Dr Andus
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dan7000 wrote:
>When I started doing this it was with an iPod Touch. The camera was
>pretty bad on those though. It works much better with a tablet or
>iPhone 4.
Was that a 4th gen. or 5th gen. iPo...
Gary Carson wrote:
>I'm just wondering because I like the idea of being able to photograph
>research documents, but I'd have to basically get everything except the
>laptop in order to set this up. So ...
Horizontal outlining
9/13/2013
MadaboutDana wrote:
>If anybody can think of something convincingly outliner-y that works
>vertically AND horizontally, why not step up and tell us about it?
This topic has also come up here:
http://...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/13/2013
*Correction: have to force myself to record my workflows...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/13/2013
...and the rest of the post:
I wish there were more meta-applications out there, where you could easily model (arrange and link together) different tool-chains for different workflows, be able to vis...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/13/2013
Chris Murtland wrote:
>I think the problem comes from the fact that PIMs or personal databases
>or tree-based info managers:
>
> 1. simply can't reasonably handle the volume and diversity of
>informat...
Gingko
9/12/2013
From a message from Gingko:
"Here are a few features we've added today.
- Export: You can now save your tree as plain-text, formatted text, or slideshows.
- Yearly subscription: Support us by subscri...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/11/2013
Chris Murtland wrote:
>that really means you
>need an arsenal of tools rather than just one.
Yes, this also rings true to me. The next logical step (to which I haven't quite matured yet) is to learn ...
Back to ConnectedText
9/11/2013
andyjim wrote:
>Any other
>resources/sites you can particularly recommend?
>Andy
You're welcome, thanks for your kind words.
If you're serious about CT, I strongly recommend registering with the CT ...
Back to ConnectedText
9/11/2013
andyjim wrote:
>Most do not have their own filenames
As Steve has suggested, you can import your existing Word documents and then chop them up using the "cut to new topic" function.
>ICan you do thi...
Back to ConnectedText
9/11/2013
andyjim wrote:
>This will involve hundreds if not thousands of text items. Best
>I can tell, CT requires a unique name for each topic. While I can
>probably fit most of these items under 30 or so cate...
Gingko
9/10/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
>Are there any other outliners for Windows or iOS that can import
>Markdown and convert it to an outline more directly?
It turns out that you can just copy and paste directly from Gin...
Gingko
9/10/2013
Mark wrote:
>The easiest way I know of to go from Markdown to RTF/Word is with
>WriteMonkey, http://writemonkey.com/. Just use Ctrl-Shift F and paste
>into Word or an RTF editor.
Thanks. Just tried t...
Document Management Systems
9/10/2013
Sohodox (http://www.sohodox.com/) hasn't been mentioned yet on this forum. It looks like they've been around for a while, and looking at their video, the software seems decent.
It's 55% off today on ...
Gary Carson wrote:
Dr. Andus mentioned book stands. I can recommend the adjustable Jasmine
>book stand. It's great and can hold very large textbooks.
>http://www.amazon.com/Jasmine-Bookstand-Bookstan...
TextGrabber on iOS seems to take us a step closer to taking reading notes with a camera:
http://www.macdrifter.com/2013/09/textgrabber-for-ios-update.html
Text-based workflow
9/8/2013
@Bill
Many thanks for the detailed use case scenario - iPad does make sense for that. I'm itching now to try out Editorial, but I'll need to wait until iPad 5 comes out to see what happens to the pri...
Text-based workflow
9/8/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
>Or I'll just have to buy a newer iPad...
I've only just noticed that Editorial, Drafts and all the other fancy editors with automation require iOS v.6, while my iPad 1 is terminal wi...
Text-based workflow
9/7/2013
MadaboutDana wrote:
>- but they
>may change their minds (especially if they're iOS device owners) after
>reading the excellent review of the iOS app Editorial at
>http://www.macstories.net/stories/edi...
Paul Korm wrote:
>Not all OPML files
>are created equal. The OPML standard is loose
Not sure what sort of problems you're experiencing wih OPML, but if it has to do with the export/importing of note...
Judoom
9/6/2013
Wojciech wrote:
Just noticed:
>http://www.judoom.com/
Thanks Wojciech. It turns out this is a free offering from Bad Wolf Software (makers of SmartEdit and PageFour), a simplified version of a new ed...
Better Bookmarking?
9/5/2013
MadaboutDana wrote:
>you can get a nice little 4th generation
>iPod for a mere £120 on Amazon nowadays
I also swear by the 4th gen. iPod. It's got the best form factor of any handheld device I'v...
Back to ConnectedText
9/5/2013
MadaboutDana wrote:
>especially if you want to edit a couple of words in a paragraph right at
>the end of a lengthy piece of text, and on switching over to 'edit'
>view, have to track down the specifi...
Back to ConnectedText
9/5/2013
MadaboutDana wrote:
>I can't see any very good reason why notes shouldn't be
>managed in a WYSIWYG interface
I see your point and may even agree with you. :) I presume there must be some technical di...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
9/5/2013
Another interesting example of Markdown use: drop a text with Markdown into iThoughtsX and it creates a mind map automatically:
http://vimeo.com/73838786