Dr Andus
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I've just realised that I still managed to forget another important view (the "Summarize" view that shows the title and the first line of each item). I've added it now to the blog post.
This brings ...
Thank you Alexander, glad you like it! BTW, it was you who introduced me to O4D, so doubly thanks for that. Alongside CT, O4D was my other great discovery of 2012.
Dr Andus wrote:
>>>With O4D you could definitely lay out 6 docs across two monitors and
>>>work on them simultaneously. Here are what 3 docs looks like on a 22in
>>>monitor:
>>>https://dl.dropbox.com/...
Dr Andus wrote:
>>With O4D you could definitely lay out 6 docs across two monitors and
>>work on them simultaneously. Here are what 3 docs looks like on a 22in
>>monitor:
>>https://dl.dropbox.com/u/42...
A bit more on Outline 4D, on how I use it for writing a draft and reverse outlining, with several screenshots:
http://drandus.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/outline-4d-for-drafting-and-reverse-outlining/
MadaboutDana wrote:
>I shall check out the search function to start with - that's always a
>sine qua non for me.
There is not much to the search function in O4D, I'm afraid. Just the usual find/repla...
Hewson on MS Word revision
1/12/2013
My Palm TX is within arm's reach because it's still the quickest way to access some of my old addresses. It's literally one click: the Address book button also switches the device on. And the battery ...
Dr Andus wrote:
>With O4D you could definitely lay out 6 docs across two monitors and
>work on them simultaneously. Here are what 3 docs looks like on a 22in
>monitor:
>https://dl.dropbox.com/u/428516...
MadaboutDana wrote:
>I'm just editing six brochures simultaneously, all of which share
>similar bits and pieces of text. And I'm struck by how badly modern
>authoring programs handle this very straigh...
ConnectedText; any case studies?
1/10/2013
An example of academic writing workflow with ConnectedText, Freeplane, and Outline 4D (and using an AutoHotKey script):
http://drandus.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/academic-writing-workflow-with-connecte...
Review: "Best free clipboard manager — Ditto vs ClipX vs CLCL vs Clipboard Help+Spell"
http://tinyurl.com/amhcoyt
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/8/2013
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I understand
>that an additional license is not needed for this.
I'm not sure what Write Bros' official policy is on that. From a practical perspective you do need two di...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/8/2013
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>Are you referring to StoryView (which is the previous name of Outline
>4D) or to StoryTurbo which is a completely different program?
Yes, I'm talking about StoryView. O4D...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/8/2013
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>WriteMonkey should have no such problem, even on Windows 8, as it uses
>the latest version of the .NET framework. I've used it in my Win7 64bit
>laptop with no problem.
T...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/8/2013
@Bernhard
Thanks. I guess they don't have a Word 2010 installer anyway, so it might not even be a possibility.
>My question is why you would use Writespace instead of some other software (Writemonke...
WriteMonkey gets better and better
1/7/2013
Listerene wrote:
>Writespace (a Word add-in that turns Word into distraction-free writer)
Thanks for this. Has anyone tried Writespace with Word 2010 on Win7, 64-bit? My main concern would be stabili...
Happy New Year to everyone
1/5/2013
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>particularly as I'm in the process of simplifying rather than expanding
>my setup.
There is probably such a thing as a CRIMPer's life cycle, as Steve seems to have descri...
Yes, that's right, it won't run on Win7... You'll need Win8 or RT. But it's free (there's a pro version too).
http://notestab.com/
And a review:
http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/productivity-review/...
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>That's the location for temporary program data. It's a route some
>'modern' applications take; I've seen it at least with Chrome and
>Markdown Pad. It's a PITA when you lo...
OT - xplorer2 on sale at BDJ $15
1/5/2013
How would xplorer2 compare to the new light edition of Dopus in terms of its functionality?
Dopus Light costs AUD29 (but it's only for single machine), while xplorer2 PRO (single user, many machines...
Outliner/PIM roll call: Fall 2011
1/4/2013
Cassius wrote:
>Will Fences keep icons in one place? When I change the resolution on my
>11" laptop screen and then change back many of the icons on the right
>side of the screen get rearranged. In ...
Outliner/PIM roll call: Fall 2011
1/4/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
>This is probably old news for most of you but I finally discovered
>Fences for organising desktop icons, which is proving to be a neat (and
>free) utility:
>http://www.stardock.com/pr...
MadaboutDana wrote:
Yup, finally got on yesterday afternoon. It's nice. Not as nice as
>Todoist, but more cross-platform. Just. And more collaboration-focused.
>They've obviously taken a lot of time a...
Actually someone has just sent me this link today but I haven't had a chance to check it out yet. It might be relevant:
http://www.scholarwriter.com/
QUOTE:
"If you aren’t into your final sta...
Citavi (http://www.citavi.com/en/features.html) seems to be able to do much of that (although I don't use it).
It would be also possible to reconstruct much of that process in ConnectedText, although...