Dr Andus

Retrospective outlining 3/31/2012

Alexander/Steve, thanks for the suggestions. I can see that once we move to these more advanced aspects of outlining, the software that can do them are either the ones that take quite a bit of effort...

Retrospective outlining 3/30/2012

I wonder if anyone else does this and if you use an outliner for this? I could call it "retrospective" or "reverse" outlining. Usually when we talk about outlining we mean a process that precedes writ...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/23/2012

Dr Andus wrote: >So basically >what I have done here is I have carried out a qualitative analysis of textual research >data, by "coding the data" (thematising it), and then carry out several operati...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/23/2012

Dr Andus wrote: >So basically >what I have done here is I have carried out a qualitative analysis of textual research >data, by "coding the data" (thematising it), and then carry out several operati...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/23/2012

Most recently I've started using CT as a qualitative data analysis solution, to code textual data, for which I used NVivo in the past. This is what I do: 1. I take a 20,000 word document (a transcrip...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/21/2012

Daly de Gagne wrote: >Dr Andus, thanks for the reference to Manfred's description of how he's used CT. >I need someone to talk me through the initial stages of >getting going with CT. If I had such a...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/21/2012

Daly de Gagne wrote: >Dr Andus, thanks for the reference to Manfred's description of how he's used CT. >I >have no doubt, based on the reports of people such as Manfred, that CT is a phenomenal >pro...

Writing tools for complex storytelling 3/20/2012

Interesting that no one had suggested ConnectedText for dealing with my problem of managing multiple story lines (i.e. being able to write/extract a surface text that weaves together multiple story li...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/19/2012

Alexander Deliyannis wrote: >I don't >think there are many real solutions to show "both the forest and the trees" aside for >zoomable interfaces like Treesheets. Speaking of Treesheets, I tried it ...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/18/2012

>Dr Andus wrote: >Here is a great CT case study from Manfred, complete with screenshots: >http://connectedtext.com/forum/index.php?topic=2389.msg10041#msg10041 What I find particularly interesting is...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/18/2012

Here is a great CT case study from Manfred, complete with screenshots: http://connectedtext.com/forum/index.php?topic=2389.msg10041#msg10041

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/17/2012

Franz Grieser wrote: >We seem to have >different approaches: Not necessarily. I think we may be just talking about a different part of the writing process. I'm still just in the process of analysin...

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/15/2012

Let me return to the original point of this thread (to compare Scrivener for Windows and ConnectedText). I've now spent a bit more time with CT. One interesting comparison between the two concerns the...

Voice recorder hardware 3/7/2012

jimspoon wrote: >As for voice recorders, I've owned several - mine are very low-end >in comparison to the ones that Gary mentioned. I've had the Olympus VN-6200PC - the >buttons crapped out after a...

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/6/2012

JBfromBrainStormWFO wrote: >"Excpetion: advice on women from JBFrom." > >Hahaha, touche. > >Anyway, what's to >tell? They all just want a guy with a huge collection of PIMs. I'm sure we've all us...

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/6/2012

Hugh wrote: >Steve, you haven't asked for suggestions on this, and so it may be invidious to >contribute, but anyway if it's helpful here's mine. > >I'd use Word for this job. >Currently there are n...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/6/2012

Eduardo Mauro wrote: >Dr Andus wrote: >>I have only just begun exploring CT, so I apologise if this question >is too basic. But if >>you use CT as a writing tool (e.g. to write a book), and then you...

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/5/2012

P.S. But the reason I started this topic is because I would be interested in other people's opinions on how the two compare and how others might be choosing between them or preferring one over the oth...

ConnectedText vs. Scrivener 3/5/2012

After spending several months writing intensively in Scrivener for Windows, recently I switched over to ConnectedText to give it a try. I was encouraged by Steve's blog post the other day about the fr...

Voice recorder hardware 3/5/2012

Gary Carson wrote: >Oh yeah, Dr. Andus is right. If you're already carrying around a smartphone with >recording capabilities and you just need to record casual notes, that's probably the >best solut...

Voice recorder hardware 3/5/2012

By they way, I only use recordings when I'm out and about and I need to capture a thought and I'm too lazy to start typing it up. Then I just listen to the recording when I go home, record the main id...

Voice recorder hardware 3/5/2012

Jack Crawford wrote: >A question for those using voice recorders as part of their PIM process. > >What >hardware are you using / would you recommend? A dedicated voice recorder, mobile >phone, some...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/4/2012

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >Yep. That's what I meant... also accessible via right clicking with the text >selected. > >Mark wrote: >>I believe he means >> >>Edit > Cut to new topic (Ctrl-Alt >N) Mark & S...

ConnectedText; any case studies? 3/4/2012

Steve, you mentioned in your blog post that "A really great example is that you can select any amount of text in one topic and with a simple command have ConnectedText pack it off to a new topic leavi...

Notes in one place - Wrong? 3/3/2012

Glen Coulthard wrote: >Surfulater - Purchased back when it was actively being developed, but it never met >expectations set by MacroPool's WebResearch Hi Glen, What are those expectations? I looked ...

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