Kolz Blog

I am a dedicated user of the Javabased application Thinking Rock for all my actions and projects. It is not perfect but it does the job pretty well. Sometimes I wonder if I need an online application or something more mobile, but when thinking some more about it (and sleeping over it) I find myself going back to simplicity all the time. TR is pretty simple in itself. I am using it for four months now and to be honest, I don't look in it every day. Because most of the stuff that comes my way I can do it the same day, within the hour or just put it on my calendar. Another element I am missing is the ability to quickly add new thoughts. Now I have to open the application and go to the first part of the flow. But I would like something like GyroQ for ThinkingRock, where I can just get a shortcut, type my stuff in a small inputbox and presto it's gone. So I have been wondering about my use of TR. I decided to check out their website since they have been promising a new version for quite some time now. And what do you know! TR 2.0 is released for the Mac! I own a PC, but this must mean the Windows version is not far away any more. BrT wrote an excellent review on the new version and I must say, promising new features. One thing I especially look forward to is the modularity of TR. There is now a Module Manager for viewing, installing and uninstalling modules, and an Update Center wizard that allows you to automatically download and install new or updated modules. Interesting! Who will write a non-intrusive data-entry module in conjunction with GyroQ or Autohotkey? Amyway, I look forward to the new release of ThinkingRock, because the gamma version for the Mac also runs on Linux. Come on, where's the Windows version? Or should I really switch to Ubuntu or OS X? Update: I have been looking with my eyes closed, because there is a Windows release on this page! It is gamma so I guess that's greek for "pretty unstable, make a backup and hope for the best"