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- Version: 1.9.4, 8/13/2005 06:51AM PST
(8 of 8 users found this comment useful)
donlevy323-225-2228
As an independent Mac support pro, myself, I've seen many horror stories from both big and small developers, leaving users high and dry. On more than one occasion, the support from this developer has been outstanding. Most recently, after a power outage that hosed my own DEVONthink database, they helped me recover a recent backup that, without their assistance, I wouldn't likely have accomplished alone. I would have otherwise been forced to go back to the previous backup, which would have resulted in the loss of all the receipts, important references, client notes, etc. that I had added to the database during that period. They were fast, friendly, and answered me within minutes, despite it being late in the evening in Germany (I'm in Los Angeles, eight hours earlier).
I've been looking for an app of this type for some time.... 



- Version: 1.9.3, 3/18/2005 12:28AM PST
(11 of 11 users found this comment useful)
tersonodesign
I'd tried OmniOutliner, which is a great app, but not _quite_ what I was looking for (although I'll continue to use it for a few limited purposes). I'd also tried Notetaker (which is a tad flaky on my system) and Circus Ponies Notebook (which has a gorgeous GUI, but can be a little less than easy to navigate around if you have a LARGE amount of data saved in a single notebook).
DEVONthink (especially coupled with DEVONagent) seems to be about the right compromise. A clean, easy-to-navigate GUI which doesn't get in the way of your data and a series of simple mechanisms to incorporate media from a wide variety of applications.
I'll continue to use OmniOutliner for simple outlining, but for managing large amounts of disparate info, I'll be using DEVONthink. It's one of those rare apps that just felt 'right' from the moment I installed it.
DEVONthink (especially coupled with DEVONagent) seems to be about the right compromise. A clean, easy-to-navigate GUI which doesn't get in the way of your data and a series of simple mechanisms to incorporate media from a wide variety of applications.
I'll continue to use OmniOutliner for simple outlining, but for managing large amounts of disparate info, I'll be using DEVONthink. It's one of those rare apps that just felt 'right' from the moment I installed it.
Crash city 



- Version: 1.9.3, 2/10/2005 07:20PM PST
(1 of 14 users found this comment useful)
Nostromo1965
This program is a disaster. I have a brand-new AlBook, downloaded the latest version, and something as simple as dragging jpegs onto the sidebar causes a hard system hang. So hard that the Force Quit window never shows up, and I have to shut it off with the power button.
As I mentioned, this is a brand-new AlBook, 512MB RAM, no system hacks or any third-party system stuff installed. I used AppleJack to repair the disk, permissions, deleted all of the caches and pref files. It still hangs (and I used different jpegs, in case any of the originals were corrupt). The jpegs were very small, so no multi-megabyte files or anything.
Looks like a cool program, but until I can run it for more than 5 minutes without it locking up my AlBook, it's heading right for the Trash.
As I mentioned, this is a brand-new AlBook, 512MB RAM, no system hacks or any third-party system stuff installed. I used AppleJack to repair the disk, permissions, deleted all of the caches and pref files. It still hangs (and I used different jpegs, in case any of the originals were corrupt). The jpegs were very small, so no multi-megabyte files or anything.
Looks like a cool program, but until I can run it for more than 5 minutes without it locking up my AlBook, it's heading right for the Trash.
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