I work as a reporter and often research large, sprawling investigative projects. I'm looking for the best information manager software out there, and am wondering what would work best. Here are the features I'm looking for:
-Allow me to me to easily attach a reference to a file (as opposed attaching a whole file, which would eat up a ton of space), AND allows me link to a particular section w/in a file (for PDFs, Word / RTF docs, web pages, etc.). Some sort of drag and drop feature would be great...
-It would be great if it would also allow me to attach a similar reference to sound files as well, such as WAV or MP3s -- for interviews.
-Interfacing w/ Spotlight and, if possible, Mailsmith, NetNewsWire, and FileMaker Pro (tricky, I know).
-Powerful searching capabilities, and searching options that will allow me to refine searches
-Indexes everything, builds cross-references, and allows extremely flexible input
-Encryption or some level of added security
I've heard people reference Devonthink Pro, Circus Ponies' Notebook, Yojimbo, and TopXNotes. Any suggestions?
-Allow me to me to easily attach a reference to a file (as opposed attaching a whole file, which would eat up a ton of space), AND allows me link to a particular section w/in a file (for PDFs, Word / RTF docs, web pages, etc.). Some sort of drag and drop feature would be great...
-It would be great if it would also allow me to attach a similar reference to sound files as well, such as WAV or MP3s -- for interviews.
-Interfacing w/ Spotlight and, if possible, Mailsmith, NetNewsWire, and FileMaker Pro (tricky, I know).
-Powerful searching capabilities, and searching options that will allow me to refine searches
-Indexes everything, builds cross-references, and allows extremely flexible input
-Encryption or some level of added security
I've heard people reference Devonthink Pro, Circus Ponies' Notebook, Yojimbo, and TopXNotes. Any suggestions?