Ah yes no offline mode is a death knell for me too. After playing with these ideas in Airtable, I have brought them back to Dynalist - they can be implemented with I think only a little loss in function âŚ
Iâve written a post on this here:
Ah yes no offline mode is a death knell for me too. After playing with these ideas in Airtable, I have brought them back to Dynalist - they can be implemented with I think only a little loss in function âŚ
Iâve written a post on this here:
Free version has 1000 free entries per base. $24/ month isnât too expensive for 50,000 entries /base in my opinion, for what I get out of it it pays for itself in no time
Airtable is going to have an offline mode soon, I read it was already being made / planned already
Also, I cannot live without Imagus chrome extension + Stylish so offline Dynalist wouldnât work for me anyhow.
Iâm in the middle of writing a guide on how to use airtable to stage image assets
(created in house or copied) + excelVBA / functions + EXIF data remover +AdvancedRenamer + ExtremePictureFinder + Xnview â to create locally managed digital assets pushed from airtable as a source
Super useful for massively scaling image assets
Iâll probably post it on my wordpress blog and just link it on airtable later
Just RE offline dynalist, I take dynalist offline (with Stylish extensions) all the time by just keeping it open in the web browser. This has an element of risk to if your computer suddenly broke but the web browser doesnât allow me to accidentally close the page (it brings up a dialogue) and Dynalist loads your whole account so you can even go to e.g. other files completely offline and it all syncs back up perfectly when you get back into wifi. If I do a lot of work Iâm worried about losing I tend to just flick my phone wifi hotspot on and sync that way - if I knew I was going to be offline for days I would of course just switch over to the desktop app.
I like Airtable too, and am seeking to move more and more stuff there. I want something in the cloud rather than eg. Access. So that I can link to info posts via urls from other apps etc⌠And so that I can integrate via IFTTT and Zapier.
However, one big thing that I miss is the ability to make some proper forms - as in a traditional database tool - that can trigger certain changes or transactions.
For example, I am trying to make an inventory management system. Main entities being spaces, containers and objects. Containers being able to go in other containers as well. And spaces having subspaces.
When I then move some objects or containers I would like to easily point then out and do a mass change. Or at least easily change from one attribute to another.
Anyway, I keep an eager eye on their development. Having good access via Android app is also crucial for stuff like inventory changes.
Wouldnât change the fact that I use imagus with Imgur.com, which requires an internet connection unfortunately
I feel like I always have reliable information wherever I go but if all else fails I have other ways to search for my images locally too
I understand where your coming from, airtable doesnât have advanced data manipulation
this is why I pair it up with excel and do all my data manipulation there instead.
In the end, airtable is this:
In the end, Airtable is just a lazy way for me to use a relational database system (also to collaborate too) â excel does all the hard lifting. Excel does all the integrations. Because what doesnât integrate with an excel spreadsheet?
Consequently, if something doesnât integrate with an excel spreadsheet, thatâs what Autohotkey + phraseexpress + StrokePlus + MouseRecorder macros are for
Letâs not forget Airtable has an open API integration with Zappier and IFTTT, and dynalist will have an API as well. Now you can automate even more things , like your phoneâs GPS coordinates etc
I suggest reading into this guys post, about Minimal Viable airtables
http://sirupsen.com/minimum-viable-airtable/
itâs a great philosophy to follow IMO
Here, I made an outline that works in 100% of all cases out there for cross integrating anything in nature. I forgot to include a lot of software examples but you get the gist of it
I started to use tabsnooze a lot more
I use this to manage my monthly bills every month and also when I post things on reddit / stackoverflow / other forums and am anticipiating a response to a question
super useful
In case anyones looking for a better replacement for windows file explorer
I did a lot of testing on all file explorers out there over the last few months, and this is the one that is by far the best of all the ones out there (on the alternativeto.net page) for windows users.
Directory Opus
Its been a HUGE time saver for the following reasons
cd
folderpath anymore. Example:PDF + Image thumbnail previewers similar to AdobeBridge + XN explorer if you do digital photography
Batch renaming features similar to AdvancedRenamer / some regex features probably too
DirectoryOpus is by far the best file explorer Iâve ever used for windows. Its easy to pick up and use but has so many options for customization.
I agree. The use of listers is handy in loading clusters of folders.
I canât believe Iâve never used this program until now directoryopus is super awesome
Plus you can even extend and add your own visualbasic/javascript code or download things to make it even more powerful
Its one of those programs like dynalist / phraseexpress where you appreciate all of its features overtime:)
Also they got a really good discourse forum too and there youtube videos sum up every feature really nicely as well
I mean just look at all the features in version 12
You can get that option in the context menu with Shift + Right Click on a folder in Windows.
I use this site a lot as well. However, my favourite site for freeware recommendations has been http://www.techsupportalert.com for many years. Great community, trusted and informed opinions.
I took a look at this though, but the website feels sluggish and outdated though
Also, this is where I source out software now in general. It changes all the time based on where all the good content is at
Thatâs very interesting Vincent. Thanks for the detailed response.
As an old head, my priorities these days for new software, besides functionality, are longevity, active development, and offline options. Iâve had my fingers burnt by too many SAAS products which have evaporated. As a result, I have my arsenal of software in which Iâve invested a lot of time and development over a number of years and itâs served me well. So, for discovering new options, I put a lot of emphasis on trusted curation as well. Iâve been too easily seduced by the bright shiny objects of the software world in the past and these days Iâve less interest in, and time for, experimentation. Like I said, Iâm old
I donât blame you here this is why I have a system of backups as well, and let others do the hard work researching / curating for me .
The most time consuming thing is finding / documenting which curators have more âweightâ than others. E.G. which curators really know what theyâre talking about?
Also I always test out every software I use and do a basic selection matrix criteria.
I almost always choose older, more established software, many times unless the features / pros of newer software outweighs this
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only when thereâs already prior knowledge of the terms tho
also no ratings for the software so quality is unknown
yes techsupport site is bad
Check out http://www.notion.so if you want to make a dashboard that can partially replace trello and airtable
I installed a chrome extension called Timewarp which, when I type reddit into my browser, it redirects their domain to dynalist.io. Itâs like pavlovs dog training. If I am bored and seeking distraction, at least it will be productive distraction from my dynalist.
I used this recently for images download. just passed 3 keywords in the command line. and it made 3 folders of about 100 images each.
Isnât phrase express a key logger tho?
I got here looking for dynalist integration w Airtable besides links. Thanks