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Re: Tired of note-taking apps

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Post by groby_b »

dredmorbius wrote: post #468
groby_b wrote: post #466

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1982-1989 MS DOS 1988-1996 Unix - first SCO, then Linux (since '91) 1994-2006 Windows - mostly NT 2002-??? macOS 2011-??? Linux Yes, there's overlap, and yes, I'm currently considering Windows again :)

Thanks. And yes, needs/utility vary. Any CPM, Classic Mac, or BeOS experience by chance? (Or others.)

A bit of CP/M. I'd say around 82-84? Way too much classic Mac. (Wrote a SCSI driver for System 6, still have nightmares ;). No BeOS, Amiga distracted me from that :)

And plenty of others, just never as the main system.

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Post by vijucat »

mumblemumble wrote: post #137
vijucat wrote: post #12

My theory about handwritten note-taking is that the bandwidth difference between thinking (fast) and writing (slow) is somehow extremely beneficial to the process of generating creative and evocative output. There have been so many journaling sessions which I started with the absolute conviction that I had nothing new to say, and after 4 pages of extremely creative and detailed ideas, surprising even to me , I had no…

I think you could even generalize that a bit, and say that limits tend to foster creativity. My best software designs happen when I'm taking notes on paper, and I think it's largely what you say - I can't write as fast as I can think, which more or less forces me to think more carefully. The founder of You Need a Budget makes a similar argument about budgeting and not spending on credit - the financial limits encoura…

Wonderful reply. Thanks!

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Post by vijucat »

laudable-logic wrote: post #29
vijucat wrote: post #12

My theory about handwritten note-taking is that the bandwidth difference between thinking (fast) and writing (slow) is somehow extremely beneficial to the process of generating creative and evocative output. There have been so many journaling sessions which I started with the absolute conviction that I had nothing new to say, and after 4 pages of extremely creative and detailed ideas, surprising even to me , I had no…

Have you tried using OneNote's handwriting recognition feature? I am curious if that experience would allow for the regaining of the pen-to-paper "magic". Edit: typo

I used it way back (5+ years ago), and it was too cumbersome to train the recognition engine to recognize my writing properly...Maybe it has improved since then? Maybe the iPad ecosystem does this better Not sure, to be honest.

The writing experience was not ideal, either. I'd scroll the page by mistake, etc;

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Post by yavar24 »

fblp wrote: post #223

Quick rant triggered by this... We have our - Cloud document systems (Google docs, Dropbox paper, Notion).... - Project management systems (Trello, Asana, Monday) - Todo/task/notes management (Keep, Todoist, Evernote) - Customer Ticketing systems (Zendesk, helpscout, freshdesk) - Bug/issue tracking systems (Pivotal, Jira, Github) - Crms (Salesforce, Hubspot, Streak) - And then theres even specialized customer facing…

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Re: Tired of note-taking apps

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Post by yavar24 »

bitwize wrote: post #391
oldsj wrote: post #219

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Thanks for posting this! Been playing around with org-mode and org-roam but setup is definitely more challenging and it does feel like a bit of platform lock-in since the only useful org editor is emacs.

Emacs is free software, it's fun and easy to program, and it emits mostly plain text, which is trivial to integrate with other software. Being "locked in" to a platform like that? Yes, please! It's vastly different from, say, Windows vendor lock, and it opens up possibilities instead of closing them off (especially since Emacs runs on nearly everything with a Von Neumann architecture and at least a 32-bit word size).

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Post by dgut »

kevinslin wrote: post #318
dgut wrote: post #67

I've been using Notational Velocity + Alfred to quickly take notes for years. Recommended for anyone who wants something lightweight.

longtime notational velocity user. loved how simple it was but found that I needed some more structure as I took more notes. ended up creating https://dendron.so , a local-first markdown note taking app build on top of vscode. same modeless file lookup/creation as notational velocity combined with features like backlinks, tagging and vim bindings

Hats off to you. Too overkill for my current note-taking habits, but Dendron looks great.

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Post by maremp »

tomduncalf wrote: post #81

Personally I find Apple Notes the most convenient for quick jotting down of ideas etc. It’s not the most advanced in terms of features but it loads instantly, is quick to use and is available on all of my devices. Have tried numerous alternatives but they’ve never stuck e.g. they’re slow to start up or are fussy to use or don’t work well on one platform. For deeper sketching out of ideas, diagrams etc I really like C…

Also, the 1st party support and integration is something that makes me go back. For example, being able to create a new note directly from the control center on iOS. And paired with faceID it’s seamless even when doing it from a locked screen.

Although it sucks that other developers do not get to offer their shortcuts.

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Post by horizontech-dev »

jasonv wrote: post #142
dmje wrote: post #128

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…

What I really don't understand about OneNote is the default to a white-board-like free form placement mode for text blocks. If you move it a little, accidentally, it's not aligned the same as the other notes. This really put me off when I first started using it, and at a client site, it's really the only option. Otherwise, the organization system is something I've come to like/live-with, but still -- why the boxes th…

exact reason why I moved from Onenote to Typora (for Mac) and Notability (for Ipad)

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Post by banku_brougham »

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Post by ClikeX »

gexla wrote: post #382
ClikeX wrote: post #340

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I ran into a lot of issues with note apps over the years. Tried many, but none really stuck. Until I realized that software based note/planning tools just don't work for me. W An app is hidden away on my phone, and I need to actively open it to use it. But my bullet journal is always in my bag. It serves as a physical reminder. And it oddly gives me way more flexibility in how I structure it. Being a software develop…

I think people try to do too much with note apps and then they fail. What people normally try to accomplish with a note app should actually be like 4 - 5 different apps which handle different elements of what you're trying to accomplish with notes. Or at least, it would be 4 - 5 completely different processes and a given note app isn't best for all of them. I use... App for capture and inbox (this is an actual note t…

What do you mean with networked notes? Maybe point me to what you use as well. I'm looking for a note taking tool that allows me to link pages together easily. Similarly to a wiki, but for notes.

As far as the physical (bullet) journal goes. It works great for me as I use it to structure my daily tasks. It allows me the freedom of structuring using visuals without being constrained by GUI tools. It's quick and doesn't get in my way too much. Which is what I need for it to stick for my habit.

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