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I used to use Simplenote, but after I lost some changes due to a glitch in their system, I decided to switch to something safer. Now I'm just using a Google Doc.
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The best thing about Apple notes is that I can dictate while I am hiking. The problem is that it seems to require >2 bars of service, which is a rarity when I actually need it.
I've heard you can use local voice recognition by long-pressing the dictation button.
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I've heard you can use local voice recognition by long-pressing the dictation button.
That's one of the most ridiculous hidden UX'es I've heard of in a long while. It always surprises me when people think of Apple as somehow "user-friendly".
Funnily enough, I don’t think there is a really good one. There’s lots that almost do it but not quite. - Evernote: no note linking - Bear: lovely but no web or android version - OneNote: appalling in the way only MS can be - SimpleNotes: too simple - Zoho: too ...urgh - Keep: too Googley - Apple notes: too Appley - Standard Notes: too buggy I’m clearly a fussy sod. But really, just a nice, oss, local files, ability…
Have you tried [Joplin]( https://joplinapp.org/ )? It's FOSS, works on local files, has encryption and supports note linking. It also has apps for several platforms.
This is only sort of true. You can import/export markdown(or text) files, but the source of truth is in a sqlite database. When you sync with webdav or another folder, that's also markdown - but it's not recommended to edit those files directly.
Other than that, Joplin is great. It's my main note taking app outside of spacemacs/org-mode.
I don't have a solution for mobile (not a big deal for me), but at least on desktop I just use a git repository of markdown files with Sublime Text. My main complaint is that markdown hyperlinks are just extremely ugly to look at in text form, so I wish there was a nice editor or extension that supports hyperlinks. I've stuck with Sublime Text for the note-taking simply because it loads so fast and the keyboard short…
Check out Bear. You can write notes in Markdown format but with some QoL features from traditional note taking apps, including a nicer hyperlink experience
I think some of the reasons why there are so many note taking apps are that it's easy to start with, everybody has a use case for it (easy dogfooding) and you don't need a business idea. If you need an idea for your startup, it's just too easy to either build a note taking app or a chat app.
I searched far and wide for a good note taking app a few years ago, only to find that the best solution for me was right in front of me the entire time. git init fall2020 Git lets me keep track of everything, and I have free hosting at multiple different websites, or my own server if I want to. It's simple and customizable, and depending on what type of notes, I have different scripts to automate new notes and search…
I use git as well to track my notes, I just haven't found a good editor yet which is equally as important. Sublime Text or any code editor works fine enough for Markdown, but I really miss the ability to have hyperlinks in my notes. Markdown links are just extremely ugly to look at and overly verbose.
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Can you elaborate on this please?
It's not that complex. Our personal privacies have deteriorated with either party in power for decades. Both Dems and GOP have voted to extend the Patriot Act and similar acts. Most of the NSA/PRISM drama happened under Obama (PRISM in 2007 with Bush, to be fair) and I'm not sure anything changed by 2016. So singling out Trump isn't really relevant or even useful.
"NSA offering 'billions' for Skype eavesdrop solution" (2009) — https://www.theregister.com/2009/02/12/nsa_offers_billions_f...
"Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion. Why, Exactly?" (2011) — https://www.wired.com/2011/05/microsoft-buys-skype-2/