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User Name Pygmalion
Member Since 2003-10-23
Total number of Feedback Posts: 15
Total number of comments: 4
Last 10 Feedback Posts by Pygmalion [ Search for All ]
Tinderbox 4.6 (Mac OS X)
Great new version with extended capabilities. Unfortunately the only thing that was updated in the manual was the version number on the cover. Bravo for trying to make Tinderbox easier and more consistent. But without complete, unified documentation, Eastgate is just making the learning curve even steeper. [alert admin]
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Friday, March 13 2009 @ 08:57 AM PDT
Together 2.0.2 (Mac OS X)
This version has improved considerably in terms of speed. Not quite enough for my needs but ymmv, so give it a try and you be the judge. [alert admin]
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Thursday, December 06 2007 @ 01:19 PM PST
DEVONthink Pro 1.0p1 (Mac OS X)
Best off sticking to Spotlight.
Since Devonthink 2.0 seems to be vaporware - they've been hinting at a release for years - it's time to accept that Leopard's indexing/finder/spotlight/quicklook provide a much more convenient way to organize your files. The only advantage that Devonthink has over EagleFiler and (the newly sped up) Together 2.0 is its AI, and quite frankly, that doesn't make up for the otherwise aging interface, lack of tags, blindness to spotlight and steep applescript learning curve. Devon has a great development team, but ever since they got swallowed up by some big U.S. defense contractor, they've been slow as molasses providing solutions for average users. Too Bad. [alert admin]
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Thursday, December 06 2007 @ 01:10 PM PST
Together 2.0.1 (Mac OS X)
The interface and feature set are really a cut above all the competition (Devonthink, Eaglefiler etc). Unfortunately Together is a resource hog and for anything above a smallish collection is unusably slow. It's surprising for something that uses core data to demand so much of a system (100 cpu usage on a Core2Duo 2.166 with 3 gigs of Ram) and hopefully the programmer will trim some fat somewhere. Also he's shooting himself in the foot with the name; try googling "together" - with or without "reinvented" - to see what I mean. If he wants people to be able to find reviews, comments and independent support/advice, he's going to have to come up with a more distinctive name. Altogether a nice try, but I'll just have to keep hoping Devonthink 2.0 isn't vaporware. [alert admin]
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Sunday, November 25 2007 @ 04:12 AM PST
Tinderbox 3.5.0 (Mac OS X)
There seem to be some genuine improvements in the new version, but nothing that justifies paying $90 a year for updates. I might have paid for this version as an upgrade but not when I know the developer will keep holding me hostage for new versions every 12 months. [alert admin]
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Thursday, June 29 2006 @ 01:24 AM PDT
NovaMind 2.4.2 (Mac OS X)
Screenwriting module is a joke 
Though the mindmapping mode is still great; the screenwriting module is still not fixed, despite the claims of this update (2.4). It seems to me that basic cut and paste is by 2004 an essential feature of any kind of word processor; and cut doesn't work here. I'm still not going to pay for the upgrade to version 2. [alert admin]
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Thursday, November 04 2004 @ 12:45 PM PST
NovaMind 1.7.0 (Mac OS X)
The mapping part of Novamind has gotten fast, solid and very usable over the last few upgrades. It's the best mindmapper on the Mac. And i was very excited to see the addition of the screenwriting module, which on first viewing looks like a lean clean straightforward and visually pleasing cocoa alternative to Final Draft et al. Unfortunately, like "outline" view, screenwriting view is very limited and rigid. It's ok if you write EXACTLY as expected, but the minute you want to go back and edit, use Caps in an unusual spot, change the assigned style of a paragraph, or move things around, things can get buggy and confused very fast. And Undo refuses to fix things. It's a shame, but I certainly wont be giving them any extra money for the module. At least until version 2.0, hopefully fixes these problems in mid april. [alert admin]
Wednesday, March 03 2004 @ 07:10 AM PST
NoteTaker 2003 1.6.6 (Mac OS X)
It took me a while, but I, like so many others, have concluded that Notetaker's flashier features do indeed lead to bloat and instability and more often than not amount to windowdressing and kitchensinkitis. Circus Ponies Notebook - with its great support/online community and elegant design - wins hands down. [alert admin]
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Saturday, November 29 2003 @ 12:21 PM PST
Circus Ponies NoteBook 1.2v170 (Mac OS X)
The best, most complete solution for anyone who writes and needs clean quick access to their notes and thorough indexing. An excellent product, that is always improving, with outstanding support and a fine future. I've thoroughly compared it to Notetaker 2003 and find it wins hands down in terms of usability, stability, overall design and support. Notetaker has some flash and a few impressive features, notably in the search/highlight and linking departments but these just don't make up for crappy support and instability. Try them both long enough and you're bound to end up choosing CP notebook anyways, so if you're pressed for time, you know what to do... [alert admin]
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Friday, November 28 2003 @ 01:18 PM PST
Circus Ponies NoteBook 1.2v170 (Mac OS X)
I have wanted this software for twenty years. I had my doubts about previous versions, but 1.2 in combination with Panther is a HUGE upgrade in terms of reliability, speed and usabilty. And the attention to detail is very impressive.. The Hilite/Search/indexing alone is worth every Penny. Truly Amazing. And, so far, very solid. If you write/take notes you MUST try this. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, November 05 2003 @ 07:44 PM PST
Last 10 Comments by Pygmalion [ Search for All ]
Great new version with extended capabilities. Unfortunately the only thing that was updated in the manual was the version number on the cover. The learning curve keeps getting steeper. Not for the faint of heart or short of patience.
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Friday, March 13 2009 @ 08:48 AM PDT
Thanks for (successfully) trying such a big import - I may have another look...
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Saturday, January 12 2008 @ 10:29 AM PST
On the contrary, it's clear that virtually every other developer on the planet has figured out that charging an annual fee for updates, major or minor, is a lousy business plan and undermines customer loyalty. Most of us would rather pay a reasonable fee that is based on performance, ie. the size and importance of the upgrade, rather than an arbitrary milestone like 365 days. Why should I commit to an application, especially a far…
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Thursday, June 29 2006 @ 04:26 PM PDT
What is it about Notebook and Notetaker users?
Notebook has a loyal online community that can't help but hawk the product, and the history of NB/NT guarantees rivalry- I know, I've burbled about both on several occasions. The fact is that neither has innovated much in the last year and Omnioutliner 3 is a promising step ahead. That said, the lack of clones/aliases/replicants is a big disappointment and will keep me working in my program of choice: Devonthink.
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Sunday, December 05 2004 @ 04:47 AM PST
