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

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Post by tonguez »

rPlayer6554 wrote: post #7
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.

If people are interested, Joplin is a great FOSS note taking software built on markdown but adds e2e encryption, a web clipper, a nice desktop UI, Integrated syncing (you can use Dropbox or something like that, or pay for their service), and more. The mobile app needs some work, but overall I like it.

Joplin was dog shit when I used it. Basically it tries to save the file after every single character you type so if your document becomes long enough it starts using a shit load of data and crashing your phone. There was also something weird where you couldn’t scroll to the bottom of your note In a reasonable amount of time, I forgot what the reason was but overall the thing seems like typical FOSS dog shit where they’re talking about all these fancy features like nextcloud integration. if you just want to type a note, you know the most basic thing, it can’t do that, but of course the devs are working on some super advanced feature which is irrelevant because the base product doesn’t work. yes this was on android

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

#112

Post by kamalkishor1991 »

lostintangent wrote: post #17

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:…

This is exactly what I am building. It has vs code editor, markdown, GitHub sync and many more interesting features for developers https://upnotes.io

GitHub.dev is great but I personally prefer to take notes locally without internet affecting my node taking.

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

#113

Post by djur »

asleepawake wrote: post #22
lostintangent wrote: post #17

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:…

This reads like the reply to the Dropbox release.

The Dropbox reply[1] was fully negative, while this one is mostly positive. It also suggested that the business wasn't viable, which this comment does not. Doesn't read like it at all, honestly.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

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

#114

Post by mr-karan »

tonguez wrote: post #111
rPlayer6554 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If people are interested, Joplin is a great FOSS note taking software built on markdown but adds e2e encryption, a web clipper, a nice desktop UI, Integrated syncing (you can use Dropbox or something like that, or pay for their service), and more. The mobile app needs some work, but overall I like it.

Joplin was dog shit when I used it. Basically it tries to save the file after every single character you type so if your document becomes long enough it starts using a shit load of data and crashing your phone. There was also something weird where you couldn’t scroll to the bottom of your note In a reasonable amount of time, I forgot what the reason was but overall the thing seems like typical FOSS dog shit where the…

Lost you at "Typical FOSS dog shit"

I've used Joplin and while it has some rare rough edges (but then what hasn't) but my comment isn't about Joplin per-se.

You really sound super entitled when you demand for what you think are basic features in an app. It's FOSS, don't like don't use or fork and contribute.

Calling it extreme harsh words like "dog shit" just made me lose respect for your opinion, anyway.

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

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Post by derrikcurran »

theelous3 wrote: post #104
dysoco wrote: post #58

You might be already be aware of this but you might want to take into account the fact that many countries do not use SMS at all, first because it's non-free/expensive and secondly because people have just grown used to not even realize it's an option. Here in South America it's ALL Whatssapp, I don't think I've ever sent an SMS in 10 years.

Europe here - I saw the sms part and just wrote it off as some boomer note taking app. People use sms in the US? Just ...why?

SMS sucks, but it's ubiquitous. The rest of the messaging market is heavily fragmented.

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

#116

Post by zkldi »

asleepawake wrote: post #22
lostintangent wrote: post #17

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:…

This reads like the reply to the Dropbox release.

This has to be one of the most overdone comments on this site -- Not everything even slightly critical of a product is like the dropbox reply.

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

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Post by protomikron »

haswell wrote: post #43
optymizer wrote: post #38

I follow an unwritten rule that I will always congratulate anyone on shipping anything. Shipping anything is hard and deserves praise, so congratulations! Unfortunately I'm also realizing that I got to a point in life where I just roll my eyes when I see yet another note-taking, or to-do app, or any other spin on the same trivial problem that we solved 1000 years ago and now are just beating a dead horse, almost like…

The note taking space is interesting to me. You say the problem is solved, and yet, every time I see a new app in this space, I perk up because I hope that maybe this is the one that will resonate/work for me. Note taking is a deeply personal process. Physical notebooks as a medium are infinitely flexible but apps are not. This means that 100 different people writing notes on paper might be doing so in 100 different…

So ... what features do you often miss/would you like to see implemented?

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

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Post by mbanerjeepalmer »

joe8756438 wrote: post #62
dysoco wrote: post #58

You might be already be aware of this but you might want to take into account the fact that many countries do not use SMS at all, first because it's non-free/expensive and secondly because people have just grown used to not even realize it's an option. Here in South America it's ALL Whatssapp, I don't think I've ever sent an SMS in 10 years.

Noted. FWIW SMS is not a requirement to use /tap. And I would love to build more messaging integrations. email me with suggestions!

Telegram not would also do the job.

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

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Post by punkspider »

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.

Same here. I use .md files in Sublime Text, which I keep in Dropbox, and I access them on my phone with Obsidian.

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

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Post by jraph »

theelous3 wrote: post #104
dysoco wrote: post #58

You might be already be aware of this but you might want to take into account the fact that many countries do not use SMS at all, first because it's non-free/expensive and secondly because people have just grown used to not even realize it's an option. Here in South America it's ALL Whatssapp, I don't think I've ever sent an SMS in 10 years.

Europe here - I saw the sms part and just wrote it off as some boomer note taking app. People use sms in the US? Just ...why?

Europe here too. SMS is still my main way of writing short messages to people. I refuse to use Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp and that's what most people use. I could not even use WhatsApp, my phone is not supported.

Thankfully Signal is taking off in my friend circles, but SMS is what will work best on my phone and what will wake it up. Signal works well when I'm on my computer.

SMS is also what I'm 100% sure will work when contacting someone through their mobile phone number.

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