jaslar
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A step back into Linux: LXLE
4/11/2015
I did have multiple tabs open, and that would explain it. On the other hand, I do the same in Windows, on a machine with even fewer specs, and didn't have that problem. A surprise.
Notetaker defunct?
4/10/2015
Can't say, but looking briefly at the site, I see that they have an unusual Linux download (free trial) - a world in which there are very few competitors. Aside from its future, what do you think of N...
A step back into Linux: LXLE
4/8/2015
Update after some more work with LXLE. Using Chrome and separately running apps really slowed down the distro. So I used the default Firefox, which I actually hadn't used in some time. I had to custom...
A step back into Linux: LXLE
4/5/2015
I used various Linux distros on my little netbook for awhile, too (now deceased). When I bought a new laptop, it came with Windows 7. I put Ubuntu on it and dual booted for about 18 months. Then throu...
A step back into Linux: LXLE
4/4/2015
Remarkable looks really good. It looks like all that's missing is only code folding and tabs. Is that right?
A step back into Linux: LXLE
4/4/2015
I happened to pick up a bargain machine today - a used Lenovo ThinkCentre All In One PC for $70. It came without an operating system, so I tried LXLE 2014.04.01 (based on Ubuntu's latest Long Term Sup...
the perfect markdown editor
3/30/2015
Yes, of course. If the function is there, I wouldn't want to remove it. Pick a style of markdown (like Github) and you get the goodies that come with it, like Tasks. Good point. Although I admit I hav...
the perfect markdown editor
3/30/2015
Thank you all for your (as usual) thoughtful comments. A few questions and comments:
- Dr. Andus. Yes, an all-in-one not only isn't likely, it probably isn't desirable. So many tools fall apart when ...
Outline Pro by Ventureblocks
3/24/2015
I haven't seen this here: Outline Pro for iPad, by Ventureblocks LLC. It appears to be a two pane outliner designed for writing. However, the left most pane is a "section" pane - the information still...
OmniOutliner 4 is finally available
3/21/2015
OK, I'll take a stab at this.
One might decide to go with an app because it does a better job of fulfilling your needs than anything else in that category, even if it evolves (because of programmer i...
Moo.do and Gmail integration
3/18/2015
I got curious about what was up with moo.do - outliner/task manager app with (so far) Google contacts integration. The next step seems to be Gmail, with some twists. More here: http://www.moo.do/blog/...
In yet another attempt to avoid doing anything immediately useful, I downloaded Foldout (which Dr Andus pointed out months ago). It's a really simple one pane outliner (Windows only), and dependent on...
the perfect markdown editor
3/7/2015
MadAboutDana wrote (in the Ulyssses thread):
"Going back to the perfect Markdown editor, in no particular order:
- support for access to different folders, and ideally different synchronisation syste...
Vivaldi web browser
3/6/2015
Happened across this piece:
http://www.tecmint.com/vivaldi-web-browser-for-linux/ (although it's not limited to Linux).
And thought this statement might be of interest to others here who browse and ...
Yes, it's true that the jump of tech writing on IBM Selectric to WordStar was quantum level. It's also true that finding a similar jump in productivity is tougher - hence all of our diddling about wit...
Web-Based Mail Client Options
3/2/2015
I have to manage a series of emails to 56,000 people. I break it into maybe 30 groups, and have maybe 3 messages apiece. While I have gmail, I suspect it's not the best choice for that. So I'd love so...
One of my first professional jobs was all about documenting a computer system. I put about six months into it using the pre-word processing methods: pen and paper, typed and photocopied review, revisi...
NEW software that I have found fun to use:
- Mindscope. So cool to drag around text in a way that is NOT constrained to mind map rules, with "nesting" to give it added oomph.
- Moo.do. Many of the jo...
There are lots of things left off, as this savvy audience would undoubtedly attest. But I always appreciate the attempt to do a criterion-based analysis of some category leaders. Sometimes, the featur...
Stumbled across this today.
http://paulmaplesden.hubpages.com/hub/Compare-Outliner-Tools-and-Task-Productivity-Software-for-Windows
Mac Envy
2/25/2015
I can't speak to the relative difficulty of coding on each platform, but I do remember reading that Mac users have some distinct differences from Windows users. First, they buy, and use, more software...
Glad to hear you got through it. You know, I also have some oddities with sound with my 2012 Nexus 7 - can't always get solid two-speaker sound from my ear buds. But beyond that, it's been a solid per...
Update: although the tweaks I posted did help some, I finally bit the bullet and did a factory reset. (First I went through and made sure I had copies of any local files I wanted to keep. It took just...
Ulysses for iPad shaping up nicely...
2/12/2015
I haven't used Ulysses, although I spent quite an enjoyable hour this morning writing in Daedulus, which is a brilliant bit of programming.
But I wonder if someone could enlighten me about the advant...
Windows Simple Outline
2/8/2015
Ah, never mind. This is the Diigo product, covered before on this forum.