Andy Brice

Evernote in trouble? 9/5/2018

Has EverNote ever not been in trouble? ;0) Freemium is a difficult strategy to get right. Give people too little for free and they won't use it. Give people too much for free and they won't upgrade. ...

Tinderbox / content visualization software for windows? 8/29/2018

Paul Korm wrote: @Andy Brice -- nice thought, but Hyperplan doesn't really work well for >me with note taking and content or context mapping. It doesn't fit >into the category of software discuss...

Tinderbox / content visualization software for windows? 8/28/2018

It may be worth looking at Hyper Plan. It has Windows and Mac versions. The Professional edition allows you to make any number of types of connections between cards. You can automatically layout cards...

"Summerfest" Mac Software Sale 6/26/2018

Pricing is a complicated subject on which much can be said. But it is usually better for the vendor not to price at the low end of your market: -Price is a signal. A low price implies that your produ...

More on Linux (so okay, not strictly relevant to outlining - perhaps) 5/13/2018

Alexander Deliyannis wrote: Also, do bear in mind that in Linux the culture of Open Source and Free >(as in speech but also as in beer) is much stronger than in Windows and >Mac. I don't plan on r...

More on Linux (so okay, not strictly relevant to outlining - perhaps) 5/10/2018

I recently surveyed Hyper Plan users to ask what future features they wanted. A Linux port scored rather poorly. But I suppose hardcore Linux users aren't likely to be using a product that is currentl...

The joy of index cards 4/15/2018

Some of you might find this interesting: http://nickpage.co.uk/stuff/the-joy-of-index-cards -- Andy Brice https://www.hyperplan.com

Check your apps on macOS High Sierra for 64-bit status 3/25/2018

The situation on Windows is a bit different in that MS are still selling both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows. Whereas there hasn't been a 32 bit version of macOS for some time (2011?). I still shi...

Check your apps on macOS High Sierra for 64-bit status 3/25/2018

I had a look on my laptop. There is quite a bitf stuff on there that is 32 bit as well, which is a surprise. Especially when it is big companies like Adobe and Microsoft. -- Andy Brice https://www.h...

Check your apps on macOS High Sierra for 64-bit status 3/25/2018

Is anyone still releasing 32 bit apps for the mac? The last time I shipped a 32 bit Apple application was around 2012. -- Andy Brice https://www.hyperplan.com

MindManager back for Mac 3/20/2018

>The big money will be online, made by the giants, by giving away the wares and getting the metrics and data. The users becomes the product via their data. We've gone a long way down that path alread...

MindManager back for Mac 3/18/2018

>https://insights.dice.com/2018/01/31/setapp-proves-worth-developers/ "It’s a good business model for MacPaw, but the payout model for developers is still a bit murky." Indeed! Anyway I get t...

MindManager back for Mac 3/18/2018

SetApp is an interesting idea. I wonder how much of that monthly fee goes to the developers? Do they pay the developers according to how much their software used, or a flat fee?

MindManager back for Mac 3/16/2018

It is pretty bizarre if they have completely different code bases for the Windows and Mac versions. I use a framework (Qt) that lets me compile a single set of C++source to create both Windows and Mac...

Unorthodox/clever software usage? 3/13/2018

>Email as file repo is surprisingly robust. When I am travelling I keep a USB key on a lanyard around my neck. Any sensitive files are encrypted into self extracting .exe files using Axcrypt: http:...

Unorthodox/clever software usage? 3/11/2018

When I worked writing Computer Aided manufacturing for circuit boards, one of my colleagues used the software to print his Xmas cards. People use my Hyper Plan software for all sorts of things I neve...

Thortspace: "3D Mind-mapping" (cross-platform) 2/21/2018

InfoRapid looks interesting. But I would say it is really 2D (albeit with an isometric projection). -- Andy Brice https://www.hyperplan.com

Thortspace: "3D Mind-mapping" (cross-platform) 2/20/2018

I toyed with the idea of adding a 3D view into Hyper Plan. But I decided that it would be flashy, rather than useful, so I abandoned the idea. It's a pity, because it would have been fun to program! ...

Dark themes 2/2/2018

I use this software to turn my monitor a pinkish shade after the sun goes down. https://justgetflux.com/ I think it helps with sleep (although I don't have any data to back that up). It works on Wind...

Dark themes 2/1/2018

Dark themes definitely look 'sexier'. I added a dark 'skin' for Hyper Plan on Windows a while back. http://www.hyperplan.com/assets/images/dark-style-v200.png (it was less easy to do for Mac). But, d...

Important note to new forum users 1/12/2018

I've learnt a lot of useful things via this forum. Thanks for keeping the lights on! -- Andy Brice http://www.hyperplan.com

OneDrive/Windows 7 Question 1/9/2018

I will test Hyper Plan with OneDrive to ensure it works ok. Please also let me know what you find out. -- Andy Brice http://www.hyperplan.com

Hyper Plan now has dependencies between cards 1/8/2018

@Paul Thanks. I am glad you like the new features. The layout algorithm side of it was challenging, but fun! The whole web site needs a complete overhaul to: -do a better job on the marketing -cove...

OneDrive/Windows 7 Question 1/8/2018

I have used Hyper Plan a lot with DropBox across several machines and it works fine. Hyper Plan locks your plan across the local network while you are editing it (on Windows, there is no reliable wa...

Hyper Plan now has dependencies between cards 1/8/2018

@Alexander Deliyannis >First of all, kudos for the excellent work with Hyper Plan's >development. As per Washere's earlier comments, my impression is that it >delves into territory of very specialise...

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