Dr Andus
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Bento end-of-life -- what next?
8/2/2013
Paul Korm wrote:
Now that FileMaker (Apple) has announced Bento is at end-of-life, I'm
>curious what light-weight "database" options the community might
>suggest. Either OS X or Windows.
I don't use...
Ultrarecall - Help!!!
8/2/2013
22111 wrote:
>What CT does in this respect, every outliner of my knowledge does.
Really? In CT you can go deep within a hierarchy, select any item, right click, and import an outline in .XML, .OPML, ...
Ultrarecall - Help!!!
8/2/2013
22111 wrote:
>I forgot to mention why I mentioned Jot Merge: Because it is the only
>>try of my knowledge any outliner developer ever has undertaken to bring
>>about a solution to the age-old problem ...
Graham Rhind wrote:
>@DrAndus: it's horses for courses. I've never had an issue with Word
>(except its first incarnations in the 1990s, but that's ancient history)
>and I need very complex formatting...
Graham Rhind wrote:
>As I mentioned, it allows me to handle massive documents in Word.
>Opening a 2500 page document in Word, moving to the right place and
>making edits is slow and annoying. With W...
basilides wrote:
>Does anyone know if it works with very long
>documents, thereby solving the infamous Master Documents problem in MS
>Word.
If your main need is to organise a master outline (a click...
Why do you CRIMP?
7/27/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
>Well, it seems that http://alternativeto.net/ is emerging as something
>like that. It looks great for a bit of CRIMPing.
>Except that I find myself completely disagreeing with the ran...
Why do you CRIMP?
7/27/2013
Once on this forum I lamented the lack of some kind of an organised marketplace where users could evaluate and rank various outliner and productivity software.
Well, it seems that http://alternative...
redhaven outline
7/26/2013
Interesting find. It appears to have been around for a couple of years at least, so I'm amazed it hasn't been mentioned yet. I wonder what else is lurking out there in the dark web (the irony is that ...
thinkery
7/24/2013
jimspoon wrote:
>http://thinkery.me
>Have a look. Very simple notetaker, compared to a "private twitter" -
>not sure that is a good description.
At first sight it looks like a cross between Workflo...
donleone wrote:
>let us
>here now finally compile the ultimate list of ALL available information
>management software that has this so much sought after feature called:
>
>"custom attributes" aka. "cu...
Dr Andus wrote:
>So my export/import process for taking and processing reading notes so
>far is:
>Freeplane .MM > iThoughtsHD .OPML > Bonsai .OTL > Word .HTM (webpage,
>filtered) > CT topic (with cus...
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
Dr Andus,
>What you want to do should be possible. On my iPad I just exported an
>iThoughts map to OmniOutliner using OPML and it maintained the hierarchy
>and the inline text not...
Mindsystems MindMapper
7/16/2013
Franz Grieser wrote:
>Looks like it's the same software as here:
>http://www.mindmapper.de/English/index.html
Oh, I see, so it's not a new Mindsystems software, they've just become a reseller. My mis...
Mindsystems MindMapper
7/16/2013
An announcement from Mindsystems about a new mind mapping software they've just launched. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get through to the software itself, as the links don't seem to be working...
Need advice on Ecco migration
7/15/2013
Ken wrote:
>Thank you for the suggestion. Does that create an image PDF, or the
>kind that where its text can be copied and read?
It's usually a text document, so you should be able to copy (though ...
Need advice on Ecco migration
7/15/2013
Ken wrote:
>but I do not remember a PDF option for file exporting. I would look,
>but I do not have Ecco on my current machine at home.
You can choose a PDF driver in printer setup (assuming there i...
donleone wrote:
>1. Having a super elegant Tree Structure (preferable with custom icons,
>one-click open/close, etc.)
>2. An internal full-editable native EXCEL viewer implementation
This is probably...
Celtx -- Anyone aware of this program?
7/11/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
Looks like Celtx desktop (paid version) has some interesting new
>features (though haven't tried them yet). Actually "Index cards with
>list view" is also available in the free version...
Celtx -- Anyone aware of this program?
7/11/2013
Looks like Celtx desktop (paid version) has some interesting new features (though haven't tried them yet). Actually "Index cards with list view" is also available in the free version.
Writer's Pack A...
Chrome extensions
7/10/2013
jaslar wrote:
>Given the ultra-sophistication of this PIM-savvy forum, I realize that
>such a extravagantly minimalist interface won't be seriously considered.
>But I find myself absurdly pleased with...
Goal Setting
7/10/2013
Garland Coulson wrote:
>What does everyone use for setting your overall goals for the week?
MLO also has some goal management features, though I've not used them (and it's an offline tool as well, t...
Goal Setting
7/8/2013
Garland Coulson wrote:
>easy to use online tool that would help me work with them to set goals
>and then put a plan in place to work towards it.
Have also just come across Bestimate (but not online t...
Goal Setting
7/8/2013
Garland Coulson wrote:
>What does everyone use for setting your overall goals for the week?
>I was wondering if there was an
>easy to use online tool that would help me work with them to set goals
>a...
Ken wrote:
>I see Outline as being free, but not Outline+. Was there anything
>special about downloading to obtain the free version?
Both were free earlier today (at least in the UK). There was noth...