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Find the best note software: three strong articles(EverNote, Mybase, Surfulater) v1.0Author:SuperboyacCompile:XbetaThis series also has: auditions, three strong, dream, conclusion, the outside
Through the previous article "finding the best note software: A comprehensive analysis of the auditions, the authorfound that there are 3 kinds of software has a more obvious advantage, can be described as "three strong note software." They are: EverNote, Mybase and Surfulater. The differences between the three are large, but are the strongest of the respective style of the door. How to choose one and not depend on them who are "more powerful", but depend on what kind of user you are, or what kind of needs you have.
EverNote
If you need a convenient place to store your notes, without too much organization and extra functionality, Evernote is the best fit for you. As you can see, Evernote is an infinitely long roll of paper that records all of your notes, and the only order in which they are arranged is based on time. Each note doesn't even have a title--and in other note-taking software This is a no-no. It sounds so inconvenient, how can I find the previous notes? As an excellent software, Evernote perfectly solves your concerns, and you don't have any inconvenience when you use it, and you simply don't realize it's a problem.
The solution, that is, note positioning/filtering methods, a total of 2: classification, real-time search. Classification function, you can manually, or according to automatic rules to classify notes.
Classifications can be sorted into a tree structure, but this is not the same as the tree structure of other similar programs. Because a note can be divided into multiple categories. Another way to locate a note is to use the real-time search box. This feature, achieved so perfectly in Evernote, is the best I've ever seen in all of the software, and it's fast. As you type each letter, the following dynamically displays all of the notes that fit. Not only that, all the matched words are highlighted.
As mentioned above, all the notes are lined up in a column. To scroll up and down, you can click on the scroll box on the right, and the scrolling speed depends on where you clicked. Or, you use the "Time Bar" feature on the right. It's the equivalent of a vertically-lined calendar that you can click on a date to show the relevant notes. If there is a √ display next to the date, notes are in this date. I think it is convenient to use this function to make an electronic diary.
Evernote also makes it easy to crawl any content, and, above all, various web content. Accurately, among the big three, it has the strongest ability to crawl Web content. It not only captures the scope very accurately, and the content enters Evernote, completely like a note, rather than a Web page: the mouse becomes a small hand, click will enter the link. In Evernote, if you want to access the link, you need to double-click it. I've never had a crush on a web-click style Intrusion software interface. Remember when Windows introduced click Mode for the operating system interface? It is very unaccustomed to use, so I have to shut it every time. By the way, Mybase and Surfulater are all click Modes. MyBase does this because it uses the IE engine to display the Web page; Surfulater does this because its interface is web-style from start to finish.
There are some shortcomings in editing. To really do some work on a note to organize, text organization, you need to go into full-screen mode. At this point, this note is displayed separately in a large window with the RTF Standard toolbar for easy editing. In the General window, the Edit button is almost no. You either go to full screen mode or right-click menu. Again, the image zoom function is also more strange.
In general, Evernote is the best-in-class software that "readily and conveniently notes". Its biggest advantage lies in the first-class real-time search function, the powerful Web content crawling function. The lack of it is the organization of notes, editing function is weak.
Mybase
If a user needs as many tools/features as possible to process notes, MyBase is preferred. In my opinion, MyBase is an evolutionary Keynote of modern style. Both of them are quite similar in both visual and sensory terms. Its streamlined and efficient interface extends its functionality with multi-tab, multi-panel, and a number of tools to handle notes. I used Keynote for a long time, and then transition to Mybase very smoothly. (To add, KeyNote is also very versatile in handling notes).
The form of MyBase organization notes is also the simplest tree structure, which is the standard idea of most similar software. That is to say, in this respect, MyBase does not seek individuality, but maintains commonality. With the latest version of V5, MyBase added a label feature-something like Evernote's classification, or keywords for other software. It provides an additional organizational dimension based on the classification tree. But the effect is still a gap from the tools that are dedicated to it (such as Zoot, Evernote). Of course, the best thing is that MyBase is one of the software that can take both tree and label functions (if not the only). This is the style and advantage of MyBase: The most features and options, the most customizable. In order to give you the most intuitive understanding of its function, it shows the situation after all its menus have been expanded:
As we said, MyBase uses a lot of panels, so the desktop space for displaying note information is small. This is in contrast to some software. Like Surfulater, it uses hyperlinks, web-style features to process references, links, attachments, and more. In MyBase, the individual sub-windows/panels under the main interface are used to present these elements individually: the tree, the subject of the note, the search results, the list of attachments, and the links to other notes. This approach makes some people uncomfortable, but other users may appreciate the separation-I am one. For some of the more versatile panels, such as attachments, and links to other notes, you can set the option to show automatically: if the Notes have attachments or outgoing links, they are displayed, if they are not, hidden. The flexible setting is practical and allows you to keep your desktop space to a minimum.
MyBase can crawl Web content on Firefox or IE, but it doesn't reach Evernote or surfulater level. First, the crawl content is not considered as a regular note as another two software. Let me explain, for each note, MyBase has "text notes" and "page" two tags. If it is crawled page content, MyBase automatically cut to the page label. For other types of notes, whether they are pasted in or entered manually, they are under the "Text Notes" tab.
attached:myBase Developer Supplement : All content in MyBase is saved as a node attachment file, so-called note is also saved as an attachment file, just named band. The special items of the RTF extension are generally not displayed, and other content, such as crawled pages, are saved directly as attachments, and in the list of attachments you can see elements such as html/js/styles/pictures in the Web page. Therefore, the input content and the crawled Web page content is generally separate display, so that the design of the system to bring great convenience, flexibility and unity. In fact, if you need to write a note to a Web page, you can either press F2 in the Web page or choose the edit---Toggle Edit Mode menu item to enter or edit the page content directly so that the notes can be displayed on the same page as the crawled page.
The result of this process is that you can't put your notes together with a Web page. Based on this point, I think Evernote and surfulater have a better grasp capability. Another drawback is that MyBase uses IE instead of the built-in web engine to show crawled Web content. Therefore, when you switch to the page tab, the program calls IE and has a momentary pause. Of course, this is not a serious problem, it's just not as smooth integration as the other software.add:MyBase Developer Supplement : At present most of the software is embedded in IE to display the Web page, the difference is that some software launched into the Internet Explorer, and MyBase only in the need to browse the Web page only to transfer into IE, so the first time to view the page a little pause, This will be very smooth thereafter, to minimize memory and system resource usage.
Mybase V5 also developed a real-time search function. This is a valuable function, the effect is also good. Of course, it's less than Evernote's level, but at least it's available. Again, this is MyBase's comparative advantage: Not every feature has the highest level of all software, but at least the user has so many features in one software.
Add:MyBase Developer Supplement : In the latest MyBase v5.3, the indexing module and search technology have been specifically rewritten to include resizable cache technology that provides fairly high indexing performance while supporting incremental indexing, large data volume indexing, Instant Search, and Boolean conditions (and/ Or/not), provides pre-set index and search support for a wide variety of documents, such as common word/excel/html/ppt/emai/text/rtf, and enables more document format recognition by installing third-party filters, such as PDF documents, in addition, MyBase also provides a certain amount of Chinese search support (but not perfect), in general, we have developed a number of indexing technology far more than the other, you can use a slightly larger data for some testing, such as more than 100MB of indexable data, We can see that we have paid a relatively great effort to improve the technology, and of course we need to improve it.
MyBase also provides some extended organizational capabilities. It can be a link to an item, allowing multiple notes to be referred to each other. You can also sign links so that when you click on Note A in the tree, you go directly to the note B that it links to, just like a shortcut. I'm not yet fully aware of the function, but it's the same sentence that is better than nothing. (Translator Note: It should be used for a note into multiple tree branches, the equivalent of an Evernote note into multiple categories) and then, it can also customize the label (label), like the key words of the note (translator Note: More accurately, is tag), when you click on the keyword, MyBase will list all the notes that are grouped into this keyword. As I said, it provides a new dimension for organizing notes.
As you can see, MyBase is one of the most flexible and versatile of these types of software. Other software may be more innovative than MyBase, perhaps more powerful in some ways, but no one can have as many notes processing functions as MyBase. Once again, users who used keynote can smoothly transition to MyBase. Because of this, I have now started to use MyBase as a tool for current processing of notes. Then, depending on the situation, the final decision on which software to use.
Surfulater
Surfulater was originally designed as a web crawler and document management tool, and then-and logically-into the notebook software. Due to this historical reason, it differs greatly from other note-taking software on the interface. In other words, the other software involved in this topic was developed from the start with notes as a core feature, and the notes were just one of the surfulater features, and were not the initial dominant feature.
Surfulater as a content crawl (web crawling is just one aspect) and document management tools, doing better than anyone else in this area. If you want convenient and powerful links, document management, and data collection, then the best choice for surfulater. The following scenario can be used as a best description of Surfulater: You search the Internet for a particular topic and then find a webpage that is exactly what you need and has a lot of links to the relevant sites. That's what Surfulater software does, and it's very easy. You can put all kinds of information in, drag and drop, put the information, links, attachments together, in a moment, you can get a complete information system, and has a well-formed web page, links, where you need, all in this.
Surfulater's greatest strength lies in the automatic completion of repetitive work. After crawling a webpage, Surfulater automatically fills in the title, description, link to the source, and fetch date. It even creates a thumbnail image for the original page. Users can drag other notes onto the current note to create a quick reference. This same operation applies to attachments. Like Evernote, all notes are lined up in a long row. However, its queue threads are not like Evernote and are limited to time, so it's much more flexible.
The most interesting thing to me is the surfulater tree. At first glance, it is a very modest, and there is no prominence. But in fact, it has the best background engine available in all of the software. It is actually a virtual tree structure that can be configured according to different options. Notes can be displayed in tree form according to user needs, but can also be arranged in chronological order like Evernote. You can also let the tree not expand the last branch, so that the tree only presents the table of contents, not the note entries. The important message is that the developer has mentioned that the new version will allow the user to customize the tree structure, which means that a note may enter multiple categories.
Another prominent feature is that Surfulater can clone note items. At first glance, it has the same effect as copying. But in fact, they are quite different. A cloned copy is actually a mirror image: storage space is not repeated, but can be logically placed in another category, and in real time consistent with each other. For example, if you modify either of these, the other cloned copies are updated at the same time. Finally, a great feature is the search results as a virtual tree branch, listed on the last side of the tree structure. Users can browse and scroll through the search results exactly as they do with normal trees and notes. Of course, the hit keyword is also highlighted like Evernote. Evernote also comes together vertically for search results, but I think creating a list makes it easier for users to access it.
Next is a small feature, which is the icon for the set note or branch node, and Surfulater is doing very well in this respect, and the other software pales in comparison. The user only has to right click the icon, then will pop up a small window, show all the available icons, choose which, click. (Note 1)
Next, let's talk about the shortcomings of Surfulater as a note-taking software, the main reason for these shortcomings is because Surfulater's original intention is not to take notes. If you want to edit notes, in most of the Notes software, just click on this note and start typing. But here at Surfulater, blocked. You have to manually switch between edit mode and regular mode-this is often confusing for beginners. One way to get into edit mode is to have the mouse point at an input box for a few seconds, that is, not as much as the general software, but as long as it is clicked. Another way to get into editing mode is to click the Pencil icon next to each content. Fortunately, the author is aware of the problem, has made improvements, and has pledged to make further improvements in the future. However, I still adhere to the principle that note software should be in an editable state by default, as long as the user wants to make an edit, it can be done immediately, there is no delay in any form or cause.
Another disadvantage is that surfulater can not find a blank place to take notes directly. Any article in Surfulater (that is, notes) is based on a pre-defined template. These templates have header information for saving titles, comments, ratings, references .... These functions are very beneficial to the management and organization of academic research, and it is a very inconvenient restriction for ordinary users, especially when they just want to remember something. What can be done now is to choose a "note template", which has only one header message, that is, "notes", the main part is completely blank, the user is here to take notes. Such as:
Surfulater to be a real note-taking tool, the bottom line is to make improvements in both of these areas: provide an edit mode default on or Off option, and provide a completely blank note area. To be precise, in these respects, surfulater must be aligned with the standard-and proven most effective-note-software style.
In general, Surfulater feature rich and unique style, the most suitable for a large number of notes of reference, navigation and crawling. Judging from my understanding and judgment, lawyers and academics may appreciate it very much. The reason why, think of its unique features will understand. The scenario below also shows who is best for it: If you're using Evernote now and you find that it's not strong enough for organisational management, it's a wise choice to turn to Surfulater. Or you are using any other note-taking software based on the most basic tree structure, and feel that you are not dealing with links and references, you can also turn to Surfulater.
comparison table of three strong functions
The above discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the three strong note software, I believe you have some understanding of the reader. If it is not clear, please look at the table below. As the saying goes, not afraid of not taste, afraid of goods than goods. This form does not cover all of the features, but it can still provide a lot of help.
| Notes three powerful comparison table |
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EverNote |
Mybase |
Surfulater |
| Open multiple databases at the same time |
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√ |
√ |
| Real-time Search (start search at the same time as input) |
√ |
√ |
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| Basic tree structure |
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√ |
√ |
| Tags/categories |
√ |
√ |
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| Scrolling Show |
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√ |
√ |
| Encryption |
√ |
√ |
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| Linking to other Notes |
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√ |
√ |
| Show in chronological order |
√ |
NOTE 2 |
√ |
| Ultra-strong import/export capabilities |
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√ |
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| Favorite Folders |
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√ |
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| Note clones |
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Note 3 |
√ |
| Web interface navigation (click-through) |
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√ |
| Note Editor |
| Standard RTF Features |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Hyperlinks Show attachments, links |
√ |
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√ |
| Separate panel display of attachments, links |
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√ |
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| Custom text Templates |
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√ |
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| Custom XML templates |
√ |
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| Form |
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Note 4 |
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| Lock notes Anti-edit |
√ |
Note 5 |
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| Note Title |
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√ |
√ |
| Page Crawl |
| Can crawl more content (picture, text) |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Crawl content can be edited |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Note and crawl content can be displayed simultaneously |
√ |
Note 6 |
√ |
| Use the built-in engine to show crawl content |
√ |
Note 7 |
√ |
| Display crawling content with installed browsers (IE) |
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√ |
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At this point, the three main body part of the end, the following note is Xbeta solicited MyBase developers, the supplement.
Note 1:mybase Developer add: The original author does not seem to notice the powerful icon function in the myBase, unlike several other programs, the MyBase icon is open, and is the implementation of the per database, In other words, each db can be added by the user to any number of user's own favorite icons, myBase itself predefined a set of default icons, along with the installation package also provides a group of online collection of icons, can be easily introduced into any. NYF library, and provides a batch of tree nodes to specify/replace the icon tool. However, it is important to note that the new blank. The NYF library does not automatically introduce any icons, so the initial open icon box is empty, so users can enter their favorite icons as needed, and then easily specify the icons later.
Note 2:mybase developer Supplement: MyBase has a seekbytime plugin that can list items by modified time, while the built-in advanced search also provides a time-period search, which is indirectly implemented in chronological order and can be conveniently reversed.
Note 3:mybase developer add: In MyBase complex notes, even all notes in a complex branch are simple, CTRL + Drag-and-drop, or copy/paste, and the branches can be copied between different libraries.
Note 4:mybase developer add: MyBase 5.x currently only implements a simple RTF table, just better than No.
Note 5:mybase developer Supplement: MyBase has read-only open mode, opened as read-only, can only be viewed, not editable. Press CTRL to select the Reopen item to toggle the open mode.
Note 6:mybase Developer Supplement: Whether it is displayed at the same time, depending on whether the note is written to the Web page, press F2 in the Web page to enter the editing state, add your own comment content in the Web page.
Note 7:mybase Developer add: Basically is to call IE to show the content of the Web page, and a few different is that, myBase only when the need to display the page only to transfer into IE, so as to ensure that not too much system resources wasted.
[Not finished, to be continued: Dream Chapter.]
And remind again, this article is the translation, the text is the original author's viewpoint, does not represent Xbeta viewpoint]
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