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Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Aug 13, 2013 at 08:46 PM
Ken wrote:
>First, I can start using Evernote, as I have it on my Anadroid
>phone and iPad. Second, I can find an Android client that syncs with
>Simplenote. The former gives me an interface that I never really liked,
>and possible concerns about exporting my data (if that is still an
>issue). The latter leaves me with searching for a reliable Android App,
>and the concern that was raised here about possible data loss (also
>reported in some reviews as well).
Hereby my 2 cents:
1. It is my impression that Evernote has reached and surpassed critical mass, and that it is a relatively safe bet in the information management tool world (whatever this may mean in such a fluid arena). Also, the fact that it has opened up its API, and that other tools like Nixnote (Linux), TuskTools Calendar and even Rightnote can directly read/write to its database, means that vendor lock-in is unlikely. Last but not least, I understand that its SQLite databases remain accessible by, well, SQLite, which remains Open Source software.
2. Re Simplenote: I used the premium (paid) version for quite a few months. After the third extensive data loss during the Resophnotes/Simplenote sync I decided to quit. Upon non-renewal of my subscription I was asked why I didn’t continue: I wrote about my experience, explaining that I am unable to whether the fault lies with RN or SN, but that I simply can’t rely on it anymore (being on Windows, I really didn’t have a choice at the time; nowadays Cintanotes Pro supports Simplenote sync). I never received a reply of any sort, which made me all the more confident in my decision.
I should add that I have replaced Resophnotes/Simplenote with Denote (Android), Dropbox and TEA (Linux/Windows)—though anyone’s favourite text editor should do the job—and I’ve never looked back.
Posted by Ken
Aug 14, 2013 at 04:53 AM
Hi Alexander,
Thank you for the advice. I am probably going to try out Evernote as well as the notebook features of Toodledo (I currently only use the task portion of the program). Both have Android and iOS clients, as well as web access. My needs are not really extensive, but I really want a program that is quick to open and use. If I have to fiddle around to enter a simple note, then it is not the program for me. I liked Catch because it was easy to use when I needed to jot down totally unrelated information that I normally would put on a scrap piece of paper. For more formal notes, I have plenty of other options.
Thanks,
—Ken
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Aug 23, 2013 at 07:01 AM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>2. Re Simplenote: I used the premium (paid) version for quite a few
>months. After the third extensive data loss during the
>Resophnotes/Simplenote sync I decided to quit. Upon non-renewal of my
>subscription I was asked why I didn’t continue: I wrote about my
>experience, explaining that I am unable to whether the fault lies with
>RN or SN, but that I simply can’t rely on it anymore (being on Windows,
>I really didn’t have a choice at the time; nowadays Cintanotes Pro
>supports Simplenote sync). I never received a reply of any sort, which
>made me all the more confident in my decision.
Update: I received a very honest and straightforward message from Simplenote, acknowledging issues with the service and pointing me to this recent announcement http://simplenote.com/2013/08/22/simplenote-relaunch/ I must say that I appreciate this kind of initiative. I won’t be putting any mission-critical info on the service just yet, but I will be testing the new releases.