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BTW like IQ's Pierre, Trillium's dev, zadam, is on this forum too. Haven't had time this year to see what he has done. It started as a (free synced) homage to NoteCase Pro, he updates regularly...
TheBrain 12 - Beta Testing Started
10/27/2020
When Roam then Obsidian started emerging & evolving this year out of the primordial swamp, the thought that occurred to me was: when i get some time, i should buy The Brain.
Still haven't bought it a...
QOwnNotes (very regularly updated) & Joplin are must haves as far as markdown + private sync (dropbox (free) account, etc) are concerned.
NoteCase pro can set up complex personal servers easily, mus...
Docxmanager, looks nice
10/27/2020
Speaking of which for those wanting, OEM versions (same function & registered rights as packaged physical versions) of Office 2019 Pro (desktop lifetime version, better than v365 annual subscription f...
Roam Patrol!
9/26/2020
Thanks for posting.
Re memex: Looks interesting & has roam features, graph + markdown etc. Plus he's getting the basics right as must haves: privacy, local version, etc.
Not the usual subscription ...
Top 5 Roam Alternatives
9/16/2020
bartb wrote:
Listing alternatives to Roam - I think I hit the motherland! (just keep
>scrolling down)
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>https://www.notion.so/Artificial-Brain-Networked-notebook-app-a131b468fc6f43218fb8105430304...
Good post by Listerene. I've always said the most expensive asset invested is time.
Identifying most urgent needs and then most effective tools for those tasks can easily be neglected.
Also the 80/2...
Top 5 Roam Alternatives
9/5/2020
^ Good post by Dr.
Also thanks to Luhmann for the list.
Docxmanager, looks nice
9/3/2020
Basics: if no auto-back system in place for a work folder(s) which even many non-techie do, I found it's vital to backup my important doc files after changes regularly, takes a second. Regardless of ...
Docxmanager, looks nice
8/31/2020
He had to leave the previous version for a while due to... life.
He's a good guy.
TiddlyResearch
8/24/2020
Looks nice, thanks for posting.
I'd seen that Vonnegut clip before, iirc he declared 8 types, since him, a whole industry of books has arisen in that little genre. A visual board or wall, digital or actual, can be used for Fiction, ...
With prices of large curved monitors falling regularly, anyone can have cheap electronic walls showing large visual Boards using Excel, specially if you use more than one large monitor.
This simple l...
>> extra engine
Excel engine
Andy Brice wrote:
>Just don't put in anything that looks like a date!
That's actually something I have to look out for, date formats, $ signs, etc. in importing notes. The extra engine can be a lun...
Some separate points, in brief:
1,000 isn't that much, 32 columns x32 rows gives just over that.
However most apps can't even do that.
Third, Excel is the best for that anyway, why? Because the cel...
More Excel outlining:
https://www.contextures.com/excelpivottableexpandcollapse.html
Tom Maddox wrote:
What do you think of using Excel as an outliner? One that can include
>big blocks of text.
It's possible. Have a look at DrAndus old reviews of "Outline 4D" if they're still on hi...
Andy Brice wrote:
>It is still the plan to release a Hyper Plan v3 with free layout. But,
>as always, it is taking longer than hoped to get around to it.
>
>The problem with free form layout is that...
Bobby Parker wrote:
As crazy as it sounds, I'm inclined to agree...CURRENTLY, there is
>nothing that really binds cell-based layouts & grids into something
>useful in this space. To even get a grid ...
xtabber wrote:
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Thanks, as I said here often, I have many great templates made for hp and use them in their place, one of those many apps used in their place.
Also as Andy has said often, he's wo...
Pierre Paul Landry wrote:
>...
Thanks Pierre, I have a license for IQ and know it well.
Thanks.
MadaboutDana wrote:
Hm, nice idea, I must say.
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>The two macOS apps that would fit the bill most nearly are Curio (alas,
>macOS only) and Numbers (also available as an online app).
>
>Curio is rapi...
Relanote- early days!
8/10/2020
Roam/obsidian cut-down knock off.
By anonymous marketing people.
Users' data ending up with whoever pays.
If it's free, the user (data) is the product.
Obsidian would be a safer bet, known people, n...
New Outliner/Roam Clone
8/10/2020
>>commercial very
commercial version