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As a Linux user I have never used Evernote, but Google Keep has cross-device persistent notes and I've never had even the tiniest glitch with synchronization.
by teach 11y ago
As a Linux user I have never used Evernote, but Google Keep has cross-device persistent notes and I've never had even the tiniest glitch with synchronization.
- sbuk 11y agoAs a Mac and Windows user I've never used google keep as there is no native app.
- aviraldg 11y agoThere's a Chrome app, which is "native" enough for me.
- sbuk 11y agoThat's great and I genuinely hope that it works for you. The point I was making was that there was no point. Text files and an ftp server are arguably as good, but ultimately meaningless in relation to the article.
- teach 11y agoI don't think I understand your point. Google Keep works offline, it has seamless syncing when it is online and I can access it from all my devices (including my phone). I guess you don't consider a Chrome App to be a "real" native app and that somehow makes it different for you, but I don't see any meaningful distinction.
- sbuk 11y agoRequires Chrome. I don't want to run Chrome to simply run an app. The actual point I was trying to make was that I dust get the point of your post. I should have just said that I guess. Not meaning to be snarky by the way.
- keerthiko 11y agoDropbox + .txt files. Never failed me. Just need to remember to save before you put away current device. Can use whatever editing interface I favor on whatever device I'm using -- usually Sublime on my Windows/Mac machines, I'm only viewing on my mobile devices.
- ikurei 11y agoSublime has a "save on focus lost" option, so you don't even have to remember saving.
- teaneedz 11y agoThis. Personally, I like DB ` .md`. Edit/view from Editorial on iOS (or Byword) and BBEdit or Byword on the Mac. Or better, VIM from the CLI since that spins circles around any GUI. Markdown exports nicely to HTML 5 for web projects too.
- stonetomb 11y agoUse the Chrome App Launcher and pin to the task bar (if using Windows). Makes using Google Keep more convenient
- greggman 11y agoJust curious, what do you need a native app for? I ask because I'm usually suspicious of any company that has a native app when one isn't needed. I usually suspect they have some ulterior motive, spy ware, malware. Etc. Plus even if they don't have an ulterior motive installing a native app is one more vector for having my machine owned whereas a web site is not. (the browser might be a vector but it's a given I'm going to have one)
- jonesb6 11y agoI think native apps qualify as the offline-mode for a platform like evernote. I don't user evernote personally, but I do ride caltrain for ~2 hours every week day during which I try to be productive offline. For me that means having a local development database and usually some documentation for whatever I'm working on. I can easily see this meaning evernote native for a fervent note taker. Granted you could have a web app using local storage but that's unreliable at best and they already seem to have a problem with syncing..
- sokoloff 11y ago"works on an airplane" is an important quality for many.
- teach 11y agoGoogle Keep works offline.
- philtar 11y agoUsually more responsive than a javascript interface in my experience. Evernote native vs web Sublime Text vs Atom Mail Client vs Web mail etc.
- badkungfu 11y agoJust looked into it and there is a Chrome app. It can be started from the Mac Launchbar and runs in its own window. Not native, but feels close enough for this type of thing to me.