darkness

I downloaded and installed Nero 6. I didn’t care for much other than its burning software: I don’t really trust Nero/Ahead to deal with stuff like audio mixing and video formats and such. Nero Burning ROM is… about the same. I didn’t notice any mind-blowing new features. The interface is now puzzling and kind of ugly, honestly. Writing this I’m starting to wish I hadn’t upgraded. Maybe it’ll grow on me.

I was looking for an interface to take notes on a project I’m working on. tag suggested PersonalBrain. It’s pretty cool. I wish it had an export feature (this may be in PersonalBrain 3.0, which is in beta; check their front page for download information), the ability to do numbered lists, and the ability to draw in the notes… like OneNote.

OneNote is a cute program. It has about everything I’d like it to, and the interface isn’t bad. Except it just doesn’t feel as useful without the easy interface to writing on the notes. Even though I have a crappy stylus, it’s just not enough (er, at least through VNC – I need new KVM cables). I have the feeling, though, that this application would be extra super special when used on one of these “tablet PCs” I hear about from time to time. Interestingly I’ve never heard anything like “tablet PCs are really taking off.”

In the end I think PersonalBrain’s method for associating nodes is going to win me over. I’ll just hope that I can manage to get the data out at some point if I ever want a printed representation of my notes.

I’m listening to Velocity Girl right now. I think I should start doing my take on some of the new music I’m listening to. I hesitate to call it a “review” because that sounds too definitive. Sometimes when I read a negative review of a film, movie, or book that I liked, I tend to get kind of defensive. Sometimes adding pronouns like “my” or “I” can help, like “my opinion/review” or “I think…” At least, they help in my mind.

Weirdo.