Please make sure you are backing up your YourOtherMind data daily.
I ran into an issue with my own build where some files disappeared on me… I’ve cleaned up the code that handles the errors but haven’t tracked down the source of the error. It might have just been a weird ‘windows crash’ issue but I [...]

For those not in the know Scrivener for the Macintosh is an incredibly versatile writing organizer, hugely popular, with many testimonials behind it. And its quite inexpensive.
With my writing platform YourOtherMind (and its predecessors Worgan and Keeper) I’ve attempted to create something similar to Scrivener but available for the PC (though I should note that [...]

If anyone has downloaded the latest version of YourOtherMind and has feedback please let me know. Especially looking for any bugs that may have popped up in the latest version and escaped my testing cycle but feature requests are always welcome too.
Hope everyone is having fun with it.

Yesterday the 8.3 update for the YourOtherMind writing platform went live.
The improvements are listed on the version 8.3 page. To get them you need to turn on Help|Automatic Updates and restart YourOtherMind.
I’m really liking the new features, they have helped me through the process of writing my first novel (and have evolved based on what [...]

New for version 8.3
- Right clicking the Archive this version button on the version control allows you to choose a label
- Selecting Page|Advanced|Archive page will archive the current page. This is especially useful for StickIt pages because it will archive ALL the notes on a stickit page all at once. I’m using this to archive [...]

Allows users to customize the overall appearance theme of YourOtherMind.
Skinning
What does it do?
A new skinning system allows for a rapid change in appearance of the application.
How To Use It
Right-click on the titlebar any of the skin-enabled forms. A form will appear with a list of skins available (version 8.3 will have one skin, [...]

A quick update.
I’m in the middle of either the coolest revision to the YourOtherMind interface or the worst idea I’ve ever had. Verdict is still out.
To address new user shellshock and confusion I’ve removed the ‘index’ from each individual note page and created a global index that I think more clearly shows the contents [...]

I receive occasional feedback on YourOtherMind and just wanted to shout out a thank you for those who have taken the time to explain what ‘bothered’ them about YourOtherMind.
There are specific features I want to finish for version 8.3 but I think — after viewing the feedback — that I need to really focus on [...]

Helps keep those of us who are more easily distracted, focused on what we are writing.
Distraction Mode
What does it do?
A nag screen will appear, when distraction mode is activated, to encourage the user to get back to writing.
How To Use It
Go to the Dashboard and click the Distraction Mode button until it [...]

A simple method to make using the SendAway feature easier by using aliases to disguise long file paths.
SendAway – Alias
What does it do?
When using SendAway the user is able to send the text from the YourOtherMind notebook to an external program (for exporting text into another format, for example). However the filepaths [...]