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So no thanks, I don't want to pay to rent an extra organisational unit, and feed my obsession.
Isn't bookmarking == hoarding? Somehow I have the feeling that sure, maybe one day that niche bookmarked piece of information will be useful (or fun), but it gets buried by many other useless bits, so there's a chance it'll never be actually used. So no thanks, I don't want to pay to rent an extra organisational unit, and feed my obsession.
So personally I dump a ton of stuff into https://raindrop.io should I ever need it again (which is seldom).
The problem with bookmarking applications is that aside from a few websites you visit regularly, browsing and searching your bookmarks isn't going to be substantially different from browsing and searching the web, so you can just as well do the latter. If somebody came up with a revolutionary new way to browse bookmarks, then this would also be a revolutionary new way to browse the web (or your filesystem, while we'r…
You're inadvertently hinting towards an elegant solution: forget about trying to organize bookmarks. Instead, just hit a button to add that page to your micro-web, and later only use Google-like full text search for retrieving things.
It's the content search part that browsers are missing -- can anyone confirm whether Raindrop or other bookmarking services do it well?
As someone who has created a bookmarking app tailored to my needs only (and used only by me apparently), i m not sure i agree with the spirit And the author seems to forget about pinterest
What’s unique about your solution?
The other idea / product that has been beaten to death would be note taking, todo lists, and similar... illusory productivity tools. I say illusory because writing down notes and tasks feels like you're being productive, but they really aren't. I think these are really popular to be built because they are simple in terms of technology. Most early developers can fit the concept of a todo list in their head - it's what…
I find tagged notes insanely useful. I can't count enough times when I remember I read something about the subject but have no clue how to find that particular article. Luckily all those end up in whole, clipping and / or link form in my note keeper.
The other idea / product that has been beaten to death would be note taking, todo lists, and similar... illusory productivity tools. I say illusory because writing down notes and tasks feels like you're being productive, but they really aren't. I think these are really popular to be built because they are simple in terms of technology. Most early developers can fit the concept of a todo list in their head - it's what…
Hmm, I would say the process of note taking is an important part of my retention. I refer to my notes a lot. I worked with a guy who never took notes and was able to remember everything. I’m not that smart!
E.g. You having a busy day with 12 fires to fight, you remember 11 but forget that 1 someone text chatted you and you said yes right before person 2 came to your desk and added another etc.
Also I quite like writing a list at the end of the day for tomorrow. For me anyway get the day going well as its laid out there for you fresh, until the new fires arrive!
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Note taking is a memorization ritual for some people. Notes taken but not reviewed have still done their job if it helps the person remember.
True, up to a point. Taking one of the sibling comments as an example, by the time you have accumulated 20.000 notes the older notes will definitely start getting "crowded out" if you don't review them.
New notebooks get a label on the front and only when they are full or I retire that hobby do they go in the notebook bin.
That's my favorite tool now for capturing videos, bookmarks, articles, etc content.
Totally worth the price - especially due to the permanent copies. There have been multiple times where the content disappeared from online shortly after I found it, but since Raindrop.io had a backup, I got to read it still.
My closing words: Stop searching for the best manager and make Raindrop.io your new friend :)
DISCLAIMER: I'm in no way connected to the service nor will I receive anything for endorsing it. I'm just a really happy customer.
I've tried many products and approaches – until I landed on https://raindrop.io . That's my favorite tool now for capturing videos, bookmarks, articles, etc content. Totally worth the price - especially due to the permanent copies. There have been multiple times where the content disappeared from online shortly after I found it, but since Raindrop.io had a backup, I got to read it still. My closing words: Stop search…
The author suggests bookmarking is broken in all browsers. I'm personally pretty happy with the bookmarking on Chrome. I try to stick with only enough links to be visible in the Bookmarks bar. If I have to click on the >> arrows to expand I might just as well Google it. So yes my simpler guess is that browsers bookmarking is indeed good enough.