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Free (or at least way cheaper) DEVONThink alternative?

I rather like the idea of having a program to manage all my digital crap, since I suck at doing it myself. DEVONThink looks nice, but I just don't have that kind of money. I've been using Journler 2.0, but it's a bit clunky, particularly in how it does entries with tables. Yeek.

Any recomendations?

TOPICS: Mac OS X
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As I mentioned to Casey's...

As I mentioned to Casey's question: it took me about a year before DEVONthink became more than just a fancy scrapbook app to me. But now, I consider it a secret weapon. Seriously.

Do I sound like a goofy fanboy? I may be. I just finished a M.A. thesis and it made a significant difference in my research and writing. Considering the cost of other tools (the computer, my word processor, etc), DEVONthink is a reasonable expense. And, for me (since I use the AI heavily) there's really no replacement.

Again, I'm just a user who's recently had an excellent experience with the product.

 
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