David Dunham

Microsoft's Listas 8/17/2008

"Listas was designed for IE 7 and Firefox browsers only" -- is that in the list I can't access? My other complaint is that it needs a Microsoft login; I have none (and really don't want to create one...

tkoutline, and standard format for basic outlines? 8/8/2008

Alexander Deliyannis wrote: >As to OPML, >I am surprised at how few apps support it given its popularity in the web. 1) I wasn't aware it was actually that popular. 2) It's not a great general-pur...

tkoutline, and standard format for basic outlines? 8/7/2008

jimspoon wrote: >I've been trying out this OPML Editor, I suppose >it's the only one? >http://support.opml.org/download There are a number of outliners that support OPML; Opal is just one of them...

List of Mac OSX outliners and information managers 7/29/2008

Thanks Steve! From my list of loose competition, I see InfoValet, Listz, Memoir, MindManager, Notational Velocity, NoteStudio Outliner4X, Personal Brain, SuperNotecard as possible additions. (I'm qui...

List of outliners 7/26/2008

GeorgeB wrote: >Thank you Chris for sharing. I don't know where to begin playing. The list looks so >complete. gB-) I echo the thanks, but it looked like it was Windows-only.

The Journal on Bits Du Jour - July 11 7/8/2008

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >I'm not technologically savvy enough to be able to tell you what kind of data >engine The Journal utilizes, but I can tell you I have never experienced a problem with >losing ...

Up-to-date outliner rating matrix? 6/26/2008

Argh, never know how to format stuff with different forum software. How about this for the URL: http://www.pure-mac.com/pims.html

Up-to-date outliner rating matrix? 6/26/2008

That matrix is kind of thin on the Mac side. is a pretty extensive list of Mac tools, though I don't think he makes any attempt to rate them.

MacBook experience... 4/30/2008

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >I had read that OmniOutliner handles inline text better than Tao, so I >didn't spend much time looking at the latter, and I'm still reviewing OO. The inline >text and fully cu...

MacBook experience... 4/29/2008

Hugh wrote: >it remains one of the few Mac >note-taking programmes (the only one?) to to be able to take in data or files or search >for a note when the application itself is closed, Don't forget...

Mac Software 4/20/2008

Hugh wrote: >- Agree with Franz about stuffing in extra RAM, >which by all accounts is highly beneficial - I made the mistake of buying it from Apple - >Crucial RAM (www.crucial.com) is said to be ...

Mac Software 4/19/2008

>do I also have to buy a copy of Windows to do this or is it enough just to get >Parallels or VMware? You also need a retail version of Windows. >I owned a Mac II back in the day and was an ACTA cu...

Mac Software 4/17/2008

Stephen Zeoli wrote: >What is the best word >processor available for Mac? What is the best outliner? What is the best general >all-purpose PIM? You expect agreement on "best" from this forum? I u...

Mac outliners that support columns 4/1/2008

ndodge wrote: >I know Omni Outliner has good column support, but it seems that decent filtering won't >be available until a future release. Are there other outliners that support columns >that pro...

I did it. I bought a Mac 3/29/2008

Congratulations! My offer of a discounted Opal still stands for any reader of this forum. If you're a hot key fan, be sure to check out the system-wide Keyboard Shortcuts in the Keyboard & Mouse syst...

Evernote is looking interesting 3/23/2008

Jim wrote: >The ability to search images also is fascinating. I didn't look too long at the Mac beta, but I was disappointed that you couldn't search your notes via Spotlight.

New look at old, boring controversy 3/23/2008

Stephen R. Diamond wrote: >where minimalist mouse-design >tradition now means that the user must hold down the control key to open in a new tab with >one click. I can't speak for the Windows vers...

mac emulators 3/13/2008

Chris Thompson wrote: >It almost doesn't count... that's like emulating Windows 3.1 ;) The only outliner you >can run in those emulators is the old, but still feature rich, MORE. Um, what about Act...

News for Zoot fans 3/9/2008

Derek Cornish wrote: >Of course the REAL reason for switching to the MAC is the >allure of a further major of round of CRIMPING... Music to my ears :-) BTW, Opal will read Dyno Notepad for Windows...

Comparing Windows and Macintosh Applications 1/8/2008

Stephen R. Diamond wrote: >2) Windows will have an overwhelming edge when comparing *mature* >applications, because any application enormously successful on the Mac that is able >to compete with Wi...

web-based notes site 12/26/2007

I'm puzzled why, in 2007/2008, anyone would want to use a web-based note-taking tool. For me, the connectivity just isn't there (I end up using my laptop on the bus almost an hour a day). To say nothi...

Single-pan Outliner for Writers 12/20/2007

Stephen R. Diamond wrote: >My guess is he tiles several windows on a small screen, and >that he means 'windows' for 'screen.' Actually, he wrote "page," and at 72 pixels/inch, 64 pixels is still a...

Single-pan Outliner for Writers 12/19/2007

DaXiong wrote: >I think you're right about an automatic 4 position >indent. My problem is this: With 4 or 5 levels of outline, I end up being indented almost >half the page. If I could set it to 2 ...

Mourning the passing of Pocketthinker 12/18/2007

Pierre Paul Landry wrote: >Alex wrote: >> more ‘sexy’ name for your product > >Do you have suggestions? The current name is all about the underlying technology. It's about as important to the user a...

Becoming obsessed with the idea of a mac 12/13/2007

Stephen R. Diamond wrote: >So the MS programs were written in Cocoa? Or is it Carbon? (Can never keep them >straight.) They look the low road to conversion? If by "low road" you mean "let's not rew...

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