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B, thanks to you and Joe: I have almost decided to try the $49 one year
experiment (which from the sounds of the value you two get out of this I
will be hooked and then either have to convert to a full system or keep
paying yearly. So far, all of the message content I save is much less
useable because of the poor search capability in Outlook. The message
files that TJ publishes always "seem" to be not so valuable because of
my inability to enter search terms that zero in on what I want (and I
get lots of messages each of which have to be read then usually
discarded). Lots!! Of inefficiency.
Thanks for the replies,
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: b519b [mailto:b519b@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 2:36 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: Information Organization (more on
InfoSelect)
Ken:
Yes, InfoSelect is pricey. I paid $150 to start and then paid
another $99 for an upgrade that came latter.
I like InfoSelect because I can quickly file things into it and know
that with all its search features I will be able to find what I need
(even if I mis-filed it to start with).
I usually highlight what I want in a post (including the poster's
name, date and subject line), Crtl-C, Alt-TAB to get to InfoSelect,
use InfoSelects F5 search to find notes on similar topics, Paste the
new post into a note close to these prior posts on the topic. Then I
read the post in detail and high positive points in Blue and
cautions in red. The highlighting helps me digest the content and it
makes it very quick to review the post if need arises in the future.
There is a faster way if one does not want to mark up the text as I
do. Just highlight the text one wants in whatever program one is
using and hit the InfoSelect quick paste button on the Windows
toolbar. And continue reading. That skips all the Alt-Tab and
related key strokes. Of course, InfoSelect does not know where you
want an item copied by quick paste so it just adds it to the end of
the notes in its outline.
I like InfoSelect because it is flexible enough to fit my work
preferences.
I especially like its automatic backup feature (the primary reason I
paid the $99 to upgrade). One can specify where backups are stored
and one can specify how "deep" the backup copies are. I currently
have it set to about 10 deep which means the last 10 sessions each
have their own back ups. Thus if I delete a key note by accident but
do not notice it is gone for several days, there is a good chance
one of the older backups will still have the key note. This is also
insurance if the InfoSelect data file becomes corrupt. I have used
the program daily for over a year and have yet to have a file go
bad, but the extra insurance of several backup copies gives me piece
of mind.
b
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxx> wrote:
> B:
>
> I am using the KeyNote program that was mentioned here a long time
ago.
> I just checked out the InfoSelect pages and admit it looks more
> versatile and feature rich but for $50/yr or $150 purchase, I can
not
> justify it.
>
> My question: I assume you take email message portions and copy and
save
> them into categories and subcategories. IOW, you do not save
complete
> messages. Is this assumption accurate?
>
> Second, do you do something other than highlight/copy/paste,
although it
> is hard for me to imagine what that might be.
>
> Any other hints on how you organize AB info in specific terms.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: b519b [mailto:b519b@x...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 11:55 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: Information Organization
>
> I tried using something like Word's Outlining to "file" important
> posts, but got frustrated when a post touched on several topics.
For
> a time I made additional copies to file under each outline topic,
> but that quickly got out of hand.
>
> After looking around I settled on InfoSelect. At $150 it was not
the
> cheapest, but it was the best one to meet my needs. The aspects of
> InfoSelect that appealled to me are:
>
> 1. Fantastic Search speed - so I can use search rather than
outline
> placement to find posts on any topic. That is a real time saver
for
> me not only at the retrival stage but also at the filing stage
> because getting it filed in exactly the right place in the outline
> is not so important.
>
> 2. It is very easy to rearrange the outline. Outline items (and
all
> the sub items) can be moved with drag and drop.
>
> 3. More than one "instance" of InfoSelect can be open at the same
> time. Thus I can have dedicated instances of InfoSelect for work
> data, stock data, personal data, etc.
>
> Info Select has a lot of other features that I do not use (email
> program, mail merge, etc). I just use it to file and retrive info
> and for that it is super.
>
> b
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "john gibb" <jgibb1@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > wouldn't Word's Outlining feature be a candidate as well?
> >
> > -john
>
>
>
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