Dr Andus
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As we're moving towards more and more online outling and writing tools, the question of which browser to use is becoming increasingly relevant.
I haven't given this much thought until recently, since...
Steve wrote:
>I think the price they charge is more than reasonable for what they
>offer. For contact based software that isn’t bloated, I have not
>found anything better.
Steve - thanks for t...
SENSE Editor recent updates
3/3/2014
Dave Ewins wrote:
>ViewPoints was developed to enable dispersed information to be
>referenced from main document context into groupings under one or more
>(common topic / subject specific) categorize...
SENSE Editor recent updates
3/3/2014
Dave Ewins wrote:
>Once the unlimited headed hierarchy has been created, headings or more
>generallly lines may be drag / dropped from the main document into the
>ViewPoints Pane as "viewpoints" for...
globonote
3/3/2014
Hugh wrote:
Shame. My experience too on OS10.8.5.
>I'd like to find a good full-featured Mac sticky-note application (that
>installs).
There seem to be a couple of Mac alternatives on this list:
htt...
SENSE Editor recent updates
3/2/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>SENSE is a sort of rare
>beast which facilitates continues switching between the two--but without
>the strong formatting / object embedding features. I can only compare it...
SENSE Editor recent updates
3/1/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
I use SENSE quite regularly; it is my tool of choice for long and
>complex texts.
>
>It is the only editor I know that can display a full hierarchy in its
>left pane, righ...
WSP wrote:
A couple of years ago I first encountered 22111 (when he traveled under
>a different name) in the MyInfo forum, where he began innocuously enough
>and then gradually produced general mayhem...
SENSE Editor recent updates
2/28/2014
Does anyone here use Sense Editor regularly? What are the main benefits? Just curious where this product fits in the marketplace.
Also, there is a sale on right now:
"Get 30% off Sense License Purch...
Chromebook Apps?
2/26/2014
Here is a thread from the official Chromebook forum about users' favourite apps etc. Might be worth looking through.
"Let's discuss: What are your favorite apps, extensions, and plugins?"
https://pr...
Chromebook Apps?
2/26/2014
Ken wrote:
> I may
>reconsider the iPad, but whatever I use, I know that it will need to be
>light weight, have instant on, and good battery life.
It's unlikely that a Chromebook would be lighter tha...
Chromebook Apps?
2/26/2014
Ken wrote:
>It is mostly depends on apps, and what I would really like
>would be something similar to Awesome Note or Daily Note on the iPad.
>Does anybody know of any apps that are similar in design...
NotateIt - electronic whiteboard
2/23/2014
jaslar wrote:
This is a Windows only app, available from the UK. But it's a class of
>software I haven't seen much discussed here: whiteboards. Potential
>applications: presentations, diagramming, min...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
2/21/2014
David Hewson on writing a novel in Markdown with Slugline (Mac only):
http://davidhewson.com/2014/02/21/slugline-minimalist-writing-with-markdown-that-works/
P.S. I just saw that Christian has a rundown of the available collaborative online writing tools that support Markdown:
http://christiantietze.de/posts/2014/02/editorially-shutting-down/
MadaboutDana wrote:
>It's difficult for software developers! If they're ambitious, that means
>producing apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone (possibly also for
>Amazon Fire and Blackberry), optimi...
Luedecke's Zettlekaten
2/15/2014
Christian Tietze wrote:
>Sorry I have to disappoint you: the tool I'm working on is a
>productivity tool for writers. It's not the Zettelkasten application
>itself. For that, I need way more time. ...
Editorially is closing. It's a pity. It was the nicest collaborative online Markdown editor I've tried. I wish some of the big players could have recognised its potential and bought it. What other hop...
If your main requirement is to capture web pages and organise PDFs, then I'm not sure UR is the best choice out there, especially given the problems you cite. Surfulater doesn't have those problems. R...
Dr Andus wrote:
>You may have trouble running software this way that rely on some special
>hotkey combinations (or on AutoHotkey), in cases where those keys might
>not be available on the Chromebook k...
little red hen needs help
2/1/2014
Gary Carson wrote:
> leave
>the computer TURNED OFF in another room.
Or you could still use your PC but turn on an internet connection blocking software like Freedom:
http://macfreedom.com/
Franz Grieser wrote:
>Does that mean, you can e.g. control ConnectedText or any other Windows
>application running on your desktop PC from the Chromebook? That would
>be really cool.
Yes. In a way th...
little red hen needs help
2/1/2014
andyjim wrote:
>Speaking as a non-programmer, I nonetheless wonder if it may not be as
>difficult to implement as it sounds. Seems to me the underlying
>structures may be fairly straightforward databa...
little red hen needs help
1/31/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>On iOS, Drafts seems to launch a
>new app automatically
I meant to say "launch a new note," every time you launch the app.
little red hen needs help
1/31/2014
andyjim wrote:
>My thing is fresh thoughts. I generate them all the time. I don’t
>gather material, I generate it. So my needs flow from this MO. I need to
>be able to launch a new item instantl...