Comment and replies on WhatSize:
Here's the direct link to a freeware version:
http://downloads.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000376,39188705s,00.htm?dl=1
I'll keep on using that one for now although 'Grand Perspective' and 'Disk Invernory X' do the trick too.
I understand that they want to earn some money for their efforts, it's probably a lot of work. The only thing that is really unacceptable is that the 'automatic update' function bumps you from free- to shareware version.
Pity.
Comment and replies on Mori:
I've installed the latest beta and it has the same problem. I type a passage of greek text of about 130 words and in the "Words" column it only shows 18.
I use DEVONthink Pro Office to keep track of thousands of research papers, but I live in Mori. It is the backbone of my GTD setup (using plugin mGTD), and the place where all bits and pieces of information ends up. Smart folders, definable columns and outlines of outlines are just great.
Apokalypse ! This is the right word.
Since Jesse Grosjean sold Mori to Apokalypse, this very promising app has been ruined.
1.6.5 and 1.6.6 don't even open files.
I hope TaskPaper does not get the same treatment.
Speaking as the new owner/developer of Mori, please explain how you consider it to be ruined?
The versions you indicated had problems with old Mori notebooks on Leopard, not new ones. In addition, 1.6.7 was released the day after you posted that criticism and fixed the issue (1.6.6 was released on 2007-11-20, you complained on 11-21, and 1.6.7 was released on 11-22, which was Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S.), and I just released Mori 1.6.9, so updates and bugfixes are still coming along, thank you very much!
Incidentally, people who complain on other websites about these issues don't see them get fixed because I don't see them until much later. I support users who report issues on the Apokalypse website where I have areas for bug fixes, feature requests, and user community fora (http://apokalypsesoftware.com/products/project/mori).
(Also, Apokalypse doesn't mean end of the world. Don't be so melancholic or dramatic!)
Comment and replies on Kinkless GTD:
If you're into GTD, this is priceless. Organize your life, your universe and everything.
Video tutorial is highly recommended to discover the full possibilities of this.
I use it... day by day. For me it´s still the best way to keep updated about my projects.
But even more interesting: OmniGroup will soon come up with OmniFocus (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/), a software they develop in cooperation with Ethan Schoonover, the mastermind behind kGTD.
Can´t wait to see a first beta!
A bit buggy, and development has stopped to focus (pun intended) on OmniGroup's OmniFocus. In the meantime, I have switched to iGTD.
Comment and replies on Scrivener:
I've used it for a while, and it's really amazing. Very helpful for article or book writing.
Great application, still being developed (beta 4). Probably the big surprise in writing applications over the last years. I'm using it to do my Ph.D. writing. According to the developer the first version (not beta) will be out by the beginning of 2007 and price will be "$34.99 USD for one household license, which means one seat, plus three bonus seats per user."
Give it a try. You will not regret it. 5/5
Loving the beta. This is everything I had hoped CopyWrite would be.
Screenshot is just a cluttered version of the full screen mode and you really need to try this app to believe it. It's amazing, give beta 5 a download!
This is an absolutely marvelous application. I spend hours every day in it and love it.
It combines the (for me) best features of Ulysses, DevonThink and OmniOutliner. Nice tool if you need to have your research materials close by while writing and compiling your texts. Very cool!
A very good idea that has been implemented in a simple, functional and well-rounded text editor. No match with MS Word for essay writing.
A few minor bugs and 'idiosyncrasies' are sometime annoying but don't spoil the overall quality of the app.
Scrivener, to me, is one of those apps. that are worth buying a Mac just to be able to use (right up there with TextMate, Quicksilver, and NetNewsWire). Simply brilliant and it keeps getting better with every new release. The current Beta is pure gold.
Fantastic tool, clearly designed by and for writers. Start to finish, notes to final draft, Scrivener falls right in with the Mac mantra: it just works.
This update raises the bar even higher for how fantastic a writing application can be. I'll reiterate that this is one of those apps. that it's worth buying a Mac just to use. Simply superb.
Scrivener is just the most fantastic writing app. The right balance of research management and writing structuring, with a UI that is always helpful, never in the way. It appears Zen-like simple, but one can dig deep. 1.1 is a fantastic update, with hundreds of tweaks and features to hone the writing experience. I just wish there was a Windows version I could give as presents to my writing friends (I'd get them Macbooks+Scrivener, but that may sting my pockets ;-)
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Hm, not amused. Latest version is shareware, and it doesn't warn you anywhere in the what's new window.
Not the way to go with freeware apps going shareware. Thumbs down.