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(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
by pooriaazimi 13y ago
(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 http://dayoneapp.com
- dunham 13y agoI uninstalled Day One when it fired off an alarm at 3am reminding me to write in my diary. An honest mistake on their part, but still very annoying.
- pooriaazimi 13y agoI hate that too - It can be turned off in the Preferences though.
- kmfrk 13y agoLooks like they have punted on encryption for over a year, which seems like a very weird and careless thing to do: 1. http://dayoneapp.com/support/passwords/ http://dayoneapp.com/support/passwords/ 2. http://iphone.appstorm.net/reviews/lifestyle/day-one-a-gorgeous-synchronized-journalling-app/#comment-894327741 http://iphone.appstorm.net/reviews/lifestyle/day-one-a-gorge... 3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120902234719/http://dayoneapp.com/support/passwords/ http://web.archive.org/web/20120902234719/http://dayoneapp.c... The app looks really interesting, though, and I would probably have used it otherwise. Maybe now's a great time to address encryption with the focus on the Vesper app.
- ozarius 13y agoIf encryption is your main requirement, you could try AnyLocker - http://anylockerapp.com http://anylockerapp.com It's main selling point is that it encrypts all your data (notes, pictures) with SHA-256 before storing it on your device. Give it a try (Disclosure - i am the developer in the team that published this app) Reviews/feedback always welcome...
- kmfrk 13y agoNah, I already have Ben the Bodyguard[1] for that. I don't really use it, but I use a to-do app constantly, and miss a tool to continue writing on my projects' Markdown files. [1]: http://benthebodyguard.com/ http://benthebodyguard.com/