Cassius
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- 12/1/2014
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A possible problem with Zero Click Spellchecker:
I did not set it to start when I boot up. However, after my laptop was running, I did open Zero Click Spellchecker. Later, as I usually do, I closed...
Your top 3 tools?
3/17/2013
If you store stuff on your hard drive, you are supposed to back it up often.
If you store your original stuff in the Cloud, where is your backup?
Using Cloud/Web apps reminds me of using a dumb termi...
Your top 3 tools?
3/17/2013
I probably am among the eldest of you, perhaps the eldest (72). Thus, throughout my career I have used different sets of tools as technology progressed. In high school and as an undergraduate, I use...
Your top 3 tools?
3/16/2013
Dr Andus wrote:
>I'm starting to think that Workflowy is a killer app, ...
>The solution:
>1) ability to create hierarchies of unlimited depth;
>2) ability to zoom into a hierarchy level with a sin...
OFF topic? Maybe, Maybe Not
3/12/2013
One of the sites that sends me daily emails, just sent me something that may interest many of you:
"Amazing Site Gets You Up To Speed On Any Subject":
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/ama...
Take a look at TreePad, It comes in various editions, works in multiple languages
( http://www.treepad.com/language_packs/ ) and has file format conversion utilities
( http://www.treepad.com/conver...
Personally, I do not store anything in the cloud. However, those who use Evernote might find the following article interesting:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/why-springpad-is-better-than-evernot...
Some things to consider:
1. Few is better than many. (Do you really have the time to learn how to use a bunch?)
2. If you may need to use some material in the future, then the tool you save it in m...
Urgent warning to Mac owners
2/28/2013
My son has two Macs, one desktop and one laptop. The hard drives have failed on both after about 1-1/2 years. In the latest failure, half or more of his files were corrupted to the point of being no...
Zoot???
1/24/2013
Does anyone know which, if any, PIM file types can be directly imported into Zoot (with only a click or two)?
Zoot???
1/23/2013
Is anyone currently, ACTIVELY using Zoot XT 6?
I purchased Zoot 3 or 4 many years ago, but found it too limiting. I was going to purchase XT, but it seemed that it was going to take infinitely long ...
inline notes
1/21/2013
A thought:
Treat inline notes like footnotes. In your outline, create three major topics:
I. The main outline
II. A listing of the inline notes (see below)
III. A list of footnotes
Every t...
The ultimate outliner
1/17/2013
Gee,... I did everything [that was possible] in GrandView. Of course, I couldn't evaluate mathematical functions in it, but I did create some keyboard macros that allowed me to include some mathemati...
OT - xplorer2 on sale at BDJ $15
1/5/2013
I have not used a file or program "explorer" in at least 15 years. I put my important programs in the Start menu and assign keyboard shortcuts to them: CTRL-SHIFT-xxx. Some often used files are in ...
Outliner/PIM roll call: Fall 2011
1/4/2013
Dr Andus or any of your fine folk:
Will Fences keep icons in one place? When I change the resolution on my 11" laptop screen and then change back many of the icons on the right side of the screen ge...
Inspiration is currently on sale
1/4/2013
Go to http://store.inspiration.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=38 .
I totally agree. I think of Web apps as being analogous to the applications on servers that I once upon a time accessed through dumb terminals. A PC is a PERSONAL Computer--not a dumb terminal !
-ca...
PC OUTLINE
12/19/2012
Thanks gunars for John Friend's name. Age has caused my long-term memory to bog down. The memories are still there, but dragging them out sometimes takes hours.
Years ago, I actually spoke with Joh...
PC OUTLINE
12/19/2012
Perhaps my memory is failing, but I recall that GrandView was written by the author of PC Outline. The author went on to other endeavors and never created a Windows version of GV. Someone else tried...
Rant: tried them all...
12/19/2012
Re: Notemap data loss:
My loss occurred while I was entering a somewhat long outline item. Much of the text just disappeared and "UNDO" (CTRL-Z) did not retrieve it. Apparently Notemap will work wit...
Rant: tried them all...
12/19/2012
Re: file://hyperlink.
First, note that there probably should be the colon (:) that I've shown.
Second, some PIMS will work with file:///hyperlink.
Many PIMs won't recognize either.
Finally, I still...
Rant: tried them all...
12/19/2012
ChristianRR, as a Newbie here, you may not know that Notemap 2 has problems. Worst that I found was that it can permanently lose material you have typed into it. I originally recommended it, but the...
Single-pane outliners
12/18/2012
Dr. Andus,
Thanks for the screenshot! One question: How much text can one put in a single outline item and can one include graphics?
Thanks!
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Dr Andus wrote:
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Single-pane outliners
12/17/2012
I know it has been said that the Bonsai screen shots don't do it justice, BUT they surely turn me off.
I have both myBase and Surfulater. I prefer myBase. Perhaps it's because I've used my Base for years, but it seems to me to have a friendlier interface for the basic stuff: capturing Web pages and w...