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Originally Posted by E.M.DuBois
35 years ago I wasn't even a dirty thought in my parents' minds.
Word’s the easiest product I’ve come across to do anything with writing. I've even thought of ways to use it to do exactly what Scrapple does: I just make notes in an inserted shape, and then connect two with a line. Don’t really see the need to go out of my way to find a specific program to do what I could probably do just as well on Office.
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Indeed, there are lots of ways to achieve much same effect. The advantage of Scapple is mainly in having a simple interface to a simple requirement, and a wide open space in which to work. The same result in other programs would require more fiddling around. (That said, personally, I would not pay for a product like Scapple. If I want something like it I would write it myself.)
What I have seen over and over again is that people (including myself) will use what they know rather than learn something new. Give me a data manipulation problem and I will tackle it with databases, give it to an accountant and they will tackle it with spreadsheets. It's covered by the saying: give a man a hammer and every problem looks like a nail.
Often that actually makes sense. It can be saving in time and effort ... until the contortions required take it the other way. The hard part is working out which problems need you to look further afield.
P.S. I'm no fan of Word, I use LibreOffice (not really a fan of that exactly either, but it's where I've ended up). Whatever, it's much the same thing. But ...
If you have not already done so, I do recommend you take a look at Scrivener (their trial period arrangement is very good, as is their tutorial). Do NOT do this on your current project (you really don't want to waste time trying to migrate what you've already got from Word to Scrivener). But when you're thinking about a new project, give it a try. It really is worth a serious look. It is an intriguing product. (This from a person that decided not to use it, but at least I now know what I'm missing.)
P.P.S. Can we stop talking about age now. I'm sure this is payback for what I once said to an English teacher in high school: