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Merlin Mann  
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 More options Jul 29 2005, 11:35 am
From: "Merlin Mann" <merlinm...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:35:34 -0700
Local: Fri, Jul 29 2005 11:35 am
Subject: Re: DEVONthink Professional is out
It's definitely an amazing app--mentioned a while back on 43F:
http://www.43folders.com/2004/12/devonthink_inte.html

It seems like one of those apps--like Emacs, Quicksilver, or Tinderbox,
I suppose--that most rewards the dedicated user. A casual user might
not benefit from using it for only _some_ info purposes, but, I can
tell you, I've seen some amazing stuff people can do with loyal use of
the app (mostly just over-the-shoulder demos).

I think in some ways I do a _really_ dumbed-down version of what SBJ
does, but with del.icio.us. When I'm researching a project, I can use
the del.icio.us tags and descriptions to herd relevant pages into their
own little pen and then make them easier to pull out later. It's not
nearly as semantically promising as Devonthink, of course.

Anyhow, I'd love to see something like a screencast of a Devonthink
jedi at work. I'm a big conceptual fan of the program, but I too would
enjoy a live demo highlighting the new features working
together--especially the "reward" moment when all the grunt work pays
off.


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