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historical timeline modelling
3/7/2011
I'd appreciate some suggestions for software to do following. I've conducted several years' worth of research, where I collected different types of data about different events over time. Now, I'd like...
GeorgeB wrote:
>Alexander,
>TextRoom is a good find. I've been playing with it this afternoon and it's
>a keeper. Thank you. gB
Textroom does look nice, but it crashed a couple of times on Windows...
Online notepads
2/22/2011
Thanks Ken, vaguely reminds me of Google Notebook. It's interesting that while the big boys like Google and Yahoo! abandoned their bookmarking and note-taking services, others like Diigo still find th...
Online notepads
2/19/2011
It's a bit difficult to define what these actually are: online notepads, micro-blogging platforms, wikis?
http://jottit.com/
http://pen.io/
http://wrttn.me/
This article describes how they're used a...
MLO
2/9/2011
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>It's been quite a while since I last used MLO. However, today I received the link to its
>updated roadmap (I imagine you also got this) at http://bit.ly/eA9S6I
>
>I'm pos...
Ipad
2/9/2011
Ken wrote:
>The March 2011 issue of MacWorld has a focus on using the iPad as a work/productivity
>tool. While I have not yet read the articles, it also compares the iPad to the new
>11-inch MacBoo...
MLO
2/4/2011
I'm a desktop MLO (MyLifeOrganized) user. I see that MLO now also has Pocket PC, Blackberry and iPhone versions as well. Just looked at the iPhone version and the reviews are enthusiastic, however the...
Ipad
2/4/2011
quant wrote:
>Hmmm, strange. I have absolutelly no issue using ibm x61 tablet in a
>tablet mode with my pen in XP (12'' screen), and similarly small viliv s5 (5''
>screen).
>Pdf xchange is obviousl...
Ipad
2/2/2011
I have now trialled Zoostorm SL8 (http://amzn.to/fyyOzE) with Windows 7 as a possible e-reader for reading and annotating PDF articles and books. The hardware itself is very impressive and in theory i...
Ipad
1/28/2011
I'm still looking for my ideal PDF reading and annotating device. I need it to be reasonably light, so I can use it in comfortable sitting positions in an armchair or sofa for long hours. But I also n...
Sightly OT: e-readers
1/26/2011
dan7000 wrote:
>I'd like a device that I could use both for
>reading novels *and* for reviewing and copying text out of PDFs for my work.
Have just come across this today: enTourage eDGe. An e-re...
Sightly OT: e-readers
1/25/2011
quant wrote:
>It's kind of amusing to read some comments that Win 7 or XP is
>sluggish on tablets when in comparison sth like ipad only just recently discovered
>what multitasking is.
OK, maybe it...
Sightly OT: e-readers
1/24/2011
dan7000 wrote:
>Here's
>what I like about kindle:
>- purchasing books on the fly no matter where I am, every time I
>finish a novel.
P.S. there is a Kindle app for iPad and Windows devices, so you ...
Sightly OT: e-readers
1/24/2011
dan7000 wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone here has experience and
>suggestions about whether I should consider an e-reader other than Kindle.
I recommend you take a look at the "iPad" and "Beyond the...
Ipad
1/23/2011
quant wrote:
>x70 starts at ?430, so reasonable price and can offer much more than ipad can. The only problem might be that you won?t be ?in? :)
I'm no Apple fan boy and I don't need to impress anyon...
Ipad
1/22/2011
quant wrote:
>for example, viliv x70 is great, and one can do everything that can be done of the pc, use
>the same apps, the same settings, etc ...
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm in the UK and unfo...
Ipad
1/22/2011
quant wrote:
>why would you try to turn an ipad into "productivity tool" when there are dozens of
>tablets with full operating system?
>
Well, I'm not sure what you're referring to. The Windows 7 ...
Ipad
1/22/2011
Even if Apple positioned iPad as an entertainment device (which makes sense from a marketing point of view), I'm still hoping that with the right software it can be turned into a productivity machine....
Beyond the PDF
1/21/2011
critStock wrote:
>Has either of you tried working with pdfs within
>Citavi, which is newly available in English.
Thank you David, I had a look at Citavi yesterday and it is truly very impressive. I ...
Beyond the PDF
1/20/2011
I think the effort to free scientific work from the constraints imposed upon it by the PDF format is commendable and is an entirely valid reason for a workshop. The PDF is perhaps suitable for busines...
Beyond the PDF
1/17/2011
JasonE wrote:
>https://sites.google.com/site/beyondthepdf/home/program-draft
>
This is interesting stuff, with lots of implications for outliner software, especially the ones that want to target sci...
Need help tracking web pages
1/13/2011
Ken wrote:
From past posts, I am guessing that Surfulaltor
>might work, but it needs to be installed on a machine. Also, I am a bit loathe to spend
>funds for a work project, but might consider do...
Ipad
1/10/2011
Just to clarify what I mean by workflow in this context, here is what I do currently (using a PC). I open EndNote (referencing software), which is a database that has links to each PDF. I open the PDF...
Ipad
1/10/2011
Jim wrote:
>Greetings folks:
>Not exactly part of the mainstream discussions, but I am curious if
>anyone out there has bought an Ipad, and managed to integrate it into their
>information management...
I'm not an IT expert, so I know next to nothing about all the intricacies of internet security, other than I try to be sensible and don't download or run files that I don't trust. However, I have to s...