Circus Ponies Notebook Alternative – OmniOutliner
“Welcome to the world of tomorrow. A greater world. A better world.” Captain America Given that Circus Ponies Notebook died recently, it was time to look for an alternative. I’m still sad that this...
View ArticleApple Script for OmniOutliner and Keynote
Alpha. Software undergoes alpha testing as a first step in getting user feedback. Alpha is Latin for “doesn’t work.” Beta. Software undergoes beta testing shortly before it’s released. Beta is Latin...
View ArticleMedium-time Experience with OmniOutliner (as Circus Ponies Notebook replacement)
“Leap and the net will appear.” John Burroughs I’ve tried out OmniOutliner as a Circus Ponies Notebook (CPN) replacement for a couple of months now. So far, it works okay-ish to fine. I still miss the...
View ArticleSome remarks on Student Project Reports
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford I have recently corrected four student project reports (3x by bachelor and 1x by master students). When I remember my time as a...
View ArticleOnline Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben
Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit at a typewriter and open a vein. Walter Wellesley «Red» Smith A while ago I did a presentation of scientific writing. I found the content useful enough to put...
View ArticleOnline Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing
«It is a pity you do not understand either ancient or modern Greek, both of which Haidee speaks so fluently; the poor child will be obliged to talk to you in Italian, which will give you but a very...
View ArticleMaking sense of the stuff you have collected during the initial stages of...
«He had a plan. Maybe you just didn’t see it ’til it hit you between the eyes. But, it started to make sense … in a Tyler sort of way. No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not...
View ArticleOmniOutliner — Auto-Fill Source Column with Filename (without extension) incl...
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke’s Third Law by Arthur C. Clarke A while ago a reader send me a really useful AppleScript to automatically fill a column in...
View ArticleWhat makes a good outliner?
«The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste.» Steve Jobs A colleague of mine is currently developing an outliner. There is a surprising scarcity of good outliners, esp. for Windows....
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