Text database using custom properties

[Jim Ault]

On 12/12/05 6:29 AM, "Dom" <mcdomi at free.fr> wrote:
> The puzzling thing, is that after testing note taking apps, I always
> return after a time to plain text notes (sorted by gross categories and
> dates -- year, month)
> 
Agreed.  I use a very large, single document that I open in BBEdit.  This
allows Find All and a variable format for anything I want to enter.  Fast,
simple, copy-paste web page order confirmations, cr cd purchases, shipping
info, my tennis buddies list is in one paragraph, etc.
Doesn't do graphics, but can store a link to a pdf or jpg, etc.

I start with the premise that databases are excellent at hiding information.
Of course, they are excellent at retrieving and organizing stuff, but that
is not what I usually need.  They also require structure, and that is rarely
what I need :-)

Jim Ault
Las Vegas

> Jim Ault <JimAultWins at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well, depending on how much this is a labor of love vs need-to-get-it-
>> running-soon, you might check out NoteTaker.  Dan Shafer recommended it and
>> I decided very quickly to buy it.
>> www.aquaminds.com
>> 
>> Very powerful, and does automatic indexing on
>> Categories, Date, Documents, Email addresses, last changed, numbers,
>> priority, Proper Words, Text, Web Sites.
> 
> Take also a look to VoodooPad... there is free "Lite" version, but the
> interesting features belong only to the full version...
> 
>> 
>> Each entry in the outline can even display an active web page of the link it
>> contains.
>> 
>> But if you are like most of us...
>>  building your own is what appeals to you :-)
> 
> Same thinking about VoodooPad... I reached the limit with the full
> version, but not yet decided to buy it... why not writing a similar
> thing in Rev???
> 
> But I am not so fluent in Rev ;->
> Although I wrote years ago something equivalent in HyperCard...
> 
> The puzzling thing, is that after testing note taking apps, I always
> return after a time to plain text notes (sorted by gross categories and
> dates -- year, month)