![]() ![]() It provides only what you need, and everything else is either well hidden or removed from the application.Īnxiety does a good job, although I was even more impressed by Notational Velocity. It is a simple, no fuss to do list application. The name is certainly misleading as Anxiety is anything but. Lets take a look at another example of a ZenWare application, Anxiety. Personally, many of the best articles I've written have been done in WriteRoom. If you find yourself in as struggle to get words onto paper (or screen uhm), then WriteRoom will help you. Zenware are a new breed of application which are designed from the get go to help you get more done. Where as, the simplicity of an app such as writeroom shifts the focus away from application and onto you. The regular apps are show-offs, designed to overload you with features. Its this difference that really excites me. Don't worry about me just concentrate on the task at hand". Where as the zenware equivalent, would say, "Dude, its all about you. "Look at me and all my wonderful features. If applications could speak, a regular old app would say something like this. ![]() And its this unfaltering focus that makes WriteRoom so beautiful ni its simplicity. Instead, it elegantly focuses on the single core function of what any word processor should be, writing. Obviously the goal of WriteRoom isn't to be the most capable word processor. Essentially it leaves behind no distractions and also aims to be easy on the eyes. WriteRoom, a Mac application (there is a Windows app for the less enlightened ) ), will overlay your screen with black, blocking out everything else. It forces you to do one thing and one thing only, write. It has a serious lack of features, which just happens to be a very good thing. Fellow bloggers, here is an amazing tool that could really improve the quality of your writing. The best way to describe ZenWare is to show an excellent example. Its this description, which perfectly describes a relatively new breed of apps, known as ZenWare. As mentioned in that article, a good workspace needs plenty of white space, is free of clutter and has a minimal number of items. Last week I wrote about the benefits of a clean workspace. ![]()
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