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Old software/apps; old OSs 12/1/2014

Suppose you have old data, reports, applications that were developed some time ago. Suppose you might just possibly need one of these some time in the future. 1) You COULD recreate it from scratch ...

Evernote and "The Wall Street Journal" 11/26/2014

The WSJ is offering the following: WSJ+ members can also claim a complimentary year of Evernote Premium.

Off Topic: Another very fast search program and a serious Ransomeware threat. 10/11/2014

GLARY QUICK SEARCH: Instantaneous file and folder search Non-indexing Takes a few seconds to start At first, lists every file and folder, but when you enter a search term, the results are limited to...

Full Grandview file conversion possible ? 2/16/2014

I just found the GV => Inspiration procedure: The best approach (so far) that I've found for converting GV files to Inspiration is: In the GV file, switch to "Outline View" and turn both "Columns" a...

Full Grandview file conversion possible ? 2/16/2014

Years ago, I found a link to GV on a site of old, retired, obsolete, etc. software. I just Advanced Googled "GrandView + Outliner." and went through maybe 4-5 pages of listings. One item suggested ...

A free, on-line service for saving Web pages 1/13/2014

See: Save, collect, organize and share your favorite online content with FaveBucket: At http://dottech.org/143236/web-review-favebucket-app/#upwaIMqH10qpUycW.99

May the Whole World have a MUCH Happier New Year than the one just past! 1/1/2014

Enough said.

Best of Both Worlds, Twice - I think this was the missing element to a perfect system: The "one db, one tree" nexus is dead. 12/21/2013

Brevity, dear 22111, BREVITY!

How to compare MyInfo and AskSam 12/21/2013

Try myBase (plus plugin WebCollect). It saves Web pages quickly. You can even do some editing of the saved Web pages, although it can be a bit of a pain. I've used various versions for years. Pre...

Best personal information, knowledge and idea manager software? 12/17/2013

notbalok wrote: In your opinion, what is the best application running on PC (mobile and >cloud are only options, not essential) and compatible with internet >browsers (it can capture web contents) tha...

Surfulater PrevGen on bits, again 12/3/2013

1. Verbosity is learned in school: "Assignment - write three pages about ..." 2. Brevity quotes: Brevity is the soul of wit.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet “I have only made this...

Off Topic: Another very fast search program and a serious Ransomeware threat. 11/19/2013

1. SwiftSearch is portable, small, very fast and doesn't index: http://sourceforge.net/projects/swiftsearch/ It does have a small display bug: Only half of the SEARCH button is...

FileLocator is missing a very important feature 10/28/2013

Carrot wrote: Is that really the Facebook page for MasterSeeker? >If so, its extremely inappropriate and offensive. > >I will do my best to spread the word to boycott this software on that >basis al...

FileLocator is missing a very important feature 10/27/2013

Mark wrote: I wouldn't use MasterSeeker for this reason alone: > >https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151618684629185&set=a.10151349444109185.494401.254628319184&type=1&theater =================...

FileLocator is missing a very important feature 10/25/2013

Thanks xtabber! I once used File Locator Pro...in fact, I probably was among the first users. I stopped using it when many PIMs started compressing their files and/or had file formats that made it d...

FileLocator is missing a very important feature 10/24/2013

If you are just searching for a file or folder, I highly recommend the FREE "MasterSeeker." The first time you use it, it creates a cache. If you put it in startup (and a shortcut in, say, the Syste...

How do you mark the internet as "finished"? 9/29/2013

Don't know if this might help, but...: For each new article you save, include in the file name one or more key words, prefixing each with something like @@. Keep a key word list in WordPad , some PI...

WriteMonkey gets better and better 9/28/2013

At my age, or maybe it's my laptop's age, my biggest problem is hitting the correct keys on the keyboard. Other than relatively short messages, I haven't written fiction or "prose" since college. Al...

WriteMonkey gets better and better 9/27/2013

I'm confused. What is "distracting" in Word, WordPad, etc.? Personally, I like to be able to BOLD, Italic, etc. I even used Word's capabilities to change the toolbars, for example creating a "hangi...

Off-Topic: A very fast, FREE, Windows file.folder searcher that does not create a permanent index 9/24/2013

Master Seeker- new information: I decided to let Master Seeker reside in my system tray so it wouldn't have to create a new cache each time. I just discovered (but should have known) that if one add...

Off-Topic: A very fast, FREE, Windows file.folder searcher that does not create a permanent index 9/22/2013

Master Seeker at http://www.master-seeker.com/ . What I found: The first time you run Master Seeker it takes a few seconds to create a cache. Thereafter, when you search for something the results ...

Grandview Manual? 9/2/2013

KZFisher wrote: I know these isn't an e-manual for Grandview DOS outliner - but does >anyone have a spare manual around that I could purchase or anyone >scanned the manual as PDF? > >Thanks >Joe ===...

Two tiny, useful utilities 9/1/2013

Alexander Deliyannis wrote: I think this is the place to add reference to PureText >http://stevemiller.net/puretext/ a utility I've found extremely useful >during my computer life: it is the equivalen...

Two tiny, useful utilities 8/31/2013

Put them in your Startup folder. Note: I run Win XP. Later versions of Windows may include these features.. SmartTab: When you press ALT-Tab, this utility gives you a menu of what you have open a...

OFF TOPIC: Beware of Acronis Backup and Lexmark (Printer) Technical Support. 8/31/2013

I was recently hacked as a result of a Lexmark Premium Support technician disabling my firewall. I had used Acronis 11 Home to do a full backup in 2010 and had used incremental backups since. When I ...

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