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Avoid Naming Pear Note Files

If you create a lot of documents, coming up with a name for them can sometimes be a hassle. This is especially true now that search is becoming a more prevalent way to find documents. Pear Note provides a way to have the application automatically generate a filename so you can avoid this hassle. To use this:

  1. Open Saving under Pear Note's preferences.
  2. Select a default save location.
  3. Select a default save name template (Pear Note's help documents all the fields that can be automatically filled in).
  4. Check the box stating that Command-S saves without prompting.
  5. If you decide you want to name a particular note later, just use Save As... instead.

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Speed Tables

by Adam C. Engst Send Email to Author

                           comp(s)  decomp(s)    size    % saved
     Text (single file - 342K)
     SuperDisk! tight       3.5       2.7       278       18.71
     SuperDisk! tighter     5.8       6.3       182       46.78
     DiskDoubler A         11.3       8.7       170       50.29
     DiskDoubler B         37.3      14.3       154       54.97
 
     Text (97 files - 548K)
     SuperDisk! tight      17.0      15.5       450       17.88
     SuperDisk! tighter    21.5      19.8       372       32.12
     DiskDoubler A        101        98         356       35.04
     DiskDoubler B        160       148         344       37.23
 
     Database (4 FMPro - 180K)
     SuperDisk! tight       2.2       1.7       124       31.11
     SuperDisk! tighter     3.5       3.4        98       45.56
     DiskDoubler A          9.2       8.3        86       52.22
     DiskDoubler B         21.8      10.6        68       62.22
 
     Quicken (17 files - 266K)
     SuperDisk! tight       4.3       4.2       110       58.65
     SuperDisk! tighter     6.0       5.6        88       66.92
     DiskDoubler A         22.1      20.3        84       68.42
     DiskDoubler B         39.7      28.7        70       73.68
 
     PICT files (9 files - 2MB)
     SuperDisk! tight      22.2      14.9       1.9MB      6.40
     SuperDisk! tighter    37.8      36.2       1.4       28.80
     DiskDoubler A        108        58.6       1.2       37.90
     DiskDoubler B        327       102         1.1       43.10
 
                        avg. comp. total time (s)   thruput (K/s)
     SuperDisk! tight     26.55        39.00            86.77
     SuperDisk! tighter   44.03        71.35            47.43
     DiskDoubler A        48.77       193.90            17.45
     DiskDoubler B        54.24       303.60            11.15

 

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