Q10 Review
June 3, 2008
No, it’s not actually an enzyme. Well, not in this case anyway.
Q10 is the name given to what I believe is a brilliant little piece of software. It’s pretty old-fashioned, many would say, but that’s really where its power comes from.
Do you do any writing? Do you create articles, for article marketing for example?
What do you use to create them? Word? Notepad?
I’ve just found a link to a site giving away a very simple text editor. Frankly, it’s so simple it virtually does nothing. BUT that is its great power.
Why?
Let me explain. When you’re creating an article, the only thing you should really be doing is getting the words down on ‘paper’, so to speak. You don’t want to be fiddling with controls, menus, and other distractions. It stops you from the ‘flow’ of what you’re doing. And if you get sidetracked into how your text looks, instead of what it says, you’ll just waste time making it look pretty. And pretty don’t pay the bills! Content does.
We all know that, right?
This product reminds me of an application called Wordstar 4, from many years ago. It was simple and minimalist, just like Q10. And that in turn allows you to concentrate on getting your content right and getting it written. I’m using Q10 to write this review of Q10 - might as well practice what I preach. You can see from the image in this post that there is nothing to see apart from the text.
Q10 shows you nothing but a black screen, the text you’ve written, and some very subtle stats at the bottom of the screen. Nothing gets in the way of your writing.
I can’t tell you how powerful that is in the modern world. We’re all constantly faced with visual distractions on our computer screens. How many of you have several windows open at any one time? Well, multi-tasking is great for computers, but not so good for us. To complete a job we need to focus on it and this little application helps you do just that.
I like the green text on black background. I’ve read in the past that it’s quite restful for the eyes, compared to black text on a white background. But if you like a different scheme you can change it easily.
To be honest, it’s a little bit of a shock to see such a simple interface because we’re all so used to complexity. Ask yourself this question though: does having clutter on your desktop help you create content - or hinder you?
Maybe it’s time to give a free application a try.
You can get hold of Q10 here
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