Thanks for that, Lucas. It looks like t...
Although whenever I checked out Celtx in the past I was underwhelmed, the new Celtx Cards for iOS looks kind of interesting (that's index cards, btw). Oh, and I didn't realise it's pronounced with a "...
Here is another possible candidate for a Zettelkasten, apparently an nvALT alternative for Windows.
Notation:
http://getnotation.com/
h/t Taking note blog:
http://takingnotenow.blogspot.co.uk/2014/0...
Gingko
5/26/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I should add that when I log out and log in again, the wrong order is
>displayed. If I then change the order, all looks well, until I try to
>navigate between the cards. I...
bullet journal
5/24/2014
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>As part of the changing process I noted in this threat I took a second
>look at Workflowy, which I'll detail in that thread.
Hi Daly,
if you're interested in both the bullet jo...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
5/23/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>Hm, syncing with Dropbox is a bit choppy (at least in Firefox 29). This
>is a bit of a concern. I would want a bit more confirmation that a
>document had been synced successfully.
I ...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
5/22/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>Editorially is shutting down this
>month, and I've been looking for a replacement, and this looks just the
>ticket! I see that they're comparing themselves to Evernote. That looks
>a ...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
5/22/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
Laverna, online Markdown editor with local storage, encryption, multiple
>notebook support, Dropbox syncing, tasks and more:
>https://laverna.cc/
Alexander, thanks for pos...
Ken wrote:
>And the part that is truly frustrating to me, and I am sure many here
>can relate to, is that while I understand how many of these task
>managers work in theory, I find many of them hard t...
Taking another look at Ulysses
5/19/2014
Many thanks for all the interesting answers to the Mac question. I learnt some new things.
At the moment my needs are fulfilled with my Win7 + iOS + ChromeOS combo, but it's good to know what's happ...
Taking another look at Ulysses
5/17/2014
Is this some kind of a mass phenomenon of switching to Macs, or have you all on this thread always been Mac users? I'm just wondering what the main attraction of Macs is these days, especially of user...
Paul Korm wrote:
> Planning tomorrow's work the night before is often
>helpful because your brain will ponder how to accomplish those things
>while you sleep -- it can make the work day less stressful...
jamesofford wrote:
>I am, however, having to adapt to a much less structured atmosphere. It
>is here I am having problems. I am having problems planning my time,
>and, I must admit, disciplining myse...
Nimbus Note
5/16/2014
I haven't seen this mentioned here before, so here it is:
http://nimbus.everhelper.me/note.php
Looks like an Evernote, OneNote, Clibu etc. competitor. For some reason when I click on Pricing or Go P...
File Search
5/13/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
Another entrant into the file search arena (beta): FileSearchy
>
>http://www.filesearchy.com/
FileSearchy 1.22 can now rank search results by the number of matches within a document. ...
Chromebook Apps?
5/8/2014
A distraction-free writing app (online free, Chrome app paid-for) I just came across:
http://www.calmlywriter.com/
PhraseExpander Standard is free today (5th May) on Giveaway of the Day. Normally USD 59.00:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Christian Tietze wrote:
>Screenshots of course would be nice.
Sorry about that. My current database is confidential and I don't have time right now to make a fake database just for the screenshots.
...
Christian Tietze wrote:
>into the title or the content precisely because you don't
>have to rely on arbitrary file metadata, or worse, be locked-in by a
>program's tagging feature.
Yes, ideally you'd...