Tom Colvin
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- June 2007
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- 2/21/2010
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UV Outliner is discounted to $9.95 [regular $19.95] at www.bitsdujour.com this Sunday only.
File versioning
2/21/2010
I use History Explorer, which will keep versions of any type file you wish to track. I like it myself.
Fast Word Processor w RTF & Outlining
8/24/2007
KeyNote might work for you. It is more or less a two-pane outliner, outputting in RTF. As you get to know the program, you'll discover various ways of using it. I use it all the time, occasionally ...
I'm a big fan of time and life planning software Achieve Planner. I've reviewed it on my blog BECOMING A WRITER SERIOUSLY -- see review at:
http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/06/14/achiev...
Fresh icons for KeyNote!
8/24/2007
I use KeyNote all the time [opened it three times already just this morning]. Has anyone else used this icon set? I'm hesitant to install anything without knowing more about just what it does.
Tom
Footnotes?
7/18/2007
Matt,
I've looked all over for sites to help historians be more productive, but have found nothing. And I haven't even found more than 1-2 articles online about the techniques of "writing history," ...
Footnotes?
7/18/2007
Matt, Stephen picked up the link for you [thanks by the way]. I'm still learning the conventions of this forum and how to type in information.
Anyway, I'm intrigued that you are a working historian....
cl1p.net -- a cyberspace clipboard
7/18/2007
Opps, the URL didn't register -- I'll try again:
http://www.cl1p.net/becoming-a-writer-seriously
cl1p.net -- a cyberspace clipboard
7/18/2007
I just stumbled upon a curious site: CL1P NET .
If one happens to be at one's office working on a document, but you need to make it available for your home computer, you can simply type it in or upl...
Footnotes?
7/18/2007
Opps, my post above got "published" before I was finished proof-reading it.
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It's BIBLIOSCAPE version 7.0.5 I'm now waiting for, not version 7.5.
A couple of days ago, I came across a video lecture ...
Footnotes?
7/18/2007
I've been intensely searching for and evaluating bibliographic and note-taking software to help me with a huge research project and eventual book. [While I trained centuries ago as a historian, this ...
EPIM 2.0?
7/13/2007
I've now installed the EssentialPIM PRO 2.0.1 upgrade.There are at least two improvements worth noting.
The interface has been changed so that there is now one sidebar area with buttons to different ...
EPIM 2.0?
7/11/2007
For my purposes, EssentialPIM works beautifully. I've written a very full review of version 1.92 on my blog -- see the SOFTWARE tab on the top for link to the review. I just downloaded 2.0.1 earlier...
U3 / USB Application
6/24/2007
While it may not do the trick for you, EssentialPIM has a USB version. There are several articles online that list lots of USB-compatible programs -- you might discover what you are looking for via t...
I've just posted a rather extensive review of PageFour, with a number of screenshots illustrating the software in use by a working free-lance writer. It's at my blog:
http://becoming-a-writer-seriou...
Biblioscape and Knowledge Workshop
6/22/2007
QUANT: Gosh, that sounds like a lot of work, building a specialized database out of pre-existing bibliographic records!
The new Biblioscape [now up to 7.2] seems to do all the things you describe. ...
Biblioscape and Knowledge Workshop
6/21/2007
I am currently evaluating [once again] bibliographic software, as I am working on an extremely research-heavy book. Several years ago, I started off with AskSAM [which I still use for a couple of pro...