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Zenkit Hypernotes - closed beta 3/11/2021

I could not understand how to make this work. Lucas wrote: >If you type / >then select new task, then write the task between the last two >parentheses that get concerted. Not very intuitive at the mo...

Zenkit Hypernotes - closed beta 3/10/2021

One concern is lock-in. I don’t see any export options right now.

Zenkit Hypernotes - closed beta 3/10/2021

Interesting. They have a lot of key Roam features right off the bat. Other than Noteplan, it is the only such app right now to have a nice mobile app, and unlike NotePlan it is based around hierarchic...

Tree app - macOS 3/4/2021

Interesting. Dashword is also a Windows app, but no mobile apps.

Moo.do 3/2/2021

If I can, I'll try to write up a separate post on it, so as not to hijack this thread, but the short answer is that I solve two problems: (1) integration with Todoist (that offers some features Roam d...

Moo.do 2/28/2021

Looking at their blog, it seems that they their strategy of betting everything on Google/Gmail backfired when changes to Google broke the hooks they used to integrate with Gmail. They later came up wi...

Dynalist enters the "hobby work" phase 2/27/2021

I like the idea of Dynalist 2.0 and I hope they work on it at some point. I'd love to see what they do. Personally I need something that is built around a basic outliner framework rather than trying t...

Experience with M1 (ARM) Macs? 2/26/2021

I love my M1 MBP. For me the most amazing thing is battery life. I can use it all day without being plugged in, and I still have 2-6 hours left on it when I turn in for the night. My old MBP, doing th...

Updates from the Roam Research multiverse 2/25/2021

This open source Roam Research clone is now open use: https://twitter.com/AthensResearch/status/1364380119763013636 It is still very basic though. For instance, no Roam import yet. A lot of people s...

Please Tell Me the Alternative for TinderBox 1/18/2021

You might look at Roam Research and Obsidian as well as Dynalist and Workflowy. Each is a bit different, but I think you can do many similar things with them.

Markmap 1/18/2021

Markmap seems to be a set of codes to turn Markdown files into mindmaps. I believe there is an Obsidian plugin as well. https://markmap.js.org/

Programming Roam 1/16/2021

Someone has created a set of scripts that allow you to use Todoist's inbox as a tool to quickly capture items to your Roam database, even from your phone. Just add something to your Inbox and add the ...

Going to Attempt All-in with Dynalist 12/28/2020

I've seen it on Twitter, Reddit, and the Slack channel. Basically, you can keep your existing graphs, but can't create any new ones without paying. I like Obsidian a lot, and I like the developers a...

Going to Attempt All-in with Dynalist 12/27/2020

That makes sense. I was an early user of Roam so I have access to a free "graph" (as they call each database) which they say I can use indefinitely without paying. If I didn't I'm not sure if I'd be w...

Going to Attempt All-in with Dynalist 12/26/2020

Haha. This was me a year ago! (Now I’m moving everything to Roam...)

Programming Roam 12/11/2020

Roam's API is still only available to select developers. (I hear it will get released after they update the backend.) But it already allows for adding features via Javascript and developers are doing ...

The demise of native coded apps 12/7/2020

Catalyst should eventually result in native-quality apps on Mac, but the problem is that it is still very much a work in progress. These are mostly UI issues (such as font resizing) and the laziness o...

Readwise 12/6/2020

I recently signed up for Readwise.io and am very happy with it, especially because of its tight integration with Roam Research. (I think the developers have early access to the forthcoming Roam API.) ...

The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done 11/22/2020

Another, related article, from the LA Review of Books: Hard Times: Martin Hägglund’s “This Life” and the Pomodoro Technique By Alexa Hazel https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/...

Outlinely gets a (minor) update 11/15/2020

Except it's buggy as hell and some features were never properly implemented. I don't have a list anymore (I once sent a long list to the developer), but there is a reason I stopped using it. Yes, it s...

Outlinely gets a (minor) update 11/14/2020

Maybe, but I also think that Apple deserves some of the blame. The 30% cut, the lack of discoverability in the App store, the drive towards cheap apps, as well as other problems developers complain ab...

Read and learn... 11/13/2020

I meant to add that the main advantage of Pleco is the quality of the dictionaries one can install. They aren't cheap, but are far better than what you get for free...

Read and learn... 11/13/2020

For Chinese readers you can do this within the Pleco dictionary app, which has integrated flashcards and e-book reader, as well as some graded readers you can buy through the store. It works on both i...

Outlinely gets a (minor) update 11/13/2020

Neither OmniOutliner nor Tinderbox are particularly similar to the raft of outliners inspired by Workflowy, of which Outlinely is one. While they might be nice for some users, my point remains, if you...

Outlinely gets a (minor) update 11/12/2020

After two years (and switching to a subscription model!), another minor update - just to provide Big Sur compatibility. So sad that there is no actively supported app like this on MacOS. As much as ...

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