Vesper app

#1

Post by pstinnett » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 4:26 PM UTC

Vesper app
vesperapp.co

Re: Vesper app

#2

Post by fromwithin » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 5:58 PM UTC

Android version in the works?

Re: Vesper app

#3

Post by aarondf » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 6:11 PM UTC

Seems strangely devoid of information... Am I supposed to already know what vesper is?

Re: Vesper app

#4

Post by pooriaazimi » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 6:13 PM UTC

(please note that my post is meant to give others another use-case for the Vesper app, and isn't an ad for a competitor product!)

I don't care much for a diary or travel book, but I do use DayOne[1] (for OS X and iOS) as a journal of interesting stuff I find (mostly on HN). Years ago I used delicious to save/tag webpages, after its stagnation I used other services (I don't even remember their names), then started tagging stuff in Evernote, but none of them were as natural and easy-to-use as DayOne. It lacks a lot of features, but the Markdown format and its general ease of use makes up for that - I just press Control-Shift-D and start typing (or pasting a URL + it's HN discussion link for future reference). Occasionally I write down an interesting quote or image, or a passage I've read in an article. Also, the way it stores entries is using plist files, so I'm not afraid of platform lock-in. If I find something better (like this Vesper app here), I'll just write a convertor and translate those .plist files to the new format.

I haven't tried Vesper yet (probably will wait until there's an OS X client, which is where I use DayOne 99% of the time), but it looks very nice and promising.

[1]: http://dayoneapp.com

Re: Vesper app

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Post by libria » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 6:27 PM UTC

aarondf wrote: post #3

Seems strangely devoid of information... Am I supposed to already know what vesper is?

There's more info on the appstore:

Collect your thoughts.

Vesper is a simple and elegant tool for collecting notes, ideas, things to do — anything you want to remember. Use tags to group related items into playlist-like collections. Vesper imposes no system; organize and curate your notes whatever way comes naturally to you. Eschewing complications, Vesper's focus is on how it feels to use it.

• Attach photos to notes.

• Use drag-and-drop to reorder items. Move important ones up, inessential ones down.

• When you’re done with an item, swipe it to send it into the archive. Out of sight, but remembered forever.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vesper/id655895325

Re: Vesper app

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Post by perishabledave » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 6:27 PM UTC

fromwithin wrote: post #2

Android version in the works?

Given the team that made it (i.e. John Gruber, Brent Simmons, Dave Wiskus), I probably wouldn't expect one any time soon. Not merely referring to their personal preferences, with only one developer on their team I can't imagine they have much resources to go cross-platform.

Re: Vesper app

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Post by Samuel_Michon » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 6:37 PM UTC

aarondf wrote: post #3

Seems strangely devoid of information... Am I supposed to already know what vesper is?

A ‘Vesper’ is a cocktail drink that was introduced in Ian Fleming’s novel ‘Casino Royale’. John Gruber is a fan of the James Bond stories and of high alcoholic beverages. I don’t see how the name has anything to do with note-taking, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_(cocktail)