Multiple machines, multiple OSs, narrowing apps?

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 12, 2019 at 11:15 AM

I spend my work days in Windows 7 and the rest of my computing time on my MacBook or iOS devices. I use Dynalist, TickTick and—to a lesser extent—Evernote on all my devices. I used to rely heavily on TheBrain, but I let my subscription lapse. I have decided that OneNote can fill that void and I have an Office 365 subscription, so why not use it? Of course there are dozens of other apps, mostly in the Apple environment, that I use, primarily for writing or planning to write. I wish they were available on Windows (or that my office would switch to Macs). Tinderbox, Diarly, MacJournal and others. I also have dipped my toe (sometimes up to my ankle, sometimes up to my knee) in some cloud apps, notably Milanote, NoteJoy and Trello. I really like Milanote, but it is expensive and it doesn’t integrate much with other apps. Trello seems to be stuck in its board format, which it has mastered, but that is a little too rigid for most of the work I do (although it is perfect for one specific thing, so as long as my subscription runs, I’ll keep using it for that). NoteJoy is nice, but not enough of an improvement over other options to continue to pay for it.

So, I am trying to be cheaper and leaner and have made some progress in that regard, but CRIMP always makes that a little difficult.

Steve Z