Forrest Perry

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I teach courses on philosophy, political economy, and racism at a small university in Chicago. I have obsessively researched PKM methods and apps since 2018. If PKM is your thing, consider checking out my website: fpnotes.io

Finally: Notion-like TABLES in HEPTABASE.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LMyZLlYV3Ao?si=62rC-elQBmMLbWX0

Notion-like TABLES in Heptabase

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HEPTABASE just released much-anticipated right-sidebar features that users of Roam Research, Logseq, and Tana have had for quite some time, including the ability to STACK MULTIPLE ITEMS in the sidebar.

You can read about those and other improvements here:

https://www.fpnotes.io/heptabase-sent-us-a-christmas-present/

šŸŽ Heptabase sent us a Christmas present: right sidebar improvements and a new card type

Yesterday Heptabase released a new update that introduces some super duper dope features.

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HEPTABASE currently offers a better way of working with PDF highlights than Logseq. Check out the video if you're interested: https://youtu.be/0dYFcObC5dA
Heptabase vs Logseq - working with PDF highlights

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Just released a new video that provides a glimpse of how I have been using HEPTABASE for research. Check it out if you're interested: https://tinyurl.com/49w9jfy7
How I'm using Heptabase for research (so far)

In the following video, I show what it looks like when I * create in Heptabase what many would call a "permanent note" (I call such a note a "claim page" or "idea card") * extract highlights from a PDF and arrange them in groups Want to try out Heptabase? Consider using

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NEW: drag text directly from webpages into Heptabase. Quick walkthrough of that and other new features here: https://youtu.be/fFG9RmMigVo
Heptabase update: more highlighting options + tasks

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HEPTABASE currently offers the best way of working with PDF highlights (better even than LOQSEQ). See whether you agree: https://youtu.be/3VhtS6dmJrc
Drag-and-drop PDF highlights in Heptabase (better than Logseq, kind of like Marginnote)

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New video: "Two problems with Obsidian that HEPTABASE has helped me solve."

A few days ago I posted here a link to the transcript. Now the video itself is available:
https://youtu.be/NYRK-Ts2Kuw

Two problems with Obsidian that HEPTABASE has helped me solve

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Obsidian --> Heptabase: I decided a few weeks ago to try out HEPTABASE.

Doing so made me confront two problems I was having with OBSIDIAN (which I still love).

Here's a piece I just wrote on this subject, in case you're curious: https://www.fpnotes.io/im-trying-out-heptabase-and-maybe-kind-of-abandoning-obsidian/

I’m trying out Heptabase (and maybe kind of abandoning Obsidian)

Using Heptabase the past few weeks has forced me to confront two major problems I have had when using Obsidian for research.

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I haven't posted a video in a while (been out of the country), so I decided to post a short article instead.

TITLE: Three information-organizing approaches I do not use

https://tinyurl.com/yvdwmvnw

@Forrest My past (loser) self isn't even offended at being called an #Obsidian loser, because they're too busy laughing their socks off at your audacity + ability to say that with a completely straight face!!

Come join us #ObsidianMD *intermediate* users! We ain't losers! 🤣