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Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by dade_ »

scabbertron wrote: post #129
dade_ wrote: post #108

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I like OneNote and have used it for many years, but I have started running into "this section is corrupted" since I tried using the android app. The iOS app is very good, but the android app is buggy, slow, sometimes won't load pages and other times won't start. So I stopped using it, and guess what? No more corrupted pages for over a month. Be aware that the files are also proprietary and I only know of manual ways…

> Be aware that the files are also proprietary Actually the file format specification for OneNote [MS-ONE] is open: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd924743(v=office.1...

Thank you. Are you aware of any program that exists or is under development that can import the file format or access the data stored in a notebook? I have never found one and did assume the spec was closed.

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by bubblesorting »

amrrs wrote: post #65
MikeTheGreat wrote: post #52

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Orgzly ( http://www.orgzly.com/ ) works well enough for me. It can sync to DropBox, so I can put all my .org files into DropBox for replication/backups and have Orgzly read & update them. It's not full org mode for sure, but it's a solid way to read and do simple changes to my .org files on my phone.

As tools like Evernote and OneNote rose to fame, I've always wondered why do people use such sophisticated note taking apps? People don't seem to be using it for to do list? Maybe because it allows things to be searched? Can someone explain what notes they take or how do they use it?

I still end up using a sophisticated note app (AnyList) for remembering spinach. Real-enough-time syncing with my non-techie significant other's phone is pretty great, the latency is low enough that we divide and conquer at the grocery store.

When I take meeting notes, I end up using OneNote or Google Docs:

- I have a tree of `Who - What` (and the counter-bikeshedding).

- Images of block diagrams sneak in, especially if it's a planning or design meeting.

- Full text search is handy, one-note especially spoiled me by doing OCR

- I like GDocs in particular for the real-enough-time collaboration. It can help quieter people not get steamrolled in conversation, especially if you have a boisterous note-taker to speak up for them :)

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by heavenlyblue »

ShinTakuya wrote: post #75
yborg wrote: post #45

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I find this statement odd. "Figured out mobile" in what sense? The laptop solved the mobility issue for Emacs about 2 decades ago. If you mean "runs on Android or iOS", it's likely Emacs will still be around after one or both of those have been consigned to the scrap heap.

Not everyone wants to have to whip out their laptop every time they want to update their orgsniser. I mean I can get that before smartphones become a thing but we're supposed to be making things better and easier over time. Are you seriously trying to justify the lack of progress on that front by saying that a 20 year old technological innovation made things a little easier already? That's like claiming transport is…

That's more like claiming transport is OK with just tanks when we've got electric vehicles. Tanks are not that efficient and neither are they that fast, and probably will not be allowed in the city - but they can go literally anywhere. And to be fair the guy has a point (a had a point for years beforehand).

Unless you're that networking guy that just massively tries to organise a thousand meetings a day on the go - I believe that a laptop is a better way to use your organiser.

I've had a lecturer at the university who still used a console-based e-mail client. He knew all of the shortcuts by heart - and I am pretty sure it would probably take me a few years to casually learn how to use Outlook/Gmail/etc.. as efficiently (and even then - most of the UI-based applications tend to somehow forget that a keyboard exists at all).

You'll ask me: "but what about mobile?". Well - the guy _never_ replied to your e-mails outside his office hours; but when he did - he gave you a proper, short and an informal answer. And to be fair, he seemed to have a great personal life.

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by heavenlyblue »

heavenlyblue wrote: post #144
ShinTakuya wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not everyone wants to have to whip out their laptop every time they want to update their orgsniser. I mean I can get that before smartphones become a thing but we're supposed to be making things better and easier over time. Are you seriously trying to justify the lack of progress on that front by saying that a 20 year old technological innovation made things a little easier already? That's like claiming transport is…

That's more like claiming transport is OK with just tanks when we've got electric vehicles. Tanks are not that efficient and neither are they that fast, and probably will not be allowed in the city - but they can go literally anywhere. And to be fair the guy has a point (a had a point for years beforehand). Unless you're that networking guy that just massively tries to organise a thousand meetings a day on the go - I…

Excuse me - I did write a lot here, but had forgotten to make the primary point: I don't think that the availability of productivity tools on mobile is that crucial for someone using them professionally.

Besides, if you are a true power-user of these tools and had been years before - there's quite a high probability that the newer tools would require quite some time to mature in order to make them a fully-functional alternative.

This is to say that I still find Calendar apps on mobile quite tricky to use as opposed to a fast "point-and-drag" alternative on desktop. I would rather open up a laptop unless I don't have it.

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by blurbleblurble »

gletard wrote: post #106
blurbleblurble wrote: post #92

For notes, I use a text editor and Resilio Sync/Syncthing. It's great!

Can you please describe this setup ?

On a slightly unrelated note (the following is totally unnecessary for Sync/Syncthing): I forgot to mention that I'm also using tinc for a mostly p2p, mostly decentralized virtual private LAN... it's amazing! Like I said, it's not necessary to do this for Sync/Syncthing, but it really helps smooth the gap. I tinc installed on quite a few devices, which makes remote work really seamless and presumably quite secure as well. I'm extremely satisfied with tinc. It's another tool with a similar "beauty in its simplicity".

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by tedunangst »

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #94
bharani_m wrote: post #91

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Can you tell me why it is bad? I am actually very concerned with the privacy of the app's users. The only communications I send to your email address are the initial onboarding emails and the saved bookmarks. No drip messages, no promotional emails etc. I guess I need to convey that better in the privacy policy. I'd appreciate any links/resources that can help me draft a better privacy policy.

Obviously I can't speak for @vmateixeira, but this seems pretty bad to me. > We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. Especially considering the numerous examples of "anonymous" datasets being de-anonymized.

I think the key word is aggregated.

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by mikerathbun »

xeo84 wrote: post #31
mikerathbun wrote: post #24

I am constantly looking for a good notes app. I have been a paying Evernote user for years and I really like it. The only problem is the formatting. I take a lot of pride in formatting my notes and like it to look a certain way depending on the content. Markdown is definitely the way I want to go which Evernote has promised in the past but still hasn't delivered. That said note of the buttons on Laverna seem to work…

Have you tried Bear Notes? I switched from Evernote last year and made my life easier.

Looks really nice, but I need my notes app to run on Windows for work. That’s one reason I use Evernote. It is so close for me, but falls short with note creation.

Re: Laverna – A Markdown note-taking app focused on privacy

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Post by echion »

yborg wrote: post #42

Apart from having sync capability (via Dropbox) this in almost no way shape or form replicates the current capabilities of Evernote. A more accurate title would be "Laverna: An open source note-taking application." This of course will not generate many clicks, since there are dozens of things like this, many of them better-looking and more mature.

What's on your shortlist of "more mature [with same or more functionality]" ones?
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