Amontillado
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12/6/2018
Dr Andus wrote:
>I think that can also be taken as a compliment. I like primitive...
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>Definition of primitive (Entry 1 of 2)
>1a : not derived : ORIGINAL, PRIMARY
>b : assumed as a basis
>especia...
I would refine Mr. Lougleed's method slightly. While you can write (or paste) lengthy notes as OmniOutliner topics, that's probably better done as notes for the topics.
He pastes an excerpt as a chil...
I started to reply several times to the zettelkasten thread. I'm intrigued by any method of organization and I'm still seeking the true zen of tagging. There are subtleties. The epistemology and taxon...
Revisiting subscriptions
11/27/2018
Good advice, Bill.
Scrivener is very nice, and the people behind it are truly a writer's friend. It seems like there could be more elegance and less complexity in the product's design, though.
For i...
Revisiting subscriptions
11/27/2018
Almost forgot. I've also been thinking twice about Ulysses. It's one of the few utilities I don't mind subscribing to.
Actually, I do mind, but I can stomach the idea. It's an actively supported pack...
Revisiting subscriptions
11/27/2018
Franz Grieser wrote:
washere wrote:
>>I just say: NO.
>
>Wow, washere. That must have been your shortest post here.
>Nevertheless as difficult to understand as usual. What are you referring
>to? (Re...
Outliner for nonfiction book
11/11/2018
Alexander - Mindomo looks nice, but that does come at a price - $180 a year for the full blown version is a little high. If I lived in my mind map and used it as a direct revenue generator, giving pre...
TheBrain 10 released
11/11/2018
22111,
I can agree with your conclusions, at least as they apply to the long-obsolete version of The Brain I last used, but I'm trying to remember how The Brain really fit together.
I lost data. The...
Native OPML might be a little diffferent than import and export.
I think if OmniOutiliner opens (not imports) an OPML file, it will save to the same file name and format.
MindNode (still working wit...
Outliner for nonfiction book
11/6/2018
I'm all in with complex tools for text manipulation. Emacs is a favorite of mine and power tools are always the answer - except for creative writing. A part of me always wants high capability. Another...
Lotus Agenda
10/31/2018
Lothar Scholz wrote:
>think that is the time MSDOS needs to boot :-)
>Are you saying i bought something wrong?
>
>I think i'm bringing CRIMPing to a new level now. But hey, at least this
>things had...
Current state of iOS/macOS outliners
10/29/2018
MadaboutDana wrote:
I agree: if Ulysses, iaWriter, Bear or any number of other competent
>markdown apps
I've heard that outlining is on Ulysses' radar. That would help justify the subscription cos...
Outliner for nonfiction book
10/27/2018
By “another browseable location”, I meant on my iPad where apps, the ipad’s file system, and syncing don’t always prove a good mutual fit. DEVONthink makes syncing simpler, and...
Outliner for nonfiction book
10/27/2018
OmniOutliner for iOS picked up some glitches in an update a few weeks ago, but they were promptly fixed. It can work in either one or two pane mode.
I’d prefer a plain text outliner, but OO wo...
Nisus Writer
10/25/2018
Split view! Must upgrade now!
Risking a pun, Nisus is very nice.
Lucas wrote:
Version 3 was just released, with significant enhancements:
>
>https://www.nisus.com/pro/releasenotes/releasenotes300.ph...
Beorg for iOS
10/8/2018
Well, that calls my bluff about wishing for org-mode on the iPad. I must check into this!
Ha! The lack of a keyboard didn’t even occur to me. Since my primary use for my iPad is mobile writing, I rarely use it without a Bluetooth keyboard.
For the moment, I remain disappointed in av...
Outlining tools aren't what they should be, at least on Mac/IOS.
OmniOutliner has done well for me. I like the checkboxes and filters, and hoisting is a good thing.
Since IOS 12 came out, though, O...
TheBrain vs Evernote vs Personal Wiki
10/6/2018
I think The Brain's best news is they've retired Java. Oracle is pretty silly in the licensing department, and I'm ready to agree with them Java should be priced beyond the reach of the sweaty masses,...
On a side note, I've been disappointed in the speed of my iMac over recent months. It responded so slowly to my trackpad I set it aside.
There are known issues with bluetooth interference that can ca...
Processes not tools
9/25/2018
I wonder if this is related to the doorway effect, which has a profound effect on my focus - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/
The Brain seemed ...
Processes not tools
9/25/2018
Pixelpunker wrote:
>> Amontillado: On the other hand, even papyrus and dry desert caves
>> aren't perfect.
>
>Sure, but the timeframe of this digital stuff is a joke. I can't even
>read 10-year-old...
Processes not tools
9/25/2018
I agree with some of what you say. The process is more important than the tools, and there's another step down that path. The product is all that matters.
Mainstream tools are fine if they do the job...
Omnifocus 3.0 to come out Monday
9/24/2018
I've just resolved one misconception I've had all along. The explanation for contexts I read somewhere was like "things I want to do when I'm in a grocery store." It didn't resonate.
Perspectives, my...
Omnifocus 3.0 to come out Monday
9/24/2018
I've never really used contexts, but I know I'll use tags. I think they are going to be the same thing, just without the limitation of only one "context" per to-do entry.
Hopefully, nothing will upse...