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7 Nov 2007
Notebox Disorganizer IIe
- For Windows 95-98-ME-2000-XP, this spreadsheet-style note collection program was described by The Editorium thus:
"I no longer do any actual *writing* in Microsoft Word (although I still use it as an editing machine, naturally). Instead, I write in NoteBox Disorganizer, which is tailor-made for quickly jotting down notes and ideas, organizing those notes and ideas, combining selected notes into a document, and exporting that document for publication. It's truly my favorite writing program, and I've tried pretty much everything out there."
In the 350K .zip file you will find the application, what passes for documentation (in text (.txt) and Notebox (.nbx) formats), and some sample files for your edification and inspiration. (The sample files are provided courtesy of, well, The Editorium, who were apparently somewhat pained that I hadn't included any. :) )Notebox Disorganizer does not include spellchecking. You could try TinySpell as a workaround. Tip of the hat to Jess Harpur for pointing this out to me!
See slightly larger screenshot • Download Notebox Disorganizer • Download Notebox Disorganizer Source Code • Read boring details • View even more boring Changelog
13 May 2007
Notebox Mismanager (beta+++++)- Notebox Mismanager is approximately Notebox Disorganizer for Linux, but plain-text only and with more rough edges. Visit its page on SourceForge for all the grotty details, or download:
• The Application (required) (585K)
• The Borland Kylix Runtime Library (required) (about 3MB)
• The Source Code (optional) (99K)
(To compile the source code you'll need Kylix 3, the Open Edition of which WAS available free from Borland's Kylix Download Page, but which has disappeared. I'm plinking away at a C++/Qt4 version of NBMM for this reason.)Notebox Mismanager does not include spellchecking. You could try Kisa as a workaround.
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KwanQuo- KwanQuo is an esoteric advice program for story-writers based on Kwan Quo's Declarations of Insurmountable Opportunity — a set of not-entirely-cryptic statements to contemplate in the event of one's creativity, specifically in the area of fiction, hanging fire. Try the JavaScript version; if it floats your boat you can try downloading one of these non-browser-dependent versions:
• Windows (83K) (1 October 2005)
• Windows console (DOS-32) (25K) (24 February 2005)
• Linux console (32K) (24 February 2005)
• Linux/X Windows/Qt (33K) (12 October 2005)
• Mac console (71K) (tell me if it still runs) (7 October 2005)
All downloadable files include the application and its source code. Note: the functionality of KwanQuo is included in Notebox Mismanager.
