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Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by chrisweekly » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:01 PM UTC

nonethewiser wrote: post #2

I have completely ditched note taking systems in favor of a flat structure and strong search features. I just make a bunch of .md files and edit them in vscode.

Been there. Consider looking at Obsidian, which is a great client operating on local .md files (which you could still edit in VSC -- tho you'd be missing out).

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by zcmack » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:02 PM UTC

a subscription to a notes service that is intentionally more barebones than the other options is something i really don't need. currently using joplin and its been working pretty well.

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by BergTheBold » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

I don't see where to submit a service request. There are errors in the browser console when I log in: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '$router') at app.e2dbfb1e.js:1 at h (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at r (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at Nt (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at e.zt.confirmTransition (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at e.zt.transitionTo (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at se.init (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at Cr.beforeCreate (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at ie (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:41) at Hn (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:41)

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by BergTheBold » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:06 PM UTC

BergTheBold wrote: post #13

I don't see where to submit a service request. There are errors in the browser console when I log in: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '$router') at app.e2dbfb1e.js:1 at h (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at r (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at Nt (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at e.zt.confirmTransition (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at e.zt.transitionTo (chunk-vendors.439a26c5.js:35) at se.init (…

I'm still very interested in the service, though, and I'll probably continue to check in on it.

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:11 PM UTC

codazoda wrote: post #9

nonethewiser wrote: post #2

I have completely ditched note taking systems in favor of a flat structure and strong search features. I just make a bunch of .md files and edit them in vscode.

I like the approach to plain text or .md files but for some reason the tool being in the web browser makes me much more productive. I suspect it's because I'm already in the browser all day. Because the browser makes me so much more productive, I built my own second brain software tool and I posted it as a Show HN yesterday (it's a rough first go). https://joeldare.com/i-built-my-own-second-brain-software-to...

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Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by nixass » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:16 PM UTC

If there's "pricing", "plans" or "subscription" tab on the website I will ignore the tool 100%, especially for this purpose

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by lostintangent » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:17 PM UTC

Congrats on the release! I _really_ love the simple approach this tool takes. Though personally, I view note taking as “commodity” enough, that I prefer to own my data, and use my existing editor setup. If folks are looking for a productive, yet low-ceremony note taking workflow, GitHub.dev might be worth a look, since it provides the benefits of using Markdown, a GitHub repo, and VS Code, all from the browser: http://aka.ms/githubdev-fun, https://twitter.com/lostintangent/status/1429483662257446916.

I also _really_ like the concept of “spells”, so congrats on this experience as well. It would be interesting to explore implementing the same behavior using GitHub Actions (many of which, probably already exist?), with push/cron triggers. The benefit of that is that you could share your note taking workflow as a repo template, and then others could fork it and be up-and-running without any new accounts/tools/etc.

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by mteoharov » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:20 PM UTC

After signing up for a trial I went to input my phone so I can use the SMS feature and there is this: "*Currently only supporting US phone numbers.". It would have been nice to know this prior to signing up.

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by riffic » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

nonethewiser wrote: post #2

I have completely ditched note taking systems in favor of a flat structure and strong search features. I just make a bunch of .md files and edit them in vscode.

you may be interested in these then (vs code plugins):

* Foam - https://github.com/foambubble/foam

* Dendron - https://github.com/dendronhq/dendron

Obsidian is great as well, but there are caveats that may make it not so great with your preferences

Re: /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system

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Post by csbartus » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:26 PM UTC

Great stuff !! It's juicy. Basic features, at first sight, which prove very useful and extensible, customizable at a second read. Things you don't think you need, but it would be very nice to have.

I use plain markdown + folder structure because I have nothing better (I left Obsidian after an update made all my notes unavailable).

If there is a note-taking service to subscribe for, this will be. The only impediment, for now, is that I'm making notes in the editor, not online and/or via messages.