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a file browser usable as a PIM, as follows ... 6/6/2011

jimspoon wrote: >Perhaps an "outliner" >could be designed where a subitem is stored in a file system subdirectory associated >with a a parent note item. > >If a note belongs in several places in the...

a file browser usable as a PIM, as follows ... 6/5/2011

One can always add notes in the Summary tab of a file's "Properties."

Personal Memory Manager 5/30/2011

JJSlote wrote: >Yep, I very quickly got the same Access Violation as did quant. Program seems >overbuilt and fragile. Too bad, because it has features frequently requested and >rarely implemented: ...

Personal Memory Manager 5/30/2011

JJSlote wrote: >Yep, I very quickly got the same Access Violation as did quant. Program seems >overbuilt and fragile. Too bad, because it has features frequently requested and >rarely implemented: ...

Personal Memory Manager 5/30/2011

JJSlote wrote: >Yep, I very quickly got the same Access Violation as did quant. Program seems >overbuilt and fragile. Too bad, because it has features frequently requested and >rarely implemented: ...

Software for Authors 5/22/2011

Does anyone remember "cut and paste"?

Software for Authors 5/21/2011

Speaking of scrolls, scribes that hand-copy the Torah write it in sections that are later sewn together. If a scribe makes even one error in a section, he must discard it and start again. I would ...

Software for Authors 5/21/2011

I typed my Ph.D. dissertation (mathematics) on a small Olivetti Lettera 22 during '67-'68 with much of the typing being done in bed. I also loved using and collecting fountain pens. When lightweight ...

Software for Authors 5/20/2011

Is the memory in my 70-year-old brain failing? As I recall, Word has both footnote and endnote capabilities. ... Well, I just checked my Word 2000. Phew! My memory is still OK! Word DOES have foot...

To CRIMP or Not To CRIMP: Depends on what you are doing. 5/20/2011

P.S. Much of the software I've recently looked at seems to belong to the category of "NOT getting things done."

To CRIMP or Not To CRIMP: Depends on what you are doing. 5/20/2011

While GrandView was highly usable (through Win 2000) and capable, I felt no CRIMP sensations. After it became unwieldy (in Win XP), I did develop CRIMP and tried a plethora of software. I finally ...

Software for Authors 5/20/2011

Gary Carson wrote: >Just out of curiosity, why does your son have to submit each chapter as a separate file? >I'm a fiction writer myself with an agent and I've never heard of a requirement like >...

Another off-line, 2-pane Web page saver - free today (5/19/11) only 5/19/2011

GoTo http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/capturesaver/ .

Software for Authors 5/19/2011

JohnK wrote: >The only big mistake I made in this area was trusting single Word files to hold large >chunks of text (tens of thousands of words). The scars still remain. Don't do >it. > >Using a dif...

To CRIMP or Not To CRIMP: Depends on what you are doing. 5/17/2011

quant wrote: >What to do? Simple. Stick with one PIM and system, and be happy what you have. >You >mention Win 8, who apart from M$ cares about it? XP does all you need, no need for Vista, >7, ... ...

Software for Authors 5/17/2011

With respect to long form writing, that doesn't seem to be a problem for my son, as in the novel he is writing (over 400 pages) he still has to have a separate file for each chapter. The advantage of...

To CRIMP or Not To CRIMP: Depends on what you are doing. 5/16/2011

Oh, My! There are all those goodies out there. I'd love to try them all and actually use some. (Although, I admit, that as long as GrandView was easily useable, that is what I used most.) However,...

Tags, Wikis, and Zoot 5/16/2011

Before any of these existed, I thought of a two pane outliner/PIM as a document with chapter headings (in the left pane) and with an index provided by the Find function. Now, Tags, Wikis and Zoot all...

Software for Authors 5/16/2011

Occasionally there are posts here asking about software designed for writing either nonfiction or fiction. My son writes both and I finally was able to corner him and ask what he uses: MS Word (on b...

Sense editor vs Writing Outliner 5/16/2011

The Sense editing program ( http://www.silvaelm.co.uk/ ) was just mentioned in this forum. For anyone who has used it and used Writing Outliner, I have two questions. 1. What are the advantages/dis...

My review of Tinderbox 4/29/2011

Tinderbox for Windows: See RC here: http://forum.libcinder.org/topic/new-tinderbox-for-windows `

Playing with GrandView 4/14/2011

Backbutton wrote: >I just installed Grandview on an XP laptop, and onto a Vista 64 bit laptop. > >On the XP >laptop, the installation was OK, couldn't run, but I think I can fix. Did it would 3 1...

Sort of a sticky notes program--plus 3/29/2011

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks promising: http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=1

Amazing new discovery 3/20/2011

JJSlote wrote: If I were still running myBase, I'd be looking to trade up. ================== I have to ask why you've stopped using myBase and what, if anything, you've replaced it with.

InfoMason? 3/19/2011

MenAgerie wrote: >I really love this site, i have enjoyed hours of fascinating work-avoidance fun here. >Even though it is the weekend, i am still having fun avoiding work here [marking >student w...

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