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Fancy a skinkhunt ? - Version: 3.0, 6/21/2003 11:35AM PST
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Lex Luthor
Sit ' Skinkhunt notes 3' and 'Hog Bay notebook 2 b2' ( Who makes up these names and why? ) side by side and you will on the surface see very little difference between 'em ( both $20 - except the Skink used to be freeware )
The 'Skink' - which has been around for ages in various guises, has superior dragn'drop capacities - including jpegs and html docs etc... which the Hog does not do - making it more of an all-round scrap-book type of app rather than a dedicated notebook ( I already have moderately expensive image management tools - but need a small footprint notebook ).
Like the hotly debated existence of a god - It's in the details that you must look to find answers, and the Hog in IMHO has the edge - ( the Hog tells you how many files are in each folder, useful highlighting of text, labeling of notes - same as the finder, are all excellent and once used indispensable. )
Good design like theology is a matter of taste and from the icons to general layout skink looks like the designer has more of a childlike take on interface design compared to the elegance of the Hog. If you need a general text/image scrap book look no further peps, but if you want the best notebook for under $20, the Hog always gets the truffles !
In the real world if you put two cars that looked this simular side by side - lawyers would be needed.
The 'Skink' - which has been around for ages in various guises, has superior dragn'drop capacities - including jpegs and html docs etc... which the Hog does not do - making it more of an all-round scrap-book type of app rather than a dedicated notebook ( I already have moderately expensive image management tools - but need a small footprint notebook ).
Like the hotly debated existence of a god - It's in the details that you must look to find answers, and the Hog in IMHO has the edge - ( the Hog tells you how many files are in each folder, useful highlighting of text, labeling of notes - same as the finder, are all excellent and once used indispensable. )
Good design like theology is a matter of taste and from the icons to general layout skink looks like the designer has more of a childlike take on interface design compared to the elegance of the Hog. If you need a general text/image scrap book look no further peps, but if you want the best notebook for under $20, the Hog always gets the truffles !
In the real world if you put two cars that looked this simular side by side - lawyers would be needed.
Why the hype? - Version: 3.0, 6/17/2003 10:28AM PST
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Luhmann
I don't understand the rave reviews. First of all, I don't like programs that only will work in the root Applications folder. This is just bad programming, it is easy enough to make it work anywhere. Secondly, it is slow. Third, I don't understand why it has two kinds of items. With imported files they can be opened and edited in a third-party app, like Tex-Edit which is nice, but then there are also notes which are only used internal to this app. Switching between an RTF file and a note is a one-way conversion. I find it strange to have some notes in one format and others stored in another. Personally, I am eagerly awaiting the new release of Hog Bay Notebook which is much much better - but till then I'm using Note Pad Deluxe.
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- Why the hype?
I'm very pleased with the way it saves its files as a heirarchy of separate TextEdit files inside its folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Skinkhunt/Notes, so I know my data is always safe in case I have a need to access it in another way. I've worked with other apps that used proprietary file formats, and after having had to scramble to get my notes out, I'd rather not trust my data to that sort of scheme anymore.
For balance: the only problem I've seen with the app is that I have to keep unchecking the "Keep index tidy" option in the Prefs - it keeps re-checking itself when I quit and re-launch it. But that's trivial compared with the benefits it supplies.
A very nice job!